LOLER 1998 · Northamptonshire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Kettering

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

Every lifting programme is only as good as its list, and most Kettering sites are carrying ghosts: the hoist sold two years ago still renewing on paper, the new truck nobody registered. LOLER 1998 compliance starts with an asset register that matches the floor.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Kettering, 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 Kettering businesses

Lifting equipment across the town runs from fork trucks, hoists and cranes in food and general manufacturing through goods and vehicle lifts to the accessory drawers and workshop lifting of the estates around them.

Register drift costs in both directions: ghost assets bleed money on examinations for kit that left the building, while unlisted items run uncovered until an incident asks why. So our programmes begin with the walk, the floor surveyed against the paper, serials matched, ghosts retired and orphans adopted, and only then does the examination cycle start, on a register that means something. Each item then carries its Report of Thorough Examination against the entry it actually corresponds to.

The register walked and trued
Fork trucks, hoists and cranes
Goods and vehicle lifts
Ghosts retired, orphans adopted
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Kettering

Send the register you have, however wrong you suspect it is. We walk the floor against it, true it up and put every real item on its proper cycle with its report on file.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Kettering.

  • 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 Kettering and nearby

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

KetteringBurton LatimerDesboroughRothwellBarton SeagraveGeddington
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Related compliance for Kettering businesses

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

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

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