The short version
Ageing bays at your Gravesend warehouse? Across Kent, 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
- Gravesend
- Postcode district
- DA12
- Area
- Kent
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Gravesend
- Shelters and seals. A shelter or seal closes the gap around the vehicle during loading.
- Phased refurbishment. Bays refurbished one at a time so the site keeps trading.
- Interlocks. Linked controls stop the door closing on the leveller or the leveller deploying too early.
- Impact protection. Trailers are stopped and centred so they do not damage the wall, shelter or door.
- One package. Every item at the bay is chosen to work with the others, not bought in isolation.
What this work can involve
- Adding a loading house to a unit where the warehouse floor cannot be cut for a leveller pit.
- Designing and fitting a run of complete loading bays on a new-build distribution centre to the main contractor's programme.
- Refurbishing bays one at a time with new sectional doors, levellers and inflatable shelters so loading continues.
Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Gravesend?
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.
Access, phasing and timing
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 complete loading bays in Gravesend
| 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.
Questions from businesses in Gravesend
What safety systems should our Gravesend 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 you refurbish our loading bays in Gravesend without closing the site?
Yes. Bays can be refurbished one at a time so the others stay in use, and work can be done out of hours where needed. Each bay is commissioned before we move on to the next.
How long does it take to install a loading bay in Gravesend?
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.
Complete loading bays near Gravesend
Gravesend is in the DA12 postcode district in Kent. We also cover Grays, Strood, South Ockendon.
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Other services in Gravesend
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Industrial door repairs
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Bollards and door protection
- Sectional overhead doors
- Impact traffic doors
- Insulated roller shutter doors
More about Complete loading bays · industrial doors in Gravesend. Last updated 19 October 2026.