Complete loading bays in Andover

At a glance

One team, one survey, one set of dimensions: our complete loading bay service in Andover avoids the gaps that appear when doors, levellers and shelters come from different suppliers working to different drawings.

Town: Andover
Postcode district: SP10
Area: Hampshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Andover

Impact protection. Trailers are stopped and centred so they do not damage the wall, shelter or door.
Phased refurbishment. We work through the bays in turn, leaving the rest in use.
Interlocks. Linked controls stop the door closing on the leveller or the leveller deploying too early.
Dock levellers. Hydraulic levellers chosen for your vehicle bed heights and handling equipment.
One package. Door, leveller, shelter, bumpers and lights specified together.

What this work can involve

Retrofitting traffic lights and door-leveller interlocks to a run of existing loading bays.
Phasing bay refurbishment at a cold store, one bay per weekend, so temperature-controlled loading carries on.
Specifying vehicle restraints, traffic lights and dock lights as part of a review of how trailers leave the dock.

Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Andover?

The employer or occupier is. PUWER 1998 requires work equipment to be maintained and inspected, and the Workplace Regulations 1992 cover vehicle and pedestrian routes around the dock. In practice that means planned servicing of levellers and doors, daily pre-use checks and a clear procedure to stop trailers moving during loading.

How the work is organised

For busy sites in Hampshire the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.

Guide prices for complete loading bays

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 Andover: your questions

Do you maintain loading bay equipment across Hampshire?

Yes. We service and repair doors, levellers, shelters and controls across Hampshire, and can set up planned maintenance covering every item at the bay. Service and repair visits are chargeable.

How long does it take to install a loading bay in Andover?

A single bay with a prepared pit typically takes two to three days, including commissioning the interlocks and lights. New-build projects follow the main programme, and multi-bay refurbishments are phased to suit your operations.

Can a loading bay be added to our Andover 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.

Complete loading bays near Andover

Besides Andover, we can survey and quote for sites in Winchester, Newbury, Salisbury and the rest of Hampshire.

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