Quick answer
One team, one survey, one set of dimensions: our complete loading bay service in Hawick avoids the gaps that appear when doors, levellers and shelters come from different suppliers working to different drawings.
- Town
- Hawick
- Postcode district
- TD9
- Area
- Scottish Borders
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- One package. Door, leveller, shelter, bumpers and lights specified together.
- Dock levellers. Swing-lip or telescopic-lip levellers sized to your fleet.
- Interlocks. Linked controls stop the door closing on the leveller or the leveller deploying too early.
- Shelters and seals. A shelter or seal closes the gap around the vehicle during loading.
- Traffic lights. Inside and outside lights show when the bay is safe to use.
Typical scopes of work
- Converting a yard roller shutter opening into a full loading bay with a loading house, leveller and shelter.
- Adding a loading house to a unit where the warehouse floor cannot be cut for a leveller pit.
- Retrofitting traffic lights and door-leveller interlocks to a run of existing loading bays.
Loading bay safety in Scotland
Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Hawick 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
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.
Prices for complete loading bays in Hawick
| 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.
Your questions about complete loading bays
How long does it take to install a loading bay in Hawick?
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.
What safety systems should our Hawick 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 Hawick 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 Hawick
Hawick is in the TD9 postcode district in the Scottish Borders. We also cover Galashiels, Kelso, Peebles.
- Complete loading bays in Galashiels
- Complete loading bays in Kelso
- Complete loading bays in Peebles
- Complete loading bays in Lockerbie
- Complete loading bays in Penicuik
- Complete loading bays in Dalkeith
Other services in Hawick
- PVC strip curtains
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Fire shutters
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Impact traffic doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- High-speed doors
- Industrial door replacement
More about Complete loading bays · industrial doors in Hawick. Last updated 19 October 2026.