Purpose-Built Access, Engineered Around Your Site – When standard access platforms, mobile access towers, or MEWPs can’t safely reach, Global Platforms designs and manufactures bespoke access platforms that fit your geometry—not the other way around. From freestanding decks and cantilevers to bridging gantries and modular walkways, we create adjustable work platforms for working at heights that boost safety, speed and productivity around complex machinery, irregular spaces, heritage façades and sensitive environments.
Quality and Safety First
Built to last. Built to standard. We manufacture in aluminium, mild steel, and GRP, selecting materials to match loads, environment and maintenance plans. Every platform is engineered to relevant British Standards and delivered under ISO 9001 procedures with drawings, calculations and RAMS. Guardrails, toe-boards, gated entries and scaffold stairs or stairwell scaffold options ensure compliant working at height. If a hybrid approach is smarter, we’ll integrate with access towers, mobile scaffold towers, or targeted mewp access (including tracked spider MEWPs).
Bespoke Solutions
Whether you need a straightforward mobile access tower for short-term work at height or a fully engineered, one-off access platform for a difficult or high-risk area, we have the capability to design, build and deliver it. We don’t force standard kit into situations it’s not suited for — instead, we create solutions that actually fit your site, machinery layout, building geometry, permitted loadings and workflow.
Our team will survey, listen and understand exactly how and where you need to work, then develop a tailored platform or access system that improves safety, speeds the job up, and reduces disruption. That could be a compact mobile tower, a guarded step platform, a modular gantry you can reuse, or a complex multi-level platform with edge protection and safe egress. Every solution is built to optimise safety, efficiency and productivity, so your team can work confidently and compliantly at height.
Why Choose Global Platforms Ltd?
Custom Platforms & Decks
Freestanding, bridging, suspended and cantilever platforms with non-slip surfaces and protective interfaces.
Maintenance Gantries
Over-line/over-asset gantries with safe egress and service zones for tools/parts.
Vehicle & Fleet Platforms
Machine-specific decks around conveyors, tanks, pipework and AHUs; modular layouts for line changes.
Factory & Plant Platforms
Our dedicated team is committed to providing outstanding customer support.
Rail & Aviation/Helicopter
Nose/roof access, pit boards, boxing-ring rails and hangar-friendly wheels.
Hybrid Access
Combine a compact platform with aluminium scaffold tower sections, access towers or tracked access platforms for constrained routes.
Need temporary access while we build your platform?
We can bridge with access platform hire, access tower hire, mobile scaffold towers, or MEWP hire (self-drive or MEWP hire with operator).
Want to know how we do things? Let’s walk you through our process and what you can expect – From Concept to Completion
At Global Platforms, we believe in creating bespoke access solutions that not only meet your specific needs but also exceed your expectations. Our process is designed to ensure you receive a product of the highest quality, safety, and durability.
1. Consultation and Design
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Our surveyors capture access routes, loads and constraints. The CAD team models your platform (3D) for rapid review. You iterate; we refine.
2. Engineering and Analysis
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We verify structural integrity and serviceability using appropriate analysis (e.g., NASTRAN-in-CAD) and align with applicable standards. You receive calcs and RAMS ready for approvals.
3. Fabrication and Testing
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In-house fabrication ensures fit and finish. We complete functional checks and dimensional verification so the platform lands on site ready to work.
4. Installation and Training
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Our installers deliver and commission swiftly, coordinating with live operations. We provide user training, inspection guidance and a clean handover pack.
5. Ongoing Support and Maintenance
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Planned inspections, compliance checks and prompt repairs keep your platform in service. Need to extend or reconfigure? Modular options make upgrades simple.
Industries
Distribution, Logistics and Fleet Management
Manufacturing
Vehicle
Train & Rail
Helicopter
Aviation
Modular Building
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Frequently Asked Questions
When Should I Choose A Bespoke Platform Over A Scaffold Tower Or MEWP?
If you need frequent, repeat access or have awkward geometry/fragile surfaces, a bespoke access platform is safer and faster. For occasional tasks, mobile access towers or a compact tracked spider MEWP may be ideal—we’ll advise honestly.
Do You Build Freestanding And Cantilever Platforms?
Yes—freestanding, bridging, suspended and cantilever solutions are common, with guardrails, toe boards and gated entries for compliant working at height.
Can You Integrate With Existing Towers Or Scaffolding?
Absolutely. We often pair bespoke decks with an aluminium scaffold tower, mobile scaffold towers, or small access towers to create efficient routes and landings.
What Materials Do You Use—Aluminium, Steel Or GRP?
All three. Aluminium for low weight/clean environments, steel for high duty and long spans, GRP where non-conductive or corrosion-resistant components are required.
Are Your Platforms Compliant And Certified?
Yes—engineered to relevant British Standards under ISO 9001, supplied with drawings, calculations and RAMS; we tag and document at handover.
Do You Provide Temporary Access While The Platform Is Being Manufactured?
Yes—access equipment hire covering access tower hire, mobile scaffold towers and mewp rental (boom, scissor, spider lift) so your programme stays on track.
Can Platforms Be Modular Or Relocatable?
Many are modular for reconfiguration and future sites. We’ll recommend joinery and component standards that support reuse.
What Information Do You Need To Quote?
Site photos/drawings, clearances, loads, ground/roof bearing, access width and restrictions. We’ll propose the safest, most cost-effective route.
What About Inspections And Ongoing Compliance?
We offer planned inspections and maintenance. If you also run towers or MEWPs, our inspection service can bundle mobile scaffold towers, aluminium scaffold tower checks and MEWP documentation into one compliance pack.
How Long Does Design-To-Install Typically Take?
Timelines vary by complexity, but our process is built for speed: survey → CAD → calcs → fabrication → installation. We can bridge with access platform hire in the meantime.