Italian rental company Omec Noleggi has taken delivery of four new 17 metre Multitel MXE 170 platforms mounted on Piaggio Porter NP6 Long Range chassis'.
The units offer a 17.1 metre working height with up to 8.9 metres of outreach over the rear, at an up & over clearance height of 5.6 metres, or eight metres at an up & over height of 7.1 metres both with 100kg in the platform. The maximum platform capacity is 250kg/two people at an outreach of 6.5 metres.
Three of the four new MXE 170s one went straight to a customer
The overall length is six metres, with an overall height of just 2.55 metres, while the outrigger spread is the same as the 1.8 metre overall width. The all up weight is 2,800kg, make it perfect for narrow city centre alleys or working on surfaces such as cobblestones or grass.
The Piaggio chassis unusually features a petrol/LPG engine, making it more suited to low emission zones. Omec, which has been buying Multitel platforms for around 20 years, supplies most of its machines to customers working in some o Italy’s historic city centres, where tight places have a whole different meaning and can a real challenge.
Omec sales manager Michele Mazzanti said: “Installers, maintenance workers, tradespeople, electricians… So many professionals work daily in tight spaces, restricted traffic zones, or areas with architectural or environmental constraints. We wanted to give a real answer to their needs, and that’s why we chose to add the MXE 170 to our fleet.”
“This platform, though introduced two years ago, is still incredibly relevant. It’s the result of a shared design effort where Multitel truly listened to those who live the worksite every day.”
Omec founder and group chief executive Gianfranco Bronzini added: “The MXE 170 on the Piaggio Porter clearly did not come from a one off idea. It’s the product of an efficient ecosystem between manufacturer and rental company to the end user. It’s a hands-on, industrial approach that truly values real world working environments.”
Multitel Pagliero chief executive Renzo Pagliero said: “Omec Noleggi has been a long time partner. There is mutual respect, trust, and a relationship built on shared values. Clients like Omec give us clear, credible insights from the field, which are crucial to designing platforms that solve real problems. Their perspective has always been a concrete reference point for our technical decisions.”
Based in Ancona, Omec is part of the Bronzini group which includes the fabrication and installation of steel buildings and structures. The Omec rental division was started in 2000 and now operates from 12 branches from Brindisi in the south, to Imola /Bologna in the north. The aerial lift fleet includes boom lifts up to the 185ft JLG 1850 SJ, plus scissor lifts, spider lifts and truck mounts ranging from the new 17 metre models up to the 103 metre Palfinger W1000, as well as Rough Terrain and All Terrain cranes up to 400 tonnes, and a full suite of telehandler models.
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