- Town
- Daventry
- County or region
- Northamptonshire
- Main postcode districts
- NN11
- Nearby towns (straight line)
- Rugby (9 miles), Northampton (12 miles) and Lutterworth (14 miles)
Worth knowing if you run a loading operation from Daventry or nearby: DIRFT, the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, sits beside junction 18 of the M1. When specifying a bay, the trailer mix and dock height are what count.
Loading bay services in Daventry
Loading bay doors
Dock levellers
Shelters and seals
Dock safety
Lifts and loading houses
Complete bays and upgrades
Repairs and servicing
How we work on sites in Daventry
It starts with a free site survey in Daventry, where we measure the openings, check the dock and talk through how the bay is used. You then receive a fixed written quote. Once you accept, we manage the job: specialist installation engineers carry out the work under our management, planned around your deliveries, and out-of-hours working can be arranged. At handover we test everything with you and leave the documentation.
When something stops working at a loading bay in Daventry, contact us with a description and, ideally, photos. We will confirm the cost of the visit in writing before booking anyone. If the engineer finds the problem goes further than expected, you receive a quote for the additional work and decide whether to proceed. Every visit is followed by a written report you can keep with your maintenance records.
- Access for deliveries, cranes or lifting equipment during installation
- Wall and steel structure for door, shelter and bumper fixings
- Drainage on recessed or sloping dock approaches
- Forklift and pallet truck loads crossing the leveller platform
- Manual override and emergency operation on powered doors
- Leveller toe guards and side skirting, where fitted
What do the rules in England mean for the work?
Sites in Daventry fall under the rules for England. Structural changes such as forming a new opening or a dock leveller pit may need Building Regulations approval, and external structures such as loading houses, canopies or new dock approaches can need planning permission from the local planning authority. We check what applies at survey and build any approvals into the plan.
Nearby towns
Businesses outside Daventry may find their nearest town in this list: Rugby (9 miles), Northampton (12 miles) and Lutterworth (14 miles). Each page covers doors, docks, repairs and servicing.
Questions
Can you work outside our normal operating hours in Daventry?
Yes, by arrangement. Evening, night and weekend working can be planned so the installation causes as little disruption as possible to your loading schedule. Out-of-hours work can affect the price, so mention it at the survey and we will include it in the written quote. The agreed times are confirmed in the programme before the job starts.
Do you cover Daventry for loading bay work?
Yes. We take on loading bay work for businesses in Daventry and across Northamptonshire. We survey the site, provide a fixed written quote and manage the installation, with specialist installation engineers working under our management. Visits are arranged in advance at a time that suits your operation, and the same single contact stays with the job through to handover.
What happens if the engineer finds the equipment unsafe?
If equipment is found to be unsafe, the engineer will tell you straight away and recommend that it is isolated and taken out of use until it is repaired. That is recorded in the written report. We then quote the repair so you can decide how to proceed. Keeping an unsafe door or leveller in service puts people at risk, so we will always raise it.
How much does loading bay work cost?
It depends on what you need. Our published guide prices run from £120 per dock bumper to £32,000 per loading house, and a complete bay with door, leveller, shelter and safety kit is typically £13,500 to £26,000 per bay, all excluding VAT. See the prices page for every item.
Send a few photos of the dock and a short description of the problem, and we will come back to you about your Daventry site.