Removing your paper based processes
Digital asset & plant inspection app. Real-time compliance from field to office.
Digitise your inspections and take control of your assets – from field to office, and everything in between.
Let your employees capture condition reports, at the source using their mobile device to carry out digital asset and plant inspections.
Receive live, real-time reports, notifications and analytics to improve productivity and compliance.
From field-based inspections to office compliance audits, Crate keeps your equipment, teams, and responsibilities aligned
Features
- Customisable asset & plant inspections
- Inspection builder for all asset types, regardless of industry
- Inspection statuses and defect notifications
- Key date notifications and scheduling
- Assign tasks to workshop teams/ close out defects
- Upload documentation and certificates, viewable on mobile
- Cost tracking and depreciation management
- Legislation compliant
- NFC tags and QR codes for identification
- Live dashboards, reporting and data exporting/ sharing
- Site and location management
- On hire/ third party plant/ asset management
- Safety critical item workflow with automatic threshold failures
- Works offline
- Email and In-app notifications
- E-signatures and competent person sign-off
- Photo capture and review
- Defect grading: safe to use or not safe to use
- Plus much more....
An easy to use, agile app for all asset and plant inspections, regardless of industry.
From cranes on construction sites to commercial refrigeration units or medical devices – Crate adapts to your asset types, compliance needs, and inspection workflows.
Create Your Assets
Set up any asset in seconds — from heavy plant to safety-critical equipment.
Whether you're a construction company managing tools and machinery, or a healthcare provider with hundreds of devices to track, Crate’s asset builder lets you standardise every inspection, by asset group and regulation regime.
- Custom checklists for each asset category
- Add asset information like serial numbers, photos, key dates and documents
- Assign assets to NFC Tags or QR codes ready for quicker and more compliant identification
- Automate asset defects/ failed inspections with Crate's unique Safety Critical Item workflow
Inspect, Report, and Resolve
Carry out inspections anywhere - even offline.
Users can record their asset and plant inspections 'in-the-field', logging any defects with photos and notes, whilst assigning a defect status. Trigger follow-ups instantly or escalate for repair.
- Customisable inspections with editable safety critical items, such as numeric thresholds, thorough examination dates, and yes/no style questions
- Capture images, digital signatures, time stamps and GPS co-ordinates
- Assign corrective actions or maintenance tasks to your workshop team
Assign locations and begin Inspections
Stay safe and compliant across teams, sites and customers.
Assign assets to storage or operational sites/ locations - if operational, Crate will automatically schedule inspection deadlines based on your asset and plant requirements.
- Customisable recurring inspection scheduling
- Assign assets to jobs, sites or clients
- Receive live notifications for due or overdue inspections
- Live inventory of assets, their conditions and their locations
Track, Audit and Stay Compliant
Every record, accessible instantly - no paperwork.
View inspection history for any asset at any time. Export reports, filter by site, and be audit-ready for any regulation from PUWER to PSSR.
- Generate PDF, Excel, or CSV reports in one click
- Full audit trail of inspections and outcomes
- Evidence compliance across teams and locations
- Get notified of repair costs and asset value, with depreciation notifications
Built for compliance.
Whether you work in Construction or Healthcare, Crate delivers compliance against key Regulations in the UK for all asset and plant inspections.
Our inspections comply with:
PUWER
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FIRE SAFETY
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LOLER
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Whatever your industry, inspect your assets with Crate.
There’s no ‘one size fit’s all’ when it comes to different industries, that’s why we’ve created a bespoke system to build your own asset and plant inspection workflows. Think of it like this: we give you the keys to the car, you choose the way you wish to drive it.
Industries Crate can be used:
CONSTRUCTION/ DEMOLITION
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MANUFACTURING
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TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
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HEALTHCARE
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OIL & GAS / ENERGY
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LEISURE & TOURISM
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Other industries benefiting from digital asset inspections include:
- Facilities Management – routine checks on HVAC, lifts, fire safety, lighting, and maintenance tools
- Agriculture – inspections of tractors, sprayers, grain silos, and irrigation systems
- Waste & Recycling – regular checks on skips, compactors, balers, weighbridges and vehicles
- Mining & Quarrying – high-risk assets like crushers, conveyors, generators and site vehicles
- Utilities & Infrastructure – inspections on substations, transformers, pipelines and control panels
- Events & Temporary Structures – stage rigging, scaffold towers, lighting and temporary power units
- Local Government & Councils – maintenance of fleet vehicles, tools, parks equipment and depots
- Education & Training Facilities – engineering workshops, tech rooms and science labs
- Commercial Property & Estates – inspections of assets across multi-site commercial portfolios
- Aviation (Ground Operations) – ground support equipment including tugs, fuel units and baggage loaders
Say goodbye to paper inspections and ensure your assets are inspected correctly in the field.
We saved one customer an estimated £750,000 in one year.
Download our report to find out how here:
Empower Your Employees To Use Live Data
You’re already recording the data, so why not remove all of the waste that goes with it? Empower your workforce to use apps in the field.
Live asset dashboarding
No more waiting for paper inspections to be submitted or filling out messy, unaudited spreadsheets.
Plant inspection submissions
Once your assets have been inspected, results and PDF's can be automatically emailed to you, reducing asset downtime and increasing business productivity.
Track plant locations
Capture your inspection locations every time an asset is inspected, giving you real-time updates, allowing you to monitor the movement of your assets across your business or customer sites.
No More Paper
Paper records are costly & risky, and a terrible waste of trees. Remove & reduce your storage facilities. No more piles of boxes of tickets.
Task Management
Assign tasks to operators, so they can fix assets or close out any possible defected items. Track the progress of jobs in our easy to use dashboards in real time.
FAQ's for Crate's digital plant inspections
It’s a mobile-first inspection tool that uses NFC and QR codes to identify plant and equipment, enabling fast, compliant digital inspections directly from the field.
The app helps ensure you’re aligned with key safety regulations like PUWER, LOLER, and Working at Height, by letting you build inspection regimes that match HSE expectations.
No more lost checklists, illegible handwriting or missed inspections — everything is logged digitally, time-stamped, and backed up securely.
Yes — build tailored inspection checklists to match your specific equipment types and operational needs, with full control over frequency and required actions.
Each plant or equipment item can be tagged with a QR code or NFC tag. Simply scan it in the field to instantly bring up the correct inspection checklist.
The app is built for scale — you can manage multiple sites, users, and asset types from one central system with full audit trails.
Absolutely — you can assign inspections to external kit too, ensuring all equipment on site is safe and documented.
Instant digital reports with full history, including failed items, actions taken, and user audit logs — ideal for internal reviews or HSE visits.
Yes — early issue detection means you can fix faults before they cause failures, reducing risk and keeping operations running smoothly.
Most teams are up and running in a day. We offer onboarding support and help with asset tagging to get your inspections live fast.