Dock levellers in Braintree

In short

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

Town: Braintree
Postcode district: CM7
Area: Essex
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Telescopic lips. A sliding lip that reaches further and lands exactly where the driver needs it.
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.
Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
Sized to your fleet. We size the platform for your bed-height range and heaviest laden truck.

What this work can involve

Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
Interlocking new hydraulic levellers with sectional dock doors so neither can be used out of sequence.
Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.

What the law expects at a loading bay

Across Great Britain, including Braintree, 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.

Access, phasing and timing

For busy sites in Essex the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.

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 install levellers on new-build sites around Braintree?

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 Essex?

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

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Braintree 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.

Dock levellers near Braintree

Working in Braintree? We also take on jobs in Witham, Chelmsford, Maldon and across Essex.

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