Dock levellers in Cornwall

The short version

Dock levellers for distribution centres, warehouses and manufacturing sites in Cornwall. We survey your dock height, vehicles and handling equipment, then size and fit a swing-lip or telescopic-lip leveller to suit.

Area: Cornwall
Nation: England
Main town: Truro
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Sized to your fleet. We size the platform for your bed-height range and heaviest laden truck.
Door interlocks. Linking the leveller and door controls prevents either one being used out of sequence.
Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
Telescopic lips. A sliding lip that reaches further and lands exactly where the driver needs it.
Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.

Jobs we can carry out

Replacing a mechanical leveller with a hydraulic unit that has single-button automatic operation and a velocity fuse.
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.

What the law expects at a loading bay

Across Great Britain, including Cornwall, 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.

Budgeting for dock levellers in Cornwall

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.

Questions from businesses in Cornwall

Can our dock leveller in Cornwall be interlocked with the door?

Yes. We fit interlocks so the leveller only operates with the door fully open, and the door cannot close while the leveller is deployed. It suits both new and existing bays, subject to the controls on each.

Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Cornwall?

Swing-lip suits most standard trailer traffic. Telescopic lip suits vehicles parked off the buffers, trailers with tail lifts, or loads packed right to the rear. We recommend after recording your vehicles on survey.

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Cornwall warehouse using the existing pit?

Usually, yes. We measure the pit on survey and allow for any cutting, repair or re-edging needed. If the new unit is a different size, the quote covers the pit modifications as a separate line.

Towns in Cornwall we cover

We cover 6 towns in Cornwall for dock levellers, including Truro, Falmouth, St Austell, Camborne.

Other services in Cornwall

More about Dock levellers. Last updated 19 October 2026.