Are spider lifts a good investment for a hire company?

THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER OF SPIDER LIFTS IN AUSTRALIA, MORE AND MORE OF YOUR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS KNOW ABOUT THEM AND WILL WANT TO USE THEM. IT PAYS TO DO YOUR RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ADD SPIDER LIFTS TO YOUR HIRE FLEET.

Why you should think about adding these EWPs to your fleet

Today’s sophisticated spider lifts have a great deal of good design thinking that makes them easily manageable with minimal training. Here we explore some of the benefits of spider lifts for a hire company.

Who hires spider lifts?

Because they solve so many problems, customers find they have a wide market of potential users for spider lifts. For example:

• Roofing contractors

• Window cleaners

• Councils and government departments

Indoors

• Shopping centres

• Trades

• Fire and safety

• Industrial areas, and

• Almost anywhere with narrow ingress

Why spider lifts are easy to hire

Trained operators find spider lifts very easy to use. Hire firms can benefit from a ready market of licenced operators and can take advantage of video resources to help further familiarize them with the machines. You can also access further resources and have your hire team trained to be able to give an induction.

What return on investment does a spider lift offer?

Clearly, you want the machine you purchase to be out on hire as much as possible. With a spider lift, your utilisation rate can be leveraged because it is a specialist machine that commands a high per-day rate compared to a boom or scissor lift.

Even with a lower utilisation rate, your business will still be way in front in terms of ROI when you invest in a spider lift.

You can sub-hire spider lifts for even more opportunities

Larger spider lift suppliers — such as Monitor Lifts — will be able to assist you with sub-hiring their fleet, in the event that yours is fully booked. It helps you say ‘yes’ to more clients, more often.

This arrangement could bring you more profit, without ownership — allowing you to grow your business even further than you may have thought possible.

Talk to us about spider lifts for hire companies

If you choose to expand your business’s offering into spider lifts, look for a supplier who provides video support to ensure the hiring process goes smoothly.

Outdoors

• Trades — such as electricians, painters, glaziers and plumbers

• External property maintenance

• Amusement park maintenance

• Tree trimmers

• Telecommunications companies

A highly experienced supplier can also assist with training and induction, saving your staff spending excessive time with your customer, and helping with any technical issues.

To find out how a spider lift could benefit your hire company, call Monitor Lifts on 1800 025 024, email sales@monitor.net.au or visit monitor.net.au