Load Restraint Equipment Quality

Built to a proven standard

Quality comes first at Simark Engineering, and our ISO accreditations prove that. Every product is manufactured to the highest standard, so you can follow best practices and load retention guidance set out by VOSA (vehicle and operator services agency and the HSE (health, safety and environment)

Tested. Certified. Secured.

Quality runs through every stage

Our ISO 9001 approval covers the whole process, from the first drawing to the finished product.

Design

Covered by our yearly registered-firm assessment.

Plans and specifications are reviewed to ensure every project starts with clear requirements.

Development

From concept to production-ready solutions.

Each development stage is carefully reviewed to maintain consistency and meet the required standards.

Manufacturing

Quality-controlled production from start to finish.

Our manufacturing processes are monitored to ensure products are made consistently and to specification.

In-house testing

Rigorous testing before products leave our facility.

Every product is checked to ensure it meets our quality requirements.

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ISO 9001

Simark Engineering has a Quality Management System certified to ISO 19001.

This approval as a Registered Firm is assessed yearly and covers all parts of our design, development and manufacturing. We also carry out rigorous in-house testing to ensure all products are designed and manufactured to the highest quality.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

New guidance has been published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to help vehicle operators transport loads securely.

You can find more information from the DVSA about VOSA compliant load restraints for vehicle operators, and guidance on your responsibility for load security as a vehicle operator, on the DVSA pages at GOV.UK.

DVSA load restraint quality standards
HSE load security quality guidance.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The HSE produced a report on load security best practices for curtain-sided lorries. It seeks to establish good practices for securing loads across various industry sectors, and directs the reader to practical, robust guidance on load restraint. The aim is to minimise the risks to the health and safety of everyone working on and around curtain-sided vehicles.

What counts as good practice?

Systems of work that are most practical, carry the least risk of loads becoming unstable or failing, and the least risk to the operator or driver.

The report reviews existing legislation and guidance in the UK, Europe, North America and Australasia and the current practice across a cross-section of UK industry. It also assess the mechanics of load shift and which load securing systems are most effective at restraining loads.

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