Doors for BMW

Flexibility to handle a wide variety of vehicle types was one of the key design elements of the new BMW regional distribution centre at Prologis Park Pineham.

To meet the challenge, Hörmann has installed 22 loading bays with 4.5 metre long HTL-2 dock levellers fitted with one metre telescopic lips.

This longer than average leveller, plus lip allows each bay to handle vehicle heights up to 660mm above dock height, to 440mm below. For further flexibility, two of the levellers have segmented lips to load vehicles that have a smaller opening than the standard two metre wide lip can use.

To accommodate double deck trailers, 4.25 metre high sectional doors are fitted to the bays with 4500mm high DTS dock shelters that include an electrically operated roll up head flap to accommodate a wide range of vehicle heights.