Safety at height

A passion for connecting people with nature

Rigging ropes at height

IRATA rigging in Grade 1 Listed lecture theatre at RI, London.

Working safely at height

Our safety-first approach is a key aspect of all our work, ensuring clients stay safe whilst working at height in environments that can be both demanding and challenging.

All climbers are IRATA, British Standard, LANTRA professionally qualified climbers who have worked in science and industry.

Projects can be in challenging or sensitive environments from ancient pinewood SSSI’s to one of the most prestigious venues in Central London. With careful planning ensuring safety is always a key aspect of the work.

How we keep you safe >
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WORKING AT HEIGHT

Safety in challenging conditions

Safety First Approach

Working in the trees in remote, mountains forest is what we do and this can be far from help. That’s why we take a through and planned, safety-first approach to ensure our clients can get on with their task whilst working at height in fantastic locations around the world.

  • Industry, institutions and organisations such as the BBC Studios, ITV, Furnace TV, Royal Institution and Canopy Access have incredibly high standards and we are proud to be recognised as a company they are delighted to work with.

  • Everything from the trees we use to the equipment we use to do it is thoroughly planned and inspected and all activities are fully risk assessed. Climbers are First Aid trained, and carry industry-relevant certification in industrial rope access, tree climbing and aerial rescue.

  • All our safety equipment undergoes regular inspections under LOLER and is CE marked, traceable to source fully compliant with all Health & Safety legislation.

Supervising scientists in the canopy on expedition in Honduras

We use trusted manufacturers in the outdoor industry, such as Petzl, Black Diamond, DMM, Marlow & Yale.

Professional endorsements

  • All of us on the Glasgow Peregrine Project team are indebted to Tim for all his efforts.

    — JOHN SIMPSON, SCOTTISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB (2025)

  • Tim’s professionalism made a complex task smooth sailing every step of the way. Even with the pressure of climbing in front of hundreds of people, and trying to entertain and inform, I knew was fully focussed on my safety.

    — DR ROBIN HAYWARD at the RI, London (2025)

  • Tim was a superb and reassuring help on the day of filming and made us all feel very safe. Our presenter Jim Al-Khalili very much enjoyed working with him as he clambered around at the top of that enormous tree.”

    — ANDREW SMITH, FURNACE TV (2024)

  • Once at the top, it was everything I dreamed of and more…the sheer grandiosity of this place took my breath away in an instant. It was so incredibly green! And we saw so many birds!

    — DAVID J PEREIRA Ornithologist on expedition with Operation Wallacea, Hondura (2024)

  • The BBC’s Scotland from the Sky series with James Crawford relied on dramatic sequences - under difficult circumstances Tim provided fabulous support. It was a great day’s shoot.

    — ANDREW THOMPSON Producer Director: Scotland From The Sky, BBC STUDIOS (2018)

  • Safety measures are second to none and the knowledgeable and experienced staff are ever vigilant.

    — RICK TAYLOR Community Outreach Officer, SOUTH OF SCOTLAND GOLDEN EAGLE PARTNERSHIP (2019)

WORKING WITH INDUSTRY

WE HAVE HIGH STANDARDS

Industry, institutions and organisations such as the BBC Studios, ITV, Furnace TV, Royal Institution and Canopy Access have incredibly high standards and we are proud to be recognised as a company they are delighted to work with. From facilitating demanding TV sequences and specialist IRATA supervision to assisting scientists and working directly with rare species under licence, we do it all!

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