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EXHIBITOR PROFILE
YOUNGMAN
The Boss X3 is designed to meet the rigours of hire industry usage.
Youngman’s ‘X’ appeal
Youngman continues to expand its access products portfolio.
Alan Guthrie visited its Essex headquarters to learn more.
Tradesmen undertake a wide variety of tasks involving work at height, At 0.7m wide, the Boss X3 fits
and access equipment manufacturers continually develop their through standard doorways and into
ranges to reflect this. The Youngman Group is no exception, and its passenger lifts, and having an
latest products will be unveiled at next month’s Executive Hire Show. automatic battery charger avoids
the need for a separate switch that could be damaged in use.
Business Development Director, John Bungay, says that the market The heavy-duty battery gives up to 225 lifts and descents per charge.”
remains strong for equipment enabling tasks to be carried out safely
at lower heights and which require little or no assembly. “We already Youngman will also officially launch Boss Evolution, the latest version
offer products like our P1000 and P1500 podium steps and our of its market-leading Boss tower system but without T-pieces. This is
Adjusta-Minit height-adjustable work station, which are ideal for achieved by direct tube-to-tube welding of components using laser
overhead tasks where equipment has to be re-positioned frequently, cutting and robotic welding equipment installed as part of a
such as installing long overhead cable runs. In addition, there is significant investment at the company’s factory in Maldon, Essex.
strong demand for a compact electric scissor lift that is rugged Boss Evolution frames are lighter, stiffer, less expensive and fully
enough for hire fleets, and so we have developed our new Boss X3, compatible with the traditional Boss system. A pedestrian access
a tough, lightweight machine offering a fully integrated solution.” pavement frame for Boss towers has also been introduced.
The battery powered X3 (named after its three-scissor configuration) Seen as a prototype at the 2008 Show, Youngman has now
has a maximum 2.55m platform height, a 0.56 by 1.05m deck and a introduced the Teleguard telescopic platform ladder. Available in 4-6
240kg lift capacity. The user wheels the machine into position, locks and 7-9 rung formats with maximum platform heights of 1.62 and
the castors, climbs in and presses a button on the detachable 2.44m respectively, it has a 610 by 444mm platform and a 150kg
handset to raise and lower the deck. Full height is reached in 12 static load capacity. It is designed to enable simple rung-by-rung
seconds. “We specifically asked hirers what they wanted from the adjustment with the stabilisers remaining in their original position.
product,” says John Bungay. “As a result, serviceable components like The product folds flat when not in use.
the motor, pump and battery are housed in a pull-out tray for easy
access. Box section steel is used for the scissors for strength and Also on the stand will be an enhanced Combi 100 three-section
rigidity, and joints are bushed to minimise wear. aluminium ladder system. It can be used as a stepladder, extension
ladder, extending stepladder or, in a new mode, as a stairway ladder
“All four castor and is available in 2, 2.5 and 3m sizes. Joining it will be the new
wheels are braked Transforma, a professional multi-function ladder offering 19 working
and a safety cut-out heights and four modes of operation. Designed around a telescopic
activates on four-tread unit, it can be configured as an adjustable stepladder,
descent at 1.85m. a stairway ladder, and extension ladder or as
The weight two trestles supporting a telescopic
distribution means aluminium staging. Also on show will be a
no stabilisers are Youngman staging with a lightweight
needed and a tilt composite deck in 450 and 600mm widths.
sensor allows a
maximum chassis Youngman also recently re-launched its
EXHIBITOR
inclination of 1.5˚ web site which, as well as having details ST
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before an alarm of its products, explains services like
sounds. A safety training and its Boss Repair Centre, and enables safety
cut-out prevents the guides and instructional videos on equipment to be viewed.
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platform being
The Teleguard will be amongst the new products on Youngman’s
overloaded.
01621 745900
www.youngmangroup.com
stand at the Executive Hire Show.
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