Certex takes wind energy market by storm

Working at height during a wind farm installation

It is always fantastic to win new business – especially at the moment in this tough economic climate – but we have recently had particular cause to celebrate with the award of several new contracts in the wind energy sector.

We already had a large share of this expanding market but these latest contracts firmly establish us as one of the leading suppliers of statutory inspection services to this industry. Indeed, it is estimated that Certex now carries out the majority of official inspections on wind turbines in the UK.

So what does the work itself involve? Basically, we make sure that all lifting and safety equipment is kept in top working condition and meets the current legislative standards. This gives our customers complete peace of mind that safety on site is always being maintained and that they are working within the law.

In fact, I am certain that it is Certex’s reputation for high health and safety standards – as well as the quality of work carried out – that accounts for our dominance within this market. We are acutely aware that our decisions on inspecting equipment have a big implication for the safety of clients’ personnel and we take this responsibility very seriously.

It is for this reason that the engineers we employ are amongst the most qualified in the UK lifting industry and are used to carrying out their duties on offshore platforms around the world – sometimes in the most extreme and inhospitable conditions!

We also back up the inspection side of the work with the very latest in records management, making it easy for clients to keep track of information and schedules. Once a test has been carried out, the results are loaded onto CertMax – a specially designed Certex software system, which gives clients’ instant online visibility of product histories, maintenance issues and inspection reports for their particular site.

It is a huge task for any company to manage and maintain all this equipment – let alone keep on top of current legislation – but at least we have the experience to make the process as simple and hassle-free as possible.