Loading Bay
Dock Shelters & Dock Houses
Aluminium alloy dock shelters and dock houses rated above force 10 wind with a 10–20 year service life, for heat retention and weather protection.
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Loading Bay Equipment/Dock Levellers
Dock Levellers
A driveable bridge between the dock floor and the vehicle bed.
Loading BayKey specifications
- Platform length
- 2000 / 2500 mm
- Working range
- 225–750 mm above and below dock
- Deck
- 14 mm tear plate
- Operating temperature
- -35 °C to +50 °C
01Overview
About Dock Levellers
A dock leveller is a hinged platform recessed into the dock edge. Raised and lowered hydraulically, it drops a lip onto the vehicle bed and forms a continuous, load-bearing ramp from the warehouse floor into the trailer.
Operating method
03Variants
Available configurations
The same product, built for a different job. Where a specification depends on opening dimensions, selected profile, operating duty or site conditions, the final configuration is confirmed during technical assessment.
Swing lip
The lip hinges out and lowers onto the vehicle bed. The standard arrangement where vehicles dock consistently.
Telescopic lip
The lip extends horizontally, giving longer reach and more accurate placement on a mixed or awkwardly docked fleet.
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Dock Levellers in detail
04Technical specifications
Specification, features and ordering
Technical data is shown first; features, applications, compatibility, installation, safety, ordering and downloads are a click away.
Platform5 fields
- Platform length
- 2000 mm or 2500 mm (±2)
- Platform width
- 1830 mm, 2000 mm or 2130 mm (±2)
- Platform height
- 500 mm or 600 mm (±2)
- Lip length
- 400–600 mm
- Lip type
- Heavy-duty welded steel lip with an anti-slip surface
Swing lip or telescopic lip.
Foundation pit4 fields
- Pit length
- 2000 mm or 2500 mm (±2)
- Pit width
- 1880 mm, 2050 mm or 2180 mm (±2)
- Pit depth
- 515 mm or 615 mm (±2)
- Pit tolerances
- Final pit dimensions are installation and configuration dependent
Working range and capacity4 fields
- Rated capacity
- Rated load 6,000 kg; evenly distributed load capacity up to 15,000 kg
- Working range above dock
- 725–750 mm
- Working range below dock
- 225–380 mm
- Operating temperature
- -35 °C to +50 °C
Rated load and evenly distributed load are different quantities and are quoted separately.
Construction4 fields
- Deck plate thickness
- Sized to the rated load; see deck plate type
- Deck plate type
- 14 mm tear plate, double 5° bending
- Hinge arrangement
- Rear-hinged platform on the pit frame at the dock edge
- Finish
- Epoxy resin, long-term anti-corrosion
Hydraulics and power3 fields
- Power pack rating
- ≤ 1.5 kW
- Supply voltage
- 400 V AC three phase, or 230 V AC configuration where applicable
- Cylinder arrangement
- Hydraulic cylinder-operated platform and lip
Control3 fields
- Control station
- Push-button control panel with hold-to-run operation and emergency stop
- Door interlock
- Loading-bay door interlock integration available
- Bay signalling interface
- Integration with traffic lights, vehicle restraints and other dock equipment available
Safety4 fields
- Maintenance strut
- Mechanical maintenance support prop
- Hose burst protection
- Hydraulic safety valve and velocity fuse to prevent uncontrolled descent
- Toe guards
- Side safety guards and toe protection where required
- Emergency stop
- Emergency stop function
Compliance3 fields
- Product standard
- Designed with reference to EN 1398 for dock levellers
- Conformity marking
- As applicable to the supplied configuration and market
- Certificate reference
- Available on request; configuration dependent
EN 1398 is the safety standard for dock levellers.
| Platform length | 2000 mm or 2500 mm (±2) |
|---|---|
| Platform width | 1830 mm, 2000 mm or 2130 mm (±2) |
| Platform height | 500 mm or 600 mm (±2) |
| Lip length | 400–600 mm |
| Lip typeSwing lip or telescopic lip. | Heavy-duty welded steel lip with an anti-slip surface |
| Pit length | 2000 mm or 2500 mm (±2) |
|---|---|
| Pit width | 1880 mm, 2050 mm or 2180 mm (±2) |
| Pit depth | 515 mm or 615 mm (±2) |
| Pit tolerances | Final pit dimensions are installation and configuration dependent |
| Rated capacityRated load and evenly distributed load are different quantities and are quoted separately. | Rated load 6,000 kg; evenly distributed load capacity up to 15,000 kg |
|---|---|
| Working range above dock | 725–750 mm |
| Working range below dock | 225–380 mm |
| Operating temperature | -35 °C to +50 °C |
| Deck plate thickness | Sized to the rated load; see deck plate type |
|---|---|
| Deck plate type | 14 mm tear plate, double 5° bending |
| Hinge arrangement | Rear-hinged platform on the pit frame at the dock edge |
| Finish | Epoxy resin, long-term anti-corrosion |
| Power pack rating | ≤ 1.5 kW |
|---|---|
| Supply voltage | 400 V AC three phase, or 230 V AC configuration where applicable |
| Cylinder arrangement | Hydraulic cylinder-operated platform and lip |
| Control station | Push-button control panel with hold-to-run operation and emergency stop |
|---|---|
| Door interlock | Loading-bay door interlock integration available |
| Bay signalling interface | Integration with traffic lights, vehicle restraints and other dock equipment available |
| Maintenance strut | Mechanical maintenance support prop |
|---|---|
| Hose burst protection | Hydraulic safety valve and velocity fuse to prevent uncontrolled descent |
| Toe guards | Side safety guards and toe protection where required |
| Emergency stop | Emergency stop function |
| Product standardEN 1398 is the safety standard for dock levellers. | Designed with reference to EN 1398 for dock levellers |
|---|---|
| Conformity marking | As applicable to the supplied configuration and market |
| Certificate reference | Available on request; configuration dependent |
Final specification depends on door dimensions, configuration, operating environment and project requirements.
FAQ
Questions we are actually asked
- What capacity dock leveller do I need?
- It is set by the axle load of the heaviest handling equipment crossing the deck, plus its load — not the gross vehicle weight. EN 1398 rates levellers on that basis.
- What pit size is required?
- It follows the platform selected. Our published configurations use pit lengths of 2000 or 2500 mm, widths of 1880, 2050 or 2180 mm and depths of 515 or 615 mm, all to ±2 mm. Drawings are issued before the pit is formed.
- Can one leveller serve both vans and trailers?
- Within its working range, yes. Ours work both above and below dock level — published as 725–750 mm above and 225–380 mm below — which is what allows a mixed fleet at one bay.
- Does it work in a cold store?
- The published operating range is -35 °C to +50 °C, which covers cold chain bays.
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