Dock levellers in Borehamwood

Quick answer

Replacing a worn or damaged dock leveller in Borehamwood? We remove the old unit, check and repair the pit, then install and commission a new hydraulic leveller with toe guards, velocity fuse and controls.

Town: Borehamwood
Postcode district: WD6
Area: Hertfordshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for dock levellers in Borehamwood

Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.
Pit work. We sort the pit too, from re-edging an old one to detailing a new one.
Commissioning. Every unit is tested through its full cycle before handover, with documentation.

Jobs we can carry out

Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.
Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
Re-edging and repairing a damaged pit before fitting a replacement leveller at a manufacturing site.

Loading bay safety in England

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

How the work is organised

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.

Guide prices

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 Borehamwood

Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Borehamwood?

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 Borehamwood 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.

How much is a dock leveller in Borehamwood?

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

Dock levellers near Borehamwood

Borehamwood is in the WD6 postcode district in Hertfordshire. We also cover Barnet, Bushey, Potters Bar.

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