Few places are busier than London's Oxford Street during the run-up to the festive season. So when Creative Display Partnership of Tottenham Court Road needed to erect lights on the outside of the Plaza in Oxford Street with the maximum speed and efficiency, the company called in Nationwide, the UK's leading supplier of powered access equipment.

A key feature of Creative Displays' business - the erecting and dismantling of displays, street lighting and decorations at shopping centres - is that it is a delicate job that needs to be achieved without disruption to nearby businesses or the public. Hence, in this instance, a 34-metre Skylift truck mount was duly supplied from Nationwide's powered access depot at St Albans.

The busy and bustling location meant that the vehicle was the idea choice, as it could be manoeuvred into position with ease and with the minimum of inconvenience to passers by and rush-hour traffic. The provision of one of Nationwide's fully qualified and experienced operators also meant that every aspect of the truck mount's operation was taken care of professionally and conscientiously.

Frustrated and let down by Nationwide's competition on more than one previous occasion, Creative Display was impressed with the efficiency and reliability of service, stating, on completion of the job, that Nationwide has "proven to be more superior" than its trade rivals. Indeed the company was so pleased with Nationwide's performance and service that it promptly hired the same Skylift truck for another job. It is also a keen and frequent user of Nationwide's scissor lifts, where the required elevation is limited to vertical movement.

Nationwide's Skylift fleet currently consists of 166 truck mounted telescopic and articulating access booms and there are nearly two-dozen models from which to choose. While any one of Nationwide's countrywide powered access depots can arrange the hire of Skylift equipment and a driver/operator, specialist help is also readily available from the Master Skylift depots in Glasgow, Coventry, Manchester, London, Leeds and Cardiff.

Nationwide is part of the publicly-quoted Lavendon Group plc and is headquartered in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. It commands a hire fleet of around 6,000 units - more than twice the size of its nearest competitor. The Group is also a major player in the European powered access market, trading under the name Zooom in Germany, France, Spain and Austria. Full details on the company's entire line-up of booms, scissor lifts and truck mounts, depot locations, machine sales, training and Power Guard can be found at www.nationwideaccess.com

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January 2002 Nat2.021a