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| STERTIL KONI ENSURE FLEXIBLE AND SAFER WORKSHOP |
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Stertil Koni has completed a major installation for transport group Go-Ahead at its Camberwell workshop. As part of an upgrade to the workshop facilities, the company purchased a number of mobile column lifts, as well as scissor and inground lifts.
Go-Ahead was reliant on pits in the workshop, which it felt were outdated and potentially dangerou... |
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| FASTER INSPECTIONS WITH A SKYLIFT |
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Vehicle lift specialists Stertil Koni, in partnership with their Distributor CCS, have installed two heavy-duty lifts into the revamped workshop of Poole Borough Council. The 25-tonne lifts simplify repairs and maintenance to the council's 260-strong fleet of vehicles.
The Council wanted to update its workshop by installing lifts with a greater... |
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| OPTIMISE USE OF WORKSHOP SPACE WITH A SKYLIFT |
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Commercial vehicle specialist Clugston Distribution has invested in a 20-tonne Stertil Koni
Skylift to maximise use of its workshop space. With over 200 vehicles on its own fleet plus many from external clients, as well as being a VOSA Test Centre, Clugston needed a heavy-duty lift that would be flexible enough to cope with the wide variety of ve... |
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| STERTIL KONI CONTINUES TO SUPPORT |
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STERTIL KONI CONTINUES TO SUPPORT
STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service recently extended its long-standing relationship with Stertil Koni with a substantial order for nine hydraulic vehicle lifts. These included two 25-tonnes capacity lifts plus another rated at 7 tonnes and a set of six 8.2 tonnes wireles... |
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| EASIER CLEANING FOR FIRE & RESCUE VEHICLES |
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EASIER CLEANING FOR FIRE & RESCUE VEHICLES
WITH NEW STERTIL LIFT
Scottish fire and rescue vehicles have been treated to a new wash-bay facility kitted out with a state-of-the-art vehicle lift from Stertil Koni. Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service has purchased a Vega 240 surface-mounted parallelogram lift to enable steam-cleaning of its 1... |
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| STERTIL KONI ACHIEVES SAFEContractor STATUS |
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STERTIL KONI ACHIEVES SAFEContractor STATUS
FOR FIFTH YEAR RUNNING
Vehicle lift specialist Stertil Koni is celebrating its achievement of SAFEContractor for five years in a row. The market-leading firm has been granted full accreditation for the health and safety scheme, which assesses the competency of contractors, every year since 2005.
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| STERTIL KONI APPOINTS NEW AREA SALES MANAGER |
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Stertil Koni has appointed Keith Brown to represent the company in Scotland and Ireland as the new Area Sales Manager for the region.
With over 20 years' sales experience in the industry, Keith worked previously with Castrol Equipment Services as a plant maintenance engineer before joining Autoparts Garage Equipment as commercial equipment sales... |
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| TRANSLINC IMPROVES VEHICLE ACCESS WITH STERTIL 4-POST LIFT |
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Stertil Koni's 17.5 tonne ST4175 vehicle lift is the latest addition to the Stockport workshop of TransLinc. Managing a nationwide fleet of over 3,000 vehicles, TransLinc is the UK's leading provider of specialist fleet services to Local Authorities.
Responsible for some 500 vehicles, the Stockport depot chose the new Stertil lift as an additi... |
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| INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY THANKS TO STERTIL KONI LIFT |
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Leading materials handling manufacturer Jungheinrich has increased its productivity with the installation of a TwinRam vehicle lift from Stertil Koni.
The company's National Engineering Centre at Risley in Warrington had previously managed with a static, floor-mounted ramp that proved to be cumbersome and difficult to work with. After reports ... |
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| STERTIL KONI LIFTS BRING MARBILL’S WORKSHOP UP TO DATE |
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Independent coach operator Marbill Coach Services Ltd has updated its vehicle lifting equipment with the purchase of two sets of ST1082 mobile column lifts from Stertil Koni. The wireless, bluetooth-enabled lifts will replace Marbill's more traditional cabled lifts, which were easily damaged and expensive to maintain.
Each vehicle in Marbill's f... |
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| NEW LIFTS FOR WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICE |
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The Welsh Ambulance Service has purchased a significant number of new lifts from vehicle lift specialist Stertil Koni through its distributor CCS of Leigh in Lancashire. The lifts have replaced the Service's previous equipment, which did not have sufficient lifting capacity to accommodate the newest vehicles on the ambulance fleet.
The Welsh Amb... |
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| “PROTECT YOUR WORKING CAPITAL BY LEASING”, SAYS STERTIL KONI |
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The restrictions of the credit crunch needn't mean you can't invest in equipment to improve your efficiency and productivity - so says Stertil Koni. With lines of credit severely limited and many businesses nervous of using capital in the current climate, the vehicle lifting specialist says a leasing arrangement makes sound business sense.
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| STERTIL KONI CONFIRMS |
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STERTIL KONI CONFIRMS
ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS WITH 50% WASTE REDUCTION
Stertil Koni has built on its achievement of the highly-regarded ISO 14001 environmental accreditation by reducing its waste by half. The market-leading vehicle lift supplier was first awarded the Environmental Management System accreditation in February 2007 and immediat... |
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| PARCEL CARRIER CHOOSES STERTIL KONI |
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Stertil Koni was the vehicle lift of choice for leading parcel carrier DPD at its newly completed parcel sortation hub in Birmingham. The express parcels delivery company purchased four of Koni's heavy-duty four-post lifts to assist with service and maintenance of its UK fleet.
DPD's newly built multi-sortation hub is purpose-designed for optimu... |
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| STERTIL KONI LAUNCHES RETRO FIT ANTI-SKID FINISH |
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Stertil Koni's development team has come up with a new anti-skid finish for commercial vehicle lifts. As well as adding the finish to new models, Stertil has ensured that it can be easily and quickly retro fitted to existing lifts - including other manufacturers' models.
The new anti-skid solution is suitable for platforms of all fixed commerci... |
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| CHOP SHOP GIVES STERTIL LIFTS THE THUMBS-UP |
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Chop Shop, the Discovery Channel's hit custom car show, has given Stertil Koni a huge vote of confidence after installing two of its vehicle lifts. The show follows mechanic Bernie Fineman and his car-designer partner Leepu Awlia at their garage in London's East End as they are challenged to produce top quality customised cars from whatever they ca... |
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| EURO BUS EXPO ‘A GREAT OPPORTUNITY’ FOR STERTIL KONI |
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Stertil Koni was pleased to be exhibiting once again at the recent Euro Bus Expo in Birmingham. Showcasing its wireless lift range at the event, the company reported a busy show with an encouraging number of high quality enquiries.
Stertil boss Tony Edge said there was a "good range of potential new customers" visiting the show, as well as plent... |
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| RWM 2008 EXHIBITION |
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Stertil Koni was able to demonstrate the lifting capacity of its wireless vehicle lifts at the recent Recycling & Waste Management Show, thanks to the loan of a 22.1 tonne loading shovel from JCB. The three-day show, at Birmingham's NEC, welcomed more than 8000 visitors keen to investigate products and services from across the recycling and waste m... |
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| ALFA SHOWROOM LIFT |
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Multi-franchise car dealer Platts Garage has chosen a Move 30 lift supplied by Stertil Koni to improve its ability to move vehicles from floor to floor. Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Platts specialises in Fiat and Alfa Romeo cars and has recently invested £2 million in a state-of-the-art new showroom and increased its workforce by over 50%.
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| ANTI-SKID SURFACE FOR LIFT PLATFORMS |
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Stertil Koni's development team has come up with a new anti-skid finish for commercial vehicle lifts. As well as adding the finish to new models, Stertil has ensured that it can be easily and quickly retro fitted to existing lifts - including other manufacturers' models.
The new anti-skid solution is suitable for platforms of all fixed commerci... |
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| 22 TONNES IS NO PROBLEM FOR STERTIL’S WIRELESS LIFTS |
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Vehicle lifting expert Stertil Koni has supplied its ST1082W mobile column lifts to oil and gas industry supplier Rotech Holdings. Specialising in the development of innovative tools for the energy industry, Rotech has taken delivery of a set of wireless lifts to assist with the assembly of its highly specialised equipment.
The four lifts specif... |
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| UNIQUE EARTHLIFT FROM STERTIL KONI |
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UNIQUE EARTHLIFT FROM STERTIL KONI
SETS NEW 'GREEN' STANDARDS
A unique new vehicle lift from market-leader Stertil Koni sets new environmental standards. The planet-friendly Earthlift is battery-powered, uses biodegradable oil and a state-of-the-art communication system developed from military technology.
Widely acclaimed at its launch at... |
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| BUYING LIFTS THROUGH STERTIL FINANCE |
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Having recently installed not one, but twelve sets of Stertil Koni's mobile vehicle lifts, Volvo South should be in the know when it comes to the best way of paying for them! The twelve 8.2 tonne capacity lifts were distributed to Volvo depots throughout the South East – in Basingstoke, Hayes, Croydon, Radlett and Didcot – and were purchased on a f... |
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| NEWS FROM STERTIL USA |
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Stertil-Koni, the world's largest supplier of heavy-duty mobile lifts has teamed up with New York Transit, North America's largest transit agency to provide all of the vehicle lifts for the world's largest individual bus depot-Grand Avenue depot.
The Grand Avenue shop opened up on January 15, 2008 and operates more than 230 buses out of the Gra... |
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| STUARTS VOLVO OPTS FOR GALVANISED VEHICLE LIFT |
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STUARTS VOLVO OPTS FOR GALVANISED VEHICLE LIFT
FROM STERTIL KONI
West Country Volvo expert Stuart's Truck and Bus has added to its collection of Stertil Koni lifting equipment with the purchase of a new Vega 450 45-tonne lift.
The company, an authorised Volvo truck and bus repairer, undertakes servicing and repair of all types of commercial... |
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| STERTIL-KONI SKYLIFT: THE ULTIMATE HEAVY DUTY LIFT |
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During the decade of the 1980's and 90's four-post drive on lifts, parallelogram lifts and scissor lifts became increasingly popular in the heavy-duty commercial lifting market.
These drive on platform type lifts afforded the operator the safety of having a vehicle parked on a platform, but the disadvantages sometimes outweighed the advantages. T... |
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| NEW STERTIL LIFTS REVOLUTIONISE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE |
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NEW STERTIL LIFTS REVOLUTIONISE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
FOR THE MYERS GROUP
The Myers Group, the Huddersfield-based building material supply group, has recently installed two new vehicle lifts from Stertil Koni. The 28-tonne capacity in-ground lifts have been fitted as part of a major workshop refurbishment.
The Myers Group owns and maintain... |
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| CHESHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE |
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STERTIL KONI LIFT SUPPORTS CHESHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has purchased a 5.5 tonne capacity Stertil Koni vehicle lift to assist with the maintenance of its 200-strong fleet. The service chose Stertil's ST 4055 four-post lift, which was specially designed to handle modern long and heavy vehicles.
Cheshire Fire and R... |
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| FRAIKIN FLEET MAINTENANCE |
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Commercial vehicle fleet services provider Fraikin has installed a second Stertil Koni mobile column lift to assist with tractor unit and trailer maintenance at its Wednesbury workshop.
Stertil's ST1082 mobile lift is specially designed to hoist heavy vehicles such as buses, trucks, trailers and aircraft tractors. Each column is rated at 8,200... |
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| ANOTHER COACH OPERATOR CHOOSES STERTIL FOR VEHICLE LIFTS |
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Nefyn Coaches is the latest heavy vehicle operator to choose Stertil Koni for its vehicle lifting requirements. The company, which runs buses and coaches in both Nefyn and Gwynfor livery across the UK, has had an in-ground lift installed in its new workshop.
"The lift in our workshop is in use every day," explained Aled Owen of Nefyn Coaches, "S... |
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| SATISFIED STERTIL KONI CUSTOMER COMES BACK FOR MORE |
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Dundee City Council installed a selection of Stertil Koni vehicle lifts into its new workshop back in 2001. So happy has the Council been with the performance and reliability of the lifts, it has recently added to its collection with the purchase of a Vega 240 parallelogram lift and a TR35 in-ground lift.
The new Vega lift has been installed int... |
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| FREEDOM FOR STERTIL AS MOTORHOME FIRM INSTALLS NEW LIFT |
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Stertil Koni has once again been the lift supplier of choice for a heavy vehicle business. Tewkesbury-based Freedom Motorhomes has installed an ST4120 four-post lift to assist with maintenance on its range of American and European motorhomes.
Freedom operates a purpose-built workshop at its one acre Gloucestershire headquarters where servicing ... |
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| STERTIL'S NEW ST4120 VEHICLE LIFT PROVIDES UNRIVALLED FLEXIBILITY |
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Stertil Koni has introduced another model into its fixed 4-post lift range. The new ST4120 replaces the ST4100 and offers an additional two tonnes of lifting capacity over its predecessor. It has been specifically developed to be user-friendly, competitive on price and provide unrivalled flexibility to the user.
The ST4120's electro-hydraulic li... |
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| FIRST BUS CHOOSES STERTIL KONI LIFTS FOR NEW DEPOT |
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First Bus, the UK's largest bus operator, chose Stertil Koni to provide vehicle lifts for its newest depot in Leicester. The installation involved a mixture of standard four-post lifts and mobile column lifts, all of which assist with maintenance and repair of the 130 buses in the First Bus Leicester fleet.
First Bus chose to install four of Ste... |
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| THOMAS HARDIE CLEANS UP WITH STERTIL VEHICLE LIFTS |
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Volvo Truck dealer Thomas Hardie has installed two new vehicle lifts from Stertil Koni to improve its extensive vehicle washing process. The company's dealerships in Preston and Deeside have each taken delivery of a Vega 240 galvanised vehicle lift to help them deal more efficiently with the cleaning and maintenance of heavy vehicles in their works... |
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| SIX TONNES PER COLUMN LIFTING CAPACITY FROM STERTIL'S NEW ST1060 |
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The major features of Stertil Koni's new ST1060 mobile column lift range are speed, safety and pure strength. With a single set of four columns, you have 24 tonnes of lifting capacity at your fingertips.
Specifically designed to handle large vehicles such as buses, coaches, emergency vehicles, trucks and campers, the ST1060 can lift up to 12 ton... |
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| STERTIL KONI WIRELESS LIFTS FOR MAJOR TRANSPORT GROUP |
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Stertil Koni is supplying ST1082W wireless mobile column lifts to the Go-Ahead Group, a major force in the UK public transport industry. After successful demonstrations of the equipment, the group has purchased four sets of Stertil's 8.2 tonne mobile lifts for its bus operations in the North East.
Go-Ahead has a pro-active equipment replacement ... |
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| MAJOR LONDON BUS OPERATOR SPECIFIES STERTIL KONI |
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East Thames Buses has chosen Stertil Koni to install wireless vehicle lifts into its workshop depot in Mandela Way, South London. Stertil has supplied four of its ST1082W mobile column lifts for the new depot, a refurbished former distribution centre in Bermondsey.
With 6.3 million bus journeys taken in Greater London every week day, London's bu... |
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| Arms length risk |
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(from Commercial Vehicle Workshop - November 2006)
Locking arms are a vital safety feature on two-post lifts, says Stertil-Koni.
If you've got an older two-post lift in your workshop, or one without working lift arm locks, the HSE is on your tail. Last year, the HSE expressly alerted HSE staff and local authority Environmental H... |
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| STERTIL KONI CONFIRMED AS PREFERRED SUPPLIER FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER |
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Stertil Koni has added to its impressive list of clients by becoming a preferred supplier for Daimler Chrysler (DC) worldwide. The automotive giant is in the final stages of centralising its workshop equipment purchasing procedure, meaning that workshops owned by DC can only purchase equipment from suppliers approved by the company. The company bel... |
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| STERTIL KONI WIRELESS LIFTS FOR MAJOR TRANSPORT GROUP |
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Stertil Koni is supplying ST1082W wireless mobile column lifts to the Go-Ahead Group, a major force in the UK public transport industry. After successful demonstrations of the equipment, the group has purchased four sets of Stertil's 8.2 tonne mobile lifts for its bus operations in the North East.
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| Stertil Koni preferred supplier Daimler Chrysler |
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Stertil Koni are pleased to announce that it is now officially preferred supplier for Daimler Chrysler world wide. DC are in the final step of centralising the purchasing of workshop equipment via their own system. It will mean that DC owned workshops (and independent ones will follow suit according to DC) are only allowed to buy equipment from s... |
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| STERTIL KONI TO EXHIBIT UNIQUE WIRELESS VEHICLE LIFT AT CIWM 2006 |
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Vehicle lift specialist Stertil Koni is to exhibit its innovative ST1082W wireless mobile column unit at this year's Chartered Institute of Waste Management exhibition. The company's stand (M4a) will feature live demonstrations of the new mobile lift.
Launched earlier this year, the ST1082W uniquely incorporates a wireless control system that p... |
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| NEW STEAM-CLEANING LIFT FOR VOLVO IN SCOTLAND |
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Volvo Truck & Bus based at Broxburn, just outside Edinburgh, have recently taken delivery of a new 8 metre, 24 tonne electro-hydraulic OMER lift for their steam-cleaning bay.
The recessed version of the OMER Vega 240 parallelogram lift (purchased through Stertil UK in Northampton), was chosen due to its proven reliability and durability, in what... |
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| Buyers guide to mobile column lifts |
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