The short version
Dock levellers for distribution centres, warehouses and manufacturing sites in Whitley Bay. We survey your dock height, vehicles and handling equipment, then size and fit a swing-lip or telescopic-lip leveller to suit.
- Town
- Whitley Bay
- Postcode district
- NE26
- Area
- Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Door interlocks. Linking the leveller and door controls prevents either one being used out of sequence.
- Velocity fuse. If pressure is lost suddenly, the platform locks instead of dropping.
- Telescopic lips. Extending lips placed precisely on the bed for awkward vehicles and loads.
- Swing-lip levellers. Hinged lips that flip out and land on the trailer bed, suited to most loading bays.
- Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
Typical scopes of work
- Fitting telescopic-lip levellers for a fleet whose trailers do not always park tight against the dock buffers.
- Supplying box-frame levellers to a groundworks contractor for casting into a new-build dock edge.
- Interlocking new hydraulic levellers with sectional dock doors so neither can be used out of sequence.
What the law expects at a loading bay
Across Great Britain, including Whitley Bay, 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.
Planning the work around your site
Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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.
Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Whitley Bay?
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.
Do you install levellers on new-build sites around Whitley Bay?
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 Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is in the NE26 postcode district in Tyne and Wear. We also cover North Shields, South Shields, Jarrow.
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Other services in Whitley Bay
- PVC strip curtains
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Complete loading bays
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Whitley Bay. Last updated 19 October 2026.