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Powered access and telehandler rental specialist Summit Platforms has relocated its London West depot to a larger site to provide more space for its continued expansion. The company has outgrown its premises in Radlett, Hertfordshire, so has moved its operations to a new site eight miles away in Welham Green. The extra space allows Summit Platforms to also provide IPAF training from the London West depot for the first time. IPAF training Summit Platforms London West Depot Manager Joe......

Summit Platforms London West depot moves to larger premises

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Powered access and telehandler rental specialist Summit Platforms has expanded its depot network with the opening of a new location covering the East of England. The depot, in Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, close to the A42, will allow Summit Platforms to more-easily meet customer requirements in the East Midlands area – and support customers across eastern counties and conurbations, such as Peterborough. The development takes the number of depots across Summit Platforms network to......

Summit Platforms opens its 10th Depot in the East Midlands

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Case study Hinkley Point C (HPC) is a multi-billion-pound project to build the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK for more than 20 years. The Construction of Hinkley Point C is being delivered by a number of major construction companies and specialists in delivering Nuclear Projects. Summit Platforms has been providing Power Access, Telescopic Handlers and IPAF training to contractors working on HPC since 2016 Engineering Support Summit Platforms has full......

Hinkley Point C

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Summit Platforms has relocated its South West region powered access and telehandler rental operation to a larger depot to provide the extra space and facilities needed for continued growth. The company’s Bristol depot has moved to a one-acre site with a 15,000 ft purpose-prepared refurbished storage, workshop, training and office building in Avonmouth. Summit Platforms Director James Watson said: “We’d outgrown our previous premises and needed extra space to meet growing demand......

Summit Platforms moves to new Bristol depot

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Powered access rental specialist Summit Platforms has stepped up first aid protection for colleagues and customers by installing automated external defibrillators at all its depots. The devices can save the life of a person having a sudden cardiac arrest by automatically analysing the disrupted rhythm of the heart and delivering a controlled electric shock to restore it. Hundreds of lives are saved across the UK through the use of automated external defibrillators (AED), which are designed......

Summit Platforms installs life-saving defibrillators in every depot

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Powered access and telehandler rental specialist Summit Platforms has been selected to join the Buzzacott Organic Growth 25 list for 2023. The list, last published in 2021, identifies 25 of the companies with the highest organic growth rates, with no external investment, in the UK. With revenue growth of 118% in 2022-23, Summit Platforms has won a place in Buzzacott Organic Growth 25 (OG25) for the first time, ranking 15th in the companies listed. Summit Platforms Director Gordon McGill......

Summit Platforms joins list of fastest organically growing firms

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Access platform and telehandler hire specialist Summit Platforms has achieved two important international standards – ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety. They are added to ISO 9001 for quality management, which the company already held, to create a suite of standards that give customers assurances about the quality, safety and sustainability of Summit Platforms’ services. The company underwent a series of stringent external audits,......

Summit Platforms achieves international safety and environment standards

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  Summit Platforms is continuing with its IPAF engineering apprenticeship scheme for a second year after a successful first year in 2022. The scheme provides three years of training on the IPAF Level 3 Lift, Truck and Powered Access Technician course, leading to candidates becoming qualified service engineers. Summit Platforms is using the programme to develop the engineering talent it needs to maintain high standards of customer service and support the continued growth of the......

Second year of IPAF engineering apprenticeships set to get underway

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Summit Platforms is dedicated to providing the latest in modern equipment accompanied with the highest levels of customer service, ensuring their customers can work at height safely. The Summit Platforms engineers play an important part in this, carrying out pre-delivery inspections, services and repairs in the depot workshops as well as traveling to customer sites. Each depot has a team of knowledgeable and experienced engineers, trained to the highest standard on all types of powered......

Meet the Summit Platforms Engineers

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An exciting opportunity to join national powered access provider Summit Platforms and begin a rewarding career in engineering. The company is offering a place on the IPAF Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician apprenticeship scheme at its Glasgow depot, which provides three years of training resulting in the candidate becoming a qualified service engineer. Summit Platforms is using the programme to develop the engineering talent it needs to maintain high standards......

Exciting Opportunity for Apprentices at Summit Platforms Glasgow
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