Racking inspections by region
Scotland
Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Dunfermline, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow, Inverness, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Paisley, Perth, Stirling
North East
Blyth, Consett, Cramlington, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, South Shields, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Washington
North West
Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Carlisle, Chester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, St Helens, Stockport, Warrington, Wigan
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley, Bradford, Castleford, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Wakefield, York
East Midlands
Boston, Chesterfield, Corby, Derby, Grantham, Hinckley, Kettering, Leicester, Lincoln, Loughborough, Mansfield, Newark-on-Trent, Northampton, Nottingham, Wellingborough
West Midlands
Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Hereford, Nuneaton, Redditch, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Telford, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcester
Wales
Bangor, Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Deeside, Llanelli, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, Newport, Pontypridd, Port Talbot, Swansea, Wrexham
East of England
Basildon, Bedford, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Colchester, Felixstowe, Grays, Harlow, Ipswich, Luton, Norwich, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Stevenage, Watford
London
Barking, Bromley, Croydon, Dagenham, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hayes, Kingston upon Thames, Park Royal, Romford, Stratford, Tottenham, Wandsworth, Wembley
South East
Ashford, Aylesbury, Basingstoke, Brighton, Crawley, Dartford, Guildford, High Wycombe, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton
Common questions
How often should racking be inspected?
HSE guidance says racking should be inspected by a technically competent person at least once every 12 months, with more frequent in-house checks.
What happens after an inspection?
You get a written report that grades any damage by risk, usually with a red, amber and green system, and says what needs to be offloaded or repaired.
Can the inspector carry out repairs?
Many inspection companies also supply replacement parts and carry out repairs. Mention it in your enquiry if you want both quoted.