Scissor lifts, cherry pickers and vertical mast lifts, serviced, repaired and thoroughly examined by our own engineers from eight depots, whoever supplied the machine.
A MEWP lifts people, so LOLER requires a thorough examination every six months, not twelve. A service keeps the machine working. A thorough examination establishes that it is safe. You need both.
Servicing, repairs and examinations on access equipment
Access equipment gets the same engineers and the same eight depots as the rest of the range.
- Servicing. We service access equipment, whoever supplied it, and we service Genie machines.
- Repairs. We repair access equipment, including machines we did not supply.
- Thorough examinations. We carry out thorough examinations on access equipment and MEWPs, not only forklifts. We examine machines we did not supply.
That covers scissor lifts, cherry pickers and boom lifts and vertical mast lifts.
MEWP LOLER inspection: every six months
A MEWP is lifting equipment for lifting persons, so the interval is shorter than a forklift’s.
| Machine or situation | Minimum interval | Why |
|---|---|---|
| MEWP, scissor lift, cherry picker | 6 months | It lifts people |
| Anything under an examination scheme | As the scheme says | An alternative to the fixed intervals |
| Damage, a long period out of use, or a major modification | Each time it happens | Exceptional circumstances, regardless of when the last examination was |
The examination produces a report of thorough examination. It records what was examined, any defect found, and when the next examination is due.
Keep it. It is also the document you must send with a machine you hire out, and the one you must be given before using a machine you hire in.
Hire machines from us come with current examination.
For every other machine we examine, and for what the engineer checks, see LOLER inspection.
Due a service or a thorough examination on a scissor lift, cherry picker or mast lift? Tell us the machine and when it was last examined.
How MEWP servicing works
A service is planned maintenance: oils, filters, adjustments, wear items. It has no statutory interval and produces no legal document.
- Set by hours, not the calendar. Servicing is carried out by our own engineers at intervals set by the hours run and the manufacturer’s schedule, rather than by a generic calendar.
- One visit where the dates allow. Where the service and the thorough examination fall close together, we combine them: one visit, one lot of downtime.
- Machines from any supplier. Bought from us or not.
We service the rest of the range too: see servicing across the range.
Repairs and breakdowns
We repair access equipment, whoever supplied it. We also run a callout number: an engineer can come out straight away if it is necessary, though that carries a callout charge and travel.
If a repair touches the lifting function, the machine may need a thorough examination before it goes back to work. We will tell you if it applies and can carry the examination out on the same visit rather than booking a return.
More on repairs across the range, or go straight to urgent and critical repairs if a machine has already stopped.
A service is not a thorough examination
| Thorough examination | Service | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A statutory safety inspection | Preventive maintenance |
| Legally required | Yes, under LOLER regulation 9 | No, though PUWER requires equipment to be maintained |
| Frequency | At least 12 months, or 6 where it lifts people | By hours run and the manufacturer’s schedule |
| Does it fix anything? | No. It inspects and reports | Yes. That is the point of it |
| You end up with | A report of thorough examination | A service record |
A service keeps the machine working. A thorough examination establishes that it is safe. You need both.
The two are compared in full on thorough examination vs service.
Operator training, hire and accreditations
Our MEWP scissor lift training and cherry picker training courses are RTITB accredited at our Purfleet and Kent centres.
Need a machine rather than a service? We hire and lease scissor lifts, cherry pickers and mast lifts: see access platform hire.
Our accreditations are CFTS, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, UKMHA, SafeContractor, RTITB, JOSCAR and Cyber Essentials. See health, safety and compliance.
Due a service or a thorough examination on a scissor lift, cherry picker or mast lift? Tell us the machine and when it was last examined.
MEWP servicing and inspection: common questions
Eight depots across the UK
Our own engineers, out of our own depots - wherever you are, service comes from us.
Talk to us about MEWP Servicing, Repairs and LOLER Inspection
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