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A former Australian rugby league player Bryan Fletcher broke his ribs and punctured his lung, when a television stunt involving a jump from a self-propelled boom lift went wrong yesterday. Fletcher and fellow rugby player Nathan Hindmarsh were carrying out the ‘Blob’ stunt at Darling Harbour for the Matty Johns Show, to promote the Nitro Circus. The idea is that the two jum ... more
This is the dramatic moment fire crews were forced to use a cherry picker to rescue a goat from the side of a gorge in Somerset. The nervous animal scrambled down the steep cliff face at Cheddar Gorge, but seemingly forgot how to get back up. Emergency services and the RSPCA were brought in to help the frightened goat, which was carried on to the aerial platform, at around 10.30am on Monday. Pe ... more
A trapped bird sparked an emergency rescue mission in Oxford city last week. Firefighters cordoned off part of Cornmarket Street near Moss Bros and HSBC at the junction with Queen Street at about 5.50pm. A cherry picker was brought in and the cordon was set up surrounding it. A man with a cage was raised up to rescue the bird - a crow - that had become trapped. Th ... more
Two thieves were stranded in the early hours of the morning after they stole a scissor lift from a supermarket construction site in Birmingham, UK. The two men had apparently stolen the lift from a local supermarket and driven it down some distance, before they took it up to full height and then either ran out of fuel or battery charge, stranding them in freezing temperatures. Unable to get th ... more
Spotted in Mexico a man working from a crude suspended platform – or rather from alongside a platform. The platform is suspended from ropes circling the turret and simply tied onto the guardrails of the homemade platform. Getting it into position must have been something of a challenge? The working height appears to be around 10 metres or so. In order to reach part of the turret stru ... more
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has launched a new checklist of best-practice criteria to support the construction sector in doing its utmost to boost the image of the industry. The checklist will be used during visits to construction sites, companies and suppliers to assess the performance of industry stakeholders against the Code of Considerate Practice. Among the latest additions to the c ... more
We’re never ones to shy away from a big project here at Facelift, so we’ve decided to introduce a new series to look at all the famous projects we’ve worked on. This week, it’s our role in preparing for the Royal Wedding back in 2011… For that job, we were tasked with ensuring that camera and recording equipment had a suitable vantage point to be able to broadcast t ... more
Boasting compact dimensions and class-leading working envelope, the Height Rider 12 has always been versatile and reliable. Its telescopic upper boom provides increased accuracy when positioning the platform and 6.10m outreach make the HR12 4x4 self-propelled boom lift perfect for reaching up and over all kinds of obstacles. Add to this a low weight chassis and a powerful 4-Wheel-Dr ... more
Ascendant Access, the manufacturing arm of Facelift has recently launched its 18m telescopic-plus-jib A18-13TJ mounted on an all-terrain Takeuchi TCR50 tracked carrier. Nicknamed the “swampmaster” it is the ideal solution for crews who need to reach inaccessible locations such as those experienced during overhead line maintenance and installation as well asvarious types ... more
Niftylift Traction Drives Nifty Traction Drive is an integrated drive system that provides simple, cost effective and most importantly safe method for on-site positioning. Operated from controls next to the tow hitch, Nifty 'Traction Drive' allows an operator to maximise their effectiveness on any series of tasks allowing them to be performed quickly and safely without the need for extra assistan ... more
