At a glance
New-build loading docks in Gillingham 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
- Gillingham
- Postcode district
- ME7
- Area
- Kent
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Velocity fuse. Hydraulic safety valve locks the platform if a hose fails or a trailer moves.
- Commissioning. Every unit is tested through its full cycle before handover, with documentation.
- Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
- Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.
- Pit work. We sort the pit too, from re-edging an old one to detailing a new one.
What this work can involve
- Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
- Fitting telescopic-lip levellers for a fleet whose trailers do not always park tight against the dock buffers.
- Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Gillingham?
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.
How the work is organised
Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.
Guide prices for dock levellers
| 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 Gillingham
How much is a dock leveller in Gillingham?
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 Gillingham, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Do you service and repair dock levellers across Kent?
Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across Kent, 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 Gillingham?
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 near Gillingham
Besides Gillingham, we can survey and quote for sites in Chatham, Rochester, Strood and the rest of Kent.
- Dock levellers in Chatham
- Dock levellers in Rochester
- Dock levellers in Strood
- Dock levellers in Gravesend
- Dock levellers in Maidstone
- Dock levellers in Sittingbourne
Other services in Gillingham
- Fire shutters
- Complete loading bays
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Bollards and door protection
- Impact traffic doors
- Industrial door replacement
- Sectional overhead doors
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Gillingham. Last updated 19 October 2026.