Quick answer
Planning new loading docks near Swindon? We provide pit and opening details for your groundworks contractor early in the build, then supply, install and commission every item of loading bay equipment together.
- Town
- Swindon
- Postcode district
- SN1
- Area
- Wiltshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Sectional doors. Insulated sectional doors with vision panels and electric operation.
- Traffic lights. Inside and outside lights show when the bay is safe to use.
- Interlocks. Linked controls stop the door closing on the leveller or the leveller deploying too early.
- One package. Door, leveller, shelter, bumpers and lights specified together.
- Impact protection. Trailers are stopped and centred so they do not damage the wall, shelter or door.
What this work can involve
- Designing and fitting a run of complete loading bays on a new-build distribution centre to the main contractor's programme.
- 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.
Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Swindon?
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.
Keeping your site running during the work
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.
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.
Questions from businesses in Swindon
Can you refurbish our loading bays in Swindon 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 Swindon?
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.
Do you work on new-build loading bays around Wiltshire?
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 Swindon
Working in Swindon? We also take on jobs in Cirencester, Chippenham, Witney and across Wiltshire.
- Complete loading bays in Cirencester
- Complete loading bays in Chippenham
- Complete loading bays in Witney
- Complete loading bays in Stroud
- Complete loading bays in Newbury
- Complete loading bays in Abingdon
Other services in Swindon
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Door safety upgrades
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- High-speed doors
- Dock levellers
More about Complete loading bays · industrial doors in Swindon. Last updated 19 October 2026.