02.04.2025

Australia's first Skyjack E-booms

Australian rental companies Height 4 Hire and Global Hire & Services have taken delivery of the first Skyjack electric Rough Terrain articulated boom lifts to arrive in the country - a 45ft SJ45 AJE+ and a 60ft SJ60 AJE+.
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The handover

Announced in May last year, the AJE+'s have working heights of 15.72 and 20.29 metres respectively, the SJ45 has an unrestricted capacity of 300kg and an outreach of 7.62 metres at an up & over height of 7.45 metres. The SJ60 has a dual platform capacity of 300kg at the maximum outreach of 12.06 metres or 454kg at 9.25 metres, both at an up & over height of 8.31 metres. The overall weights are marginally higher than the diesels at 5,488kg and 8,888kg respectively.

Height 4 Hire managing director Ken Baker said: "Height 4 Hire and Global has always been at the forefront of supplying the newest technology in equipment to our customers, the Skyjack electric knuckle booms again offer us this opportunity."
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Ken Baker (L) with Ryan Creighton

Ryan Creighton, Global Hire & Services owner added: "Our customers have been excited for some time ever since I told them we are purchasing the electric knuckles. I can't wait to deliver them to job sites and hear the feedback."

Established in 2010, Brisbane based Height 4 Hire is Queensland's largest privately owned access rental company. Its subsidiary, Global Hire & Services, provides equipment sales and service throughout regional Queensland from Bowen to Cape York.