At a glance
Mixed fleet at your Stranraer (DG9) site, with vans, rigid lorries and trailers? We size the platform and lip so forklifts and pallet trucks get a manageable slope across the full range of bed heights.
- Town
- Stranraer
- Postcode district
- DG9
- Area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- 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.
- Velocity fuse. Hydraulic safety valve locks the platform if a hose fails or a trailer moves.
- Telescopic lips. Extending lips placed precisely on the bed for awkward vehicles and loads.
- Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.
- Toe guards. Side guards stop feet being trapped as the platform lowers.
Jobs we can carry out
- Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
- Replacing a mechanical leveller with a hydraulic unit that has single-button automatic operation and a velocity fuse.
- Fitting telescopic-lip levellers for a fleet whose trailers do not always park tight against the dock buffers.
What the law expects at a loading bay
Across Great Britain, including Stranraer, 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.
Planning the work around your site
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
| 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.
Dock levellers in Stranraer: your questions
Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Stranraer?
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 Stranraer 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.
How much is a dock leveller in Stranraer?
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 Stranraer, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Dock levellers near Stranraer
Besides Stranraer, we can survey and quote for sites in Ayr, Campbeltown, Troon and the rest of Dumfries and Galloway.
- Dock levellers in Ayr
- Dock levellers in Campbeltown
- Dock levellers in Troon
- Dock levellers in Irvine
- Dock levellers in Kilmarnock
- Dock levellers in Kilwinning
Other services in Stranraer
- Complete loading bays
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- PVC strip curtains
- Industrial door replacement
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Industrial roller shutters
- Fire shutters
- Dock shelters and seals
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Stranraer. Last updated 19 October 2026.