How do we maintain communication masts?

What happens when you need to repair the antenna on top of a 300m tall communications tower? Balfour Beatty's expert engineers in our Power, Transmission and Distribution business have the answer.
With subtitles. #ExpertEngineers

[@lendavidhart9710]

Hurts the arches of my feet just looking at those heights, never could do heights, hats off to those brave guys doing that job....

[@andyclark1426]

The boys that work on these masts deserve WAY more money and recognition than they get! I’m happy enough at the bottom on the switchgear and power

[@soundseeker63]

That winch/cage thing looks absolutely terrifying! Wouldn't get in that thing for a million quid! Those guys must either be totally daft of have balls of absolute steel!

[@Eurobunneh]

Cycle up to this every few days. Never get me up there.

[@MattGame123]

Brilliant work, superbly executed. 👍🏻

[@MikeFloutier]

Wow, a big thank you guys!

[@AsceticFocus]

I find this stuff deeply interesting and had a few thoughts which I was hoping some more educated people here could answer. Is it correct that the radio/comms towers in the UK (concrete/steel lattice or otherwise) are actually build with the height in mind, purpose-built on certain land (not random) in order for a line-of-sight continuation? It intrigues me how much thought and planning goes into this...

[@bradtheking100]

I have climbed this tower for work 😀

[@iitzfizz]

Does that lift go up on the existing guy wires?

[@brightspark4817]

bilsdale aerial set on fire suposedly with lightening strike or was it lack of maintenance bet they were glad they didnt maintain it

[@voice.of.reason]

Arquiva are liable for the fire and now they are trying to cover it up by blowing the mast up