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05/08/2011
Heightwise Celebrates 40 Years Of Service
A specialist construction sector firm in Yorkshire is celebrating its Ruby anniversary this year.
Heightwise Access, described as South Yorkshire's premier steeplejacks, riggers and lightning protection engineers, was first established in 1971.
The firm operates as steeplejacks, chimney steeplejacks and deals with lightning projection and lightning protection testing.
Other services available include bird control, cladding, cladding fascias, rigging, riggers for high-rise, cladding roof repairs with rope access while cleaning is also provided.
The firm operates across Sheffield, South Yorkshire, the Midlands, and Manchester as well as throughout the UK as required and does also provide these services in Holland, Spain, France, Germany and Belgium.
It is a family owned and managed company with a management team that boats over 115 years knowledge of the trade and everything in the access trade and all aspects of high rise restoration.
A company spokesman said: "This includes specialist teams of fully registered CITB & CSCS steeplejacks/lightning protection engineers/rope access technicians all fully employed by Heightwise.
"We can normally carry out repairs and structural surveys in a quick and efficient manner, often cheaper than the cost of a scaffolding or cherry picker," he concluded, noting that the firm now looks forward to may more successful decades of operation in this highly specialised sector of the trade.
The business is based at the Century Street Industrial Estate, Sheffield.
See: www.heightwise.com
(BMcC/GK)
Heightwise Access, described as South Yorkshire's premier steeplejacks, riggers and lightning protection engineers, was first established in 1971.
The firm operates as steeplejacks, chimney steeplejacks and deals with lightning projection and lightning protection testing.
Other services available include bird control, cladding, cladding fascias, rigging, riggers for high-rise, cladding roof repairs with rope access while cleaning is also provided.
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The firm operates across Sheffield, South Yorkshire, the Midlands, and Manchester as well as throughout the UK as required and does also provide these services in Holland, Spain, France, Germany and Belgium.
It is a family owned and managed company with a management team that boats over 115 years knowledge of the trade and everything in the access trade and all aspects of high rise restoration.
A company spokesman said: "This includes specialist teams of fully registered CITB & CSCS steeplejacks/lightning protection engineers/rope access technicians all fully employed by Heightwise.
"We can normally carry out repairs and structural surveys in a quick and efficient manner, often cheaper than the cost of a scaffolding or cherry picker," he concluded, noting that the firm now looks forward to may more successful decades of operation in this highly specialised sector of the trade.
The business is based at the Century Street Industrial Estate, Sheffield.
See: www.heightwise.com
(BMcC/GK)
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