Engineering inspector reviewing a guarded CNC machining centre using a tablet

Independent engineering inspection

Clear evidence.
Practical action.

Professional machinery, workplace and engineering inspection services for manufacturers, workshops, warehouses and industrial businesses.

01Independent
02Engineering-led
03Clear reporting
04Risk-based
05Practical recommendations

Why businesses use us

Maintenance keeps equipment running.
Inspection helps demonstrate that it is safe.

Competent internal maintenance teams are valuable and may already perform many safety checks. Our role is not to undermine them.

We add an independent engineering perspective, structured methodology and documented findings that can be acted upon.

01

Identify

Find safety deficiencies, deterioration and compliance gaps.

02

Document

Create clear photographic evidence and structured inspection records.

03

Act

Give the client a prioritised corrective-action register.

Inspection services

Engineering judgement, supported by evidence.

Each scope is built around the equipment, use and risk—not a generic checklist.

01

PUWER machinery inspections

Structured engineering inspection of workplace machinery and work equipment against applicable PUWER requirements.

  • Guarding
  • Dangerous-part access
  • Controls and emergency stops
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02Planned service

LEV thorough examination & testing

Planned examination and performance testing of local exhaust ventilation systems, subject to confirmed competence and service activation.

  • Extraction performance
  • Hood assessment
  • Airflow
Discuss future LEV support
03Planned service

LOLER thorough examination

Planned thorough examination for applicable lifting equipment; this service will only be activated once competent-person capability is confirmed.

  • Lifting equipment
  • Hoists
  • Cranes
Discuss future LOLER support
04

Racking inspections

Structured inspection of storage racking condition, configuration, protection and visible damage.

  • Pallet racking
  • Uprights
  • Beams
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05

Machinery risk assessment

Engineering-focused assessment of machinery hazards, access, foreseeable use and proportionate safeguards.

  • Hazard identification
  • Mechanical hazards
  • Electrical hazards
Explore risk assessment
06

Corrective action verification

A return visit after corrective work to verify identified actions and update the inspection record.

  • Action review
  • Physical verification
  • Photographic evidence
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07Planned service

Thermal imaging

A future condition-monitoring service for appropriate electrical and mechanical applications.

  • Thermal patterns
  • Electrical panels
  • Mechanical condition
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08

Engineering safety consultancy

Practical technical support for machinery modifications, guarding, factory moves and engineering change.

  • Machinery modifications
  • New equipment
  • Factory moves
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What clients receive

Not just a checklist.

A structured technical record: what was reviewed, what was found, why it matters and what to do next.

  • Executive summary
  • Asset register
  • Photographic evidence
  • Individual findings
  • Risk priorities
  • Recommended actions
  • Corrective action register
View sample report
INSPECTION REPORTBIRWICKS / DEMO / 001

Site summary

42Assets inspected
35Satisfactory
4Advisory
2Significant
1Urgent
Evidence image
ASSET · PUW-004

CNC Machining Centre 04

Finding: Rear guarding permits access to moving components.

Significant

Recommendation: Review the guarding arrangement and install suitable protection following appropriate engineering risk assessment.

How it works

From site scope to close-out.

Clear stages, proportionate evidence and no obligation to purchase remedial work from us.

01

Tell us about your site

Machines, systems, equipment and location.

02

Scope & quotation

We establish asset numbers, complexity and required inspection scope.

03

Site inspection

Structured engineering assessment with photographs and evidence.

04

Report

Receive a clear digital report and prioritised action register.

05

Close out

Complete actions internally, via the OEM or another competent contractor.

We inspect and report. You remain free to use your own maintenance team, OEM or preferred contractor. If requested, we can return to verify corrective actions.

Independent by design

Inspection without the remedial sales pitch.

We identify issues and explain what needs attention. Clients remain free to use their own maintenance department, equipment manufacturer or preferred competent contractor to complete corrective work.

If required, we can return to verify that corrective actions have been completed.

Corrective action verification

Scope-based pricing

Straightforward guidance, confirmed after review.

Every industrial site is different. Equipment quantity, complexity, location and inspection scope all affect the fee.

Small site

From £495

Small workshops, limited equipment and simple machinery.

Large / complex site

Bespoke quotation

CNC, automated equipment, production lines, robot cells or large asset registers.

LEV / LOLER / specialist inspection

Scope quotation

Based on equipment, examination requirements and activated capability.

Corrective action reinspection

From £350

A focused return visit to verify and document completed actions.

Prices are indicative and subject to confirmed scope. VAT may apply.

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Knowledge hub

Practical engineering inspection guidance.

Balanced explanations designed to support better questions and better decisions.

Start with the scope

Tell us what you need inspected.

Share a few practical details. We’ll review the equipment, complexity and location before confirming an appropriate inspection scope.

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