Contract Conditions
CPA Model Conditions
CPA Members have the exclusive right to use the CPA Model Conditions (which are under copyright ©) and are accepted as the industry standard for Plant Hire companies.
These conditions were revised in July 2001; and are used when dealing with companies, partnerships or sole traders when acting in the course of their business.
Download Model Conditions (2001) >>
Hire Contract Terms for Consumers
CPA Members have the exclusive right to use the CPA Consumer Conditions.
There are two separate sets of conditions, one for plant supplied without an operator and another for plant supplied with an operator.
Both sets must only be used when dealing with consumers. In general terms, a consumer is someone hiring for private or domestic purposes.
Download Hire Contract Terms for Plant Supplied without an Operator >>
Download Hire Contract Terms for Plant Supplied with an Operator >>
Contract for the Lifting and Movement of Goods
Commonly known as Contract Lift Conditions, Members have the exclusive right to use these conditions.
Contract Lift Conditions are to be used when the crane hire company contracts to carry out a specific managed lift, where the Crane Hire company plans and supervises the lifting operation.
For the simple hiring of a crane to work to the customer's instructions, Model Conditions for the Hiring of Plant (2001) should be used.
Download Standard Terms & Conditions for Contract Lifting Services >>
Supplementary Conditions
The Model Conditions is a set of generic conditions which covers all types of Plant and Equipment. The Supplementary Conditions have been devised for specific groups of plant suppliers who hire out specialist plant and equipment.
These Supplementary conditions, must be read in conjunction with the Model Conditions, and aim to expand on, where needed, the Model Conditions.
Supplementary Conditions are not available for all types of Plant.
Download Concrete Pumping Supplementary Conditions (BCPG) >>
Download Construction Hoist Supplementary Conditions (CHIG) >>
Download Crane Supplementary Conditions (CIG) >>
Download Rail Plant Association Ltd Supplementary Conditions (RPA) >>
Download Shoring Technology Supplementary Conditions (STIG) >>
Download Tools and Equipment Supplementary Conditions >>
Download Tower Crane Supplementary Conditions (TCIG) >>
Plant Owner Clarification
Members are on occasions classed as a sub-contractor by a customer rather than as a plant-hire provider.
The following download is a draft letter which Members can reproduce on their own headed stationery and remit to customers, which clarifies this misunderstanding.