Loading houses are placed in front of the building. This means that the entire building space can be used, right up to the exterior walls. Hörmann loading houses are always a good choice if buildings do not allow for the installation of interior ramps or if tailboard slots on the ramps are not possible.

A complete loading house consists of a pedestal with dock leveller, wall and ceiling cladding and a loading opening with dock shelter.

In conjunction with insulated Hörmann industrial doors, loading houses are particularly recommended for loading temperature-sensitive goods. Lorries can then dock at a 90° angle or offset to the side at a tight angle. Loading houses are available as individual units or arranged as a series.

Loading bays sometimes take up a large portion of commercial buildings. They thus offer substantial energy savings potential – for more information about the amortisation and retrofitting see the Hörmann energy savings compass.