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Guides to hiring a lift
Short, plain-English guides to choosing an access platform: the types of machine, the height you need, and when a scissor lift or a cherry picker is the right call.
What is a MEWP?
MEWP means mobile elevating work platform. Scissor lifts, mast lifts, boom lifts, cherry pickers, spider lifts and van mounts explained, with the IPAF category for each.Read the guideWhich lift do I need?
Choose between a scissor lift, mast lift, cherry picker or other boom lift, spider lift or van mount by working height, reach, ground and access. A step-by-step guide.Read the guideCherry picker and scissor lift sizes
Cherry picker, boom and scissor lift sizes in metres and feet: working height and outreach by type, what a 19ft or 26ft scissor lift means, and how high a cherry picker goes.Read the guideScissor lift vs cherry picker
Scissor lift or cherry picker? Compare straight-up decks with jointed boom platforms, when each wins, IPAF categories, and related mast, spider and telescopic options.Read the guideLow-level access lifts
Low-level access lifts for work just above head height: push-around and mast lifts and small scissor lifts from 3.5m to 6.75m working height, with widths and IPAF categories.Read the guide
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Heights, machine types and IPAF categories for warehouse, facade, tree, signage and event jobs.
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