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Shaping Tomorrow’s Engineers Four apprentices, three years of rigorous training, and one exceptional outcome: distinctions all around. This milestone reflects the talent, resilience, and dedication of Connor, Ben, John, and Cameron, who achieved the highest possible grade in completing the ‘Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Technician Apprenticeship’. James Holloway, Summit Platforms’ National Engineering Manager, said; “They’ve all done an amazing......

  Powered access and telehandler hire specialist Summit Platforms joined a junior schools’ Futures Day to show pupils their career opportunities could be on the up if they consider working in the powered access industry. The company took a cherry picker and a scissor lift along to Hilltop Junior School, in Wickford to demonstrate how they are used and got an excited response from pupils. Amy Taylor, Manager of the Summit Platforms London East depot, said: "It was wonderful to see......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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 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......