When you're working with forklifts, access equipment and other materials handling machinery, safety has to be part of the way the equipment is supplied, maintained and used.
We've been supporting businesses across Manchester and the North West since 1994, supplying, servicing, repairing and maintaining the equipment they rely on every day.
Our role is to help customers keep their equipment in good working order, reduce avoidable downtime and make it easier to meet their responsibilities around servicing, inspection and operator training.
Forklifts work hard. They carry significant loads, operate around people and vehicles, and are often used for long periods every day. That's why regular servicing and maintenance are important.
We provide planned servicing, preventative maintenance, repairs and breakdown support for forklifts and materials handling equipment across the North West.
Our manufacturer-trained engineers work across different makes and models, helping customers identify wear, deal with developing faults and keep equipment working reliably.
Forklifts and other lifting equipment may need to undergo a Thorough Examination under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, usually known as LOLER.
A Thorough Examination is different from routine servicing. Servicing is about maintaining the machine and keeping it working properly. A Thorough Examination is a formal, systematic examination of relevant safety-critical parts by a competent person.
TAG carries out Thorough Examinations directly, using our own fully qualified engineers. This means customers can speak to our team about both ongoing maintenance and examination requirements, while understanding that these are separate activities.
Keeping a forklift serviced does not remove the need for a Thorough Examination where one is required, and a Thorough Examination does not replace routine servicing.
Our refurbishment packages also include a Thorough Examination Certificate where stated.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, known as PUWER, place responsibilities on businesses to make sure work equipment is suitable, properly maintained and safe to use.
For forklift operators, that makes planned maintenance particularly important. Rather than simply waiting for something to break, regular servicing gives us the opportunity to identify wear, damaged components and developing faults before they become a bigger problem.
Depending on the equipment and service agreement, our support can include:
It's easy to confuse servicing with Thorough Examination, so we think it's worth making the difference clear.
Servicing helps keep a forklift maintained, reliable and in good working order.
Thorough Examination is a formal examination of the relevant lifting equipment by a competent person to identify defects that could present a safety risk.
Depending on the equipment and how it is used, both may be required. If you're unsure what your forklift needs, speak to us and we'll help you understand the servicing and examination requirements that apply.
We don't believe forklift refurbishment should simply be about making a truck look better.
Our refurbishment process includes checking the mechanical condition of the machine and dealing with worn or damaged components where required. Depending on the refurbishment package, this can include work involving:
Our refurbishment packages include a Thorough Examination Certificate where stated.
Safe equipment still needs a properly trained operator. We provide RTITB-accredited forklift operator training from our Trafford Park training facility and at customer premises where appropriate.
Our current training includes courses for operators with different levels of experience, including novice, refresher and conversion training. We also provide training for equipment including counterbalance and reach trucks.
As well as forklifts and materials handling equipment, we also supply access equipment including boom lifts, cherry pickers and scissor lifts.
TAG is publicly listed as an IPAF Rental+ member, providing an independently verifiable trust signal for the powered access side of the business.
For customers hiring equipment from us, maintenance support is part of the service. Our current hire offering includes maintained equipment, with servicing and breakdown support included where applicable.
This helps customers keep equipment available and productive without having to organise routine maintenance separately.
Our service operation uses manufacturer-trained engineers who work across a range of forklift makes and models.
Being based in Trafford Park also puts us within easy reach of customers across Greater Manchester and the wider North West. That local service coverage helps us stay close to the equipment and customers we support.
Ultimately, responsibility for workplace safety sits with the businesses and people who own, control and use the equipment.
Our role is to support customers with the equipment itself: supplying suitable machinery, keeping it maintained, carrying out Thorough Examinations where appropriate and providing operator training.
We'd rather help deal with a developing problem during planned maintenance than wait for it to become a breakdown, a larger repair or a safety concern.
If you're unsure whether servicing, maintenance or Thorough Examination is due on your equipment, talk to us. We'll help you work out what you need next.
We're based in Trafford Park, Manchester and support businesses across the North West with forklift sales, hire, servicing, repairs, refurbishment and operator training.
If you need help with a single forklift or a larger fleet, call us on 0161 848 0555, email Sales@tagforklifttrucks.com or send us an enquiry through the website.
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