We are pleased to announce that we will be attending this years Vertikal Days on the 15th & 16th May 2019 at Donnington Park. Visit us on stand 107 for an opportunity to speak to a member of our team.
Vertikal Days is a specialist event with its core centred firmly around access platforms, cranes, telehandlers and associated lifting equipment. If you are a rental company, fleet owner, user or lifting professional, Vertikal Days will give you an unobstructed view of the industry’s latest products.
UK access industry veteran Chris Caney retires after more than three decades in the access industry.
In the late 1970s he worked as an engineer with the fork truck manufacturer Lancer Boss but in 1981 he was recruited by the aluminium scaffold tower manufacturer and rental company Access Equipment as a development engineer for its budding powered access division Zipper which was in the process of developing a trailer-mounted lift. He started on the same day as Malcolm North, who was to join him on the project – North went on to become engineering manager at Niftylift.
In 1987 Access Equipment went into administration after it, and its owner Moss, ran into difficulties. Access Equipment had been an UpRight scaffold licensee for many years, building the Zip-Up branded alloy towers. So, when it went into administration UpRight stepped in and acquired it, later merging it with its John Rusling business to create Instant Zip Up. However, it did not take the Zipper powered access business this was acquired by Access Equipment’s managing director Melvyn Else, and as an engineer with that part of the company Chris Caney joined with Else who had formed Zipper Power Platforms, which manufactured a range of access platforms, and specials and also became the Marklift boom and scissor lift dealer for the UK. Caney focused more on the aviation market building truck mounted scissor lifts and other specials and in 1995 moved to Instant Zip-Up – later UpRight UK – joining its Leighton Buzzard depot as a new equipment salesman, with a particular focus on the aviation market.
In 2002 he and his junior salesman at the Leighton Buzzard depot Duncan Howard were persuaded to leave to set up a sales business alongside Richard Miller and Brian Fleckney’s new rental company Panther Platform Rentals – Panther Platform Sales Ltd. Eventually the two decided that they would be better off doing their own thing and named it Platform Sales and Hire instead.
The venture was essentially a sales company and as in the past Caney built up a strong aviation business building truck mounted scissor lifts for which it used the Flying Carpet branding after the well known UpRight scissor lifts of the 1970s and 80s.
After building up a small – 10 unit – rental fleet the two owners made a bold decision in 2010 when it acquired Milton Keynes based access rental company BAR and its 75 unit rental fleet. The two built the rental business at a steady pace so that when they sold out to Speedy last year, they had a fleet of 850 aerial lifts and 65 staff working from three locations with revenues of nearly £10 million.
Since selling the business Caney has continued to run the specialist sales division within Speedy, as part of the deal, one year on and having reached the ripe old age of 65 he officially leaving the company but will remain on as a consultant for the aviation business.
Launched only in prototype format at the Rental Show in New Orleans in February, JLG has now announced the release of a European version of its 33 metre X33J Plus CCB spider lift.
The X33J Plus CCB spider lift features a 16-metre outreach at an up and over height of 17.2-metres as well as a 230kg unrestricted platform capacity. It has a four section main boom that has the ability to elevate to nearly 90 degrees, plus a three section telescopic top boom and finally a jib that has full 180 degrees of articulation.
JLG X33J Plus CCB Spider Lift
JLG has incorporated retractable non-marking tracks taking the overall width down to 1.2 metres, this gives it the capacity to pass through a standard double doorway.
This is an exciting release from JLG and showcases some of the technology that will be seen in years to come to make access platforms more efficient, safer and reliable.
JLG at Platform Sales & Hire
Here at Platform Sales & Hire, we are authorised dealers of JLG specialising in new and used JLG powered access equipment. View our website for the latest JLG options available to purchase. We also provide a number of JLG lifts that can be rented. For further information, contact our team who will be happy to assist with your enquiry.
Here at Platform Sales & Hire, we have been operating for more than 15 years selling new and used access equipment as well as supplying high quality hire MEWPs throughout the UK. We have a full range of services which include servicing, access platform refurbishment as well as IPAF and PASMA training.
We are based in Milton Keynes and Birmingham which allows us to efficiently serve the north and south of the UK efficiently.
We are an authorised dealer of some of the most recognised brands in the industry including Genie, JLG, Skyjack, Niftylift, Haulotte and Power Towers. As part of this, we are able to supply a full range of equipment such as scissor lifts, cherry pickers and personnel lifts. Our website showcases the entire range of access platforms available to us.
As members of the Access Alliance, we are committed to providing access platforms that are safe, reliable and that fit your specific needs and budget.
Our areas of expertise spread across a number of industries such as aviation, railway and facilities management. If you’re unsure of what access equipment will suit your requirements best, contact our team today who will be happy to assist.
The access platform giant Genie, has an announced the production of HF – ‘High Float’ versions of the Genie S-80 and Genie S-85 which have working heights of 80ft and 85ft respectively. The Genie S-80 and S-85 are telescopic boom lifts and are ideal for work on terrains such as sand and turf.
Unrivalled Lift Capacity
These machines will be named S-80HF and S-85HF and are designed and built to be based on Genie’s new XC – eXtra Capacity models and are also equipped with air filled41/18LL x 22.5 20 ply high floatation turf type tyres and also feature dual platform capacity of 272kg unrestricted or 454kg when the horizontal outreach is reduced.
Automatic Platform Load
These boom lifts also include automatic platform load and tilt sensing and working envelope control. The initial release of these models will be in North America with a view for a global launch soon after. As well, a number of other HF models have also been planned for production.
Genie at Platform Sales & Hire
Here at Platform Sales & Hire, we are an authorised dealer of Genie access platforms. We have a huge range of new and used powered access equipment available. We have more than 15-years experience in the industry and offer a number of solutions for all of your access platform requirements. For further information, please contact our team today who will be happy to assist with your enquiry.
JLG Engine-Powered Scissor Lifts Win Highest Retain Value Award
JLG Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has won the 2018 EquipmentWatch’s annual Highest Retained Value Awards program, the industry’s only award program based on residual values for heavy equipment.
This is the second consecutive year that JLG has won this award. Scissor lift manager at JLG Rafael Nuñez added “Residual value plays a significant role in buying decisions, as it impacts both leasing terms and lifetime ownership costs. The Highest Retained Value Award recognizes the ongoing efforts at JLG to deliver equipment that provides excellent value over its life cycle – value that is enhanced by our attention to maintenance, service, parts, training, machine reliability, and machine versatility.”
Unlike some of its competitors, JLG scissor lifts offer larger work area and, in many instances, higher load capacities, making them ideal for applications requiring more workspace and more lifting capacity.
To determine the nominees for the 2018 Highest Retained Value Awards, EquipmentWatch analysts considered more than 12,000 models with up to 20 model years of values. To learn more about the winning models and program methodology, visit the EquipmentWatch website.
New, Used and Rental JLG Access Platforms
At Platform Sales & Hire Ltd, we have been representing the JLG range from our locations in Milton Keynes and Birmingham for more than 15 years. Whether you are looking for brand new, used or rental JLG access lifts, we have a huge selection of equipment to meet all of your specific requirements.
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS FOR VAN VAULTS ALL WEEK AT PROLIFT ACCESS E-SHOP
Prolift Access has slashed the prices of their popular Van Vault storage boxes ready for Black Friday.
These secure steel van boxes are available to buy at our lowest ever prices all week, but be quick – the offer will end this Friday, November 24th.
You can purchase the new Van Vault 3 for just £185.00 + VAT, a saving of more than 40% off RRP. This innovative box combines the best-selling Van Vault 2 design with a new built-in sliding lockable drawer.
If you’re looking for real value for money, why not try the all-new Van Vault Stacker for £89.95 + VAT or the Van Vault Stacker XLfor £106.00 +VAT? These secure lockable drawer boxes can be used alone, or in conjunction with the Van Vault 2 or Van Vault 3 to create a complete storage solution in the back of your vehicle.
To view all our special offers, visit our Van Vault sales page on our e-shop. We can offer next working day deliveries on all orders placed before 2 pm.
Prolift Access is looking forward to an exciting year of expansion in 2018 after being acquired by national hire company Speedy.
Speedy has made the acquisition as part of a drive to expand their powered access capabilities in the UK market.
Prolift’s former MD, Andy Pearson, will continue to lead the business as Powered Access South West Regional Director.
Andy said: “This is a very exciting time for the company, giving us a great opportunity to continue our growth as part of the Speedy group.
“For our existing customers and suppliers, it is very much business as usual and we will continue to provide the high levels of service our customers have come to expect of us.”
Prolift have an extensive hire fleet of more than 750 scissor and boom lifts, offering platform heights ranging from 10ft to 135ft.
Their main depot in Somerset is ideally located to serve the nearby Hinkley Point C project, while three other depots in Cornwall, Bristol and Hampshire have the entire South West covered.
Prolift also provides a full range of IPAF and PASMA training courses, as well as service maintenance agreements for customer-owned equipment.
Russell Down, Chief Executive of Speedy, added: “This acquisition strengthens our powered access offering and allows us to better serve our customers through the core fleet.”
Platform Sales & Hire Ltd Acquired by Speedy Asset Services Ltd
Platform Sales and Hire are pleased to announce that we have been acquired by major rental company Speedy Asset Services Ltd. The acquisition has been made to expand Speedy’s powered access capabilities in the UK market. The previous owners Chris Caney and Duncan Howard are very excited about the future and both remain with the company.
Chris Caney comments “It’s a very exciting time for the company, and very much business as usual.”
We would like to thank both our customers and suppliers for their support over the last 15 years, and we look forward to continuing with them in the future.
UK Access Company Platform Sales & Hire have just completed and supplied their latest Flying Carpet VM26S truck-mounted scissor lift. This unit is slightly different from the usual version as the access platform is mounted on an IVECO chassis which is fitted with a crew cab. The larger cab allows for up to 7 engineers to be transported out to the aircraft ramp together, eliminating the need for extra vehicles on the airport apron, which can be congested at times when an aircraft needs a quick turnaround.
The unit will be working at Manchester Airport and has been supplied to one of the World’s largest suppliers of aircraft Ground support equipment.
The Flying Carpet is in use with airlines all over the World and has continued to be popular since its first introduction in 2006. It continues to be manufactured at PS&H’s engineering division in Milton Keynes. The picture shows Platform Sales & Hire directors Chris Caney and Duncan Howard.
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