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Integrity Lift Compliance

Gravesend, Northfleet & Ebbsfleet

LOLER Inspections in Gravesend

Independent statutory examinations across Gravesend, Northfleet and the Ebbsfleet corridor — a stretch of the Thames riverside with heavy industrial heritage, active wharves, distribution warehousing and a growing commercial and residential development belt around Ebbsfleet International.

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Local Industries

Lifting compliance across Gravesend

The Gravesend area covers riverside wharves and aggregates handling, distribution and logistics warehousing, the Ebbsfleet development corridor's commercial and residential blocks, and retail parks serving the town. We examine forklift and telehandler fleets, overhead and mobile cranes, dock levellers, passenger and goods lifts, and the lifting accessories used across riverside operations.

Every inspection is carried out by an engineer with hands-on experience of the plant being examined, so duty-holders in Gravesend receive inspections that match their fleet and risk profile.

Towns & Districts Covered

NorthfleetEbbsfleetSwanscombeDentonRiversidePerry StreetSpringheadIstead Rise

Nearby Areas We Also Cover

DartfordStroodMedwaySwanley

Services Available in Gravesend

LOLER & PUWER Inspection Services

More equipment we inspect in Gravesend

Compliance guidance for Gravesend duty-holders

Can My Lift Company Carry Out the LOLER Inspection?
It is one of the most common questions duty-holders ask, and the honest answer is not a flat no. LOLER does not name a prohibited person. What it requires is a competent person, and HSE expects that person to be sufficiently independent and impartial to make objective decisions — which is where a maintenance provider examining its own work runs into difficulty. This is about the structure of the arrangement, not about anyone's honesty.
What Is a Written Scheme of Examination?
Regulation 9 gives two routes: fixed intervals of six or twelve months, or examination in accordance with a scheme drawn up by a competent person. The second route is widely misunderstood as a way to examine less often. It is not — it is a way to examine at the right frequency for how the equipment is actually used, which can mean more often.
Who Examines Hired or Leased Lifting Equipment?
The common assumption is that hired plant is the hire company's problem. It is partly theirs and partly yours, and the part that is yours is the part that gets missed. LOLER places duties on whoever has control of the equipment, which on a hire site includes you.

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NHS
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A·B·C
SAFed-Aligned Defect Grading
Defects graded A, B or C to the published SAFed severity scale — a grading standard we follow, not a membership we hold
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Director Mark Crowley holds an enhanced DBS check
NHS Trust Endorsement
“Exceptional response times and thorough documentation. Managing compliance across multiple critical medical estates is complex, but their team makes statutory lift auditing seamless.”
Phillip Nai
Critical Healthcare Estates Manager
Barts Health NHS Trust

Common Questions

LOLER Inspection FAQs (Gravesend)

How quickly can you carry out a LOLER inspection in Gravesend?

We typically arrange inspections in Gravesend within the same week of enquiry, with emergency response available for overdue or lapsed certificates. The visit is planned around your equipment and site, not just the next free slot.

What equipment do you inspect in Gravesend?

The Gravesend area covers riverside wharves and aggregates handling, distribution and logistics warehousing, the Ebbsfleet development corridor's commercial and residential blocks, and retail parks serving the town. We examine forklift and telehandler fleets, overhead and mobile cranes, dock levellers, passenger and goods lifts, and the lifting accessories used across riverside operations. We cover the whole area, including Northfleet, Ebbsfleet and Swanscombe.

Do I get a LOLER certificate?

You get a Report of Thorough Examination, which is what LOLER 1998 actually requires — the regulations call it a report, never a certificate. It is the document an HSE or local authority inspector, or an insurer, will ask for, and unlike a certificate it records the condition of the equipment as found, including any defect and the timescale to put it right. People also call this LOLER testing; a thorough examination is the broader assessment, and any load or functional test forms part of it where one is warranted.

How often do we need a LOLER inspection?

Six months for equipment that lifts people (passenger lifts, MEWPs, patient hoists) and for lifting accessories, and twelve months for all other lifting equipment — unless a written examination scheme drawn up by a competent person sets different intervals.

What is included in the Report of Thorough Examination?

A description of the equipment, the examination performed, identification of defects with severity classification, recommended timescales for repair, and the date of the next examination. The report is signed by the competent person who carried out the examination.

How quickly can a lapsed inspection be arranged?

Usually within the same working week in Gravesend, with an overdue passenger lift treated as a priority. Out-of-hours and weekend slots are subject to plant access and risk-assessment review.

Do you inspect plant that is not maintained by you?

Yes — independent inspection is the standard model. We deliberately take on no maintenance or repair work, so there is no conflict of interest.

What happens if a defect is found?

The competent person classifies the defect by severity, and any defect that is or could become a danger to people is reported to you straight away rather than held for the report. If it is a danger now, the equipment must not be used until it is put right, and where it involves an existing or imminent risk of serious personal injury a copy of the report also goes to the enforcing authority (HSE or the local authority, depending on the premises) under LOLER Regulation 10. A defect that could become dangerous is given a date by which it must be fixed, and the equipment must not be used after that date until it is.

Are reports issued electronically?

Yes, on the same day as the examination. Digital Reports of Thorough Examination include photographs of what was examined and any defect, can be supplied to insurer portals or FM platforms on request, and we remind you before the next examination is due.

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