About AFI Uplift | The Powered Access Rental Company

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The WAHR (Work At Height Regulations) and increasingly stringent Health & Safety standards, mean that choosing the right supplier for your powered access equipment is vital. As a leading powered access provider, AFI-Uplift Limited offers a comprehensive range of access solutions, from rental to purchase, safety equipment to accredited training, service and maintenance of machines – all geared to your

With a wealth of experience in the industry, the AFI team is highly trained and dedicated to customer service. We will lift the pressure from your shoulders and guide you to the most appropriate access solutions – so that you can meet your deadlines and your budget without compromise to quality and safety.

A testimony to our expertise is the speed with which we have grown. From only three depots with 270 machines in 2002, we have now expanded to 18 depots offering over 4,300 rental units! At the same time we have increased resources, which are paramount to provide solid support within the depot network. We have invested significantly in our delivery fleet, securing tight control of access to vehicles across our depot network.

Following the merger of AFI Aerial Platforms and Uplift in 2006, we cemented our position as one of the largest powered access companies in the industry. A £15 million injection from Barclays Private Equity, one of the UK’s leading providers of development capital, has given AFI-Uplift the financial strength to develop still further in the years to come. This investment is a tremendous vote of confidence in the AFI-Uplift team, which remains committed to providing individual service and support, ensuring customer demands are met on time, every time.

In the final quarter of 2007, we acquired two further businesses, North East Access and Central Access, enabling us to further develop our national depot network.

In 2008 we opened a depot in Preston and also relocated a number of depots to larger facilities. During that year AFI became the first powered access rental company to achieve Achilles BuildingConfidence accreditation.

In 2009 we made further investment in our fleet by purchasing a number of Pop-Ups and BoSS X3 machines for the smaller end of the market and two Hollandlift G-320 Megastars to serve the needs of the high end. We also gained two further accreditations – Safecontractor and TiVA supplier accreditation. We continued to invest in our systems and processes, for example introducing the digital pen system to our service engineers.

In 2010 AFI are:

	Seeking ISO 14001 Environmental Management accreditation.
	Seeking ISO 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System accreditation.
	Extending the digital pen system to our delivery drivers so customers can receive images of machines delivered and collected, helping them to locate machines if they were not present during delivery.
	Opening our Leyton (London City) depot, which is only 1.7 miles from the Olympic Park.

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