Thorworld

Thorworld Industries is a Chesterfield-based UK manufacturer of loading bay and dock equipment, and one of the most established names in the sector. KC Supply stocks the Thorworld ranges that let you load and unload safely with or without a raised dock — from container access ramps down to the wheel chocks that stop a trailer creeping mid-load.

The Thorworld range we stock

• Container access ramps — ground-level steel ramps for driving forklifts into shipping containers, with capacities from 6,000 kg to 12,000 kg.
• Dockboards & dockplates — aluminium bridges between dock and vehicle: dockboards with side kerbs for forklift traffic (2,730–4,550 kg) and lighter dockplates for pallet trucks (770–2,040 kg), engineered around the 100 mm minimum engagement expected by BS EN 1398:2009.
• Dock bumpers — rubber, cast nylon and extruded D-section buffers that protect the dock face and vehicle, plus the correct fixings and fixing strips.
• Wheel chocks — rubber, cast aluminium, steel and high-visibility yellow plastic chocks, with a 5 m retaining chain to keep them where drivers can reach them.
• Dock lights — the Super Deluxe LED dock light puts 30 W / 3,300 lumen of IP65-rated light on a 1,100 mm articulated arm to reach inside trailers.
• Trailer safety supports — 36,500 kg-rated props that guard against trailer tip and landing-gear collapse during loading of uncoupled trailers, with matching safety signage.

Why buy Thorworld

Thorworld equipment is UK-made, which keeps lead times and spares support sensible, and the range is designed to work together — ramps, plates, bumpers, chocks and lights covering the whole vehicle interface. Start with the loading bay & dock equipment hub to see the full cluster, or read our guides to loading without a dock and loading bay safety for how the pieces fit a safe system of work.