The AFI group of companies
Raising Standards in powered access hire,
sales and industry & construction training
We provide high quality powered access machinery available for hire and sales, industry-accredited training and health & safety courses to ensure that anyone working at height is doing it at the safest, most professional way.
During the past three years AFI has won 18 prestigious industry awards (including Apprentice of the Year, Workshop Manager of the Year and RoSPA Gold three years running) and has reached the finals in 27 other categories.
As well as hiring, we now sell over 2,000 machines per year which equates to a machine sold every 64 minutes.
Every 4.8 minutes we train a customer on a construction safety and working at height course and have a 98% pass rate.
We are a global business, selling across the world from the UK to the Middle East and even as far as Antarctica.
AFI’s machines have been involved in a variety of high-profile projects, from Leicester City Football Club to Goodwood Festival of Speed to Hinkley Point to the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The mileage covered by our vehicle fleet in 2017 is equivalent to driving around the world 166 times.
In the UK, we have 50 apprentices, representing nearly 8% of our workforce. Some of our earlier apprentices still work in the Group in senior positions, including Senior Engineers and the Senior Management Team.
As a successful business, we are very aware that we play a significant role in the wellbeing of the people who work with us, in the environment and in the local communities within which we work.
View our Supply Chain Transparency Statement 2018 (Modern Slavery Act Statement)
We are committed to putting our customers at the heart of everything we do and this has led to AFI becoming the only powered access company to hold the coveted Institute of Customer Service ServiceMark accreditation.
Read about our Customer Service
Since 2014 our total revenue has increased by 36% to £75m in 2016. Overseas activities contributed 16% of the total revenue for 2016.
View our latest financial results
The AFI group of companies has been shortlisted for four awards at the International Awards for Powered Access Awards 2019.
Our strong commitment to health and safety, technical innovation, teamwork and staff development has resulted in AFI gaining numerous industry awards and accreditations during the past decade.
Would you like to work for one of the fastest growing companies in the UK with a workforce of over 675 throughout 36 locations in the world? In AFI, we have a huge variety of opportunities, so if you have ambition and a drive to succeed we want to hear from you.