Nationwide, recently voted National Hire Company of the Year by the Hire Association of Europe, has added 50 of the latest generation of Upright LX31 scissor lifts, to it's fleet, which now boasts the new extra spacious LX Supa-Deck work platform.

The new scissor lift is aimed at satisfying the demanding needs of the heavy construction sector, which often has to contend with bulky materials and cumbersome components. The new deck boasts a number of features that make it ideal for cladding and roofing applications, when welding steel-framed structures, erecting exterior sidings and carrying out glazing operations.

Contractors will find that the LX31 with its LX Supa-Deck provides them with 11.5 metres of working height and over seven metres of aerial work platform space, when the twin deck extensions are deployed. The work platform also has a roomy width of 1.73 metres, which means that at full extension, the LX Supa-Deck offers a team of workers, with materials, no less than 12.1 square metres of workspace. This is sure to make functioning at elevated heights easier and safer, particularly as the platform is also supported by heavy-duty elevating linkage, which provides reassuring stability at height.

The work platform can carry a weight of up to 794 kilograms and its 1.64-metre low retraction height and side gates provide easy on and off access and simplify the loading of materials, which make it an especially appropriate choice for heavy construction work.

For users working in crowded or congested construction sites, the LX31 offers a dual link steering system, which provides an exceptionally tight turning radius of 1.22 metres. The platform is also endowed with four-wheel drive and oscillating front axle, which allows it to work on ground that slopes up to 30 degrees from the horizontal.

"The addition of the new LX Supa-Deck to the LX 31 scissor lift is a very welcome addition to Nationwide's 6,000 strong UK hire fleet," says Nichola Balmer, Nationwide's Sales & Marketing Director. She continues: "It will certainly make a significant contribution towards cutting programme times and construction costs on many projects."

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 market leader in the European powered access market, trading under the name Zooom in Germany, France, Spain and Austria.

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June 2002 Nat2.036a