Service, Thorough Examinations & Breakdowns
Servicing, Thorough Examinations & Breakdowns
We service, thorough and carry out repairs on all Forklifts and Telehandlers on our customer's site or at our well equipped workshop. We believe that our level of service and experience is hard to beat.
Fast, efficient service – when you need it
Our fleet of vehicles, manned by experienced engineers means we can respond efficiently to your needs, investigate faults and carry out repairs at your premises, minimising any inconvenience to you.
Thorough Examination
The Thorough Examination for forklift trucks is equivalent to the MOT for cars. A mandatory check to ensure that the mechanical parts of your forklift are in safe working order. Under UK law, every forklift truck must have a valid Thorough Examination certificate. CFTS sets the national standard for this vital, regular inspection.
A Thorough Examination is not the same as regular maintenance, so you need one even if your truck has been serviced. Thorough Examination must take place at regular intervals depending on the type of truck you are operating, but it will certainly be at least once a year, often more frequently.
What does a Thorough Examination involve?
A Thorough Examination is the inspection of lifting equipment, as required by LOLER 98, and other safety related components or equipment, as required by PUWER 98. A Competent Person is required to examine these items, check them for serviceability and report accordingly. It is not a full maintenance inspection of the truck. A Thorough Examination is substantially different from a maintenance inspection and the Competent Person has different duties to fulfill under the law.
In simple terms it is the employer of the operator who has this responsibility. Under Health and Safety legislation the employer has a duty of care – “it shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, as far as is reasonably practical, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his/her employees” The employer must ensure that the fork lift trucks that his/her operators use are safe. This is achieved through the implementation of a programme of Thorough Examinations. (It should be remembered that Thorough Examinations run alongside necessary maintenance procedures and checks, not in place of them.)
Where the employer is the owner of the forklift truck this duty is clear. The employer must make arrangements for every forklift to be Thoroughly Examined on a regular basis, at least once per year. (The actual frequency will be determined by the Competent Person.) If the employer is not the owner of the truck but leases the truck, or rents it on a long-term basis, usually 12 months or more, the responsibility is the same as though the trucks were owned by the employer.
Breakdown Service
We offer a comprehensive breakdown service, with a fast reaction time and team of trustworthy, dependable engineers to fix your machines breakdown in a detailed and timely manner. If this is not possible to carry out the repair at your premises we can transport your vehicle or equipment back to our workshop, then return it to you when the work is complete.
We have a large stock of both pneumatic and solid tyres, new and used, ready to fit, at competitive prices.
Our industrial tyre service means that tyres can be fitted at our workshop, or alternatively, our mobile tyre press enables us to fit tyres at your premises, reducing down time. We can also provide wheels and tyres ready to fit to your forklift.
We carry a large stock of new and used parts for a wide range of vehicles. Please telephone us on 01242 604432 to help us source any specific parts that your require, or fill in the form below to send us your enquiry.
If you have any questions on our Services or Thorough Examinations, then please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss.
