17.06.2018

First Snorkel telehandlers

Irish rental company Charleville Hire & Platform (CPH) has ordered the first two units of Snorkel’s new 2,600kg/5.79 metre SR626 compact telehandlers in Europe, along with a 46ft A46JRT articulated boom lift.

The SR626 has a maximum forward reach of 3.2 metres and a gross vehicle weight of 4,700kg. The Faresin built machine was launched at the ARA Rental show in New Orleans in February, with the European launch at Vertikal Days last month.

The A46JRT features a dual articulated riser, two section telescopic boom and 1.5 metre articulated jib, providing a working height of 16.3 metres lift with 7.35 metres of outreach and 227kg platform capacity.
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Snorkel SR626 at Vertikal Days

CPH owner James Dundon said: “We have known Dave Roddy for many years, and are grateful that he introduced us to the Snorkel product line in 2017. We have been impressed with the products that we have added to the fleet so far, and many of our customers now ask for the Snorkel brand by name when hiring access equipment from us.”

“It was also great to meet Don Ahern at Vertikal Days – he is clearly passionate about both Snorkel and the hire industry, and we certainly share his excitement for the future of the market. We are looking forward to putting our new Snorkel telehandlers out on hire.”
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(L-R) Martin Hanley of CPH, Don Ahern of Snorkel, James Dundon of CPH and Dave Roddy of Snorkel UK at Vertikal Days

Snorkel UK managing director Andrew Fishburn added: “We are thrilled to have CPH as a Snorkel UK customer. They are a well respected and established hire company, with a great reputation. We are grateful to James and Martin for the trust they placed in Dave as he introduced the product line to them, and we thank them for the continued business.”

Owned by James Dundon and Martin Hanley, CPH operates from three depots in Charleville, Cork City and Limerick. The company's fleet consists of boom lifts, scissor lifts, trailer lifts, mast booms, telehandlers and excavators.