GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent hire company, has strengthened the technical expertise within its lifting division with three team members achieving Appointed Person certification: Pete Monniot, Daniel Gruffydd and James Daniel.

While GAP does not carry out lifting operations, the qualification provides a deeper technical understanding of lift planning, site constraints, and lifting methodologies. This allows the company’s lifting specialists to engage more effectively with contractors’ Appointed Persons and lifting teams on site.

As a provider of lifting equipment, this enhanced knowledge ensures GAP can better support customers during the planning and coordination stages of lifting activities, helping ensure equipment is specified correctly and delivered in line with site requirements.

All three newly qualified Appointed Persons have developed their expertise in accordance with industry legislation and best practice, including the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998.

Pete Monniot, Head of Lifting – South, commented:

“As an equipment provider, it’s important that we understand the technical and operational challenges our customers face when planning lifting activities. Achieving Appointed Person certification strengthens our ability to engage with site teams at the right technical level, ensuring we can support them in specifying the correct equipment and meeting the requirements of the lift plan. It ultimately gives our customers confidence that they’re working with a supplier who understands the realities of lifting operations.”

Achieving Appointed Person status demonstrates GAP Hire Solutions’ ongoing investment in professional development and reinforces the company’s reputation as a trusted partner in lifting solutions.