A lift plan for every lifting machine on site — excavators, telehandlers, lorry loaders and mobile cranes. Fixed prices from £200 and fast turnaround from a CPCS Appointed Person with 35 years' experience.
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A lift plan is the documented plan for a lifting operation — it sets out how a load will be lifted safely, the equipment used, the risks involved and the control measures required. Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), every lifting operation must be properly planned by a competent person before it takes place. Our lift planning services give you that plan, written, checked and ready to sign off on site. If you are new to the topic, our guides explain what a lift plan is and when you need one.
We write lift plans (also called lifting plans) for every type of lifting operation in UK construction — from a single excavator pick to a multi-crane tandem lift. Each plan is produced by a qualified lift planner — a CPCS Appointed Person (A61) with 35 years of site experience — so the radius and capacity calculations, rigging arrangement, ground bearing assessment and site-specific hazards are all addressed to LOLER 1998 and BS 7121 best practice.
Whether you need a one-off lift plan, a batch of plans for a programme of works, or an independent check of plans submitted by your subcontractors, you are dealing directly with the lift planning expert who writes them. No call centres, no hourly billing — a fixed price and a fast turnaround on every enquiry. For a full breakdown of pricing, see our guide to how much a lift plan costs.
Every lift plan we write follows the same structure, so the site team, the lift supervisor and the principal contractor find the same information in the same place on every job.
We provide LOLER compliant lift plans for a wide range of lifting equipment used in UK construction.
Remote service - 24-48 hour turnaround
LOLER compliant lift plans for excavator lifting operations. Suitable for pipe laying, trench box handling, and general lifting duties.
Remote service - 24-48 hour turnaround
Professional lift plans for telehandler operations including load placement, materials handling, and suspended loads.
Remote service - 24-48 hour turnaround
Comprehensive lift plans for lorry loader crane operations, including hiab deliveries and material offloading.
Site visit included - 3-5 working days
Detailed lift plans for mobile crane operations. Site visit included to assess ground conditions and access requirements.
A straightforward process to get your LOLER compliant lift plan
Tell us about your lifting operation and requirements
We provide a competitive quote within 4 working hours
You provide equipment specs, load details, and site information
We deliver your LOLER compliant lift plan
Every lift plan we produce is fully LOLER compliant and includes all the documentation you need for safe lifting operations. New to lift planning? Start with our guides on what a lift plan is and when you need one.
All lift plans meet the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 and follow BS 7121 best practice guidance.
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A lift plan is not something you type a description into and get back. We built our own lift planning and review software for mobile cranes, lorry loaders, telehandlers and excavators, so every figure in a plan traces back to the manufacturer's data and every drawing is to the machine's real dimensions. Our drawings are produced in LiftDraft, the 2D and 3D CAD system we built for lift planning.
The software does the calculating and the drawing. A qualified Appointed Person does the thinking: the site, the ground, the people, the sequence and whether the lift should go ahead at all.
Capacities come from UK and EU manufacturer load charts, read for the exact machine and configuration.
Elevation and plan drawings built from manufacturer dimensions, with the actual rigging gear, radius, slew and exclusion zone drawn in.
The machine, load and rigging modelled in 3D in LiftDraft, our own CAD system, so the site team can see the lift before the machine arrives.
Radius, capacity, utilisation and ground bearing are tested against known results every time the software changes.
Every plan we check runs through our 19-point review against BS 7121 and LOLER, including environmental management.
Nothing leaves RMT until our CPCS A61 Appointed Person has checked it. The software does the arithmetic and the drawing. The AP makes the decisions.
3D views are for visual planning and briefing. Capacities, dimensions and ground bearing figures come from the manufacturer's published data for the exact machine and configuration.
Common questions about our lift plans, lift planning service, costs and turnaround.
A lift plan is a documented plan for a lifting operation, setting out how a load will be lifted safely, the equipment used, the risks and the control measures. Under LOLER 1998, every lifting operation must be properly planned by a competent person. The level of detail scales with risk — routine lifts need a simple plan, while complex or non-routine lifts need a detailed written lift plan from a CPCS Appointed Person.
Lift plan costs depend on complexity. A simple excavator or telehandler lift plan with a generic site assessment typically costs £200 to £300. Mobile crane and lorry loader lift plans usually fall in the £250 to £500 range. Complex multi-pick operations, tandem lifts, contract lifts, or plans needing a site visit can cost £500 to £1,500. We provide a fixed price on every enquiry — no hourly billing.
Standard excavator and telehandler lift plans are delivered within 24 to 48 hours of receiving the project information. Mobile crane and lorry loader plans usually take 2 to 5 working days depending on complexity. Plans requiring a site visit are agreed case by case. Urgent same-day plans can be arranged where the load and site information is already available.
Every lift plan is written by a CPCS Appointed Person (A61) with 35 years of construction industry experience. The Appointed Person is the competent person required under LOLER and BS 7121 to plan lifting operations — selecting the equipment, verifying capacity against the load chart, and assessing the site-specific hazards.
To prepare a compliant lift plan we need: the load (weight, dimensions, lift points), the lifting equipment proposed (make, model, configuration), the site (address, ground conditions, overhead and underground services, adjacent activities), the operation (start position, end position, working radius, any obstructions), and the project (principal contractor, dates, communication route to the site team).
For straightforward lifts with good site information and clear photographs or drawings, a site visit is not always required. For complex operations — tandem lifts, lifts near live infrastructure, lifts on poor ground, or anything outside routine practice — a site visit is recommended and is included in the quoted price. We discuss this on every enquiry before agreeing the scope.
“I have been consistently impressed with the high quality and prompt turnaround of Ricky’s lift plans and appraisals. On certain occasions, we have relied on him at the last minute, and he has always responded with professionalism, helpfulness, and urgency.”
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Most projects need more than one of these. Here's what often pairs with this service.
A named CPCS A61 Appointed Person for your lifting operations — planning, lift plans and sign-off to LOLER 1998 and BS 7121.
Learn moreIndependent technical review of lift plans submitted by subcontractors. Cat A or Cat B determination with paste-ready findings.
Learn moreBespoke risk assessments and method statements written to pass principal contractor review. Rejected RAMS rewritten and supported through to acceptance.
Learn moreLOLER compliant lift plans for 180° and 360° excavators. ISO 10567 capacity verification.
Learn moreGet in touch for a competitive quote. Fast turnaround on all lift plans.
Get a QuoteWe deliver lift plan writing UK-wide. Plans are produced remotely from Warrington; site visits are scheduled where the work requires it. Pick your nearest city or call 07803 808093 to discuss your project.