Dock levellers in Salford

The short version

New-build loading docks in Salford need levellers planned early. We provide pit details for the groundworks contractor, then fit and commission the levellers and interlock them with the dock doors once those are in.

Town: Salford
Postcode district: M6
Area: Greater Manchester
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
Telescopic lips. A sliding lip that reaches further and lands exactly where the driver needs it.
Sized to your fleet. We size the platform for your bed-height range and heaviest laden truck.
Commissioning. Each leveller tested and handed over with records and instructions.
Door interlocks. Linking the leveller and door controls prevents either one being used out of sequence.

Examples of work we can quote for

Re-edging and repairing a damaged pit before fitting a replacement leveller at a manufacturing site.
Replacing a mechanical leveller with a hydraulic unit that has single-button automatic operation and a velocity fuse.
Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.

Loading bay safety in England

Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Salford 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.

Planning the work around your site

Before work starts we send a method statement and risk assessment, confirm who on site will be our contact and agree where materials and access equipment will go. On shared industrial estates that can mean booking yard space with the landlord.

Budgeting for dock levellers in Salford

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 Salford?

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 you replace the dock leveller at our Salford 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.

Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Salford?

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.

Dock levellers near Salford

Our teams cover Salford (M6) and nearby Eccles, Manchester, Swinton, along with the rest of Greater Manchester.

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