Bollards and door protection in Abingdon

In short

We can supply and install steel and polymer bollards, guide guards, frame buffers and dock bumpers in Abingdon and across Oxfordshire, with fixings chosen to suit your slab and the vehicles that use it.

Town: Abingdon
Postcode district: OX14
Area: Oxfordshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Abingdon

Wheel guides. Apron guides that centre trailers on the bay.
Frame buffers. Buffers cushion knocks to frame edges and wall corners around the opening.
Polymer bollards. Flexible bollards that absorb impact and spring back.
Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
Dock bumpers. Fresh bumpers keep trailers off the wall, the leveller and the shelter.

Typical scopes of work

Fitting rubber corner buffers to a door frame where pallet trucks clip the wall on a tight turn.
Placing bollards beside a fire shutter so stored goods and trucks cannot obstruct its closing line.
Fitting polymer bollards inside a busy warehouse door to keep forklifts away from the door guides.

What the law expects at a loading bay

Across Great Britain, including Abingdon, loading bays bring together several duties: maintained work equipment under PUWER 1998, safe traffic routes under the Workplace Regulations 1992, and safe powered doors under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. Dock levellers should meet BS EN 1398, and the site's risk assessment should cover vehicle creep and drive-aways.

How the work is organised

Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.

Prices for bollards and door protection in Abingdon

Bollards and door protection guide prices
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.

Questions from businesses in Abingdon

How long does it take to fit door protection in Abingdon?

Usually a few hours per door for base-plated bollards and guide guards. Bollards set in foundations take longer because of coring or excavation, and are often fitted out of hours to avoid disrupting traffic.

Can you protect our existing doors in Abingdon?

Yes. Guards, buffers and bollards are fitted around existing doors and frames. If a guide or frame is already bent, we recommend repairing it first so the door runs properly behind its new protection.

Which bollards suit our Abingdon 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 Abingdon

Working in Abingdon? We also take on jobs in Didcot, Oxford, Witney and across Oxfordshire.

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More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Abingdon. Last updated 19 October 2026.