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Truck Mount Cherry Pickers are often hired within the TV, Film and Lighting industry. On this occasion we were contacted by a client with the request to hire a 45m Truck Mounted Cherry Picker complete with one of our bespoke lighting rig’s for the filming of a new BBC One drama series in Barnsley. Based on the bestselling novel by Susanna Clarke and adapted by Peter Harness, Eddie Marsan and Olivier award-winning Bertie Carvel take on the magical roles of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell in this new seven-part drama series. Set at the beginning of the 19th-century, England no longer believes in practical magic. The reclusive Mr Norrell (Marsan) of Hurtfew Abbey stuns the city of York when he …

This Truck Mounted Platform Hire in Sheffield was ideal to complete maintenance works on this Travelodge sign. Although recent weather has damaged many signs and indeed properties, this particular hire was to service an on-going maintenance contract for the Travelodge hotel chain. Our client prefers the flexibility of the Truck Mounted Platforms because they can complete multiple sites in one day. On this occasion, they were working in and around the Sheffield area in South Yorkshire A company branding is extremely important so having a clean and well illuminated sign can make all the difference. Maintenance costs can spiral using a traditional cherry picker platform but with the use of a Truck Mounted Platform hire the rental cost can be …

All Terrain Truck Mounted Platform hire is a great way to gain access to those remote locations that standard platforms just can’t reach. For this site in Swindon, the off road 4×4 Truck Mounted Platform was the perfect solution. Our client contacted us asking if we could provide a safe working at height solution to allow them access to a mobile telecommunications mono pole. The only difficulty was that it was located at the far side of a wet boggy field. Our surveying team recommended one of our all-terrain 4×4 Truck Mounted Platforms for the job and it was the perfect solution. The true off-road capabilities made easy work of the wet field and our client was safely working at …

Our Truck Mounted Cherry Picker Hire fleet is being used by maintenance contractors across the UK as a result of the recent stormy weather. As the heavy rain continues to pour across the UK, building water drainage systems are being put to the ultimate test. Unfortunately, not all of them are managing to cope with the volume of rain water we have recently experienced and this site in Sheffield is no different. Leaks and failures have started to appear and in most cases the easiest way to gain safe access to repair them is with the hire of a Truck Mounted Cherry Picker. The our clients maintenance team were able to use the Truck Mount Cherry Picker to not only …

Our Truck Mounted Cherry Pickers are often required to work on local authority highways and this hire in Sheffield was no exception. Working on the public highways requires well planned, organised and suitably deployed traffic management to protect not only the road users from our working truck mounted cherry picker but also pedestrians who use the footpaths where we are required to operate. Our in house Traffic Management division strive to ensure every work site our Truck Mounted Cherry Pickers attend remain safe and legal at all times. From the creation of temporary walkways and roadways to temporary traffic signals and one-off road signage, our project co-ordinators will liaise with local authorities to secure all necessary highways permits and produce …

A 70m Truck Mounted Platform from Blade Access was on display yesterday for a market leading film and television lighting company. The open day was held at the ITV Studios in Leeds where selected industry guests were invited to view all the latest lighting innovations available to the industry. Blade Access displayed a 70m Truck Mounted Cherry Picker complete with the Blade Lighting Rig to show the film and television industry some of the options available when using a vehicle mounted access platform. The venue in Leeds was busy with interested visitors and the guests made light work of the snacks and refreshments on hand. A few people also couldn’t resist the temptation to have a ride all the way …