Dock levellers in Southampton

The short version

Mixed fleet at your Southampton (SO14) 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: Southampton
Postcode district: SO14
Area: Hampshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Southampton

Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.
Telescopic lips. A sliding lip that reaches further and lands exactly where the driver needs it.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.

What this work can involve

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.
Fitting an edge-of-dock leveller to a lightly used bay where a full leveller pit is not needed.

Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Southampton?

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.

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

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.

Dock levellers in Southampton: your questions

How long does it take to fit a dock leveller in Southampton?

A single leveller into a prepared pit is typically fitted and commissioned in a day. Pit repairs or modifications can add time, and we plan work around your loading schedule, bay by bay.

How much is a dock leveller in Southampton?

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 Southampton, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Southampton 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 Southampton

Besides Southampton, we can survey and quote for sites in Hythe, Totton, Eastleigh and the rest of Hampshire.

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