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Efficient Scaffold Hire: Maximising Your Project’s Potential

Efficient Scaffold Hire: Maximising Your Project’s Potential

When it comes to construction and renovation projects, scaffold hire plays a crucial role in ensuring safety, efficiency, and productivity. Whether you're a professional contractor or a DIY enthusiast, understanding...

October 14, 2024

Maximising Safety and Efficiency with Tower Scaffolds

Maximising Safety and Efficiency with Tower Scaffolds

Tower scaffolds are essential structures in the construction industry, providing safe and stable platforms for workers to carry out tasks at height. Whether you're a professional contractor or a DIY...

September 7, 2024

Scaffolding Towers to Hire: Everything You Need to Know

Scaffolding Towers to Hire: Everything You Need to Know

In the fast-paced world of construction, maintenance, and repair, scaffolding towers play a pivotal role in ensuring safety and efficiency. Whether you're a contractor, a DIY enthusiast, or a business...

July 19, 2024

Mastering Height Safety: The Essential Benefits of IPAF Training

Mastering Height Safety: The Essential Benefits of IPAF Training

Working from height can be dangerous. To ensure that you and your team are fully up to date with the latest working at height health and safety regulations, IPAF training...

June 7, 2024

Scaffold Towers Explained: Types, Uses, and Safety Tips

Scaffold Towers Explained: Types, Uses, and Safety Tips

When it comes to working at heights, safety is paramount. For the safest and most efficient building access, scaffold towers are an indispensable tool. Whether you’re a professional contractor or...

April 7, 2024

Ready, Set, Rescue! Get First Aid Certified with Access Towers

Ready, Set, Rescue! Get First Aid Certified with Access Towers

Having a certified first aider is an essential part of meeting workplace health and safety requirements. Whether you work in an office, a factory, a building site or anywhere else,...

March 7, 2024

Choosing the right steps for your construction needs

Choosing the right steps for your construction needs

When working at height, you’ll need the right type of ladder to match your needs. Loss of stability is often cited as a major cause of accidents when working from...

February 7, 2024

How much does PASMA training cost?

How much does PASMA training cost?

PASMA training courses are designed to teach people how to safely use scaffold towers and low-level access equipment. There are a variety of PASMA courses available. Some courses are classroom-based...

August 21, 2023

What are the different types of PASMA training courses?

What are the different types of PASMA training courses?

Access towers have become an extremely versatile and popular way of working at height, offering a safer and more flexible option than the traditional ladder.   However, like almost all installations...

August 21, 2023

Access towers vs ladders – 3 reasons why access towers are the best choice

Access towers vs ladders – 3 reasons why access towers are the best choice

Both access towers and ladders are effective tools for reaching areas above ground level. Whether you’re working on a small-scale home renovation project such as painting your house exterior or...

April 5, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

What is considered working at height?

Anything above ground level is considered Working at Height. Access Towers are a large provider of PASMA Training and sit within the top 5% in the UK, allowing us to train the full range of 1-Day PASMA Courses to suit any of your work at height Tower Training requirements.

What are the working at height regulations?

It is recommended by Health & Safety standards that those who are assembling Towers should be PASMA Trained. This will give operatives a 5-year qualification of competency for the use of mobile towers.

Do I need to have a licence/certificate to use the equipment?

Certifications will vary depending on what equipment you’re hiring. It’s always best to speak with our Hire Desk if you are unsure, where they can advise what will be best for you or in more advanced working conditions, we can install onsite.

What are the different training sessions you offer & who are they for?

Training courses are for anyone using the equipment, from commercially to domestically. These will range from PASMA Training for the use of Towers, IPAF Training for the use of MEWPS as well as various other courses such as Safety Harness Training and First Aid.

How do I know which equipment will be right for the job?

Our Hire Desk are trained across the full range of work at height stock available and will be able to advise and assist cost-free.

How quickly can you supply the tower(s)?

We aim for a next-day turnaround, this is dependent on the transport routes and how busy we are at the time. It works both ways and could be earlier than your requested date.