LOLER 1998 · Essex

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Colchester

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

Colchester supplies the builders of north Essex: merchant yards and trade counters along the A12 whose lorry-mounted cranes swing bricks, blocks and timber onto sites every working day. A lorry loader is lifting equipment in law, and its accessories are due even more often than the crane.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Colchester, Essex

  • 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 Colchester businesses

Vehicle-mounted cranes live a hard double life, part of a truck for licensing and part of LOLER's estate for lifting: booms, stabilisers and controls examined through their full envelope, and the hooks, brick forks and clamps beneath them on the six-month accessory cycle that fleets most often miss. A loader is only as compliant as its least-examined attachment.

Behind the counters run the yards: side loaders and counterbalance trucks handling packs and sheet, racking-serve work in the timber sheds, and the tail lifts on the delivery fleet. We examine fleet and yard on one visit pattern, timed around morning despatch so the trade never queues behind us.

Lorry loaders full envelope
Brick forks on 6 months
Yard trucks judged
Timed around despatch
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Colchester

Tell us the fleet and the yard. We examine loaders, attachments and trucks around despatch and report promptly.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Colchester.

  • 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.

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 Colchester and nearby

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

ColchesterStanwaySeverallsWivenhoeMarks TeyTiptreeWest BergholtManningtree
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Related compliance for Colchester businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Colchester, 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 in Colchester?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Colchester and the A12 trade corridor, examining lorry loaders, attachments and yard fleets around despatch. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Colchester?
We keep availability across Essex, so a Colchester 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 Colchester?

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

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