Conservation & Heritage Issue 50 Winter 2025/Spring 2026 - Flipbook - Page 11
Spider Access Platform
Specialists:
Par amount Platforms
Anyone who works in conservation or heritage knows that access is often the biggest hurdle.
Getting up close to fragile façades, tucked-away courtyards, narrow interiors or ancient
flooring can feel like solving a puzzle—one where traditional equipment is often too heavy,
too loud, or simply too big. That’s exactly where Paramount Platforms Ltd has carved out
its niche.
With more than 35 years of powered-access experience
behind them, Paramount has become a go-to specialist for
spider lifts and compact access machines—particularly when
a site needs a careful touch. Since forming the company in
2009, the team has focused on making tricky, sensitive, or
almost-impossible access feel manageable.
With its blend of innovation and sensitivity, Paramount
Platforms continues to set a high standard for powered
access within the conservation and heritage sector—helping
ensure that essential work at height can be carried out safely,
responsibly and with full respect for the past.
Every hire begins with expert advice and a site survey,
and the team stays involved all the way through delivery,
handover, operation and collection. Their operators are fully
qualified, friendly and extremely used to working around
delicate buildings—so clients know they’re getting both safety
and competence.
Their narrow-access spider lifts are lightweight, compact
and capable, reaching heights between 15m and 54m while
keeping ground pressure low. Features like non-marking
tracks, hybrid or zero-emission power, quiet operation and
soft-terrain traction mean the machines can go places normal
platforms simply can’t—without risking the building fabric of
an historic site.
Whether it’s polished stone floors, original timber,
plasterwork, or centuries-old façades, Paramount’s team
understands that protecting building fabric is key. They’ve
become particularly adept at navigating confined spaces and
weight-restricted areas, giving contractors and conservation
specialists safe access without compromising the site.
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