Dock levellers in Strood

The short version

Dock levellers for distribution centres, warehouses and manufacturing sites in Strood. We survey your dock height, vehicles and handling equipment, then size and fit a swing-lip or telescopic-lip leveller to suit.

Town: Strood
Postcode district: ME2
Area: Kent
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.
Pit work. We sort the pit too, from re-edging an old one to detailing a new one.
Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
Telescopic lips. Extending lips placed precisely on the bed for awkward vehicles and loads.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.

Examples of work we can quote for

Re-edging and repairing a damaged pit before fitting a replacement leveller at a manufacturing site.
Fitting an edge-of-dock leveller to a lightly used bay where a full leveller pit is not needed.
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 Strood?

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

If your premises are leased, check whether the landlord needs to approve the work. We can provide drawings and product data for the landlord or managing agent before the order is placed.

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 Strood

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

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.

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 Strood?

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 Strood

Our teams cover Strood (ME2) and nearby Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, along with the rest of Kent.

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