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FACELIFT, the UK’s leading independent supplier of powered access equipment, would like to invite you to celebrate their 25th year of being in the access hire industry this July. The celebrations will consist of an open day which will provide the opportunity to take a closer look at extensive range of powered access platforms that Facelift have available. On show will ... more
The winner of our F22 photography competition, James Whitaker, has successfully completed his IPAF Training in the 1b (static boom) category for truck mounted platforms. The training was held at our Hickstead Depot in Sussex with perfect weather. IPAF course began at 8 in the morning with a theory test followed by practical course in the afternoon. James passed easily and now holds an IPAF P ... more
Last weeks Vertikal Days at Haydock Park, saw the official launch of the new ZT safety harness. The ZT harness is marketed as a fall arrest and fall restraint harness, and employs a unique design that eliminates the use of groin straps and importantly the damage they cause. The fall arrest harness was met with a great deal of interest as users of existing fall harnesses saw the excellent benefits ... more
The winner of the f22 photography competition is James Whitaker of South London for his entry which will explore the idea of workers. We will be working with James during the coming months to undertake IPAF Operator training for the Truck Mounted Ascendant, and planning for the different shots that he proposed. We had an excellent response to the brief, with many great ideas submitted, selecting ... more
Facelift Access Hire are a proud supporter of the Brighton Festival, this year we supplied a Skyjack Scissor Lift for use by Wet Paint Productions. Wet Paint Productions had organised a street art festival, with Graffiti artists from all over the UK to paint 9 locations in central Brighton. The Scissor was used on one of the main locations in Regent Street, where access was needed to paint ... more
Facelift Access Hire has published a new pocket sized safety guide to Mobile Elevating Work Platforms. Facelift have been a long time champion of safety while working at height and this project was spurred on by the need for a high quality guide that was easily accessible and more attractive to users. The guides will be given away to all trainees on IPAF training courses and to all Self Dri ... more
Conwy County Borough has engaged Caernarfon based Datrys Consulting Engineers to carry out a conditional survey of the Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. The Colwyn Bay Pier, as it also known, was opened to the public in 1901. The pier length was originally 96 metres, but this was soon extended to 227 metres in 1903. The Pier welcomed many holiday makers in its time, the ... more
Facelift Access Hire is continuing its investment in new equipment, further expanding its fleet and reflecting its confidence in the access hire market for 2010. We have taken delivery of 64 new trailer mounts and scissor lifts from Niftylift and SkyJack. Facelift have also placed further orders with Niftylift for ten HR21 AWD Hybrids, featuring new environmentally conscious engine&nb ... more
Wispa Gold have a great promotion where you can get a message to a loved one put up on a billboard around the country and dedicate it to someone. Here's an amazing video clip of Rolf Harris painting a message aboard Facelift Scissor Lift http://www.youtube.com Thanks to Zak in at our Purfleet Depot for resourcing this story, and to his client contact. ... more
As part of the Brighton and Hove Shopping Festival - Facelift Access Hire has helped to sponsor and organise a Kid’s Egg Trail Hunt throughout the city. Monday last a team from Facelift were out and about in the twilight hours, busily attaching 29 large easter eggs to to the facias of shop fronts though out Brighton and Hove. Aboard the Ascendant 17 truck mounted cherr ... more
