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Choosing access equipment just got that little bit easier with the launch of Facelift’s new access guide. The 96 - page brochure features all you need to know about the models that Facelift has for hire, and details of the wide variety of training courses available, such as IPAF, PASMA and Ladder Training Courses. In order to ensure customers are getting exactly the right pieces of eq ... more
The Spanish city of Madrid played host to some of the most highly-esteemed access companies in the world last month at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs). More than 400 industry professionals attended the awards, which are jointly organised by IPAF and Access International magazine and celebrate best practice in the sector. Facelift’s chairman Gordon Leicester represented t ... more
As the business continues to go from strength to strength, Facelift is recruiting for a number of roles at depots all over the country. For example, the Newcastle depot is looking for a mechanical or electric fitter while the Liverpool site is on the hunt for HGV & Non-HGV drivers. And for those not looking for a full-time role, the Birmingham depot is seeking stand-by drivers and oper ... more
If you have a machine or platform to sell, look no further! Facelift is now offering a service whereby platforms can be upgraded or part exchanged. Simply fill in our online form and one of our buyers will call you back to provide a valuation based on current market prices for all manufacturers' products, meaning you know you're getting the best deal possible. ... more
While the sight of a cherry picker out at sea would normally be a cause for great concern, this was not the case in 2006 when Facelift sailed their way to victory in a unique charity event. Paddle around Brighton Pier, in aid of The Rocking Horse Appeal, RNLI and Surf Aid, saw a number of organisations invited to build a raft that represents their business and paddle it around the West Pier. Alt ... more
When working with access equipment, it’s easy to fall into the trap that the only danger is a fall from height, however, as this month’s free safety poster demonstrates, this is certainly not the case. A new poster created by Facelift highlights the dangers of working on fragile roofs, or above skylights. Showing the poster series’ familiar safety character falling face firs ... more
A £2.7 million initiative announced by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Home Builders Federation (HBF) is set to train 45,000 new homebuilding workers by 2019 to help tackle the nation’s housing shortage. The first of initiative of this kind, the Home Building Skills Partnership will bring together firms of all sizes to ensure that the industry has the skill ... more
A solar panel firm has been £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a fall through a fragile roof light at a private home in Kent. The worker fractured his shin and a vertebra in the incident in Hawkinge in April 2013. The roof light the 32-year-old man crashed through was on an outbuilding housing a swimming pool. Although the water partially cushioned his fall, he made a heavy i ... more
A gas engineer from Barnstable has been prosecuted after he removed potentially dangerous asbestos material during a gas boiler replacement putting himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres. Mr Hockin was removing an old warm air heating system at a residential property in Wrafton when he disturbed a quantity of asbestos insulation board that surrounded the warm air boiler. The ... more
“If we can all come together to help achieve these things, maintain the gains made in safety, and seize the opportunity to give health the same priority, it will help improve productivity, keep business costs down, help keep workers safe and well, and protect members of the public.” HSE will look to act increasingly as an enabler, supporting businesses, particularly small and medium e ... more
