pro-lifting 2018 brochure

+44 (0) 333 2408333
[email protected]
www.pro-liftinguk.com

INTRODUCTION

Pro-Lifting UK Ltd have become one of the most innovative
companies in the Crane and lifting management sector.
This has been achieved through developing leading
software systems to enable our clients to manage any
lifting operation safely and efficiently.

To manage any lifting operation in providing the same ethos and
involving cranes safely, requires customer service mentality within
high level of expertise, training the Plant and Powered Access
and support. Pro-Lifting have arena. Our expert hire advisors
passionately embraced safety are fully conversant in all aspects
and challenged the industry to of hire and we can provide site
continually improve. Our clients are visits to help ascertain your exact
safe in the knowledge they have the requirements.
most comprehensive approach to
lifting safely in the UK. To summarise, Pro Lifting and
Pro Hire are proud to treat our
Our services include, Crane Customers, Staff and Supply chain
Management and consultancy, with equal respect. We have a
The provision of Appointed Persons, philosophy of developing our
Crane Supervisors and Slinger colleagues at work and empower
Signallers. We also supply a full them to deliver an unparalleled level
contract lift solution from concept of customer service and efficiency
to completion. to all areas of the construction and
associated industries.
Our sister company Pro-Hire,
have made significant investment

LOLER requires that all
lifting operations involving
lifting equipment must
be properly planned and
supervised.

FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS

ARE WE AN AGENCY? sites, why wouldn’t we help you along it. The knowledge centre allows you to
the way. We can also offer a chargeable watch a suite of 3D animated videos on
In short, no we are not an agency or thorough audit and recommendation lifting safely, risks associated with lifting,
a logistics company but it’s a question pack should you wish us to conduct the reconstructions and lifting scenarios. It
that we get asked regularly. We only crane schemes and potential crane and also allows you to create toolbox talks
specialise in Lifting Management services hoist suppliers. from the videos, generate specific lifting
and provide a package incorporating
specialist lifting management team We provide exceptional
training, development, industry leading value for money and just
software systems and both internal as importantly, peace of
and external back up and expertise in mind for you the client.
lifting safely. As we only specialise in this
field, we cannot supply you with Traffic ARE YOUR TEAM TRAINED IN risk assessments and has library of
Marshalls or security. Hopefully as you RESCUE FROM HEIGHT? technical lifting data for reference. The
progress through our brochure you will 2nd portal is Teamworks. This contains
come to understand the reasons why Everyone that works on your site from every document produced on site
we believe lifting sits outside a logistics Pro-Lifting is trained in the Heightec relating to the lifting on site. We also
package and requires a dedicated system for rescue from height. In communicate through it. It encourages a
package. addition once you have 3 of our team collaborative approach between the team
permanently sited they become your on site, you, the client and our internal
DO YOU SUPPLY LIFTING rescue from height team. This includes team at our head office in Peterborough.
TEAMS? marking the crane for rescue and the
rescue from height kit which is worth DO YOU PROVIDE ONGOING
Yes, that’s a significant part of our over £3000 provided free of charge. SUPPORT?
business. We provide Appointed Person,
Crane Supervisors, Crane Coordinators IN THE INTRO IT MENTIONS Its what we do best! Our Head of Lifting
and Slinger Signallers. They are all vetted INDUSTRY LEADING and our external H&S advisor regularly
and trained in the Pro-Lifting processes. SOFTWARE, WHAT IS audit our sites and documentation. They
THAT EXACTLY? also provide support to the teams on
CAN YOU HELP WITH
CONSULTANCY DURING We have developed two online portals
PRE-CONSTRUCTION? for our staff and our customers. The first
is The Knowledge Centre and we have
Yes we can offer a full consultancy dedicated a section in the brochure to
package including tendering and auditing
crane and hoist companies. In the first
instance we can offer our time and
guidance free of charge. We believe in
a partnership approach and ultimately
in we are placing our teams on your

site. Again, this differentiates us from an agency or logistics
company. We have a thorough internal audit process to ensure all
documentation is collated and support you on your external audits.

THIS ALL SOUNDS EXPENSIVE! IS IT?

No it isn’t. We provide exceptional value for money and just as
importantly, peace of mind for you the client. Many of our clients will
happily testify that the lifting on site improves along with productivity
when we manage the lifting on a project.

SO YOU JUST MANAGE THE LIFTING ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CRANES?

No, once you engage our AP he becomes responsible for all lifting on
site including, MEWP’s, Moffat’s, Telehandlers, Hiab’s and so on. We
maintain all records and checks against anything that enters your site
and intend to lift or be unloaded.

HOW DO YOU KEEP THE FOCUS ON LIFTING
AFTER YOU START?

Our commitment to continually improving the lifting on site never
ends. We hold regular internal AP meetings to share best practice and
we also hold events on your sites such as our lunch and learn sessions
where we bring back the focus on lifting safely with the stakeholders
involved on site which encourages debate and improved processes.

SO HOW WOULD YOU SUMMARISE
WHAT YOU DO?

We provide expert teams and support to the lifting operations
associated with cranes and associated plant. We have decades of
experience within our field and a unparalleled dedication to a safety
critical environment. We develop our staff and commit to continually
improving and challenging all aspects of lifting operations.

WORKING WITH
PRO-LIFTING

RESCUE FROM HEIGHT SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK

All our lifting teams are CPCS qualified When we arrive on site we commence
and trained in Rescue using the Heightec our rigorous mobilisation process, which
Rescue System. Every site with a tower crane includes:
requires 3 persons as a minimum to carry • Creating a comprehensive filing system
out a rescue from height. Once you have that is simple and easy to navigate
three Pro-Lifting team members on site they through.
then become your rescue from height team. • Set up the logins for our online portal
Additional site staff can either be trained on that are site specific and upload to
or off site. relevant paperwork to ensure it is
available remotely.
LUNCH AND LEARN • Create both the lift plan and rescue plan
and all associated documentation.
Our lunch and learn sessions encourage • Induct all lifting personnel on site.
dialogue and debate relating to all aspects of
the lifting on site. We invite all stakeholders OUR STAFF
to participate and take ownership whilst
sharing best practice at all levels. All of our Pro-Lifting site team have been
through our extensive recruitment and
selection process. This includes profiling
them and recognising their strengths and
weaknesses. We then create a personal
development plan to extend their knowledge
and further develop their areas of expertise.

OUR SYSTEMS

THE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE

Our online training and development portal called
‘The Knowledge Centre’ is our industry leading
access zone to all of your lifting needs. It houses
our 3d animated training videos along with access
to writing and recording specific risk assessments
and toolbox talks.

Using a user specific login you can develop a
company wide training platform from a desktop
or smartphone.

TEAMWORKS on any mobile phone or tablet and
find the information that we are
The introduction of Teamworks gives looking for. Short, post shift de
everybody sight of all associated briefings enable us to discover any
paperwork, even the operators issues or problems that have been
can see it when they are up in the encountered during a shift and share
crane, if there is something they them across the site, everybody has
guys are not sure of, we don’t have input and everybody benefits.
to go back to the office to find the
information and return with the
answer, we can go into the system

PROJECT
PROFILE

BS7121-5 suggests this chart.

Appointed Person
Lifting Operations

Tower Crane 1 Crane Co-ordinator Mobile Crane 1
Crane Supervisor Crane Supervisor
Tower Crane 2
Tower Crane 1 Crane Supervisor Mobile Crane 1
Crane Driver Crane Driver
Tower Crane 2 Slinger
Slinger Crane Driver Signaller
Signaller
Slinger Mobile Crane 1
Tower Crane 1 Signaller Lifting Team
Lifting Team
Tower Crane 2
Lifting Team

WHAT WE DO TO ENSURE THIS IS DONE AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL IS:

(1) Assess each person, history, call previous employer etc.
(2) Interview from Ops Manager or Head of Lifting.
(3) LMS team to create profile.
(4) Mobilise to site.
(5) Ops Manager to assess abilities and report weaknesses
and strengths to (LMS) team.
(6) Lifting Management Support team to update profile and training schedule.
(7) Train individuals and continues improve abilities.
Slingers become Supervisors and Supervisors become AP’s.
APs become ops managers etc.
APs are audited by Head of lifting and ops managers.
All audits used to ensure there are no areas being neglected.
The whole company’s main purpose is to deliver the most robust productive
proactive service to our staff our customers and do it with integrity.

CONTRACT LIFTS
& CRANE HIRE

CONTRACT LIFTS Pro-Lifting UK’s contract lifting services CRANE HIRE
are ideally suited to all industries,
Through extensive on-site experience including demolition, scaffolding, M&E Pro-Lifting UK provide crane hire
of devising and executing lifting plant or other specialist subcontract nationally with a top level service. Our
management plans and crane packages, which may require lifting team are on call to give you the advice
management programmes, Pro-Lifting equipment. you require to complete your project
UK has detailed knowledge of the types on time and within budget. We offer a
of crane that are best suited to certain Working with market-leading crane range of fleet including mobile cranes,
site conditions and lifting requirements. manufacturers and suppliers for over spider cranes, mini cranes, crawler
10 years, Pro-Lifting UK has a very good cranes, tower cranes right to portable
This means Pro-Lifting UK can provide a relationship with suppliers, meaning we and overhead cranes.
competitive contract lifting service which can offer competitive hire rates for plant
combines the very best of breed when hire and lifting equipment hire.
it comes to lifting management, lifting
equipment and plant.

PRO-HIRE

Pro-Hire UK deliver an unparalleled hire Towcester, Breakers in Bournemouth in world class customer service and we
experience into the Construction, FM and or even a digger in Darlington you achieve this by treating our staff and
residential sectors. With hundreds of hire have reached the most proficient hire suppliers as well as our customers so they
locations all over the country you can be organisation in the UK. too have the Pro-Group passion to help.
sure of a quick efficient hire solution that
ensures your project is delivered on time Pro-Hire UK are part of the Pro-Group So if you you’re looking to hire something
and on budget. which also includes Pro-Lifting UK. We today and want to experience the most
are built with the drive and passion of friendly, knowledgeable and easy journey
Expert hire advisors make the hire helping construction companies achieve into your hire requirements…
journey a breeze. Whether its Toilets in their goals safely and on time. We believe
You’ve made the right choice!

A FULL SITE BACK OFFICE STREAMLINING UNCOVERING THE
SERVICE SOLUTION INTEGRATION INDUSTRY STANDARDS HIDDEN COST OF YOUR
A one stop shop for all Concise on and off hire 15 minute account setup,
your on-site and off-site reporting, services sorted instant credit decisions HIRED IN SERVICES
requirements throughout by site and consolidated Our free hired-in services
and efficient quoting. health check will help you
the UK. invoicing. identify the true cost of

your current spend.

The law states that all lifting
operations involving lifting
equipment must be properly
planned by a competent person;
appropriately supervised; and
carried out in a safe manner.

LOLER

Pro-Lifting UK Ltd Call: +44 (0) 333 2408333
Connaught House, Padholme Road East, Email: [email protected]
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5XL Web: pro-liftinguk.com