Dock levellers in Slough

The short version

Each dock leveller project in Slough starts with a free survey of the dock, the pit, the vehicles that call and the loads you move, followed by a written fixed price before any work begins.

Town: Slough
Postcode district: SL1
Area: Berkshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for dock levellers in Slough

Pit work. Existing pits repaired or re-edged; new pits detailed for groundworks.
Telescopic lips. Extending lips placed precisely on the bed for awkward vehicles and loads.
Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.
Velocity fuse. Hydraulic safety valve locks the platform if a hose fails or a trailer moves.
Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.

Jobs we can carry out

Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
Re-edging and repairing a damaged pit before fitting a replacement leveller at a manufacturing site.
Interlocking new hydraulic levellers with sectional dock doors so neither can be used out of sequence.

Loading bay safety in England

Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Slough 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.

Planning the work around your site

Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.

Guide prices for dock levellers

Dock levellers guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Dock leveller, hydraulic swing-lip, into prepared pit	£6,495 – £10,995
Dock leveller, telescopic lip	£8,495 – £13,995

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.

Your questions about dock levellers

Do you service and repair dock levellers across Berkshire?

Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across Berkshire, including hydraulic power packs, cylinders, hoses, lips, hinges and controls. Service and repair visits are chargeable and priced before work starts.

Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Slough?

Yes. We provide pit details to your groundworks contractor early, supply box-frame or pit-fitted levellers and install them to the main contractor's programme, along with doors and shelters if needed.

How much is a dock leveller in Slough?

Our guide price is £6,495 to £10,995 ex VAT for a hydraulic swing-lip leveller into a prepared pit, and £8,495 to £13,995 for telescopic lip. Your fixed price in Slough, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.

Dock levellers near Slough

Slough is in the SL1 postcode district in Berkshire. We also cover Windsor, Maidenhead, Gerrards Cross.

Other services in Slough

More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Slough. Last updated 19 October 2026.