The Henchman podium step was launched into the construction industry at Interbuild in Birmingham last year, although it has been used in agriculture for many years with 20,000 of them having been sold.

With individual leg and foot adjustments, the Henchman, from a company of the same name in Hampshire, is always level and stable on broken, uneven and sloping ground, on steps and curbs, across trenches and, supported by its large feet, on soft surfaces.

There are five models in the range, each offering a platform height adjustment of 1.51m, going up to a maximum platform height of 3.64m.