Who this is for
Managing agents and building managers whose building has a BMU or cradle nobody else wants to operate, or no permanent access at all. Main contractors and facade contractors who need a trained team for after-sales and remedial installation at height. Anyone who has been told scaffolding is the only option.
What we do
Access planning
Each job starts with the building: what permanent access exists, what the roof will take, where the public and residents are, and what the council will allow on the pavement. We choose the method that is safe, quickest and least disruptive, and set it out in the RAMS with the lifting plan where one is needed.
Rope access
For inspection, water testing, sealing, gasket replacement and smaller glazing on buildings without a BMU, rope access is usually faster and far cheaper than scaffold or a large MEWP. Our technicians are trained for rope access and work in pairs with a rescue plan.
BMU, cradle and MEWP
We operate building maintenance units and suspended cradles, and bring in MEWPs where the ground allows. For heavy units we add vacuum lifters and, on the biggest jobs, a crane basket with the lifting contractor.
Installation
New windows, doors, screens, louvres, panels and glass on refurbishment, after-sales and remedial projects: from a single replacement door to a programme of window replacements across a block. FENSA registered, so domestic window and door replacements are self certified for Building Regulations.
How an access job runs
Site visit
A surveyor looks at the building, the roof, the ground and the public interfaces, and confirms the access method.
Method and permits
RAMS, lifting plan where needed, pavement or road closure licence, and notices for residents.
Works
Trained operatives, rescue plan, exclusion zones and a banksman where equipment is on the ground.
Hand back
Access equipment handed back, site cleared, photographs and records in the close-out report.
Questions building managers ask
Can you work where scaffolding is impractical?
That is most of our work. Rope access, cradles, BMUs and MEWPs cover almost every situation on a modern building without scaffold.
Who inspects the BMU before you use it?
The building's equipment must have a current thorough examination certificate. We check it before use and will not operate equipment without one.
Do you close roads and pavements?
Yes, where the works need it. We apply for the licence, arrange barriers and a banksman, and plan the works to keep the closure short.
Are you FENSA registered?
Yes, registration 43358, so replacement windows and doors in dwellings are self certified under Building Regulations.
