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Aegis Inspection Services

Independent · UKAS-accredited inspection body

Statutory inspection, carried out on schedule.

We examine lifting equipment, pressure systems, ventilation and fixed electrical installations, and issue the reports your insurer and enforcing authority expect to see.

Current lead times

Scheduled examination
9–12 working days
Defect re-inspection
48 hours
Report issued after visit
3 working days
Out-of-hours callout
By arrangement

What we examine

Four disciplines, one engineer surveyor per site visit wherever the schedule allows.

LE / 01

Lifting equipment

Cranes, hoists, MEWPs, forklift trucks, slings and accessories. Thorough examination and, where required, load testing.

PS / 02

Pressure systems

Air receivers, steam plant, autoclaves and compressors, examined against your written scheme.

LEV / 03

Extraction & ventilation

Local exhaust ventilation testing, airflow measurement and commissioning records for welding, woodworking and lab plant.

EL / 04

Fixed electrical

Fixed wire testing, condition reports on distribution boards, and portable appliance testing on the same visit.

How often equipment must be examined

The intervals below are the statutory maximums. Duty holders may need shorter intervals where a written scheme, manufacturer's instruction or risk assessment says so.

Maximum interval between examinations
Equipment Interval Regulation
Lifting equipment for lifting people 6 months LOLER reg. 9
Lifting accessories 6 months LOLER reg. 9
Other lifting equipment 12 months LOLER reg. 9
Pressure systems Per written scheme PSSR reg. 9
Local exhaust ventilation 14 months COSHH reg. 9
Fixed electrical installation 5 years BS 7671

Where we work

Engineer surveyors are based across the North West and Midlands, with scheduled routes covering:

  • Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside
  • Lancashire and West Yorkshire
  • Staffordshire, Derbyshire and the West Midlands
  • North Wales, as far as Bangor
  • Single-site national contracts by arrangement
31,400
Items examined last year
1,180
Sites on schedule
18
Engineer surveyors
2004
Trading since

Request a survey

Tell us what equipment you hold and when it was last examined. We will come back with a date and a fixed price.

Aegis Inspection Services Ltd Unit 12, Brookfield Works
Ashton Road, Manchester M34 5PQ

Telephone +44 161 884 0270
Email surveys@aegis-inspection.co.uk