WHY US
What you should expect from a hoist provider.
Anyone can quote you a hoist. The difference shows up over the next ten years.
Canterbury Hoist Services is locally owned, with more than 10 years of hands-on industry knowledge and a name in the trade going back over 20. We work with corporate companies and independent garage owners across Canterbury — and we keep both for the same reason: the work holds up.
Below is the standard we hold ourselves to. If your current provider is doing all of this, you're in good hands. If not, talk to us.
Certification you never have to chase
Annual certification falls due whether anyone remembers it or not. On our recall list it's handled automatically — we book you in before it falls due, certify to AS/NZS 2550.9, and email your electronic Safety Check Certificate and reminders. It should never be your job to chase the cert.
WoF-legal, to the standard
WoF testing has hard equipment requirements, and “she'll be right” isn't one of them. We hold garage equipment to the New Zealand standard AS/NZS 2550.9 and keep it legal for WoF testing purposes — so there's never any doubt where your testing lane stands.
Fixed first time
A breakdown call should end with a working bay, not a second booking. We capture the fault details up front and, wherever we can, diagnose before we attend — so a skilled engineer arrives with the right parts. Work goes ahead only with your authorisation, using genuine or high-quality after-market parts.
Records that actually exist
Every inspection, repair and certification goes on record. When you need an equipment history — for compliance, a sale, or a fault that keeps coming back — it's complete and in one place, not reconstructed from memory across three different providers.
Preventative, not reactive
The cheapest breakdown is the one that never happens. We service to the manufacturers' recommendations, on a schedule set around how hard your equipment works — replacing wear items before they take a bay out of action.
One number for all your gear
Hoists are the start, not the whole job. We work across the full range of workshop equipment — light automotive through heavy truck and bus, for most makes and models in New Zealand. One call, whichever machine is playing up.
THE PROOF

Two post clear floor fit out

4-post alignment hoist

Storage solutions
The work backs it up.
See more of our workONE PARTNER
From purchase to relocation, one partner.
Plenty of workshops end up with one company that sold the hoist, another that services it and a third that signs it off. We do the whole lifecycle — so the advice is joined-up, the history stays in one place, and nothing falls between providers.
- 01
Sales
Honest advice on the right gear for your work, your floor and your budget.
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Installation
Assessed for your site, installed and commissioned to manufacturer spec.
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Servicing & certification
Preventative servicing and WoF-legal annual certification, on recall.
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Repairs
Diagnosed up front, fixed first time, only with your authorisation.
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Relocations
Moved, re-sited and re-commissioned — records intact.