18.07.2007

Hi Reach plumps for UpRight

Swindon based access rental company Hi-Reach access has placed an order with UpRIght for 100 booms and scissors for its new Shildon depot in county Durham.

The order includes electric scissors such as the MX19, AB38 electric boom lifts and trailer-mounted lifts. The units were purchased through UpRight Powered Access Sales UK and will be serviced by sister company IPS.
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The order incldues a number UpRight AB38 booms

The new HI-Reach depot is headed up by regional manager Sean Ward and will cover the Tyne & Wear region. All of the machines in this order will be built locally at UpRight’s new plant in Washington

Paul Richards, managing director of Hi-Reach, said “Adding a North East centre to our operations is a key step in our strategy to create a strong, UK-wide brand and further increases our ability to support our customers who work on a national basis.
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Paul Richards (L) with Alan Russon of Russon Access at SED this year

“The fact that we are able to support the North East region by sourcing a significant proportion of the fleet from the local UpRight facility is an added bonus.”

Hi-Reach Access was number 10 in last years C&A top 30 access rental companies, and is now the UK’s third largest privately owned operation. In additon to the order for UpRight the comapny purchased a number of large Holland Lift scissors at this years SED.