Latest news at Wilson Access

53m platform helps with ripped off steeple

Last Thursday night thieves stripping lead from St John the Evangelist Church in Birkby, near Huddersfield pulled the top off the 50 metre (150ft) steeple, the highest in the Wakefield Diocese, after having attached their van to the copper lightening conductor in order to pull it free. However the lingtening conductor, a 60 metre-plus length of copper, was firmly attacthed to the top of the steeple, so the thieves got more than bargained for. Falling masonry...
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Wilson Access Hire Moves

Wilson Access Hire has recently moved from its old Brighouse location to new premises in Elland, in order to accommodate its new spider lift activity.The new 5,000 square metre, purpose built facility has a large yard space in addition to the new building with plenty of space for Wilson Access Hire’s ever-expanding fleetof truck-mounted access machines, such as the recently acquired 53 metre Wumag...
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53 Metre Wumag Arrives

Wilson Access Hire is now officially the furthest reaching access supplier in the UK with 40 metre of outreach from their brand new 53 metre Wumag. This new machine is mounted on a 3 axle 26 tonne MAN Chassis and is painted in Wilson Access Hire’s patriotic colours red, white and blue. The machine was specially ordered from Wumag as it out performs any of its market competitors...
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