Dock levellers in Ashton-under-Lyne

The short version

Mixed fleet at your Ashton-under-Lyne (OL7) 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: Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcode district: OL7
Area: Greater Manchester
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for dock levellers in Ashton-under-Lyne

Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.
Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.
Commissioning. Every unit is tested through its full cycle before handover, with documentation.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.

Typical scopes of work

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.
Fitting telescopic-lip levellers for a fleet whose trailers do not always park tight against the dock buffers.

Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Ashton-under-Lyne?

The employer or occupier is. PUWER 1998 requires work equipment to be maintained and inspected, and the Workplace Regulations 1992 cover vehicle and pedestrian routes around the dock. In practice that means planned servicing of levellers and doors, daily pre-use checks and a clear procedure to stop trailers moving during loading.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Ashton-under-Lyne 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.

Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Ashton-under-Lyne?

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.

Can our dock leveller in Ashton-under-Lyne 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.

Dock levellers near Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne is in the OL7 postcode district in Greater Manchester. We also cover Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Droylsden.

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More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Ashton-under-Lyne. Last updated 19 October 2026.