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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