Hi-Point Access

Hi-Point Access has raised £250,000 from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II). The funding will provide additional working capital and enable it to invest in new equipment following its acquisition of Gap Scaffolding Services.

Hi-Point, which has doubled its turnover since 2021, employs over 50 staff at its base in Sheffield and serves clients including Sheffield City Council, Sheffield United, the city’s two universities, the Utilita Arena and Wakefield Council’s partner Robertsons Facilities Management. It provides scaffolding hire and mobile elevating platforms, as well as building maintenance and roofing services.

Founded in 1992 by brothers Steve and Chris Blantern, it is now run by Steve’s sons Simon and Matthew, his daughter Carly Turley and her husband Garry.

The acquisition of Gap Scaffolding Services will expand HI-Point’s presence in Yorkshire. It also provides an exit for Gap’s founder Steve Griffiths, who set up the company in 2003, and secures the jobs of the seven staff, who will continue to operate from the Barnsley site.

Carly Turley, Finance Director of Hi-Point Access, said: