Dock levellers in Jarrow

In short

New-build loading docks in Jarrow need levellers planned early. We provide pit details for the groundworks contractor, then fit and commission the levellers and interlock them with the dock doors once those are in.

Town: Jarrow
Postcode district: NE32
Area: Tyne and Wear
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.
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.
Sized to your fleet. Platform length and capacity chosen for your vehicles and forklifts.
Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.

Examples of work we can quote for

Fitting telescopic-lip levellers for a fleet whose trailers do not always park tight against the dock buffers.
Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.
Fitting an edge-of-dock leveller to a lightly used bay where a full leveller pit is not needed.

What the law expects at a loading bay

Across Great Britain, including Jarrow, loading bays bring together several duties: maintained work equipment under PUWER 1998, safe traffic routes under the Workplace Regulations 1992, and safe powered doors under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. Dock levellers should meet BS EN 1398, and the site's risk assessment should cover vehicle creep and drive-aways.

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

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.

Your questions about dock levellers

Can our dock leveller in Jarrow be interlocked with the door?

Yes. We fit interlocks so the leveller only operates with the door fully open, and the door cannot close while the leveller is deployed. It suits both new and existing bays, subject to the controls on each.

Do you service and repair dock levellers across Tyne and Wear?

Yes. We service and repair most makes of dock leveller across Tyne and Wear, 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 Jarrow?

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 Jarrow

Jarrow is in the NE32 postcode district in Tyne and Wear. We also cover Hebburn, Wallsend, South Shields.

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