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Facelift Access Hire takes delivery of 17m truck mounted platform from Ascendant Access(09/10/2009)
Facelift Access Hire has confirmed delivery of its 20th, 17m truck mounted platform from Ascendant Access. The A17m, mounted on a 3.5 tonne chassis has been specifically designed for the UK market and can be driven on a normal car license. Unique features include permanent one sided jacking allowing the machine to achieve full unrestricted outreach of 12.2m with a cage capacity of 230KG, whilst still maintaining a narrow working width of onl... [more]
Facelift Access Hire increases range of self drive vehicles(21/05/2009)
Facelift Access Hire are continuing to build their self drive range of vehicles to take advantage of a rise in demand for self drive hire machines bringing a total of 100 to this area of their fleet. The company have recently taken delivery of their new 29m Pantel from Italian manufacturer GSR. The access platform was chosen for its working height and outreach, whilst still being mounted on a 7.5 tonne Iveco chassis and comes with several val... [more]
Haulotte Compact 12DX rough terrain scissor lifts help Sky Sports film a polo match(19/03/2009)
Facelift's knowledge was recently tested when Sky Sports were filming a polo match. The ground conditions caused an assortment of restrictions to the crew including height limitations, steep banks and uneven terrain. After a thorough examination of the arena and surrounding areas Facelift suggested the Haulotte Compact 12DX. The Haulotte Compact 12DX is one of the most prominent rough terrain scissor lifts in the hire fleet proving popular wi... [more]
Facelift assists with emergency repair work to the roof of St Chad's Church(22/12/2008)
Facelift have been called upon to assist with emergency repair work to the roof of Shrewsbury’s famous landmark St Chad’s Church. Their brand new 61m Bronto was seen in action after they joined forces with Mark Bywater Leadwork Specialists and Conservation Architect Tim Ratcliffe to help with a major structural survey. The 200 year old Church requires repairs to the lead roof after fears were raised about its condition. Adrian Richards, C... [more]
Facelift booms for Wolverhampton Wanderers(03/11/2008)
Wolverhampton Wanderers has hired Facelift's Haulotte H25TPX for 2 days to help them carry out routine maintenance on their sound system at their 28k seater Molineux Stadium. The machine was used to allow sound engineers from T G Baker Sound to gain access to the speakers many located some 80 feet up in the four surrounding stands. Steve Sutton Groundsman for Wolves said, ‘We used this machine to help us gain the height and outreach required ... [more]
Facelift Access Hire equipment enables safe and accurate measurement of loose stockpiles(12/06/2008)
Facelift Access Hire recently worked with Interroute Traffic Operations to assist in the trial use of access equipment to enable safe and accurate measurement of the company’s loose stockpiles (particularly road salt.) Previously surveyors had to rely on ‘line of sight’ to gauge the quantity remaining but this didn’t provide accurate results and was known to be a difficult job. However, success was achieved when a bespoke bracket was atta... [more]
Facelift Bronto helps Oceanteam survey cable installation barge(02/06/2008)
Facelift recently worked with offshore service company Oceanteam to help them survey a huge ‘A’ frame based on their multi-functional cable installation barge, the 92 metre CLB Explorer. The barge is used for the laying of power cables on the seabed and also has a large cable burial plough on deck which is overboarded to the seabed to plough the cables to required depth for protection. The ‘A’ frame serves as the launch and recovery device f... [more]
Polish translation service for Facelift IPAF training courses(14/04/2008)
Following customer requests, Facelift Access Hire are now offering a unique translation service to Polish clients attending their IPAF training courses. The translator, Ella Dwornikowska is familiar with the industry and terms used in access hire, owns a PAL card and has previous experience in translating for the construction sector. Operations Director Frank Page commented "Ella can provide valuable and practical language translation with... [more]
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