08.06.2008

Boom lifts work on planter

Two articulated boom lifts from aerial lift rental company AFI-Uplift have helped clad a sculpture to create a large-scale planter as part of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture programme.

Scott Associates of Glasgow rented two 13.7 metre platform height Haulotte HA16PX booms, with nine metres outreach, from AFI’s Liverpool depot. The lifts were used to help attach expanded mesh to the outside of the steel sculpture to encourage plants growing inside to spill out over the outside of the structure.
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The two Haulotte booms proved ideal for working on the big planter

The planter will form an eye-catching centrepiece of a new garden being created on derelict land in the middle of a housing estate.

Simon Hopkins, of Scott Associates, said: “The AFI boom lifts were the ideal choice for the job. They were delivered on time and our operators were given a comprehensive practical training session before using the booms. Every facet of the sculpture was easily accessible and the job was completed without any hitches.”