09.04.2010

Ranger to sell Spiderlift Company

Chesterfield, UK -based Ranger Group, has decided to exit the rental market. The company currently rents tracked spider lifts as the Spiderlift Company.

Andy Bray, Spiderlift’s managing director, said that the company has taken the decision to allow Ranger to concentrate more on its original brief – selling new equipment – without the possible conflict of competing with potential sales customers.

Bray said that he is currently in discussions with several companies with the possibility of either selling the business as a going concern or selling the platforms off ‘one by one’. The company has around 24 spider lifts in its fleet, making it one of the top three spider lift specialists in the UK. He said that there is no particular deadline to complete the exit and will wait for the ‘right deal or opportunity’.

The decision may have been brought about by one of Ranger’s growing number of new equipment franchises which now includes Teupen, PB Lifttechnik, Aichi and Giraf Track. To strengthen its sales efforts, Ranger has taken on Shane Marshall as regional sales rep for eastern England and Ireland. Marshall has worked in the access industry since 1988 and was previously a district manager with Instant UpRight. Bray plans to remain with the Ranger group following any sale.