Backing its commitment to meeting customers' needs, Nationwide, continues to increase the size of its scissor lift fleet, this time with the addition of two new Liftlux scissor lifts. The new SL260-25 DS machines are, according to Nationwide, ideally suited to applications such as industrial and commercial cladding and glazing thanks to their extended height, load capacity and large work platform area.

The SL260-25's specification includes a 28.3-metre working height, a maximum load of 1,000kg and a bumper 6.7-metre by 2.5-metre extending platform. It is also capable of travelling to or from its full extension in well under 90 seconds, proving it to be a highly efficient, cost effective method of working at various elevated positions around site. The decision to add these two new machines to the fleet, the company says, was based on the demand for its six, already successful SL205-25 DS units.

The SL205-25 is essentially a smaller version of the SL260-25. It has a working height of 22.5-metres, the same maximum load of 1,000kg, but has a 5.3-metre by 2.5-metre work platform. However, apart from the dimensional differences, the two models share many of the same features.

These include the Liftlux triple-arm scissor design, which provides greater stiffness in elevated positions and so less movement of the platform at extended height. Also, when fully extended, the scissors have a very narrow profile which, when combined with the large platform deck, greatly improves both model's access capabilities.

Permanent four-wheel drive ensures that neither model will get bogged down, while wide foam-filled tyres improve stability and rough terrain capabilities. Both models also incorporate the Nivolux, patented outrigger device, which enables the machine to achieve within plus or minus 0.1 degree automatic self-levelling on uneven or sloping ground, ensuring a safe working platform at all times.

Currently there are around 50 scissor lift options on offer from Nationwide, all of which can be accessed from any of the company's 50-plus depots that are spread the length and breadth of the country. They provide safe and reliable vertical access platforms for working heights between six metres and 26 metres, with safe working load capacities of up to 1,000kg. Three power options are available; diesel, which is popular for external use, electric, for indoor use where emissions are unacceptable, and bi-powered.

Nationwide is part of the publicly-quoted Lavendon Group Plc and is headquartered in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Its hire fleet is twice the size of its nearest UK competitor and all of the company's depots comply with Nationwide's ISO 9002 accreditation. The Group is also a major player in the European powered access market, trading under the name Zooom in Germany, France, Spain and Austria.

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April 2002 Nat2.020a