At a glance
Each dock leveller project in Castleford starts with a free survey of the dock, the pit, the vehicles that call and the loads you move, followed by a written fixed price before any work begins.
- Town
- Castleford
- Postcode district
- WF10
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Sized to your fleet. We size the platform for your bed-height range and heaviest laden truck.
- Telescopic lips. Extending lips placed precisely on the bed for awkward vehicles and loads.
- Toe guards. Guards along each side keep feet out from under the moving platform.
- Commissioning. Each leveller tested and handed over with records and instructions.
- Door interlocks. Leveller works only with the door open; the door cannot close on it.
Typical scopes of work
- Replacing a mechanical leveller with a hydraulic unit that has single-button automatic operation and a velocity fuse.
- Interlocking new hydraulic levellers with sectional dock doors so neither can be used out of sequence.
- Sizing a longer leveller platform for a bay that receives both low-bed vans and high-bed articulated trailers.
Loading bay safety in England
Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Castleford 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
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.
Dock levellers in Castleford: your questions
How much is a dock leveller in Castleford?
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 Castleford, including any pit work, is confirmed in writing after a free survey.
Which leveller type suits our vehicles in Castleford?
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.
Can our dock leveller in Castleford 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.
Dock levellers near Castleford
Besides Castleford, we can survey and quote for sites in Pontefract, Wakefield, Leeds and the rest of West Yorkshire.
- Dock levellers in Pontefract
- Dock levellers in Wakefield
- Dock levellers in Leeds
- Dock levellers in Ossett
- Dock levellers in Morley
- Dock levellers in Dewsbury
Other services in Castleford
- Industrial door repairs
- Impact traffic doors
- Sectional overhead doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Industrial roller shutters
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
More about Dock levellers · industrial doors in Castleford. Last updated 19 October 2026.