{"id":11016,"date":"2021-12-02T16:50:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionsequipmentuk.com\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2023-03-20T17:32:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:32:51","slug":"why-your-business-should-have-a-garage-equipment-service-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionsequipmentuk.com\/why-your-business-should-have-a-garage-equipment-service-contract","title":{"rendered":"Why your business should have a Garage Equipment Service Contract."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How important is the workshop equipment in your garage to you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The very foundation stone that any garage or mechanics business is built upon is the workshop equipment that it has at its disposal to be able to inspect, repair, build or modify the vehicles that it works upon. These vital items of garage and workshop equipment are the backbone of your workshop and it is these items of garage equipment that allow yourself or your team of skilled engineers and mechanics work on your own or your clients vehicles. (Please allow a moment to consider this point and to decide how long you can go without an item of your workshop equipment being fully functioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why consider having a garage equipment service contract?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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So having established the integral nature that your garage and workshop equipment holds within your business, the next question that should be asked is how to ensure that your equipment is always operating correctly and safely, with no unnecessary downtime generated due to most likely foreseeable and preventable breakages or damage. The old sayings are often the best and \u201cA stitch in time, saves nine\u201d<\/em> still holds true today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we at Lions Equipment have called a \u2018STEC\u2019<\/strong>, which is an acronym of 'Service and Thorough Examination Contract' is what might also commonly be described as a garage equipment service contract<\/strong> or planned maintenance contract. With a STEC<\/strong> in place for your important machinery or at your site you ensure that Lions Equipments skilled engineers, who are GEA accredited, will regularly attend your workshop at a time that is planned in advance to fit in with your schedule, to thoroughly inspect the items of your equipment as agreed at the outset and conduct preventative maintenance on these items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not only prudent to ensure that your equipment is regularly maintained, but it will also save money in the long term to not suffer from breakdowns or broken equipment when you can least afford to take time away from the \u2018spanners\u2019. A garage equipment service contract is one of the best ways to ensure your machinery is in the best condition at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does PUWER and LOLER mean and why do service contracts (STECs) relate so strongly to them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are many and various regulations that must be followed to ensure a safe working environment for your employees and any other persons involved within your business. Meeting these requirements can often be done \u2018in-house\u2019 as long as the standard of inspections, examinations, servicing and required record keeping documentation is achieved and maintained. However, often a sensible approach is to sub contract this work to outside persons, leaving your own team the time to focus on the work that they are best at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two regulations and the aspects that particularly relate your equipment are detailed below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUWER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All equipment that is in use within your business or workshops must meet PUWER<\/a> (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998) which stipulates a variety of points, but these two PUWAR points are especially pertinent to an equipment service contract or STEC;<\/p>\n\n\n\n