03.03.2020

More Hybrid Genies for Avka

South African rental company Avka Plant Hire has ordered a further eight 60ft Genie Fuel Electric Z-60FE hybrid boom lifts, having taken delivery of the country’s first unit last year.

The Z-60FE features a 20.16 metre working height and 11.14 metres of outreach at a 7.4 metre up and over height. Maximum platform capacity is 227kg while total transport weight is 7,756kg with an overall stowed length of 8.15 metres.

Avka managing director Ashwin Romalall said: “At first, people tend to be sceptical, thinking that hybrid is synonymous of expensive. But as we were soon to find out, that its low operating costs, powerful yet environment friendly operation, reduced maintenance, low fuel consumption and the ability to use the machine for indoor as well as outdoor applications, make it an extremely cost efficient solution to own and to operate. Customers that have tried it were delighted with the results, and the word went around rapidly. So much so that, within less than a month, our new Genie FE hybrid boom lift was in constant demand.”
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(L-R) Marcus Gartside and Andrew Kendrick of Goscor with Ashwin Romalall of Avka and Johan Gericke of Terex

Andrew Kendrick, chief executive of Genie distributor Goscor Access Solutions added: “We were so impressed by the advantages of Genie hybrid technology and the machine’s powerful capabilities, that despite the fact that South Africa is predominantly a traditional diesel driven market, we were convinced that with its hybrid capabilities and 20 metre working height, which is very popular here, the Genie Z-60 FE hybrid boom lift had great potential in our region.”
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Avka took delivery of the first 60ft Genie Fuel Electric Z-60FE boom lift in South Africa last year

Based in Durban, Avka runs a fleet that includes telehandlers, mini excavators and skid steer loaders. It entered the access market with the first Z-60FE hybrid boom lift last year and now has plans to expand its fleet.