HSS and JLG Combine to Launch Liftpod

SURREY, ENGLAND, September 26, 2010 (Press-News.org) HSS Hire, the award-winning tool and equipment hire company, is working with JLG Industries, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of access equipment.

The new affiliation will see the offering of JLG's new LiftPod portable work platform the UK market for the first time, in an agreement which will see the LiftPod only available to hire or purchase exclusively from HSS.

The LiftPod boasts the 'portability of a ladder with the freedom and functionality of a work platform'. It is the first portable lift of its sort, enabling users to work hands-free at heights of up to 14ft with a full 360 degree range of motion. The sturdy basket allows for improved safety and comfort whilst the integrated tool tray ensures optimal working efficiency, with tools and materials at arms reach.

The LiftPod also offers great portability as not only do the base wheels make it easy to move around but, consisting of three connecting sections, it can be carried by more than one person and assembled in less than 30 seconds. It is even compact enough to be transported in a small van.

HSS Hire has invested heavily in the initial consignment, with further deliveries expected to follow shortly, ensuring the predicted high demand can be met for such a revolutionary new working-at-height tool. Staying true to all HSS equipment, there is a range of HSS Training courses designed to support product knowledge and promote safe working practices.

Ian Webber, Category manager for HSS said: "At HSS, we always strive to offer our customers the safest and most innovative products to suit their needs; to find ways to make a life a little easier and safer for them. JLG are one of the most respected manufacturers of innovative access solutions that help to do just that so we are delighted to be working with them to offer this product to the UK".

Alan Hall from JLG added: "We already have a great working relationship with HSS and, with their nationwide network, their enthusiasm for innovation and progress and their commitment to health and safety and training, they were the obvious choice to take our new product to the whole of the UK market".

The LiftPod is the IAPA New Product of the Year 2009 and is available exclusively from HSS.

HSS Hire has an established nationwide network of over 250 locations including a number of Supercentres with extended opening hours. The company also runs a dedicated training division and offers a range of innovative hire related services including HSS LiveHire, HSS Resource and HSS Pitstop.

Stocking thousands of items, including ladder and heater hire, chainsaw and scarifier rental HSS are also the only company to hold a 4* British Safety Award.

Website: http://www.hss.com