27.06.2009

Access Link teams up with Partner Lift

The Access Link, the UK association of independent aerial lift rental companies that work together to provide national coverage, has reached a partnering agreement with Partner Lift the German based grouping of independent access rental companies that work in a similar way.

Discussions have been taking place for a over year now and following a recent visit by current Access Link chairman, Malcolm Bowers, to the Hanover Office of Partner lift a framework agreement was drawn up between the two associations.

The agreement was finalised and ratified after Oliwer Sven Dahms of Partner lift addressed the members of the Access Link at their meeting at Vertikal Days this week.

The Access Link members operate a fleet of around about 4,600 units from 29 depots throughout UK and Ireland while Partner lift members have a total of around 7,500 platforms available from 135 depots in three countries.

Dahms is also the organiser of the German equivalent to Vertikal Days -Platformers Days which is held in late August each year.

Bowers who is also a joint owner of Lifterz said: “We are seeing an increasing number of contractors working throughout Europe and this alliance will allow both Partner lift and Access Link members to offer their customers a far better geographical coverage of the major European Countries.”
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Oliwer Sven Dahms of Partner Lift(L) and Brian Light of Light Hire together with other Access Link members at Vertikal Days

“There is much we can learn from Partner lift and the way that it operates. Of particular interest is their very sophisticated website as well as preferential buying deals which are offered to all members, something we are in the early stages of working on ourselves.”

“Oliwer Dahms also expressed a desire to extend our alliance to include France, Scandinavia and Spain and will be looking for companies with an interest in joining the alliance in those countries.”