Dock levellers in Horsham

Quick answer

Replacing a worn or damaged dock leveller in Horsham? 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: Horsham
Postcode district: RH12
Area: West Sussex
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

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.
Telescopic lips. Extending lips placed precisely on the bed for awkward vehicles and loads.
Toe guards. Side guards stop feet being trapped as the platform lowers.
Swing-lip levellers. Robust hinged-lip levellers for standard trailer traffic.

Typical scopes of work

Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
Replacing worn swing-lip dock levellers in their existing pits, with pit edge repairs and new dock bumpers.
Replacing a mechanical leveller with a hydraulic unit that has single-button automatic operation and a velocity fuse.

What the law expects at a loading bay

Across Great Britain, including Horsham, 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.

How the work is organised

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.

Prices for dock levellers in Horsham

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.

Questions from businesses in Horsham

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

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.

How much is a dock leveller in Horsham?

Our guide price is £6,495 to £10,995 ex VAT for a hydraulic swing-lip leveller into a prepared pit, and £8,495 to £13,995 for telescopic lip. Your fixed price in Horsham, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.

Can you replace the dock leveller at our Horsham 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 Horsham

Besides Horsham, we can survey and quote for sites in Crawley, Horley, Haywards Heath and the rest of West Sussex.

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