subject: Why Hire Access Platforms From Nationwide Platforms? [print this page] Access platforms for hire provide a safe and effective solution for working at height. Choosing to hire access platforms from Nationwide Platforms not only gives you the opportunity to choose from the UKs largest fleet, but also gives you the greatest choice of models.
Firstly, hiring access platforms to complete working at height challenges is often the most effective means of completing tasks. This is because, particularly compared to traditional means of access such as scaffolding, using equipment such as platform scissor lifts means that time and manpower can be saved. Whereas mobile aluminium towers and similar equipment require time for erection and deconstruction, hiring a platform lift provides you with immediate access to a wide variety of heights.
Building on this point, the UK access platform hire market contains a vast amount of equipment, meaning that your ideal platform for hire is never too far away. Nationwide Platforms are the UKs largest provider of access platforms for hire with more than 11,300 units across the country. This includes cherry pickers (or boom lift), scissor lifts, vehicle mounted platforms and low level access.
Having the opportunity to hire from this broad range of access platform models means that you will always have correct machine for your individual requirements. For instance, cherry pickers enable you to access working environments that are both at height and above immoveable objects. In contrast to this, where you simply need to reach heights without reaching over barriers, a scissor lift can be the perfect answer. Finally, vehicle mounted platforms like truck mounts and van mounts are designed for working at height outdoors where quick access to heights of 84 metres is required.
Finally, and most importantly, access platforms are widely regarded as the safest means of working at height. A major reason for this is because access platforms raise operators to the required height by lifting the standing platform (also known as a basket) to the required height. This means that crane of the access platform does the lifting, meaning the operator does not have to climb to their required height. Hard hats, high visibility clothing and harnesses are also used when hiring access platforms.
In addition to this, when you hire an access platform you are required to have had appropriate training and be adequately familiar with the platform you are using. In addition to providing access platforms for hire, Nationwide Platforms provide internationally recognised powered access operator IPAF training. These courses usually only take one full day to complete, depending on the number of different types of machines you want training to use. Once you have passed this course, you will be able to hire access platforms for five years.
Nationwide Platforms provide more than 11,300 access platforms for hire and deliver IPAF training and PASMA courses at locations across the UK. Nationwide Platforms also offer the SkySiren anti-entrapment solution for hire with their boom lifts, as well as being the countrys largest provider of access platforms for sale.
