At a glance
Mixed fleet at your Brighton (BN1) 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
- Brighton
- Postcode district
- BN1
- Area
- East Sussex
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
- Pit work. Existing pits repaired or re-edged; new pits detailed for groundworks.
- Telescopic lips. A sliding lip that reaches further and lands exactly where the driver needs it.
- Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
- Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Jobs we can carry out
- Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
- Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.
- 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 Brighton 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.
Keeping your site running during the work
If your premises are leased, check whether the landlord needs to approve the work. We can provide drawings and product data for the landlord or managing agent before the order is placed.
Guide prices for dock levellers
| 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 Brighton: your questions
How much is a dock leveller in Brighton?
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 Brighton, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Brighton?
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.
Do you service and repair dock levellers across East Sussex?
Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across East Sussex, including hydraulic power packs, cylinders, hoses, lips, hinges and controls. Service and repair visits are chargeable and priced before work starts.
Dock levellers near Brighton
Our teams cover Brighton (BN1) and nearby Hove, Burgess Hill, Worthing, along with the rest of East Sussex.
- Dock levellers in Hove
- Dock levellers in Burgess Hill
- Dock levellers in Worthing
- Dock levellers in Seaford
- Dock levellers in Haywards Heath
- Dock levellers in Hailsham
Other services in Brighton
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Sectional overhead doors
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Bollards and door protection
- Industrial door installation
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Insulated roller shutter doors
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Brighton. Last updated 19 October 2026.