Heavy Lifting & Manual Handling Service

Experienced, Compliant, and Safe

While many people can attempt simple manual handling, doing it safely and professionally is a different matter. All Specialist Lifting Solutions operations are assessed and carried out under stringent company procedures. Communication, competence, and load assessment are fundamental to every task.

• Manual handling of loads up to 100 kg safely and securely
• Trained, experienced teams with robust health & safety protocols
• Clear method statements, risk assessments, and insurance documentation provided

Recent Case Study: City Park, Manchester

We manually handled internal glass panels, lifting each panel to different floors at the City Park office block in Manchester for Bowmer & Kirkland—one of the UK’s largest privately owned construction and development groups.

• Team of 12 specialists for delicate, heavy glass panels
• Total of 10 tonnes across 12 floors
• Approx. 25 panels per floor, each ~50 kg
• Works planned over 6 weekends to avoid project disruption
• Full RAMS and insurance supplied; client reassured by our H&S policies

What Is Manual Handling?

Manual handling is the transportation of a load by hand or by bodily force— including carrying, pushing, pulling, lifting, and putting down. Research indicates more than a third of reportable workplace injuries involve manual handling, costing the economy millions each year.

Legal Duties & Obligations

1. Avoid hazardous manual handling operations wherever possible.
2. Risk-assess any hazardous manual handling that cannot be avoided.
3. Minimise the risk of injury as far as reasonably practicable.

For each job we provide a task-specific risk assessment covering T.I.L.E.:

• Task – the nature of the activity
• Individual – capabilities and training
• Load – weight, size, stability, fragility
• Environment – space, access, stairs, lighting, weather

Service Areas

Based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, serving clients nationwide, including:

• Swindon, Cirencester, Stroud, Tetbury, Nailsworth, Malmesbury
• Oxford, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Bath
• Chippenham, Corsham, Trowbridge, Devizes
• Hereford, Worcester, Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull
• Reading, Wokingham, Guildford, Surrey
• Central London (e.g., Uxbridge, Finchley, Croydon) & Greater London
• Cardiff
• Newbury, Maidenhead, Yate
• Wiltshire, Somerset, Buckinghamshire