Dock levellers in Perth

In short

Each dock leveller project in Perth 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.

Town: Perth
Postcode district: PH1
Area: Perth and Kinross
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Perth

Commissioning. Each leveller tested and handed over with records and instructions.
Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.
Pit work. Existing pits repaired or re-edged; new pits detailed for groundworks.

What this work can involve

Fitting an edge-of-dock leveller to a lightly used bay where a full leveller pit is not needed.
Re-edging and repairing a damaged pit before fitting a replacement leveller at a manufacturing site.
Replacing a mechanical leveller with a hydraulic unit that has single-button automatic operation and a velocity fuse.

Loading bay safety in Scotland

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

Keeping your site running during the work

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 for dock levellers

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.

Dock levellers in Perth: your questions

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

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 you replace the dock leveller at our Perth 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.

Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Perth?

Swing-lip suits most standard trailer traffic. Telescopic lip suits vehicles parked off the buffers, trailers with tail lifts, or loads packed right to the rear. We recommend after recording your vehicles on survey.

Dock levellers near Perth

Perth is in the PH1 postcode district in Perth and Kinross. We also cover Kinross, Blairgowrie, Crieff.

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