AFI director wins (1st May 2012)

Austin Baker, AFI's Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) director has won the IPAF Safety Champion award at this year's International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) conference in Rome.

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Stops crushes (1st April 2012)

Being crushed against overhead obstructions, is one of the main hazards facing operators of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs).

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Stops unauthorised use (1st February 2012)

Providing a cost effective method of preventing unauthorised use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), AFI-Uplift has launched the Key Zone keypad. Key Zone is a standalone unit, which locks and unlocks the machin

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Finance fix (1st February 2012)

AFI-Uplift has launched its own range of hire purchase, finance lease and operating lease schemes to make it easier for companies to buy Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs).

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AFI in the zone (1st November 2011)

Hoping to reduce deaths and injuries, AFI-Uplift has launched two major initiatives to improve safety for operators of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs).

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The small & tall (1st September 2011)

When contractors were called in to install data and fibre optic cabling at the NEC in Birmingham they hired powered access machines from AFIUplift to give them the height and manoeuvrability required to reach the roofs

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Tall order (1st August 2011)

Painting contractor Bagnalls turned to AFI-Uplift powered access machines to carry out the job of painting 80m of footbridge spanning a river and a three lane road before connecting to the Meadowhall Shopping Centre at

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Making light work (1st November 2010)

A boom lift supplied by AFI-Uplift has helped to make light work of a repair and painting contract at a lighthouse in Hartlepool. Pyeroy's Infrastructure and Maintenance Support Services Division hired the JLG 450AJ boo

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To fail to plan... (1st November 2010)

Brian Parker discusses why companies must have an emergency rescue plan in place when using mobile elevating work platforms

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MEWP seminars (1st June 2010)

Anyone operating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) should receive familiarisation training on the specific type of machine being used, and there should also be a detailed rescue plan in place.

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Free safety seminars (1st May 2010)

Powered access hire specialist AFIUplift is holding free safety seminars on the safe, efficient use of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).

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Reach on high (1st July 2009)

Contractor, JPV (Painters), hired AFI-Uplift boom and scissor lifts to help carry out work to protect the steelwork of a new galvanising plant being built in Cambridgeshire. The five boom lifts and one scissor lift were

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Quick access (1st June 2009)

Facilities management company, Masterclean UK, hired an AFI-Uplift boom lift over a 10-day period to help operatives clean the fascias, cladding and glazing at the St John's House Government building in Liverpool. Maste

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  Boom lift helps to polish off cleaning contract (1st May 2009)

When you're faced with the annual task of cleaning nearly one thousand windows and giving a sparkling finish to the exterior of a three-storey building you definitely need a helping hand.

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Reducedmanualhandling (1st February 2009)

AFI-Uplift has developed a powered access platform sheet stand to provide increased safety and reduced manual handling for contractors working with sheet materials and cladding panels.

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Tough task wrapped up (1st August 2008)

Two AFI-Uplift scissor lifts have helped to carry out one of the UK's biggest ever shrink wrapping jobs – involving two storage tanks each measuring 60 x 15m.

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Bridge no trouble over water (1st June 2008)

An AFI Uplift Boom lift took to the water to help contractors build a new bridge crossing the River Tees at Stockton on Tees.

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The only way is up (1st April 2008)

Under the 'Work at Height' Regulations, employers

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Large order for powered access units (1st December 2007)

AFI-Uplift has won one of

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Boom training caught on film (1st August 2007)

AFI-Uplift's training courses for powered access machine operators can be seen on television in September when Brian Parker, general training manager, will appear on the Discovery Channel.

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Boom training caught on film (1st August 2007)

AFI-Uplift's training courses for powered access machine operators can be seen on television in September when Brian Parker, general training manager, will appear on the Discovery Channel.

Parker was filmed putting three you

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Be committed to safety stay safe! (1st August 2007)

The most recent Work at Height regulations brought together all existing work at height regulations, setting out the minimum requirements for the use of equipment. Whereas previous regulations applied primarily to work over t

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Meeting growing demand (1st June 2007)

With the Work at Height Regulations driving forward the use of small powered access machines, AFI-Uplift reports an increase in demand from companies wanting to hire units for lower access work.

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Work safely at all levels (1st February 2007)

The recently-introduced Work at Height regulations bring together all existing work at height regulations and state the minimum requirements for the use of equipment. Although previous regulations applied primarily to work ov

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