15.08.2008

15 Nifty for Romania

Romania’s largest aerial lift rental company Industrial Access has ordered15 Niftylift booms for its growing rental fleet which is expanding rapidly from five locations in Romania and more recently Bulgaria and Moldova.

The order consists of two 19 metre platform height Heightrider 21 4x4 rough terrain booms, two 15 metre Heightrider HR17NE narrow electric booms, three 15 metre N170 bi-energy trailer lifts, three 12 metre N140 bi-energy trailers, two 10 metre TD120TN narrow width spider type tracked boom lifts, two 15 metre TD170 spider lifts and a 10 metre N120H trailer lift..

Industrial Access was founded in 2005 by Stefan Ponea, chief executive and managing partner, and is now 90 percent owned by the Balkan Accession Fund a private equity firm. The company operates from five locations and has a fleet of over 300 units, largely made up of JLG and an increasing number of Nifty lifts.

The company also operates a sales division which focuses on JLG and Nifty lift aerial lifts and Geda hoists. It is currently in the process of building up a training operation for both operators and maintenance engineers.

Jim Craddock of Niftylift said: “We have a great deal of interest from prospective dealers and rental companies in the emerging Eastern European market, due to the ease with which Nifty products can be serviced and maintained"