Quick answer
One team, one survey, one set of dimensions: our complete loading bay service in Stowmarket avoids the gaps that appear when doors, levellers and shelters come from different suppliers working to different drawings.
- Town
- Stowmarket
- Postcode district
- IP14
- Area
- Suffolk
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Stowmarket
- Phased refurbishment. We work through the bays in turn, leaving the rest in use.
- Impact protection. Bumpers, wheel guides and bollards protect the building and equipment.
- Sectional doors. Insulated sectional doors with vision panels and electric operation.
- Interlocks. Door, leveller and restraint operate only in a safe sequence.
- Shelters and seals. Retractable, inflatable or foam shelters around the trailer.
Typical scopes of work
- Designing and fitting a run of complete loading bays on a new-build distribution centre to the main contractor's programme.
- Specifying vehicle restraints, traffic lights and dock lights as part of a review of how trailers leave the dock.
- Retrofitting traffic lights and door-leveller interlocks to a run of existing loading bays.
Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Stowmarket?
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.
Planning the work around your site
Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.
Guide prices for complete loading bays
| 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
Can you refurbish our loading bays in Stowmarket 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.
Can a loading bay be added to our Stowmarket 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 maintain loading bay equipment across Suffolk?
Yes. We service and repair doors, levellers, shelters and controls across Suffolk, and can set up planned maintenance covering every item at the bay. Service and repair visits are chargeable.
Complete loading bays near Stowmarket
Besides Stowmarket, we can survey and quote for sites in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury and the rest of Suffolk.
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Other services in Stowmarket
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Dock shelters and seals
- Door safety upgrades
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Industrial door replacement
- PVC strip curtains
- Bollards and door protection
More about Complete loading bays · industrial doors in Stowmarket. Last updated 19 October 2026.