Dock levellers in Peebles

The short version

Mixed fleet at your Peebles (EH45) site, with vans, rigid lorries and trailers? We size the platform and lip so forklifts and pallet trucks get a manageable slope across the full range of bed heights.

Town: Peebles
Postcode district: EH45
Area: Scottish Borders
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Toe guards. Side guards stop feet being trapped as the platform lowers.
Pit work. We sort the pit too, from re-edging an old one to detailing a new one.
Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.
Velocity fuse. Hydraulic safety valve locks the platform if a hose fails or a trailer moves.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.

Typical scopes of work

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.
Interlocking new hydraulic levellers with sectional dock doors so neither can be used out of sequence.

Loading bay safety in Scotland

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

Access, phasing and timing

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.

Budgeting for dock levellers in Peebles

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 Peebles: your questions

Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Peebles?

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.

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

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.

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Peebles 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.

Dock levellers near Peebles

Besides Peebles, we can survey and quote for sites in Penicuik, Galashiels, Dalkeith and the rest of the Scottish Borders.

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