23.06.2014

IPS appoints parts partner

UK based international parts and after-sales service supplier IPS has appointed Instant Norge as its official parts partner for Norway and the Baltics.

Effective July 1st, Instant Norge will hold stock on the most popular parts at its facilities in Oslo, Bergen, Talinn, Vilnius and Riga, as well as onboard its fleet of mobile parts vans. The company will also benefit from IPS’s purchasing systems and extensive inventory for sourcing parts suitable for a wide variety of manufacturer’s equipment.

Instant Norge owner Thomas Sjøvold said: “IPS is an acknowledged leader in the supply of spare parts for access platforms. This partnership enables us to provide all owners of aerial lifts in Norway and the Baltics with fast access to a huge range of affordable parts, for all major brands.”
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Thomas Sjovold of Instant Norge

Kevin Shadbolt, operations director for IAPS Group, added: “Instant Norge has built up a great reputation over the last 40 years. Today it serves customers including government departments, municipals and rental companies large and small. This experience, market knowledge and strong brand makes Instant the right Parts Partner for IPS in Norway and the Baltic states.”

Originally established in 1973 as an UpRight scaffold sales operations the access and material handling equipment supplier is now owned by Thomas and Roar Sjøvold. As well as offering Instant alloy scaffold towers the company also provides Dingli lifts, Isoli truck mount and spider lifts, Europelift trailer lifts and Sumner material lifts. Based in Oslo with depots in Bergen and Trondhiem it also has facilities in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.