Horizon Platforms Blog

When it comes to work-at-height projects, ensuring safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness is critical. Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) offer a smart, flexible solution, but working at height is dangerous, even more so without the right preparation and training. Whether you’re tackling a major commercial fit-out, facility maintenance, or industrial air conditioning installation, here are five key considerations when planning your next work-at-height project with a MEWP.

In the competitive, safety-driven £1.8bn Fire and Security Industry, companies must balance efficiency with their safety obligations while tackling many challenges such as supply chain fluctuations and meeting deadlines.

Many projects in the industry require people to work at height, with MEWPs being one of the safest ways to do so. But MEWP hire brings its own challenges.

Choosing the right access platform is essential for ensuring safety, efficiency, and the success of any work at height project, whether you’re operating at 2 metres or over 25 metres. With safety being paramount and deadlines critical for business and project objectives, getting the right advice is key.

That’s why in addition to expert advice from our team, Horizon Platforms created Platform Finder, a quick and easy online tool designed to help you select MEWPs for your projects.

So, you’re looking for a MEWP for your next project – but unsure between a telescopic vs articulating boom? In this article, we’ve explored the key differences between the two types of boom lifts, as well as when to use each, to help you choose the most appropriate mobile platform.

Whether you’re managing an indoor warehouse, operating on a busy construction site, or attending to  an important installation project, choosing the right type of mobile access platform is essential. At this stage, you’re likely asking yourself: which is better, a boom lift or scissor lift?