The Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) is the leading trade association for the plant hire industry in the UK.  As a member of the CPA, Collett's heavy lift division provide specialist CPA contract lift services and crane hire alongside our heavy transport operations. Our highly experienced heavy lift engineers possess the expert skills to safely plan and undertake all your lifting requirements. 

Our in-house Appointed Persons, Slingers, Banksmen and Crane Lift Supervisors will assume the responsibility all heavy lift operations, preparing lift plans, lift studies, risk assessments, method statements and the required insurance.  Operating under CPA Contract Lift Conditions our team will hire the necessary crane equipment to safely and expertly deliver your cargo coupled with the knowledge and skills possessed by our heavy lift team this allows us to undertake all lifting responsibilities from planning through to execution.  

The Collett team will propose and engineer a scheme to lift, delivering your cargo on time, on budget and most importantly, adhering to the highest safety standards.  Our personnel have the knowledge, experience and understanding of all aspects required when undertaking lifting operations allowing us to carry out these tasks adhering to the highest safety standards and complying with the BS7121 Safe Use of Cranes Code of Practice.

Whether it's manoeuvring machinery within a confined space, loading heavy cargo to an awaiting vessel, relocating transformers or positioning loads, our heavy lift team, utilising our contract lift, jacking & skidding, crane hire and industrial service s can provide the ideal solution.