Valentines Movie

Huge Congratulations to everyone who conquered the ‘To The Moon And Back Annual Cycle, Run, Walk’ in Kilkee, Co. Clare on the June Bank Holiday Weekend. It was a huge success with lots of families, clubs and friends enjoying the spectacular scenery of the Loop Head Peninsula and the Wild Atlantic Way. For updates on money raised, photos and further events see http://ianstrust.com/

Blulift is a proud supporter of Ian’s Trust which has been established to support families of children who suffer from ‘Acquired Brain Injury’

Our Blulift machines have been busy around the country the last few weeks spring cleaning building, churches and shopping centres. Have a look at our machines in action and call us on 1890 500 900 if you have a building needing a little spic n span.

Blulift are delighted to once again support Ian’s Trust To the Moon & Back Cycle, Run, Walk on Bank Holiday Sunday 31st of May. The Blulift crew will be out in force and we hope you can join us! The poster below has all the details and online registration is open at http://ianstrust.com/event-registration/

1 Day/Weekend Special Offers on all UDrive, Cherrypickers, Scissors & Trailer Lifts

For all your gardening, repair, maintenance and hard to reach jobs.

Call 160 500800 or email info@blulift.ie to reserve

Sunday 31st May – 5k walk, 10k run 60k leisure cycle
Start/Finish at the Bandstand, Kilkee, Co. Clare
Register Online at www.ianstrust.com

As a leading supplier in Specialist Access Equipment in Ireland, Blulift are seeking a Hire Controller/Administrator for their Raheen based headquarters. The candidate should have excellent project management, computer skills, communication and customer service with relevant experience in a busy office environment. Start date mid April.

Please apply directly with Cover Letter/CV to Aoife Ryan at aryan@blulift.ie by 8th April 2015

Date: Sunday 15^th February

Route – Greenhills Hotel, Limerick to Powers Pub, Clarecastle for refreshments and back to the Greenhills
Start Time – First Group (Novice cyclists) at 9.15am and second main group at 9.30am
Registration – Register online (www.ianstrust.com) to receive a free neck buff or from 8.30am at the Greenhills Hotel Reception area
Refreshments – Refreshments will be served at Powers Pub, Clarecastle as the half way point and water / fruit will also be supplied to cyclists.
Cost – €15 – all monies raised are used to support families with Children with Acquired Brain Injuries through registered charity Ian’s Trust
Showers – There are showers available to all cyclists at the Greenhills Hotel after the cycle.

Many thanks and we hope to see you on Sunday.

Ian’s Trust ‘Bean Team’ have revealed the new team cycling  jersey ahead of their annual Valintines Cycle.

Sponsored by Blulift, the jersey will be ready for 15^th February as the Bean Team set off from Limerick to Clarecastle.

Join the Bean Team and start your cycling season on 15th February – Registration online at www.ianstrust.com

Ians Trust – Supporting Families of Children with Acquired Brain Injury

Join the Bean Team + start your cycling season on 15^th February

Sunday 15 February 2015 9:30am

• Greenhills Hotel, Limerick to Clarecastle & Back
• Registration online at www.ianstrust.com
• Entry €15 includes refreshments in Clarecastle
• Facebook.com/Ians.Trust

Ians Trust – Supporting Families of Children with Acquired Brain Injury

Blulift Proud Partner of Ians Trust

Blulift UDrive is back in the fleet and ready for hire for all your pre-Christmas working at height jobs! Call us now on 1800 500 900

Blulift will remain open as normal until Tuesday 23rd December. We will reopen on Monday 5th January 2015.

Blulift recently introduced the Blulift Standard, a new Quality Mark used for quality control on all aspects of the business from Hire, Service, Training and Maintenance.

Speaking at the announcement of the Blulift Standard, John Cusack, Managing Director of Blulift outlined the introduction of the Standard was a result of the successful industry approach under its Be Wise at Height initiative. He explained:

‘the Be Wise at Height safety campaign made us more acutely aware of the many different variables that must be right to deliver a safe working environment at height. The development of the Blulift Standard is designed to assure our customers from the multinational company, council to tradesman that the entire Blulift process meets an industry standard. This applies across all business activity; from training to hire of powered access equipment.’

In developing its portfolio of specialist machinery equipment, Blulift has introduced a wide range of new options that include self drive access equipment under their UDrive brand to Blulift Spider Lifts and Trailer Lifts.

Blulift have also recently added a number of major investments in expanding its specialist stock including;

· Teupen Leo 30T, the only 30 metre Spider Lift in Ireland and renowned worldwide for its performance and productivity with both indoor and outdoor usage options;

· 3232 Electric Scissors Lift used for factory maintenance, pharmaceutical plants and data protection storage outlets. A further 20 Scissor Lifts have also just arrived on site to meet demand and for immediate usage across all sectors.

Head over to our Facebook Page and Enter Competition to Win 2 x Tickets to Munster v Saracens in Thomond Park on Oct 24^th!
Competition closes 15th Oct. Best of Luck!!

Huge Congratulations to everyone who conquered the ‘To The Moon And Back Cycle/Run/Walk’ on 16th August in Kilkee, Co. Clare. It was a huge success and so far hasraised in excess of €20,000 for Ian’s Trust which has been established to support families of children who suffer from ‘Acquired Brain Injury. For further information seehttp://ianstrust.com/

We are delighted to have featured in the August / September Edition of the Machinery Movers Magazine. Check out the article on pages 78, 79 & 80:

http://www.machinerymovers.ie/augsept14/

Blulift have just received the final instalment of 20 new Genie Electric Scissor Lifts with the arrival of the remaining 12 Genie 1932’s. These Scissor Lifts are available for immediate hire to a range of different sites and uses including warehousing, factory, pharmaceutical & clean rooms. Please call Blulift on 1890 500 900 for more information.

As part of our used equipment sales we are delighted to announce that D. Dennehy Ltd have recently taken delivery of a Blulift 1930 Electric Scissorlift. This machine, which was fully refurbished by the Blulift Service Department will be used for building maintenance and high access work on rebuilding vehicles at their depot in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

Blulift continues to maintain the quality and standards of its fleet and pass this expertise to its customers base through the Service and Maintenance Divisions.  Below is a picture of one of our Z45’s which has just completed a full refurbishment by our Blulift Service and Maintenance Team.

To ensure our customers are only dealing with the best equipment available in the market we maintain our sales and hire fleet on an ongoing basis to ensure the refurbishments reach the  highest standards by stripping down the machine, repainting, modifying, rebuilding, and finally completing a full PDI and thorough examination.

Blulift also provide service, maintenance and certification of machines for full details please contact us on 1890 500 900

Our newest addition to the Blulift Ltd fleet is a 3232 electric scissors lift which arrived from the UK last week. With its narrow width and maximum height achievement and versatility this machine can be used for factory maintenance, pharmaceutical plants and data protection storage.

Soft uneven ground, narrow pathways and a glass structure presented Timberline Ltd with a significant working at height challenge when restructuring a storm damaged boat house at Craggaunowen, Co. Clare earlier this year.

The specially constructed glass boathouse, reminiscent of a glacier, houses the original  ‘Brendan Boat’, a hide boat in which Tim Severin sailed from Ireland to the United States in 1976, re-enacting the Voyage of St. Brendan the Navigator, reputed to have discovered America centuries before Columbus. Timberline Ltd were contracted by Shannon Heritage, the owners of the site to repair the roof of the boathouse which suffered as a result of a fallen tree in the winter storms. Keeping in character with the natural surrounds of Craggaunowen ‘The Living Past Experience’ the boat house is located in an area of uneven sensitive ground with areas of marsh, rocky inclines and narrow access routes. In order to work effectively around these restrictions and repair the glass boathouse, Timberline hired the Blulift Spiderlift 23m.

Dave Brickenden of Timberline stated that ‘The Blulift Spiderlift 23m was of particular appeal to us in this incidence  taking into account the tight spaces to manoeuvre, the risk of ground damage and the stable platform with controlled precision offered by the Spiderlift 23m’   Available as an electrical power option with tracked chassis, Timberline could gently manoeuvre the machine to the complex surrounds of the site. With low ground bearing pressures and compact stowed dimensions the Blulift Spiderlift was delivered to the site location via narrow pathways and tight corners without restriction. Once erected, he Blulift Spiderlift 23m has a working height of 23m and an outreach of 12m.

Of particular interest for Timberline was the proportional electro-hydraulic controls in the basket with 90° rotation and a lift capacity of 200kg. This capability meant that Timberline contractors could operate on a dual basis with 1 operating controls and the other focused on the repair work.

Timberline underwent specialised training prior to hiring the Blulift Spiderlift with onsite service and support as necessary.

MEWP Operator training completed on site for Martinstown Stud by our FETAC Level 6 accredited trainers. The training was completed on Martinstown Stud’s brand new 170T trailer Lift which they recently bought off Blulift Ltd.

Our latest delivery was one of our trickier assignments. Using our state of the art truck and low loader we delivered an articulated and telescopic boom to a client in the Wind Energy Sector. The machines were delivered by our expert driver through harsh and rough driving terrain in remote parts of the country.

As part of our used equipment sales we are delighted to announce that ABP Nenagh have recently taken delivery of a Blulift 1932 electric scissors lift which was fully refurbished by our Blulift Service
Department. This machine will be used for maintenance in their meat processing plant in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

The growth of the Blulift powered access fleet continued with the arrival of the first of 20 new Genie electric scissor lifts.  Last week the Raheen depot welcomed two of the Genie 3246 and four Genie 2632 scissor lifts.  The remaining Genie 1932’s will arrive within the next three weeks.  No sooner had our new Genies arrived when they were immediately on their way to a range of different sites across the country from cleanroom to manufacturing to development sites.  The investment in the new stock is a direct of increased demand for the entire range of Blulift powered access equipment.

Blulift have just announced the start of the MEWPS for Management course that is designed to inform all levels of management of their roles and responsibilities in the usage of MEWPs on site. Companies that use MEWPs need to know what their management responsibilities are – and what their legal responsibilities are. The course covers what managers need to know about the safe use of MEWPs on site, from planning the job and conducting a risk assessment, to selecting the right equipment and mitigating all possible risks.

Who should take the MEWPs for Management Course?

Employers, project managers, foremen and supervisors working in a broad range of industries such as construction, facilities management, retail, airports and arboriculture. Anyone who is responsible for planning and overseeing the use of MEWPs on their job site.

Course content

• MEWP legislation and guidance
• Rental terms and conditions
• Machine types and use
• Structural parts and MEWP selection
• Operator training and familiarisation
• Operator daily inspection
• MEWP personal fall protection
• Safe operating methods and hazard awareness
• Safety beyond training
• Written test

Contact Liam Ryan Sales Executive & Training Manager on 087 925 4646 for further information

We dropped this off at Martinstown Stud in Limerick today. Another delivery successfully completed by the team at Blulift.

Blulift’s industry experts deliver health & safety training for all makes and models of Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs) for companies and individuals looking to achieve powered access equipment usage accreditation. Our accredited IPAF approved trainers have FETAC Level 6 qualifications and provide training courses to IPAF standards (International Powered Access Federation).

Our MEWP Training Categories:

• M.E.W.P. Operator Training
• Harness Training
• Manual Handling
• Counter Balance Forklift Truck (up to 4.5 ton)
• MEWP & Harness

Training in the use of work equipment is required by most health and safety legislation and work at height regulations. Employers are obliged to train their employees. Our training programme was developed by leading industry professionals and delivered to conform to all legislative standards. Our industry professionals can also tailor courses to suit specific customer needs upon request.

We also have a top of the range, dedicated training facility which is available to hire upon request. It is ideal for training, corporate meetings, presentations or conferences. We also carry out training on sites nationwide with adequate training facilities.

Blulift have recently taken delivery of a Teupen Leo 30T which is a 30m spider lift. This machine is renowned worldwide for maximum performance and productivity. The machine offers both indoor and outdoor use with diesel engine for outdoor operations and 220 DC for indoors making the Leo 30T very versatile.

With this being the only Leo 30t in the Republic of Ireland, Blulift are delighted to have it within their fleet as part of their ongoing investment in the spider lift range. Subsequent to delivery of the Leo 30T, all Blulift staff received specific training from Spider lift UK who are specialists in the Teupen range in both the UK and Ireland. This in turn allows Blulift to offer full demonstrations and familiarisation of the product to customers either at our premises or on site at delivery.

Please see our spider lift product range for technical specifications.

Blulift have announced the appointment of Liam Ryan as their Sales and Training Executive. Liam takes up the role having worked as a H.G.V. driver for the past year with the company. Liam has 8 year training experience behind him as an IPAF qualified instructor in both Ireland and the U.K. working with various powered access companies. He has currently completed FETAC Level 6 Train the Trainer module.
 
As we have Liam on board as our training manager we are currently expanding our training portfolio into other areas. Liam will also be heading our sales department to service our existing client basis and bring on board new customers.

Just when we thought Mother Nature could not throw any more at the country, winds cause havoc in the city and country. Blulift was onsite in Limerick City to start with the clean up and making safe of buildings in heavily pedestrianised parts of the city.

We are delighted to once again support the Ian’s Trust Valentines Cycle, being held on Sunday 16th of February. The Blulift crew will be out in force and we hope you can join us! The poster below has all the details and online registration is already open at http://ianstrust.com/event-registration/

“The Boy Who Lives On The Moon” by Fiona O’Carroll. This amazing kids story book is now in stock and all proceeds go directly to the Ian’s Trust charity helping Chrildren with Acquired Brain Injuries. The book is available at Blulift Depot, Raheen Business Park for the fantastic price of €7.95 and it’s a must have for all families this Christmas.

Call 1890 500 900 for more details.

We have gone to print!  The popular Blulift desktop calendar is almost ready as we prepare for a busy 2014.  The 2014 Irish sports legends calendar features a host of Irish sporting greats as voted by our customers and facebook fans.  The calendar was created to mark the association of Blulift with so many sports facilities and events through our outside broadcast and facility maintenance activity.  We hope you enjoy the calendar and if you require a quantity for your workplace please get in touch.