Dock levellers in Shrewsbury

The short version

Replacing a worn or damaged dock leveller in Shrewsbury? We remove the old unit, check and repair the pit, then install and commission a new hydraulic leveller with toe guards, velocity fuse and controls.

Town: Shrewsbury
Postcode district: SY1
Area: Shropshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Pit work. Existing pits repaired or re-edged; new pits detailed for groundworks.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Commissioning. Every unit is tested through its full cycle before handover, with documentation.
Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.

Jobs we can carry out

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.
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 Shrewsbury 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

For busy sites in Shropshire the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.

Prices for dock levellers in Shrewsbury

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 Shrewsbury: your questions

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Shrewsbury 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.

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

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.

Do you service and repair dock levellers across Shropshire?

Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across Shropshire, including hydraulic power packs, cylinders, hoses, lips, hinges and controls. Service and repair visits are chargeable and priced before work starts.

Dock levellers near Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is in the SY1 postcode district in Shropshire. We also cover Wellington, Telford, Oswestry.

Other services in Shrewsbury

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