A start-up low level access and material handling rental specialist has placed an order with Access Platform Sales for new 'ToughLift' material lifts.
Prime Hire Solutions has taken delivery of 20 of the machines, designed to set new standards for simple yet tough push-around material lifts, and it plans to order more.
Prime Hire Sotions MD Tom Wade viewed a ToughLift on the APS stand at the Executive Hire Show, and liked its quality and safety features.
"The ToughLift machine shown to us by APS was clearly superior to the standard material lifts in use in the UK market, so we're very confident our customers will also be impressed," he said. "We're looking to build an equipment hire fleet focussed on serving clean trades, like HVAC and electrical installation and facilities maintenance, and ToughLift material lifts will be ideal for these clients. They're robust, easy to use, with new safety features and design standards for this equipment that make lifting and manoeuvring easier and safer."
Prime Hire Solutions plans to have more than 1000 pieces of equipment in its fleet by the end of 2024. The ToughLift material lifts delivered by APS includes three of the four models in the current range - the ToughLift ML-10 which has a maximum safe working load (SWL) of 454kg and can lift loads from or to a maximum height of 3.49m; the ML-15 with an SWL of 363kg and can lift loads to a height of 4.98m, and the ML-25 which has a maximum SWL of 295kg and can lift loads to a height of 7.94m.
All material lifts in the range are fitted with standard forks, with available accessories including pipe cradles, a load platform, extension forks and a boom. A rough terrain wheel kit can be attached to aid movement across uneven or unstable ground.
ToughLift material lifts are easy to set up, with no tools required. A mast safety braking system holds the carriage and lifting columns in place if the cable becomes loose or breaks. An extra-wide first pulley wheel improves laying of the cable on the winch drum, reducing the risk of tangling, and a cable guard on the telescopic mast prevents finger trapping. There is also a hoisting and winching anchor.
Swivel castors and non-marking tyres have a straight line lock to support loading and unloading and moving across sites.While a spirit level helps operators to level the chassis before raising the mast.
Each ToughLift has an A5 document holder and a QR code that opens an operator manual on a smart mobile device.