The rope answers your competent person will accept
Technical Services — Surveys, Reports & Testing Support
Re-Ropes’ technical services put four decades of roping expertise at the industry’s disposal: on-site rope and sheave condition surveys, written technical reports, support for SAFed LG1 supplementary tests, installation advice and technical seminars for engineers — independent answers on the components every lift hangs from.
Overview
Most lift disputes about ropes start with uncertainty: are these wires failing, is that groove worn, whose report do we trust? Our surveys replace opinion with measurement — diameters, tensions, wear patterns, groove profiles — recorded by engineers who have seen every failure mode the industry produces.
In detail
The output is a written technical report you can act on: what is wearing, why, how long it can safely run, and what intervention (if any) is justified. Where thorough examination raises questions under LOLER, we support the supplementary tests the competent person specifies in line with SAFed LG1.
Surveys & investigation
Rope condition surveys
Broken wires, diameter, rouging, lubrication state, lay condition — measured and photographed
Sheave & groove assessment
Groove profile, undercut condition and differential wear across the set
Rope tension measurement
Individual rope tensions checked and equalised
Site investigations
Diagnosing noise, ride and premature-wear complaints to root cause
Reports, testing & training
Written technical reports
Findings, causes and recommendations your clients and insurers accept
SAFed supplementary testing support
Supporting tests specified under LOLER reg 9(3)(a) per SAFed LG1
Technical installation advice
Roping arrangements, terminations and stretch management on new work
Rope seminars
Technical training for lift engineers — construction, wear and discard
Standards & schemes
Work is examined against the designations your specification cites.
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| LOLER 1998 | Thorough examination every 6 months for lifts carrying persons |
| SAFed LG1 | Guidelines on supplementary tests of in-service lifts |
| ISO 4344:2022 | The rope requirements surveys assess against |
Why it matters
01
Independent evidence settles arguments
A measured, photographed, written survey from a specialist with no maintenance contract to defend is the fastest way to unlock a stalled decision between owner, contractor and insurer.
02
Timing is worth money
Replace too early and you waste rope life; too late and you consume sheaves. Condition surveys buy you the right moment.
03
Knowledge transfers
Our seminars exist because rope-literate engineers make better calls on site — and because the industry’s roping knowledge should outlive the people who currently hold it.
Common questions
Asked before every engagement.
Something more specific? A specialist will answer it directly.
Ask usWhat does a rope survey include?
Visual and measured examination of every rope in the set — broken wire counts and positions, diameter measurements against nominal, lubrication and corrosion state — plus terminations, tension comparison across the set, and sheave/diverter groove condition. Findings arrive as a written, photographed report with recommendations.
Are your reports accepted for LOLER purposes?
Our technical reports inform the duty holder and support the competent person’s thorough examination; where the competent person specifies supplementary tests under SAFed LG1, we provide the roping expertise and works to support them. The statutory examination itself remains the competent person’s.
Can you survey a full portfolio?
Yes — planned survey programmes across estates are routine, giving property and FM teams a prioritised, budgeted view of roping condition instead of per-lift surprises.
Lift Industry Specialists
Need technical services?
Send the specification or describe the asset — a specialist replies with method, price and turnaround.