In short
Each dock leveller project in Lancashire starts with a free survey of the dock, the pit, the vehicles that call and the loads you move, followed by a written fixed price before any work begins.
- Area
- Lancashire
- Nation
- England
- Main town
- Preston
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options for dock levellers in Lancashire
- Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.
- Toe guards. Side guards stop feet being trapped as the platform lowers.
- Telescopic lips. A sliding lip that reaches further and lands exactly where the driver needs it.
- Door interlocks. Linking the leveller and door controls prevents either one being used out of sequence.
- Commissioning. Every unit is tested through its full cycle before handover, with documentation.
What this work can involve
- Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
- Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
- Fitting an edge-of-dock leveller to a lightly used bay where a full leveller pit is not needed.
Loading bay safety in England
Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Lancashire 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
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.
Prices for dock levellers in Lancashire
| 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 Lancashire: your questions
Can you replace the dock leveller at our Lancashire 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.
How much is a dock leveller in Lancashire?
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 Lancashire, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Lancashire?
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.
Towns in Lancashire we cover
We cover 18 towns in Lancashire for dock levellers, including Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool.
- Preston
- Burnley
- Blackburn
- Blackpool
- Morecambe
- Lancaster
- Lytham St Annes
- Skelmersdale
- Leyland
- Accrington
- Chorley
- Darwen
- Thornton-Cleveleys
- Nelson
- Fleetwood
- Ormskirk
- Rawtenstall
- Colne
Other services in Lancashire
- Complete loading bays
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Bollards and door protection
- Dock shelters and seals
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Door safety upgrades
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
More about Dock levellers. Last updated 19 October 2026.