Global Platforms
Our Company: Working at Height Specialists
- ISO 9001
- IPAF Rental+
- SSIP
- UK-wide coverage
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At Global Platforms, we’re more than a supplier of work-at-height equipment. We’re a partner you can trust for safe, efficient, and reliable access on every job. From bespoke platforms to MEWP hire and scaffolding, our promise is simple: the right solution, first time, with zero compromise on safety.
Sectors We Support – Construction & Fit-Out • Industrial & Manufacturing • Distribution & Fleet Maintenance • Rail & Transport • Aviation & Helicopter MRO • Public Realm & Education • Property & FM. Whether you need a mobile access tower for a day or a fully engineered platform for a long-term programme, we’ll match the solution to your risk profile, schedule, and budget. Moreover, we align equipment to your method statements to reduce downtime and rework.
What We Do
Bespoke Design & Manufacturing – When standard gear won’t reach, we design and build custom platforms. These include freestanding, bridging, cantilever, and hybrid solutions that integrate with access towers or mobile scaffold towers. Crucially, every design is engineered around your site, loads, and workflow. As a result, maintenance and build programmes run safer and faster.
MEWP Hire & Tracked Spider Access - Need flexibility or tight access? Choose cherry pickers (boom lifts), scissor lifts, or tracked spider MEWPs. You can opt for self-drive or hire with an operator. In addition, we advise transparently on height, outreach, and MEWP hire cost per day or per week.
Scaffolding Solutions - From quick aluminium scaffold-tower installs to heavy-duty steel elevations, we erect, tag, and inspect compliant scaffolding that keeps projects moving. For short tasks, ask about scaffold-tower hire and access-tower hire. Furthermore, we schedule inspections to maintain certification throughout the programme.
How We Work
Consult. Design. Deliver – First, we survey your site. Then we recommend the safest approach—MEWP, scaffold tower, or bespoke platform. Next, we move fast through CAD, calculations, RAMS, installation, and training. Consequently, your teams get to work sooner.
Safety First - A safety-driven culture underpins everything. You get competent crews, clear method statements, inspections, and handovers. Therefore, you receive compliant access and clean documentation for audit-ready peace of mind.
Quality Assurance – We use robust materials and build with care. Expect non-slip decks, secure guardrails, clean routing, and minimal site disruption. Ultimately, we aim for right-first-time delivery—every time.
Accreditations
Our standards are checked independently, so you do not have to take our word for it.
- ISO 9001 (certificate 14470): certified quality management for the design, manufacture, modification and installation of bespoke access platforms in aluminium, mild steel and glass fibre reinforced plastic.
- CHAS Accredited Contractor: our health and safety management is independently assessed, which makes contractor pre-qualification quicker for your procurement team.
- SSIP: our health and safety accreditation is recognised under Safety Schemes in Procurement, the mutual recognition scheme used by main contractors and facilities teams.
- IPAF Rental+: our MEWP hire fleet is run to IPAF’s Rental+ standard for maintenance, inspection and safe handover. Read more about IPAF Rental+.