LOLER 1998 · Cambridgeshire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in St Neots

Thorough examination, testing and certification of lifting equipment by an independent competent person

St Neots is a town built for growth, and growing businesses share a pattern: the second fork truck arrives on a busy Tuesday and never quite makes it onto the compliance system the first one lives on. LOLER 1998 does not allow for busy Tuesdays.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Reports issued promptly

Lifting equipment we examine

St Neots, Cambridgeshire

  • Overhead & gantry cranes
  • Hoists & lift trucks
  • Slings, chains & accessories
  • MEWPs & access platforms
  • Passenger & goods lifts
  • Vehicle & tail lifts
Lifting equipment we examine

LOLER testing and certification for St Neots businesses

Lifting equipment across the town and Eaton Socon's industrial streets is expanding-business kit: fork trucks and pallet stackers, goods lifts and mezzanine installations added as premises grow, workshop cranes and hoists, and the slings and attachments that multiply quietly alongside.

Growth outpaces paperwork in a predictable way: the founding equipment got examined because setting up forced the question, while everything added since arrived mid-rush, and the register now describes the business as it was two years ago. We reconcile reality with the record: a walk-through to find every item that lifts, cycles set for the newcomers, and examinations brought onto one coherent programme, each item with its own Report of Thorough Examination, so the compliance system scales the way the business did.

Fork trucks and pallet stackers
Goods lifts and mezzanine installations
Workshop cranes and hoists
Slings, chains and attachments
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in St Neots

Growing faster than the paperwork? Tell us what you started with and we will find the rest, examining everything onto one programme with each Report of Thorough Examination and next date issued.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in St Neots.

  • 2

    On-site examination

    A competent engineer surveyor thoroughly examines each item.

  • 3

    Your report

    You receive a Report of Thorough Examination, your legal record.

Wondering what it costs? See what drives a LOLER quote.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Clear reports issued without delay
  • Single items or whole sites
Areas we cover

LOLER inspection, testing and certification across St Neots and nearby

Our engineer surveyors cover St Neots and the towns around it across Cambridgeshire. If your site is nearby, we can almost certainly reach you, so just ask.

St NeotsEaton SoconEynesburyLittle PaxtonGreat PaxtonBuckden
Other inspections in St Neots

Related compliance for St Neots businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in St Neots, we can examine all of it.

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LOLER FAQs

LOLER inspection, testing and certification: common questions

Do you carry out LOLER examinations and certification in St Neots?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover St Neots and the sites around it, examining growing fleets brought onto one programme. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to St Neots?
We keep availability across Cambridgeshire, so a St Neots visit is usually within a couple of working days, sooner when equipment is needed back in service. Call 0330 043 8191 to book around your operations.
How often must lifting equipment be thoroughly examined?
At least every 6 months for equipment that lifts people and for all lifting accessories, and at least every 12 months for other lifting equipment, or to an examination scheme set by a competent person. Those intervals are legal maximums, and an examination is also due after any exceptional event such as an overload or major repair; the HSE sets this out in its LOLER guidance.
Is LOLER a legal requirement?
Yes. Under LOLER 1998 the duty holder must ensure lifting equipment is thoroughly examined by a competent person and is not used once its examination has lapsed, and that responsibility stays with you even when the work is outsourced.
Do you load-test our lifting equipment every time?
No. LOLER calls for thorough examination, with testing only where it is necessary, and the HSE advises against routine overload testing because it can damage sound equipment. We test only where the examination genuinely requires it.
Who counts as a competent person for LOLER?
Someone with the practical and theoretical knowledge and experience to find defects and judge their significance, and who is sufficiently independent and impartial to report without pressure. The HSE is clear this should not be the person who maintains the same equipment.
What is a LOLER certificate, and how long do I keep it?
It is the Report of Thorough Examination required by Regulation 10, recording each item's condition, any defect found and its category, and the date the next examination is due. Keep it at least until the next examination, and it is this report an inspector or insurer asks to see.
Does lifting equipment also fall under PUWER?
Yes. LOLER covers the lifting duties while PUWER covers the same item as work equipment more generally, so the two overlap. We sort each item to the right regime so nothing is missed or examined twice over.

Due a LOLER inspection or certificate in St Neots?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection in St Neots.

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