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There was success for our Capital Sales Manager Russell Woodward this month, when he landed two big orders with major players on the global stage. The first is with Jaguar Land Rover in Wolverhampton. Following around four months of intense consultation and a site survey, they have placed an order for two Nifty HR17NEs, two Haulotte Quick Up 14s and one MEC 3259ERT Crossover scissor lift. Th ... more
This year's IPAF summit was held last week at the Beaumont Estate Hotel, Old Windsor. Central to the event was this year's International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) awards, which recognises companies and individuals who have made a striking contribution to the industry. And we played a pretty big part in the awards too. Facelift sponsored the Access Photograph of the Year category, which off ... more
IPAF approved training centres in South East Asia posted a very impressive growth of 211.3% in 2013, and the federation has announced that it will be investing resources to support its rapidly growing membership in the region. Currently, IPAF has members in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand and has appointed Evelyn LOW Soo Chian as regional m ... more
The Access Industry Forum (AIF) has set the date for the UK’s first ever Twitter Symposium devoted exclusively to working at height in the workplace. Starting at 11.00am on Wednesday 16 April 2014, it will take the form of a one-hour question and answer session and offer a unique opportunity to put questions to experts in every sector of the access industry. Experts in topics such as ... more
IPAF staff took the PAL + challenge last month, as Susan Foster, IPAF training operations coordinator, and Lynn Price, IPAF audit and QC manager, were the first members of the IPAF staff to successfully complete the PAL+ advanced operator course, at Facelift’s indoor facility in Liverpool. The course was led by IPAF certified instructor Gary Phillipson. PAL+ is an optional, additional one d ... more
World famous Bristolian graffiti artist Banksy is making headlines in Brighton, after his famous ‘Kissing Coppers’ art has popped up again in the city. The question on everyone’s lips is whether it’s an authentic Banksy or just a very good reproduction. What we can confirm is that our access equipment was used to reach the required heights. The artwork arrived on the front ... more
Cornwall Council and the father and son partners of a local building company have been fined for breaking safety law after the son was seriously injured in a fall through a fragile roof. Andrew Sobey, broke his pelvis after plunging between three and five metres through a cow shed roof at Neydown Farm in Poundstock, near Bude, in August 2012. He was prosecuted, alongside his father Thomas ... more
A Bristol property developer – Da Vinci Developments Limited - has been fined after it exposed at least three employees to asbestos while working on a former Marks and Spencer shop building. The HSE was alerted when they were notified by a non-licensed asbestos removal company, which had been asked to quote for the removal works. The firm was aware any such work had to be carried out by a l ... more
A caravan firm has been fined after a maintenance engineer was injured in a fall from height while renovating a caravan at its premises in Silsoe, Bedfordshire.The 30 year-old from Chingford, Essex fell approximately one and a half metres when a makeshift platform collapsed during work to attach metalwork cladding to the side of a caravan. Following the incident in February 2012, the company, Rom ... more
We are pleased to announce we've invested £3.5 million in 74 new pieces of equipment from manufacturer Ascendant. As part of our significant growth plans for 2014, we have invested in: 50 x 12.5m Van mounted platforms 12 x 22m self drive cherry pickers 12 x 18m truck mounts Discussing the investment, Gordon Leicester, Managing Director of ... more
