Nationwide Platforms

Name: Nationwide Platforms
Address: 15 Midland Court, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4PN
Telephone: 0345 745 0000

0345 745 0000

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As your dependable partner for powered access, you can rely on Nationwide Platforms to support you in your every working at height need. No matter where you are working, with our local depots spread nationally across the country, we can provide the right solution for you, including Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), training, and innovative safety systems.

We're a team with the experience, expertise and energy to deliver excellence every time and help you select the best MEWPs to meet your requirements, considering factors including:

Ground conditions
Machine height, width and weight restrictions
Pedestrian & Traffic Management
Internal & external environments
Special PPE requirements
Overhead obstructions
Drop zones & other potential hazards

Having worked on thousands of construction sites from the very small to large scale development projects, our vast industry experience makes us ideally positioned to provide you with expert advice, support and guidance when it comes to the provision and use of powered access equipment throughout the length of your project.

With the largest and broadest fleet in the UK, we have a variety of MEWPs that are suitable for all types of construction sites and budgets, including:

4 Wheel drive MEWPs to ensure work isn’t hampered by ground conditions
Small scissor lifts and electric cherry pickers ideal for working indoors and accessing tight spaces
Low-level platforms for internal building fitting out and maintenance
A range of material handling attachments including SkyRakPlus™, for storing materials weighing up to 600kg, e.g. building frame and envelope materials
Tracked Booms for work in confined spaces or on sensitive surfaces
High level access booms for up to 58m
Scissor lifts with access up to 33m

Our award winning BlueSky Solutions division offers our customers access to the latest and safest ways to work and through long standing partnerships with our manufacturers (including Genie, SkyJack, JLG and Nifty Lift), we will always provide equipment that will lead the way to a safer industry. Some of our innovations include the award-winning SkySiren® and SkySiren PCS™ (Pre-Crush Sensor) secondary guarding systems and Harness ON™ intelligent anchor point, a range of pioneering Material Handling Attachments (MHAs), and the SkySentry™ control and monitoring system.

Your safety is our priority, and as such we collaborate with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and advise on safety standards such as GEIS6, BS 8460. In addition, we conform to each customer’s own site-specific safety protocols.

We are committed to building a more sustainable future, we continually invest in electric and hybrid equipment and we've introduced HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) that provides you with a greener alternative to white diesel.

Additionally, we are Europe's market leading specialist Powered Access Training provider, offering a wide range of courses backed by some of the leading trade bodies including IPAF, PASMA, IOSH, CITB and the Ladder Association, training more than 22,000 delegates each year. Our most popular courses include:

IPAF Operator, Demonstrator and Instructor courses
IPAF MEWPs for Managers and Powered Access Licence Plus (PAL +)
Site-specific training, including Toolbox Talks and equipment licences

Training can be provided at one of our local training centres or on your own site, and a mixture of practical and virtual training aids are available.

We've also recognised that we can make working with us even easier through the introduction of our many digital solutions, from Visual Remote Assistance to quickly diagnose any technical problems you may have, HireTracker so you stay up to date with each stage of your delivery and collection, through to my.NationwidePlatforms which gives you 24/7 access to manage your training and hire account online.

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