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What I Learnt This Month Liz Kentish


Inside out


I’m writing this while on holiday in Spain, and whilst lying in the sun it occurred to me that heat in the Mediterranean feels different to that in England. In England you feel the heat on you, here in Spain you feel the heat inside you, warming and relaxing your whole body.


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SWINDON TOWN FC. AFI-Uplift and Wilson Access, both part of the AFI group of companies, have delivered the height required for Swindon Town FC at their ground The Energy Check County Ground Stadium.


Swindon Town FC needed the truck- mounted boom to install additional and make necessary adjustments to the current flood lighting, which would enable the club to further improve the LUX lighting levels, the main aspect of the work was to improve the uniformity on of lighting levels in the stadium.


Glinn Hambidge from AFI-Uplift was there day and night throughout the challenging project. He said: “During this project, the lighting rig at the stadium was moving about in the wind, the weather wasn’t on our side, so we remained on-site and the job was delayed until the wind settled, then we went up, and adjusted the lights.“


Mark Isaacs, Chief Operating Officer from Swindon Town FC said: “Right from the outset, AFI met all our requirements, from coming out a few weeks before, to survey the site and


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making sure we had the right access machines for what we were proposing to do. We were undertaking works on our floodlight towers, quite a large job that needs the right machinery from a height and reach perspective. AFI were here on-site and ensured that we were able to achieve our objectives.”


The 45 metre truck mount and operator from Wilson Access was recommended because of its versatile height and outreach. The 45 metre truck is a high spec machine, with a horizontal outreach up to 28.7 metres and the telescopic jib offers fantastic versatility.


Stanley Fire and Security were using a boom lift from AFI-Uplift to test and service the emergency lighting and CCTV on the ground. They used a Niftylift HR12 bi-energy because of its compact dimensions, versatility and reliability. It’s one of the most complete 12 metre (40ft) self-propelled boom lifts available. Its telescopic upper boom provides accuracy when positioning the platform. The narrow chassis, just 1.5 metres wide, made it perfect for working in restricted space.


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It dawned on me that this is a good metaphor for when it comes to using your judgement to trust people. Many people can come across as trustworthy, radiating trust, but your gut tells you it’s not genuine. You are only feeling it on the outside.


Simon Sinek talks about the limbic part of the brain, the section of the brain that processes feelings, and how it’s how you feel about something that decides your choices, whether it be a purchase or with people. Your analytical part of the brain will have processed any factual information, but it is the limbic part of the brain which will make the final decision.


So, when you have an instinctive inner feeling about someone, your limbic brain (your gut feeling) should steer you in the right direction. You will either get that ‘something does not feel quite right’ feeling, meaning you are only feeling the other person’s intent on the outside, or you get the inner meaning that you feel that the intent of the other person is genuine and that you can build trust with them.


Now I’m not knocking the English sunshine, I’ll take it whenever it breaks through the clouds, but take a mental note of the difference.


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