Quick answer
New-build loading docks in Wick 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
- Wick
- Postcode district
- KW1
- Area
- Highlands and Islands
- Survey
- By arrangement
Options that matter on site
- Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
- Sized to your fleet. We size the platform for your bed-height range and heaviest laden truck.
- Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
- Pit work. Existing pits repaired or re-edged; new pits detailed for groundworks.
- Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
- 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 Scotland
Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Wick 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
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.
Prices for dock levellers in Wick
| 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.
Guide prices apply to mainland UK sites. For Wick, travel and access costs are added and shown in your written quote.
Dock levellers in Wick: your questions
How much is a dock leveller in Wick?
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 Wick, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Do you service and repair dock levellers across the Highlands and Islands?
Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across the Highlands and Islands, including hydraulic power packs, cylinders, hoses, lips, hinges and controls. Service and repair visits are chargeable and priced before work starts.
Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Wick?
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.
Dock levellers: other towns we cover
Wick (KW1) is covered by arrangement. Travel and access costs for island and remote sites are added and shown in your written quote.
- Dock levellers in Thurso
- Dock levellers in Kirkwall
- Dock levellers in Elgin
- Dock levellers in Forres
- Dock levellers in Fraserburgh
- Dock levellers in Nairn
Other services in Wick
- Impact traffic doors
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Industrial door replacement
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Dock shelters and seals
- Door safety upgrades
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Wick. Last updated 19 October 2026.