20.04.2026

23m Imer for HVS

German rental company HVS Hubarbeitsbühnen has taken delivery of a 23 metre IM R 23 DA Imer spider lift, complete with a dedicated transport trailer

The IM R 23 DA has a dual sigma type riser, topped by a three section boom and an articulated jib, for a maximum outreach of 12 metres at an up & over height of nine metres where 140kg is available. The maximum platform capacity of 230kg is available at a working height of 23 metres, and an outreach of 10 metres. Transport length without the basket is 5.7 metres, overall width is 980mm retracted or 1.28 metres extended, while overall height is 1.99 metres or 2.1 metres with outrigger pads installed.

The machine has an overall weight of 2,990kg for petrol and 3,000kg for the diesel or lithium battery versions.

As part of the delivery, Imer service manager Reinhard Sebulke provided technical familiarisation and operator training for the HVS team.

HVS owner Markus Sturhahn said: “I was aware that a technological transition was coming. At the same time, the R23DA is a proven and reliable machine. This made the model change special offer particularly attractive, especially in combination with Imer’s lightweight aluminium trailer solution.”

HVS Hubarbeitsbühnen is based in Steinhagen, near Bielefeld, north west of Dortmund. The company was founded by Friedel Sturhahn in 1996, working with just one machine. He quickly made a name for himself as one of the first aerial work platform rental companies in the area, and within the first six months had an employee and a dozen platforms. The company now runs a fleet of around 500 units along with telehandlers, fork lifts and truck mounted lifts up to 26 metres, with a team of 25 employees.