Platform Protect

Don't Get Left With A Hefty Damage Repair Bill!

When hiring powered access, you must cover against any loss or damage of equipment. Even in controlled environments, accidents happen, with millions of pounds lost each year on admin, claims and repairs following the loss and damage to expensive plant machinery.

With Platform Protect, life is much more predictable as it eliminates the usual costs and losses associated with insurance claims or inadequate cover such as low repair cover or no cover for flood damage. 

Plus, there is no lengthy claims process, saving time when you need it most!

Introducing a damage and loss waiver that offers financial security and convenience when hiring access platforms

• Available to all Horizon customers at anytime
• Sign-up is quick and easy. No long forms to complete or going back and forth with underwriters
• No need to pay high excess payments, repair bills or premium hikes when things go wrong

What Is Platform Protect? 

Platform Protect is an optional agreement added to hire contracts with Horizon Platforms that waives the customer's obligation to pay if access platforms are stolen or damaged while on hire*. Platform Protect is split in to two parts, the Damage Waiver and Theft and Loss Waiver and is ideal for those without adequate hired in plant Insurance or no proof of coverage in the event of loss or damage to platforms.

Why Use Platform Protect?

What Is Covered With Platform Protect?  

• All expenses for repairs or replacements following accidental damage except those specifically excluded in the terms and conditions
• Theft* or malicious damage of the powered access equipment hired from us (excluding theft by hirer)

Read the FAQs and terms and conditions below for further details.

Platform Protect Is Easy To Use

If you hire by phone or email, just ask our team to add it to your contract. If you hire online through HireHub, just simply add the waiver to your quote or contract. That's it! 

How Much Does Platform Protect Cost?  

Platform Protect comes in 2 parts, the Damage Waiver and Theft and Loss Waiver and each are only 10% of the total hire charge. For example: If your hire contract is £400.00, you will only pay £80.00 (£40 for the Damage Waiver and £40 for the Theft and Loss Waiver).

By investing in Platform Protect, Horizon Platforms will take away your risk and liability of paying excessive repair or replacement costs. Get Platform Protect today. Need more information? Speak with our team.

The Relief When A Customer Chose Platform Protect!  

Over a 1000 customers regularly use Platform Protect and many have happily taken advanced of its ease and convenience when machines have been damaged. It was no different for the customer of this burnt JLG 10RS.

Unfortunately, when this scissor lift was out on long-term hire, it fell foul of an accident inside a manufacturing unit. The machine was near to a production line that overheated and caught fire. As the fire spread it also engulfed the machine.

Luckily, no one was hurt and our customer had taken out Platform Protect. Meaning they only had to report the incident to Horizon. We then took care of everything. 

The machine was a total loss meaning an excess* did apply. But, that's all! They weren't hit with an insurance premium hike and didn't lose any working hours going back and forth with their insurance company: time and money saved!

FAQs and T&Cs