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Asset Management · 8 May 2026

Asset Management Software for UK Inspection Companies

Replace compliance spreadsheets with a structured digital asset register built specifically for UK inspection firms working under LOLER, RRO, PSSR and PUWER.

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Events · 5 May 2026

Notes from The Health & Safety Event 2026

CertFlow's Sales Director reports back from The Health & Safety Event at the NEC, what UK lifting and fire inspection firms are really asking software to do.

Fire Safety · 25 Mar 2026

Fire Door Inspection Records: Identifying Doors, Defects and Follow-up

How to keep useful fire door check records, photographs and remedial actions, with the England-specific residential check intervals explained.

Fire Safety · 18 Mar 2026

What is the Fire Safety Order 2005? Duties, Records and Fire Doors

A practical introduction to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, responsible persons, risk assessment, maintenance and the separate England fire-door check rules.

Lifting · 10 Mar 2026

How to Write a Report of Thorough Examination Under LOLER

What a LOLER report of thorough examination must include under Schedule 1, who can carry one out, the common mistakes to avoid, and examination intervals.

Lifting · 2 Feb 2026

LOLER Software for Inspections, Defects and Reports

How to assess LOLER software for mobile examinations, defect tracking, issued reports and equipment history.

Asset Management · 30 Jan 2026

Asset and Compliance Registers for Inspection Businesses

How equipment records and compliance registers work together to help inspection firms find assets, due work, reports and certificate history.

Lifting · 26 Jan 2026

LOLER Software Costs: What Inspection Firms Should Compare

How to assess the value of LOLER inspection software, including asset registers, thorough examination records, mobile work and the total cost of administration.

Lifting · 23 Jan 2026

LOLER Regulations: Duties, Examinations and Records

What LOLER covers, the duties on employers and the records needed for a thorough examination programme.

Software · 19 Jan 2026

Inspection Software Costs: Assessing Value for Your Firm

A practical way for inspection businesses to compare software quotes with the time spent on equipment records, scheduling, reports and customer access.

Software · 8 Dec 2025

Digital Inspection Records for LOLER and PUWER Work

How inspection teams use digital records for site reports, equipment history, defects and follow-up work.

Asset Management · 4 Dec 2025

Digital Asset Records for LOLER and PUWER Inspections

How equipment records, due dates and report history help teams plan and document LOLER and PUWER inspections.

Lifting · 4 Dec 2025

LOLER and PUWER Duties for Lifting Equipment

The main LOLER and PUWER tasks for lifting equipment, including examinations, records and follow-up work.

Software · 3 Dec 2025

Managing LOLER and PUWER Inspection Records in CertFlow

How CertFlow handles lifting equipment records, inspections, RAMS, servicing and breakdown work.

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