If you’re running a tree surgery business in Oxfordshire, you already know the drill. Your climbing kit and rigging equipment needs regular LOLER examinations to keep you legal and, more importantly, to keep you safe. But finding time to drop everything and drive your gear across the county for an inspection? That’s time you don’t have.
Bowline LOLER brings professional LOLER inspections directly to you, wherever you’re based in Oxfordshire or the rest of the UK. From Oxford city centre to Banbury, Witney to Henley-on-Thames, we come to your yard or your job site. No wasted journeys, no kit sitting in someone else’s workshop, and no unnecessary downtime.
Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, anyone using lifting equipment in the workplace needs thorough examinations carried out by a competent person. For arborists, that means your climbing kit and rigging equipment all need regular inspection.
Climbing PPE requires examination every six months. Rigging equipment needs checking every twelve months. Miss these windows and you’re not just risking fines, you’re risking lives.
The challenge for Oxfordshire tree surgeons is practical. You might be working in the Cotswolds one day, clearing storm damage near Didcot the next, then tackling a large removal in North Oxford by the weekend. Your schedule is unpredictable. The last thing you need is to factor in a trip to get your kit inspected when you could be earning.
That’s where a mobile LOLER inspection service makes sense. Rather than you coming to us, we come to you. We can inspect your gear at your home base, at your lock-up, or even on site if that works better. For busy arborists across Oxfordshire, this approach keeps your workflow intact while ensuring you stay compliant.
Our core service is thorough examination of arboricultural climbing and rigging equipment under LOLER 1998. This covers:
Climbing kit including harnesses, lanyards, connectors, ascenders, descenders, and climbing ropes. Rigging equipment including pulleys, blocks, rigging ropes, slings, and shackles.
We inspect bag by bag at £60.00 plus VAT per climbing or rigging bag. You’ll receive your examination report the same day, so there’s no waiting around wondering whether your kit has passed.
What sets Bowline apart is that every inspection is carried out by an experienced arborist. We’ve used this kit professionally. We understand how it wears, where problems develop, and what actually matters when you’re forty feet up a beech tree. You’re not getting a generic industrial inspector who’s never touched a throwline. You’re getting someone who speaks your language.
For utility arborists and those working near power lines, we provide rod testing and examination services. This is specialist work that requires specific equipment and it’s increasingly in demand as more arborists move into utility vegetation management contracts.
We provide mobile LOLER inspections throughout Oxfordshire, including:
Oxford city and surrounding villages, Abingdon and the Vale of White Horse, Witney and West Oxfordshire, Banbury and the Cherwell district, Bicester and the surrounding area, Didcot and South Oxfordshire, Henley-on-Thames and the Chilterns edge, Thame and the eastern borders, Woodstock and the Blenheim area, Carterton and Brize Norton, Kidlington and North Oxford.
Whether you’re a solo operator working from home or a larger tree surgery company with a dedicated yard, we’ll come to you. We regularly travel throughout the county and can often combine visits to keep things efficient.
No need to take time out of your working week to deliver kit somewhere. We arrive at your location, inspect your equipment, and leave you with your reports. Simple.
This isn’t a box-ticking exercise carried out by someone who doesn’t understand the kit. Simon has nearly 30 years experience as an arborist and knows firsthand what this equipment goes through. That practical knowledge shows in the inspection process and in the advice that comes with it.
Sometimes kit fails. When it does, we’ll tell you clearly what’s wrong, whether it can be repaired, and what needs replacing. No waffle, no upselling, just straightforward guidance from someone who understands the cost of replacing gear and the importance of getting it right.
£60.00 + VAT per bag. That’s the price. No hidden extras, no call-out fees that suddenly appear on the invoice. You know exactly what you’re paying before we arrive.
Getting your kit inspected is straightforward. Get in touch via the contact form on our website or give us a call. Let us know roughly how much kit you have, whether that’s one personal climbing bag or a full set of rigging equipment for a larger team. We’ll arrange a time that works for you, come to your location, and carry out the inspections.
For tree surgery companies with multiple operators, we can inspect all your team’s kit in one visit. That keeps costs predictable and means everyone’s gear gets checked without multiple disruptions.
If you’re working in Oxfordshire and due a LOLER examination, or if you’re not sure when your kit was last properly inspected, get in touch. We’ll get you sorted.
Ready to book? Contact Bowline LOLER today to arrange your mobile inspection in Oxfordshire.