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Best bollards for warehouses and loading docks

Forklifts and trucks hit the same things in every warehouse: dock doors, building columns, rack ends and the corners of offices. Each gets its own protection.

By the Safety Bollards team · Updated 2026-10-26 · Every spec below links to the manufacturer’s own page.

WhereProduct
Dock doors and overhead door tracksConcrete-filled 6 in or 8 in steel bollards, core-drilled into the slab
Rack ends and uprightsRack and column protectors
Building columnsColumn protectors, or bollards on the traffic sides
Pedestrian walkwaysFlexible bollards or barrier rail
Exterior gas, electrical, sprinkler risersSteel bollards, embedded

Indoors: check the slab

Warehouse slabs can carry in-floor heat or post-tension cables. Scan before coring; where you can’t core, use surface-mount bollards rated or sized for the job (surface vs embedded).

Sources

  1. Uline Canada
  2. Sure Guard, Bollards (Canada)
  3. Proguard Pacific, bollards
  4. Reliance Foundry, How to install a pipe bollard in existing concrete