AFI-Uplift has purchased 50 Leonardo personnel lifts to add to its powered access fleet – meeting customer demand for lightweight machines which can be used on floors with significantly reduced loadings.
Weighing only 450kg, the battery-powered Leonardo is compact, enabling it to fit through a standard doorway. It has a working height of 4.9m, an extended platform length of 0.68m by 1.71m, and can turn within its own axis, making it extremely manouevrable.
AFI have also recently invested in an additional 25 Pop-Ups for its rental fleet. The battery-powered Pop-Up has a working height of 3.63 metres, a closed height of only 1.64m and a width of just 0.7m.
AFI Director Nick Selley said: “This significant investment in the Leonardo and Pop-Up means we now have one of the UK’s largest fleets of small and compact machines. These machines are able to meet all client requirements, particularly in relation to replacing the need for ladders and steps in many instances.”
The full AFI fleet, which comprises more than 4,300 machines, is spread throughout a UK network of depots in the following locations: Birmingham, the East Midlands, Hull, Liverpool, London East, London South and London West, Manchester, Milton Keynes, North East, Peterborough, Preston, Scotland, Southampton, South West, South Wales, and Wakefield.
