Dock shelters and seals in Perth

Quick answer

Wind and rain blowing through the loading bay at your Perth site every time a trailer backs on? A retractable or inflatable dock shelter seals the opening around the vehicle and keeps the weather outside where it belongs.

Town: Perth
Postcode district: PH1
Area: Perth and Kinross
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Perth

Guidance aids. Driver aids help trailers line up straight, which protects the shelter and improves the seal.
Weather protection. Goods and staff stay out of the weather while the trailer is being worked.
Temperature control. Helps hold heat or cold inside the building with dock doors open.
Foam seals. Foam pads that the trailer squeezes into, ideal where every vehicle is much the same.
Sized to your fleet. We size curtains to the vans, rigids and trailers that actually use your bay.

Examples of work we can quote for

Specifying deeper top curtains for bays that receive double-deck trailers alongside standard trailers.
Fitting foam dock seals at a bay used only by a dedicated fleet of identical trailers.
Fitting retractable dock shelters across a run of bays that serve a mixed fleet of vans and trailers.

Loading bay safety in Scotland

Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Perth 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.

Planning the work around your site

If your premises are leased, check whether the landlord needs to approve the work. We can provide drawings and product data for the landlord or managing agent before the order is placed.

Guide prices

Dock shelters and seals guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Dock shelter (retractable)	£2,195 – £5,495
Inflatable dock shelter	£6,495 – £11,995

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 shelters and seals in Perth: your questions

How much does a dock shelter cost in Perth?

Our guide prices are £2,195 to £5,495 ex VAT for a retractable dock shelter and £6,495 to £11,995 for an inflatable one, supplied and fitted. Once we have surveyed your bays in Perth, at no charge, the fixed price follows in writing.

Can a dock shelter in Perth be fitted with our existing leveller?

Usually, yes. The shelter fits around the dock door and works with most existing levellers, provided the bumpers stop the trailer at the right distance from the wall. We check the bumpers and leveller lip on survey.

How long does dock shelter installation take in Perth?

Typically half a day to a day per shelter, depending on size and fixings. We schedule work bay by bay so loading can continue at the others while each shelter is fitted.

Dock shelters and seals near Perth

Working in Perth? We also take on jobs in Kinross, Blairgowrie, Crieff and across Perth and Kinross.

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More about Dock shelters and seals · industrial doors in Perth. Last updated 19 October 2026.