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Platform Sales Paramount Platforms has placed its biggest ever order for Hinowa spider lifts supplied by Access Platform Sales.


Paramount Platforms is taking nine tracked spider


booms in a deal worth over £1million.They include a bi-energy, lithium battery and diesel versions of the new Hinowa Lightlift 40.18 Performance IIIS. With a working height of 40m and maximum outreach of 17.5m, it is the biggest platform the Italian manufacturer has ever produced.


Paramount Platforms Director Lee Kerr said: "We've


had Hinowa platforms in our fleet since our inception 13 years ago because they are the best and most user- friendly tracked spider available on the market. "We're looking forward to being the first rental company in the UK


to supply the Hinowa Lightlift 40.18. What's so good about it is that it has exactly the same operating system as all other Hinowa platforms. It may give much greater working height, but it's still a touch of a button to level the platform and away you go." Paramount Platforms has also invested in two bi-energy Hinowa


Lightlift 15.70 spider lifts, with diesel and 110v electric power. It is also taking two bi-energy versions of the Lightlift 18.80 platform (lithium battery and diesel), and two bi-energy Lightlift 20.10s (diesel


Let me Enertain you The interweb, and specifically social media platforms, are fine


hunting grounds for inquisitive journos seeking new products to write about. Such is the case for the AMPD ‘Enertainer’ battery storage system, which was entirely unknown to this author until spotted in a recent LinkedIn posting. The name of the product, while being


ripe for mistyping, is presumably a play on the fact that the substantial unit supplies energy while fitting into shipping container-like casing. The Enertainer is available in S, M


and L sizes, providing maximum continuous outputs of 285A in the former, 380A in the mid-sized model and 665A in the L variant. It is thus well suited to such energy hungry tasks such as powering construction equipment with intermittent loads – cranes, hoists etc – all the while being near silent in operation and producing zero fumes on site. Other highlights include a modular


design, lockable panels, remote monitoring and device management, software updates to supplement the features list, and instant familiarity for anyone regularly using such equipment. In spite of supplying equipment to


and 110v mains electric). The order is completed by a bi-energy (diesel and 110v mains


electric) Hinowa Lightlift 26.14 spider boom lift and a bi-energy (lithium battery and diesel) Hinowa Lightlift 33.17. All platforms provide a capacity of 230kg, with the 40.18 giving an extra 70kgs within a restricted outreach of 16m. The Lightlift 18.80 can be towed on a 3.5t trailer. It is also the first


Hinowa tracked spider to have cables and tubes stowed inside the boom, and has the option of being supplied with radio remote control.


withstand the rigours of heavy site use, AMPD itself is a relatively new enterprise. Forming in the UK November 2022, the company now lists Apple and Tesla alumni among its senior team. With the Enertainer already racking up over a million hours of operation in four different countries, they’re already off to a flying start.


BOX FRESH Find out more about the Enertainer battery storage system at www.ampd.energy


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