At a glance
Mixed fleet at your Gloucester (GL1) 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
- Gloucester
- Postcode district
- GL1
- Area
- Gloucestershire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Gloucester
- Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
- Commissioning. Each leveller tested and handed over with records and instructions.
- Pit work. We sort the pit too, from re-edging an old one to detailing a new one.
- Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.
- Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
What this work can involve
- Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
- Fitting telescopic-lip levellers for a fleet whose trailers do not always park tight against the dock buffers.
- 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 Gloucester, 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
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
| 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 Gloucester
Do you service and repair dock levellers across Gloucestershire?
Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across Gloucestershire, 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester?
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 Gloucester, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Dock levellers near Gloucester
Our teams cover Gloucester (GL1) and nearby Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, along with the rest of Gloucestershire.
- Dock levellers in Cheltenham
- Dock levellers in Stroud
- Dock levellers in Tewkesbury
- Dock levellers in Ledbury
- Dock levellers in Ross-on-Wye
- Dock levellers in Cirencester
Other services in Gloucester
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Complete loading bays
- Dock shelters and seals
- Industrial door replacement
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Door safety upgrades
- Industrial door repairs
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Gloucester. Last updated 19 October 2026.