About Us
South East Elevation Family Owned & Operated Company
About Us - Meet the Team at South East Elevation
Rebecca James
Administration/Fauna Spotter-Catcher/Qualified EWP Spotter
Darren James
EWP Operator
Braden James
South East Elevation Trainee
Welcome to our Family Owned Company South East Elvation. We have been operating from the Sunshine Coast in Buderim for 5 years, and have helped many local businesses to work safely at heights, and, have recently been involved in a sizable opportunity which saw our operation move to the Bowen Basin on a Green Field project for 2 years. Our aim for this particular project was to facilitate fauna spotter-catchers to work safely at heights from our EWP basket, inspecting tree hollows in order to safely relocate fauna species prior to clearing works. It was here that Rebecca my wife, who works in Admin for our company, decided to become qualified to work as a fauna spotter-catcher in order to work alongside myself when operating the EWP remotely. Our partnership enables us to offer a unique skill set for environmental projects including clearing works and nest box installations. My son Braden has been working for the company for 2 years, and is ensuring the depot and machine are kept clean, maintained and in top condition.
We enjoy working as a team, and now that we are back operating on the Coast, we look forward to supporting our local trades, businesses and companies throughout the Sunshine Coast and North Brisbane.
Darren James - Operator, 2024
About Us - Safety Information
Reaching New Heights in Safety!
We are fully licensed and insured. Click the links below for copies of our up-to-date documents:
- Work Safely at Heights Licence
- Elevated Work Platform Licence
- Standard 11 Certificate (Mining Industry Requirement)
- Coal Board Medical (Mining Industry Requirement)
- Work Safely in the Construction Industry White Card
- $20m Public Liability insurance
- General SWMS document
WHS Compliance and Best Practice will be achieved With South East Elevation's safety procedures
- Jobs will be started with a site inspection and site discussion. Hazard identification and risk management processes involve the operator, and client/tradesperson working at heights.
- Customers will be briefed on safety requirements when working from the bucket, including emergency evacuation procedures
- Reliable & Serviced Machinery – Quarterly servicing, logbook maintenance and safety checks recorded daily
- Necessary safety equipment is provided including:
- Safety signage and PPE
- Exclusion zone equipment – tape and witches’ hats
- High Viz Vests/Shirts
- Adjustable full body EWP Harnesses
- Orange Safety Flashing Light (Truck Mounted EWP)
- Basket Power Point (220V)
- Tool holders and lanyards in basket
- Sensor system alarms and manual descent feature
- Mine Compliant Vehicle
- EDD - Emergency decent device
- Can provide a Spotter for projects requiring additional safety systems (additional service fee).
"Tradesman, Project Managers and valued Customers, you can trust that South East Elevation will continue to be, your go-to provider for all your elevation services. We are very excited to welcome our new, and thank our existing clients across the Sunshine Coast and Australia wide". - Darren James Operator of South East Elevation.
About Us - The Machine
Our 2020 European engineered Ruthmann Ecoline truck-mounted EWP reaches heights of up to 18 metres and a horizontal reach of between 8-10 metres. Having the rotational double knuckle and telescopic boom with fly jib, our machine can access many complex positions.
Our compact equipment is mounted on a reliable Mitsubishi Fuso and sits at just 2.5m high and 2.4m wide when travelling, allowing the machine access into low areas, and entrances of just 2.4m wide where many other truck mounted EWP’s cannot go. Being truck-mounted, there is no requirement for floats, and we can mobilize quickly to multiple sites, providing an efficient and cost effective service.
RUTHMANN ECOLINE R/RS200 | RUTHMANN SPECS
- Working Height – 18.00 m
- Outreach with maximum basket load (250kg) is 8.20m
- Maximum Outreach - 10.70m at basket weight of 120kg
- Total Height of Equipment when not operational 2.5m
- Total Width of Equipment 2.4m
- Total length of Equipment 6.70 m
- Permissible total weight 3.500kg
- Work basket size 1.30 m x 0.70 m
- Work basket load capacity 250 kg
- Range of rotation 360°
About Us - The Man
Our EWP Operator Darren, is licenced and experienced in assisting all types of trades to work safely at heights.
Darren holds a Working at Heights Ticket and Licence to operate a boom over 11 metres. He also has also obtained his Standard 11 and Coal Board Medical certification in order to assist as EWP wet hire in the mining sector.
Darren has many years experience working from, and operating EWPs and exhibits a high level of ability, and safe work practices allowing you, or your employees to concentrate on the task at hand.