Hire firm Facelift opens depot

FACELIFT, a nationwide provider of powered access hire and training has opened a depot in Kirkby, Liverpool, creating 20 jobs.

The West Susses-based company, which hiring out access equipment such as cherry pickers and mobile elevated work platforms, has also set up a work-at-height training centre at its new facility on the Knowsley Industrial Estate.

Training sessions will run daily in a 5,000 sq ft, 12.5 metre high building at the depot.

Gordon Leicester, managing director of Facelift said: “We’re delighted to be opening this new depot in Liverpool, and we’ve already started working with several local clients.

“Our expertise, continual re-investment in the quality of our equipment and reputation for delivering a first-class service means we’ve quickly become very successful in every area of the country we operate in, and we expect Liverpool to be a similar story.

“Even more exciting is the launch of our indoor training school. The best businesses know that health and safety training isn’t optional, it should be at the core of any strategy. Good training doesn’t just ensure your employees all make it home at the end of the day; it can also improve your company’s productivity and improve the confidence of all staff involved in work at height activity.”