LOLER 1998 · Northamptonshire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Daventry

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

Where road meets rail in Daventry's freight country, the lifting is intermodal: containers swung between wagons, trailers and stacks by machines built for nothing else. LOLER 1998 covers reach stackers, container handlers and their twistlocks as strictly as any crane.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Daventry, Northamptonshire

  • 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 Daventry businesses

Lifting equipment across the town and its freight orbit runs from container handlers and reach stackers through heavy fork trucks and terminal kit to the yard cranes, hoists and vehicle lifts of the estates and workshops around them.

Container handling concentrates enormous loads in repetitive cycles, and its critical parts are specific: twistlocks and spreader mechanisms whose engagement is everything, boom and attachment structures worked hard every shift, load indication that operators bet on daily. Our thorough examinations treat that specificity seriously, spreaders and locks examined as the load path they are, structures assessed for the fatigue their duty invites, and every machine's Report of Thorough Examination issued promptly so terminal operations never wait on paper.

Container handlers and reach stackers
Spreaders and twistlocks examined
Heavy fork trucks and yard kit
Workshop cranes and vehicle lifts
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Daventry

Tell us what handles boxes and what works around them. We examine spreaders, locks and structures as the load paths they are, with every report issued promptly.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Daventry.

  • 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 Daventry and nearby

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

DaventryCrickLong BuckbyWeedon BecBraunstonKilsby
Other inspections in Daventry

Related compliance for Daventry businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Daventry, 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 Daventry?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Daventry and the sites around it, examining container handlers and yard kit alike. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Daventry?
We keep availability across Northamptonshire, so a Daventry 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 Daventry?

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

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