06.09.2016

Teupen books largest UK order

German spider lift manufacturer Teupen has booked its largest UK order ever, a package of more than 20 units for Higher Access, now part of the UK Forks division of Vp.

The latest order follows on from a similar number of units delivered over the past two years, and includes some of Teupen´s latest new product developments within its Leo range of articulated boom models, such as the 21 metre Leo 21GT and more of the 24 metre Leo 24GT and the new straight boom ‘T-Series’, including the 31 metre Leo 31T and 35 metre Leo35T.
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A Teupen Leo 31T

Higher Access will also become the first rental company worldwide to take delivery of the new 42 metre Puma 42GTX, unveiled at Bauma, which combines an aerial lift with a unique walking excavator. The company will take two units in 2016, followed by further units in 2017 and 2018.
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The Teupen Puma 42GTX

Craig Rooke, sales director for the recently established Teupen UK, said: “We are happy that Higher Access has continued to invest in Teupen products over the past 10 years. We are especially delighted to have the order from Peter Ashburner and Lucy Reynolds, given their expertise specifically with spider lifts. They have been involved in the Puma project from an early stage because you simply cannot create a totally unique access product like this without relying on such vast field experience.”

Reynolds added: "Our philosophy at Higher Access has always been to supply premium equipment. Teupen have supported us and made purchasing from them easy. This significant order, with others to follow, shows the faith we have in Teupen UK to support us, and endorses the progress made with the latest generation of their tracked models, the Leo Series. Higher platform capacities, better outreach and improved working envelopes, combined with unrivalled customer acceptance will place us ahead of our competitors in the competitive UK rental market, and consolidate our position as the number one nationwide spider lift hire specialists.”

“Being part of Vp has allowed us to develop this longer-term investment strategy which benefits us all and is in tune with Teupen’s ethos of creating a varied model range from modular components, leading to reductions in spare parts and increased utilisation.”