Case Studies

Tree Fellas Devon

Posted on 06/01/2020

Tree Fellas Devon is an arborculture specialist delivering tree pruning, dismantling and felling services across Devon. It uses the Hinowa Lightlift 20.10 tracked spider crane to carry out almost all its services. The company was commissioned to reduce (prune) an oak tree, protected by a t...

Access 2 Trees

Posted on 02/01/2020

Access 2 Trees is an arborculture specialist in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The company was commissioned to cut back medium-sized trees and large bushes along a boundary between a school and care home. To carry out the work, Access 2 Trees needed to work from the care home side of the boundary...

Isoli Truck Mounted Boom Investment To Help With Telecom Installations

Posted on 01/08/2019

Orbital Net were looking for a truck mounted boom to assist with their telecom and ICT infrastructure jobs whilst allowing them to work in confined and restricted areas. An investment into an Isoli Truck Mounted Boom helped them with just this offering great "up and over" capabilites...

High Performing Platform for Edinburgh-based Specialist Cleaning Company

Posted on 11/07/2019

Edinburgh-based specialist cleaning company, Keystone Preservation required a 17m access platform with low ground pressure and compact dimensions to help them remove paint and biological matter from historical buildings and stately homes...

High Capacity Isoli Truck Mounted Boom Assists With Building Maintenance

Posted on 23/05/2019

Sussex Revovations chose to replace their old CTE model with an Isoli Truck Mounted Boom. This allowed them to work at height with additional basket capacity and a much greater outreach...

Clerkin Elevation invest in 42m Ommelift tracked boom for phone mast maintenance work

Posted on 24/04/2019

Northern Ireland based access hire specialist Clerkin Elevation have invested in an Ommelift 4200 RBDJ tracked boom into their fleet to assist with utility and maintenance work on telephone masts...

Lightweight And Compact 17m Boom Provides Greater Accessibility For Cleaning Company

Posted on 19/03/2019

Keystone Preservation required an access platform to work within hard-to-reach spaces. The Hinowa Lightlift 17.75 allowed them to operate in narrow areas whilst also holding low ground pressure...

42m Ommelift Assists With Nave Inspection on Canterbury Cathedral

Posted on 25/02/2019

An inspection on a World Heritage Site was carried out using an Ommelift 4200RJ. With its compact dimensions and 42m working height, the telescopic boom was perfect working within the nave and west tower of Cantebury Cathedral...

Stafford's Historic Castle Uses Hinowa Boom under tricky conditions

Posted on 24/01/2019

A Hinowa Lightlift 20.10 spider lift was needed to work in a restricted area in order to inspect the walls of Stafford Castle for weather damage. The lightweight and compact lift supplied with an operator allowed the job to be carried out on a hill whilst also working flush with the walls....

Warren Access Supplies Isoli Truck-Mounted Boom To Assist With Christmas Light Display

Posted on 21/12/2018

Isoli vehicle-mounted boom allowed heights of up to 21m whilst offering 'up and over' capabilites in a compact area to assist with the set up of christmas decorations in the historical Alnwick town centre...

Detachable basket and compact dimensions made accessing a restricted entry job site easy

Posted on 13/11/2018

A property maintenance company were supplied with a Hinowa 26.14 by Active Access for an inspection job at the rear of a building. The boom allowed work to be carried out four storeys up and its compact dimensions meant it could pass through narrow areas to reach the job site...

Big Genie boom helps safely and efficiently carry out a demolition job

Posted on 11/10/2018

Portsmouth Demolition & Salvage required a big boom lift to work on the demolition of the tower and spire of Punshon Memorial Methodist Church in Bournemouth town centre on a multi-million pound project...

Low ground pressure tracked spiders & booms assist with inspection of London flyover

Posted on 10/09/2018

Swindon-based hire company Fast Plant provided construction contractor Costain with a range of Hinowa and Niftylift booms to carry out work on a densley occupied area in London. The low ground pressure of the Hinowa lithium spider lifts allowed for operation on sandy surfaces...

Spider Lift Assists With Inspection & Repair on Grade II Listed Evesham Abbey

Posted on 16/08/2018

Avon Access supplied an Ommelift 3700 RJ Spider Lift for an inspection on the Grade II Evesham Abbey Bell Tower to work at heights of up to 33 metres, whilst being compact and lighweight enough to pass through the narrow gateway, across a graveyard and work above the ancient crypt...

17m Hinowa Boom Provides New Opportunities For Oxfordshire Gardening Company

Posted on 30/07/2018

Company Trees & Gardens (Timber) Ltd invest in compact Hinowa Boom to allow for greater scope with jobs. With an exceptional outreach and narrow travel width of 0.8m, the Hinowa Lightlift 17.75 provided opportunity to work in more confined spaces...

Versatile Genie articulated boom lifts used for work at height within the events industry

Posted on 23/05/2018

After major growth, company Ashbrook Group expand their fleet of powered access with a range of Genie articulated boom lifts to work at height on various jobs within the events industry...

Compact Lithium Hinowa Boom Allows for Work In Churches & Abbeys

Posted on 11/04/2018

Avon Access, a specialist access rental company needed a tracked boom that would be suitable for indoor use. The Hinowa Lightlift 20.10 IIIs Lithium allowed for quiet operation when working in places of worship...

Jane Brooks Decorators Invest In Hinowa Boom For Its Exceptional Outreach And Performance

Posted on 12/03/2018

Company Jane Brooks Decorators needed to upgrade to a boom with more outreach, allowing them to have greater accessibility for jobs. The Hinowa Lightlift 23.12 offered them a solution with a maximum outreach of 11.4m whilst also being lightweight and transportable... 

42m Omme Lift Provides Low Ground Pressure For High-Level Cleaning

Posted on 22/02/2018

Fletcher Access specialise in contract cleaning of commercial, public and residential buildings and required an access platform with a working height of more than 40m, for cleaning windows, roofs, drains, cladding and solar panels on high-rise buildings....

Isoli Boom Solves Working At Height Problem For Council Maintenance Job

Posted on 09/02/2018

A council in the North-East of England called upon the access solutions of local rental company Warren Access to help with a maintenance job on a 3-storey property...

Emissions-Free & Quiet Hinowa Boom Lift Required For Top London Hotel

Posted on 25/01/2018

Cannon Access were asked to provide an access platform that was quiet, emissions-free, lightweight to work outside an exclusive London hotel to reach the courtyard, where operators could be elevated to re-plant window boxes outside guests’ rooms...

Aldercote Van Mounted Boom Improves Productivity For Street Lighting Application

Posted on 16/12/2017

Aldercote van-mounted boom helps Bristol-based company meet growing demand for street lighting work offering 14m working height and 250kg platform capacity....whilst being quick and easy to set-up!

Genie boom assists with inspection on Grade II listed manor house

Posted on 08/12/2017

Stisted Hall is a Grade II listed manor house near Braintree in Essex that was converted into a residential care home. The owners required a working at height solution to carry out inspection and maintenance on the building

Vehicle-Mounted Boom Removes Branches Overhead in Residential Area Quickly and Swiftly

Posted on 27/11/2017

A housing association required the removal of overhanging branches from a roadside tree outside one of its properties in Washington, Tyne and Wear. They called local hire specialists Warren Access for expert advice on the best working at height solution...

Hinowa mini-dumper makes light work for Dorset landscaping company

Posted on 23/11/2017

Dorset Design & Build (DBB) is a leading south coast landscaping company. It required a stand-on mini-dumper for shifting materials such as sand, gravel, earth, or shingle from one work site location to another

New Genie boom lifts for market-leading steel erectors Shufflebottom

Posted on 22/11/2017

Shufflebottom is the UK market leader in steel frame agricultural buildings, and their steel erectors spend a lot of time working at height, and often on rough terrain. They wanted to replace thier ageing powered access fleet

Wienold glass lift installation project at Leicester Square's famous Empire Cinema

Posted on 22/11/2017

The famous Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square required a 4m x 2.5m glass panel fitting to the building. The glaziers working on behalf of the cinema contacted hire company Hird for expert advice on the best lifting solution to safely affix the 350kg panel in a display window

Lithium-Ion powered spider lifts provide emissions-free solution for indoor maintenance

Posted on 20/11/2017

Independent plant hire company, Fast Plant required battery-powered access platforms for emissions-free working at height for maintenance and cleaning work in atriums, such as those found in shopping centres  

Aldercote van-mount helps to improve CCTV installation & maintenance for VWS

Posted on 29/09/2017

VWS uses van-mounted boom lifts for safe working at height in the installation, inspection, service and repair of CCTV as well as fire safety, security and intelligent building systems. It required a new van mount that was flexible enough to carry out a wide range of tasks

Compact Hinowa spider lift helps conservationists on National Trust site

Posted on 21/09/2017

Conservationists working for the National Trust required a lightweight and compact access platform to enable brickwork replacement at the top of the tower at Ightham Mote, which was built during the Wars of the Roses.