Bookings & logistics
Book the crane, the hoist and the people who run them.
Bookings in Assured Contractors is a site calendar for cranes, hoists, plant, deliveries, laydown and escorts that also books the people, equipment and vehicle on each slot — refusing double-bookings and warning when someone lacks an in-date CPCS, NPORS or IPAF card for their role.
A lift needs more than a crane slot. It needs a crane operator, an appointed person and a slinger/signaller who are on site that day and hold the right cards. Assured Contractors checks that while you book.
- Double-bookings refused
- Operators' cards checked
- .ics calendar export
- No double-booked operatorsThe same person, crane or vehicle can't be on two bookings at once — the second booking is refused.
- The right card for the roleA crane operator, slinger or plant operator without an in-date CPCS or NPORS card, or a MEWP operator without IPAF, is flagged.
- Contractors know firstWhen their people are put on a booking, the contractor's admins are notified in Assured Contractors.
Stage 02 · Plan the work
What's included?
Cranes, hoists, plant and deliveries on one calendar, with the right people and equipment on every slot.
Every kind of slot
Cranes, hoists, plant, deliveries, laydown, areas, roads, parking, rooms and escorts.
People with roles
Crane operator, appointed person, slinger/signaller, plant operator, MEWP operator, banksman, driver and escort.
Cards checked by role
Crane, slinger and plant roles look for an in-date CPCS or NPORS card; MEWP operators for IPAF.
Clash detection
A person, an equipment item or a vehicle already booked at an overlapping time is refused, with the clash named.
Site assignment warnings
You're warned if someone on the booking isn't assigned to that site on that day.
Equipment on the booking
Add equipment from the register. Quarantined or disposed items can't be booked; items under maintenance raise a warning.
Vehicles too
Put a contractor's vehicle on the booking, with its MOT, tax and insurance already on record.
List, week and month
See the site's bookings the way you plan: a list, a week or a month.
.ics export
Export bookings to Outlook, Google Calendar or Apple Calendar as an .ics file.
How it works
How does it work, step by step?
Request a slot
Choose the site, the resource (a crane, hoist, delivery, laydown area) and the time.
Add the people, equipment and vehicle
Give each person a role. Assured Contractors checks clashes, cards and site assignment as you add them.
Approve
Clashes are refused outright; warnings, such as a missing card, are shown so whoever approves the booking can decide.
On the day
Mark the booking arrived, in use and completed — or record a no-show.
What happens if I double-book a crane operator?
The booking is refused. Assured Contractors checks every person, equipment item and vehicle on the booking against other live bookings at an overlapping time and names the clash.
Which cards does a booking check?
Crane operators, appointed persons, slinger/signallers and plant operators are checked for an in-date CPCS or NPORS card; MEWP operators for an in-date IPAF card. A missing or expired card raises a warning on the booking.
Is this a lift plan tool?
No. Assured Contractors books the crane, the people and the time, and checks their cards. The lift plan itself stays with your appointed person; a lifting operations permit can sit alongside the booking.
Can contractors see when their people are booked?
Yes. The contractor's admins are notified in Assured Contractors when their people are put on a booking.
Can I see bookings in my own calendar?
Yes. Bookings export as an .ics file that Outlook, Google Calendar and Apple Calendar can open.
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