Bollards and door protection in Birmingham

In short

Forklifts and lorries knocking door guides out of line at your Birmingham site? Guide-rail guards and well-placed bollards usually cost far less than another door repair and the downtime that comes with it.

Town: Birmingham
Postcode district: B1
Area: West Midlands
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Birmingham

Polymer bollards. Flexible bollards that absorb impact and spring back.
Guide-rail guards. Guards over the base of door guides and tracks, where most hits land.
Suitable fixings. We choose anchor bolts or foundations depending on the slab and expected impacts.
Frame buffers. Rubber or polymer buffers on corners and frames at vehicle height.
Dock bumpers. Fresh bumpers keep trailers off the wall, the leveller and the shelter.

Jobs we can carry out

Fitting rubber corner buffers to a door frame where pallet trucks clip the wall on a tight turn.
Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.
Fitting polymer bollards inside a busy warehouse door to keep forklifts away from the door guides.

Loading bay safety in England

Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Birmingham the business running the site must keep them in efficient working order under PUWER 1998, and keep traffic routes safe under the Workplace Regulations 1992. Dock levellers are built to BS EN 1398; powered loading bay doors are covered by the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and BS EN 12453.

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.

Guide prices for bollards and door protection

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 Birmingham

Which bollards suit our Birmingham 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.

Can you protect our existing doors in Birmingham?

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.

Do you replace dock bumpers across the West Midlands?

Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across the West Midlands, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.

Bollards and door protection near Birmingham

Birmingham is in the B1 postcode district in the West Midlands. We also cover Smethwick, West Bromwich, Shirley.

Other services in Birmingham

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