Welcome to Access North.

We are height work and access specialists with expertise in industrial rope access, fall protection (SFS Approved Installers) , lightning protection and building maintenance and repairs. Our skilled teams boast a wealth of work at height experience across diverse industry backgrounds. Based in West Yorkshire, we work nationwide providing rope access, fall protection, lightning protection testing & inspection and building maintenance & repair services.

Our Services

We deliver a full range of height work services, including rope access and fall protection, for the built environment throughout the UK.

Rope Access Services

Our skilled industrial rope access technicians are all IRATA trained and provide an efficient, safe, affordable and non-disruptive solutions to building maintenance in high or hard to access situations, including:

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) & inspections
Facade access, glazing, grouting, siliconing & window cleaning
High-rise buildings, old mills & over water access
Banner installation & removal
Bridge maintenance, inspections, testing, painting & pointing
Roofing & guttering maintenance & debris removal
Wind Turbine maintenance, blade repairs & cleaning
Steelwork maintenance, cleaning, painting & bolt inspections
Installation & removal of Christmas decorations
Lighting, bulb replacements & services inspection
Theme park & rollercoaster maintenance, cleaning & repainting
Lift shaft access - cleaning, inspections, maintenance

Fall Protection Systems

We provide comprehensive design, installation, inspection, recertification & testing and maintenance services for both temporary and permanent fall protection equipment, in line with current standards for sites including:

Commercial sites, exhibition centres & high-rise buildings
Business parks, industrial units & office parks
Holiday parks, resorts & theme parks
Active leisure & sports complexes
Leisure retail parks, cinemas & shopping malls
Historic & listed heritage properties
Horizontal safety-line testing & inspection
Eyebolt testing, inspections & reporting
Access via ladders, gantries & walkways
Roof access with freestanding guardrail edge protection
Roof access with top fixed guardrail edge protection
Horizontal ‘Man-Safe’ lifeline safety systems

Building Maintenance

Our team is the support system for your structure, providing regular maintenance and planned repairs to keep it in the best condition possible. We provide a range of services, including:

Scheduled & planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Surveys & inspections
Gutter repairs & cleaning
Building & facade cleaning
Brickwork & masonry repairs & repointing
Building painting & waterproofing

Bird Control

Access North offers a comprehensive range of bird proofing & control products. We can also install your chosen system and provide training if required. Solutions include:

BirdAlert
Bird spikes
Bird scarers

ETFE Installation, Maintenance & Repair

Our industrial rope access technicians provide a range of ETFE roof maintenance & support solutions, ranging from planned routine inspections to ensure consistent performance, through to emergency pillow repairs when the unexpected happens

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Cleaning & care
Inspections
Emergencies
Pillow deflation
Bird strikes
Pump malfunctions

Tensile Fabric Installation, Maintenance & Repair

Our multi-disciplined team has designed, installed, inspected, cleaned, maintained and enhanced hundreds of tensile fabric structures for clients across the UK.
We've provided services such as:

Design, installation & maintenance
New builds & refurbishment of existing structures
Shopping centre canopies, conics & malls
Schools & academies PVC & PTFE canopies
Colleges & Universities Canopies & Conics
Sports stadiums, arenas & event spaces
Racecourse canopies, stands & seating areas