22.03.2007

160 new lifts for Wizard

Wizard Workspace the UK powered access rental company that previously traded as Independent Access Supplies has placed an order for 100 JLG 2030 electric scissor lifts and 60 Bravi Leonardo - Lui-Mini’s vertical mast lifts. Once delivered the new additions will take the company’s fleet up to 1400 units.

The order is the first stage of a planned £4million investment programme over the next twelve months which will largely consist of small and mid-size scissors, mid size booms and more mast lifts.
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(L-R) Andrew Fishburn and Stuart Honeywood of Wizard with Gary Fleckney of JLG at the first handover

Wizard is marketing the 2.9 metre platform height Bravi Lui-Mini as the ‘Whizz’, the unit which is beginning to generate some serious volume offers a 1.7metre long extended platform thanks to dual extensions, great gradeability, compact dimensions and only weights 470kgs.

The JLG 2033ES is a full sized ‘skinny-mini’ scissor lift with 360kg lift capacity and a 2.4 metre extended platform length. With direct electric drive the manufacturers claim significantly longer battery lift thanks to the efficient drive train. The company has also specified integral inverters, which convert the DC battery power into an independent on board AC power to the platform.
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The first units have already arrived

Wizard says that it has been reshaping and developing the business over the past three years, building rental revenue through increased mid and long term contracts and recently consolidated its hire desk and customer service operation in Norwich. The company has also established a new equipment sales division specialising in contract rental.
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The Bravi Leonardo Lui-Mini

Vertikal Comment

Wizard is the latest company to add significantly to the smaller end of its fleet to meet growing demand for lower level powered access equipment from trades that have traditionally used ladders, stands and podium steps.

The unusual choice here are the 2033 scissors, at one time the 20ft scissor lift was the most popular, but in recent years the market has polarised towards the lighter, more compact 19ft micro scissor lifts and the 26ft mini scissors which offer almost identical dimensions to the 20’s but an extra six feet of working height although this comes at the expense of some capacity – the 26ft units have 230kgs.

It will be interesting to see if the extra lift capacity is worth the trade off of higher cost and larger dimensions – compared to the 1930’s and lower working height when compared to the 2630?