The short version
Forklifts and lorries knocking door guides out of line at your Northampton site? Guide-rail guards and well-placed bollards usually cost far less than another door repair and the downtime that comes with it.
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode district
- NN1
- Area
- Northamptonshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Steel bollards. Rigid steel posts that stop vehicles firmly in front of guides and frames.
- Frame buffers. Buffers cushion knocks to frame edges and wall corners around the opening.
- Wheel guides. Apron guides that centre trailers on the bay.
- Guide-rail guards. Protect the bottom of guides and tracks, where forks and pallets strike most often.
- Suitable fixings. Base-plated or set in foundations, chosen for your slab.
Typical scopes of work
- Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.
- Installing wheel guides and corner bollards on a run of loading bays to protect the shelter frames.
- Replacing bent bollards and checking the slab and anchors around them before fitting new fixings.
Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Northampton?
The employer or occupier is. PUWER 1998 requires work equipment to be maintained and inspected, and the Workplace Regulations 1992 cover vehicle and pedestrian routes around the dock. In practice that means planned servicing of levellers and doors, daily pre-use checks and a clear procedure to stop trailers moving during loading.
Access, phasing and timing
For busy sites in Northamptonshire the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.
Prices for bollards and door protection in Northampton
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Bollard, installed | £125 – £445 each |
| Door protection (guide-rail guards, buffers) | £345 – £1,495 per door |
Guide prices for supply and installation unless stated, excluding VAT, which is added at the current rate where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after a survey, before any work starts.
Bollards and door protection in Northampton: your questions
How much do bollards cost to install in Northampton?
Our guide price is £125 to £445 ex VAT per installed bollard, depending on size, material and fixing. Guide-rail guards and buffers are £345 to £1,495 per door. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey in Northampton.
Can bollards at our Northampton site be replaced after a strike?
Yes. Damaged bollards and guards can usually be replaced individually. We check the fixings and the slab around them first, because a bent bollard often loosens its anchors or cracks the concrete at its base.
Which bollards suit our Northampton warehouse?
Steel bollards suit most yards and external doors; polymer bollards suit busy internal routes where they will be hit often. The slab and vehicle weights decide the fixing. We recommend after seeing where your doors are being struck.
Bollards and door protection near Northampton
Besides Northampton, we can survey and quote for sites in Wellingborough, Daventry, Rushden and the rest of Northamptonshire.
- Bollards and door protection in Wellingborough
- Bollards and door protection in Daventry
- Bollards and door protection in Rushden
- Bollards and door protection in Kettering
- Bollards and door protection in Milton Keynes
- Bollards and door protection in Market Harborough
Other services in Northampton
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Dock shelters and seals
- Complete loading bays
- Industrial door repairs
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Fire shutters
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Industrial door installation
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Northampton. Last updated 19 October 2026.