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Replacing an advertising poster in London using an aerial work platform. An aerial work platform (AWP), also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform (EWP), mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.
JLG 1200SJP Boom Lift. JLG introduced its first scissor lift in 1973, and in 1979, scissor lift production began in JLG's Bedford, Pennsylvania location. The firm's current product line includes the following types of items: Mast booms and boom lifts (aerial work platforms) Towable & trailer mounted boom lift trucks and telehandlers; Vertical ...
Hall Ski-Lift – United States, founded in 1954, [55] merged with Von Roll in 1982 WSO Städeli – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1957, acquired by Garaventa in 1991 [ 67 ] Tebru – Switzerland, acquired by WSO Städeli [ 67 ] [ 68 ]
After moving to the manufacturing facility in Redmond, Genie introduced the first Z-boom in 1984. [4] In 1993, Genie introduced the IWP. The company followed up that introduction with the addition of scissor lifts in 1997, trailer-mounted boom in 1998 and rough-terrain scissor lifts in 1999. [5]
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An aerial lift, [1] also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which cabins, cars, gondolas, or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employed in a mountainous territory where roads are relatively difficult to build and use, and have seen extensive ...
A Dodge Ram 1500 truck & Genie SX-180 Boom lift from United Rentals. United Rentals was founded in September 1997. [12] Then-chairman and CEO Bradley Jacobs planned to grow the company through acquisition and consolidation, beginning in October 1997 with six small leasing companies scattered across North America. [13]
Gondola Lift at Namak Abrud, Iran. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.