17.09.2008

Skyking wins biggest UK Wumag order

Skyking the UK Wumag/Palfinger dealer has signed its largest ever single order worth more than £5 million.

The order includes six units ranging from 40 metres to 103 metres working height. The units will be delivered to the undisclosed UK customer over the next 18 months and includes the first Wumag WT1000, 102.5 metre lift for the UK. SkyKing has already sold a WT1000 to McNallys in Ireland.

This order takes Skyking'a order intake over the past 12 months to £10 million.
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Ted Williams, Martin Cowley and Mark Carrington of SkyKing, Herbert Ortner and Stephan Kulawik of Palfinger and Richard Bryant from SkyKing.

The UK market is now the largest market for Wumag outside of Germany. SkyKing says it has sold more than 1,300 truck mounted access platforms since the division was formed out of specialist trailer manufacturer King Trailers in 1996.