Dock levellers in Stretford

The short version

Mixed fleet at your Stretford (M32) 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: Stretford
Postcode district: M32
Area: Greater Manchester
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Stretford

Door interlocks. Linking the leveller and door controls prevents either one being used out of sequence.
Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Velocity fuse. Hydraulic safety valve locks the platform if a hose fails or a trailer moves.
Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.

Examples of work we can quote for

Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.
Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.

Loading bay safety in England

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

Access, phasing and timing

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.

Budgeting for dock levellers in Stretford

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.

Questions from businesses in Stretford

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Stretford 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 Stretford?

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.

Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Stretford?

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 Stretford

Stretford is in the M32 postcode district in Greater Manchester. We also cover Urmston, Sale, Eccles.

Other services in Stretford

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