Tees Valley Lifting & Engineering Services, a Middlesbrough firm providing lifting equipment inspection and on-site load testing, is improving efficiency and customer service with CoreRFID’s marine equipment inspection software.
Tees Valley Lifting installs, inspects and tests lifting gear and other equipment aboard ships worldwide, at refineries and in shipyards, and carries out maintenance and repairs. It also has a growing customer base on shore, inspecting the area’s landmark Tees Transporter Bridge alongside certifying lifting equipment for local businesses such as vets, care homes, schools and workshops.
Founded in 2006 by father and son team Colin and Shaun Robinson, the company employs 14 staff. Marine equipment inspection software lets the inspection team capture data on site in the required format and send it back to the office instantly, rather than bringing back handwritten notes for admin staff to type up.
Rapid transfer of results matters here, given much of Tees Valley Lifting’s marine work runs from Aberdeen, with staff away for days in locations such as Norway, Sweden or the Shetland Islands. Marine equipment inspection software also means clients can access reports on any item of equipment online whenever they need them.
Accessing reports at sea
Shaun says the system has the potential to save days of staff time each month.
“A report of a ship inspection can take up to two days to type up, so the new system will free up a considerable amount of time for admin staff and enable us to send the inspection results to clients more quickly.
CheckedOK will also allow us to create an online library where clients can access their reports online at any time. Currently we email them to the client’s head office and sometimes have to send a copy to a ship out at sea, which may be out of range. It is far easier for everyone if we can simply give them the log-in details.”
– Shaun Robinson, Tees Valley Lifting & Engineering Services
New legislation is also driving demand for local inspection services alongside the marine work.
“The investment in CheckedOK is part of our plans to update our systems by utilising the technology that will help us improve efficiency and put us in a strong position to continue our long-term growth.”
The benefits:
- Marine equipment inspection software transfers results immediately, even from remote sites
- Fast availability of reports and certificates for clients
- Time saved on admin, with no need to re-enter data
- No more paperwork getting lost or damaged at sea