East Anglia Depot

For access platform services and equipment hire in East Anglia, including Suffolk, Norfolk and the surrounding areas, our Anglia depot at Thetford will be sure to meet your needs. Ideally located between Suffolk and Norfolk, our depot is able to deliver service access platforms to locations including Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge and Peterborough.

Scissor Lift & Cherry Picker Hire in Norfolk & Suffolk

If you’re looking to hire mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) for any job, whether that be electrical fixtures and cabling or ductwork and drywall, we’ve got you covered. Look at either our cherry pickers for hire or our scissor lifts for hire to find the best fit for your needs. Whether you need vertical height or lateral reach, our MEWPs will make your work easier. All our Thetford depot machines are from leading manufacturers and are maintained to the highest level, whether for hire or purchase.

IPAF Training in Norfolk & Suffolk

If you’re looking for IPAF training courses around East Anglia, we’ve got you covered. Our East Anglia depot offers a range of high quality MEWP training services. Star Platforms has IPAF accredited training centres where you can earn your Powered Access Licence (PAL) card.

Contact your local depot 01842 778580

The Anglia Team

One of our newer depots, our Suffolk & Norfolk team have done an amazing job working to grow the depot since it opened in June 2018. We already have 180 machines in the depot available for companies to hire, with easy access to our fluid fleet of over 1,860.

We have a very dedicated team based in our Anglia depot, who work hard around the clock to ensure all deliveries of stock arrive on time and service enquiries from customers are responded to in a timely manner. From Great Yarmouth to Peterborough, and Kings Lynn to Cambridge, the team always give 100%!

Where to find us

You can find our East Anglia depot on:

Station Business Park
Station Road
Barnham
Thetford
Suffolk
IP24 2PT

Whatever your powered access needs, we are always committed to providing the same, high-quality customer service from start to finish. Our six depots are located throughout the UK, allowing us to service the entire country. Whether you want to train, hire or buy, you can always expect fast response times either over the phone or by email.

Come visit our depot just south of Thetford, Suffolk. Close to Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, we are proud to service East Anglia.

If you’re travelling from Norwich, simply head onto the A11 to Suffolk. Once you reach Thetford, turn left onto Castle Ln, follow for a few miles before turning left at Nuns’ Bridges Rd and finally turning left again on Bury Rd (A134). Follow Station Road until you reach our depot.

The nearest train station is Thetford Train Station (Station Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1AH). If travelling by bus, take the 84 – Thetford – Barnham – Ingham – Bury St Edmunds route and get off at the Mill Lane stop. There is then a 9-minute walk West along The Street and Station Road to the depot.

This depot is remote so please allow appropriate time for travel.

Cherry Picker Hire Ipswich and Norwich

We’re proud to supply the Norwich, Ipswich and full East Anglia community with our fleet of powered access equipment platforms for hire! If you’re in need of a cherry picker for hire within the Ipswich or Norwich area, then we’re happy to help. Cherry pickers are one of the more popular choices for powered access equipment. With an articulated arm, these access platforms aim to go the extra mile by providing up-and-over access for hard-to-reach jobs in both the Norfolk and Suffolk areas.

Finding the right cherry picker may sound daunting (we have a great selection – over 20 different types of cherry pickers in our fleet), but that’s what we’re here for! We’ll help you find the right cherry picker for the job. We have a range of heights, uses and prices at this depot. If a cherry picker doesn’t seem suitable for your job, then we can offer alternative access equipment. We offer various types of platform hire in Ipswich and the surrounding locations.

Alongside our complete cherry picker rental and hire service, is our MEWP sales. Once our cherry pickers are ready to find a new home, they are set up for sale. Maintained to an extremely high standard, we ensure that these cherry pickers are in perfect working order and offer regular servicing, as well as carrying out six-month LOLER check. Just a short drive from Norwich, we serve a variety of customers, from construction workers to artists, to contractors and beyond!

In the spirit of working towards safety and compliance, we also offer IPAF training in Norwich and the surrounding areas. Our IPAF training will give you the skills needed to work with our cherry pickers in the safest and most efficient way. You’ll learn about maximum working height, how to work as a team, how to maintain your MEWP, and so much more. We highly recommend that any professional take IPAF training before using a powered access machine. To learn more about our IPAF training, read below or contact us.

IPAF Training in Ipswich and Norwich

Our East Anglia depot is one of our many accredited training providers which offers IPAF training in Ipswich, Norwich, and all of the surrounding Suffolk and Norfolk area. Our training centres hold IPAF training courses for anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of powered access machines. An IPAF training course will include modules about safety, maintenance, and proper usage of MEWPs (Mobile elevating work platforms). Powered access training is recommended for anybody wishing to operate access equipment. Upon successful completion of an IPAF training course, the operator will be awarded an IPAF Pal card (IPAF powered access licence).

While IPAF training in Ipswich and Norwich is not recognised as a legal requirement in order to operate a MEWP, site managers are legally required to ensure their employees are properly trained to use a mobile elevating work platform on site.

Depending on your training needs, certain courses may be required for different types of platform operators. There are various types of IPAF training courses that you may need to take in order to operate certain machines. Take a look at the different types of IPAF training to determine which course you may need.

IPAF training courses 3a/3b courses are offered by default at our East Anglia depot available for Norwich and Ipswich residents. Simply book your IPAF course using our online portal. Other relevant categories of IPAF training can be requested by calling our home office number or emailing [email protected].