21.06.2013

Nationwide to add 1,650 platforms this year

The UK's largest powered access company Nationwide Platforms is adding more than 1,650 new platforms at a cost of £20 million to its fleet this year.

A total of 630 Genie platforms will replace existing older machines and will include eight different kinds of scissor lift and seven types of booms across the company’s 26 locations.

A further 43 HAB scissors will join the fleet, including the 14, 15, 17.5, 22.5, 28 and 32 metre models following the first HAB units added last year. As reported a few weeks ago about 1,000 Power Towers Pecolifts will also be added to the fleet. Additional investments have been made in renewing its range of truck and van mounted platforms and further details will be announced shortly.

The 2013 investment means that in the last two years Nationwide has spent around £44 million on new equipment. This equates to nearly 3,500 new units in total, or around 30 percent of its fleet.
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Nationwide Platforms is adding more than 1650 new access units at a cost of £20 million to its fleet this year.

Nationwide Platforms managing director Mike Potts said: “We believe this investment reflects our commitment to continually improving the levels of quality, service and support we strive to provide to our customers. Combined with our leading technical excellence (TechX) programme and our award-winning commitment to safe working, we know that our new and existing fleet will continue to provide us with the basis to support the success of every single one of our customers.”

“Many of the new products invested in over the last two years have appeared before the Lavendon Group’s New Product Committee. This group gives manufacturers an opportunity to showcase their equipment before a panel which comprises employees with operational, sales, techinical and financial expertise.”