Complete loading bays in Weymouth

In short

Ageing bays at your Weymouth warehouse? Across Dorset, loading bays can be refurbished one at a time, with doors, levellers and shelters replaced in turn so the site keeps trading throughout the work.

Town: Weymouth
Postcode district: DT4
Area: Dorset
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Phased refurbishment. Bays refurbished one at a time so the site keeps trading.
Shelters and seals. A shelter or seal closes the gap around the vehicle during loading.
Sectional doors. Insulated sectional doors with vision panels and electric operation.
Traffic lights. Clear signals for drivers and forklift operators at every stage of loading.
One package. Door, leveller, shelter, bumpers and lights specified together.

Examples of work we can quote for

Adding a loading house to a unit where the warehouse floor cannot be cut for a leveller pit.
Specifying vehicle restraints, traffic lights and dock lights as part of a review of how trailers leave the dock.
Converting a yard roller shutter opening into a full loading bay with a loading house, leveller and shelter.

Loading bay safety in England

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

Keeping your site running during the work

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

Complete loading bays guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Complete loading bay	on survey (typically £14,995 – £39,995 per bay)
Dock leveller, hydraulic swing-lip, into prepared pit	£6,495 – £10,995
Dock shelter (retractable)	£2,195 – £5,495

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.

Complete loading bays in Weymouth: your questions

What safety systems should our Weymouth loading bays have?

That follows your risk assessment, but busy bays commonly have traffic lights, door-leveller interlocks, vehicle restraints or sensored chocks, dock lights and edge protection. We recommend a package after seeing how your bays are used.

Can a loading bay be added to our Weymouth unit without a pit?

Often, yes. A loading house built out in front of the door, or an edge-of-dock leveller for light use, avoids cutting a pit in the floor. We check which option suits the building and the traffic on survey.

Do you work on new-build loading bays around Dorset?

Yes. We supply pit, opening and embedded steel details to your design team and groundworks contractor early, then install and commission doors, levellers, shelters and accessories to the main contractor's programme.

Complete loading bays near Weymouth

Besides Weymouth, we can survey and quote for sites in Dorchester, Poole, Yeovil and the rest of Dorset.

Other services in Weymouth

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