Star Platforms opens Thetford depot
Star Platforms is investing £2m in 400 new pieces of equipment to support the opening of its fifth depot. The company provides a range of powered access equipment including scissor lifts, cherry pickers and low-level platforms to help people work safely at height. Its branches in Luton, Leicestershire, Berkshire and Kent have been joined by a fifth depot in Thetford in Norfolk, covering the Anglian region. Increased demand has also led to the company investing £2 million in 400 new pieces of equipment, which will be shared across all five sites. This brings the total number of items of hire equipment in the business to 1,500 - double the amount the company had two years ago. Managing director Richard Miller said: “We have a large demand from existing customers to supply equipment ...