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ACCESS IN ACTION • AUGUST 2016
The 1000th Haulotte machine delivered
to United was an Optimum 8 AC electric
scissor lift – Haulotte’s current flagship
product.
According to Keith Clarke, General
Manager of Haulotte Australia, the two
companies have been working together
for the past five to six years and have
developed a real collaboration.
United Forklift and Access Solutions’
relationship with Haulotte extends back
to 2010, with the delivery of a HA120PX
rough terrain boom lift. Since then, United
Equipment’s national Haulotte range
has expanded to cover the spectrum of
scissor lifts, boom lifts and telehandlers.
United Forklift and Access Solutions is
one of Australia’s largest privately owned
forklift and access equipment companies
with operations in all states. United has
the complete range of Haulotte products
over eight ranges of products spanning
60 different models.
“United also do retail sales of Haulotte
machines via a branch network across all
the major metropolitan centres as well as
regional areas in Victoria and WA.
“United is a sleeping giant. Now with
over 1000 Haulotte machines in its
rental fleet, United is a big business. The
company has over 100 field service vans
Australia wide (fully maintained state of
the art GPS service vehicles operating
Haulotte Australia General Manager Keith Clarke,
left, with United Equipment Managing Director
David Maxwell celebrating the delivery of the
1000th Haulotte machine, an Optimum 8 AC
1000th Haulotte marks high safety and efficiency
The delivery of its 1000th Haulotte machine to United Equipment’s fleet marks a solid
and ongoing business partnership between national access equipment specialist United
Forklift and Access Solutions and aerial work platform manufacturers, Haulotte.
24/7 and accredited operating training
programs) and manage this and forklift
sales and service too,” Keith said.
United provides short and long term
rental options as well as flexible finance
options on its range of equipment and
can structure a competitive lease or
purchase financial package.
United Forklift and Access Solutions’
General Manager Trent Osborne said the
delivery to United of its 1000th Haulotte
machine demonstrates United’s ongoing
commitment to the leadership and quality
of its large and expanding national rental
fleet and broad access solutions offering.
“The handover of this latest Haulotte
machine is part of the continual process
of updating our fleet with new and
productive equipment that keeps us
at the global forefront of safety and
efficiency innovations in our industry.
“We will continue to work extensively
in partnership with them to provide
input for products that deliver optimum
performance for tough Australian
conditions, including strength, durability
and ergonomic design.”
According to Keith the new Optimum 8
is a full-featured machine with a great
drive system and built-in diagnostics. The
Optimum 8 features maintenance-free
AC motors; high-precision driving, for
safety, productivity and confined spaces;
proportional and quick movements;
ACTIV’Screen onboard diagnostics for
minimum downtime; and responsive
sales and service by United.
Visit: www.unitedequipment.com.au
or call 131 607 or: 1300 207 683 or visit:
www.haulotte.com
The smallest of Aerial Access’ Versalift
range, the LT-23-TB has a working height
of 9.2m yet fits on a chassis of under
3500kg GVM. This machine also allows a
working outreach of 4.4m and has 240V
ECU power connection from base to
platform for use of power tools.
Aerial Access is finding the Versalift
LT-23-TB is popular for motorway
maintenance since it is an innovative
compact and lightweight elevating
platform solution for vehicles that can go
where larger trucks have no access. It is
also built to minimise traffic disruption
with limited road overhang.
In 2013, Aerial Access launched the LT-
23-TB by marrying the tower with a 4x4
Ford Ranger. Easy to drive, the vehicle
A lighter way to access when larger trucks don't have access
can be operated with a C class licence.
The low weight design allows better
access in urban areas and parking in
weight restricted streets.
The standard platform is a one-man
fibreglass with a walkthrough easy
access opening with mid and top rail with
a max load capacity of 136kg. Platform
levelling is controlled automatically using
hydraulics and can be manually activated
from the upper or lower controls to level
the platform for clean out and rescue. The
machine also has 5m remote hand held
lower controls that can be operated at the
base of the machine. Rotation is 360⁰ non-
continuous with an electric built switch.
Contact 1300 654 591 or visit website:
www.aerialaccess.com.au