Our top 5 strangest hire requests!

On Monday we took delivery of eleven of Skyjack SJ16 vertical mast lifts. All were manufactured in 2014 and 2015, with another nine machines on their way soon. They can be supplied ‘as is’, or serviced & tested with a repaint optional.
 
We are also expecting a delivery of 30 units of JCB S1930E electric scissor lifts from year 2018 to arrive at the end of February.

Register your interest for any of these machines today by sending us an email or calling +44 (0) 333 0064277.

“Request to put a full male voice choir on top of 8 big deck scissors rising up to 10m in unison during the Edinburgh Military Tattoo back in the 90s. Also didn’t want any handrails fitted as this would “spoil” the effect. Never went ahead – I had a few safety concerns 😂”

– Stevie Watt, Service Manager at Haulotte UK Ltd

Customer: “I want to hire one of those blue ones”
Me: “Great, any idea what size or model, can you tell me roughly what height you need to get to?”
Customer: “I don’t know but it’s a blue one with tractor tyres on”

– Adam Smith, Head of Regional Sales South at Finning UK & Ireland

“We had a customer that wanted a “green portaloo” the other day! Didn’t want the red one that was delivered 🤯”

– Rolfe Jackson, Director at ViC Group UK Ltd

“Many years ago when working out of an office near Chelsea , I took an enquiry for an “access platform” to lift their baby grand piano to the first floor of their town house!!

When it was suggested they may want hire a City Crane instead of a platform – the client got all stroppy and said “what do you know?” “Obviously more than you!” was my reply as the phone line went dead.”

– Mark Smith, Owner of Mark Smith Training 

A man with a strong Irish accent called us:
Mate your machine is off hire… “
Us : “ok here’s the off hire number”
“NO! You don’t understand .. call the fire brigade”!

– Tim Ward, Upward Powered Access