104m Bronto heads to the UK

Aerial platform provider Clear View Services Group has recently closed the deal on a new 104m working height Bronto S104HLA truck mount. According to Bronto Skylift it will be the largest truck mount in the UK

The Bronto S104HLA acquired by Clear View. (Photo: Bronto Skylift).

UK-based Clear View’s key industries are telecommunications and wind, as well as building maintenance, and TV and film work. The decision to purchase the HLA was taken to meet increasing demand for access work in the wind and industrial sectors, where the company sees greater potential in the future.

The Clear View team, alongside Managing Director Jonathan Hawksworth, visited Bronto Skylift in December to give the new unit a test drive and get some expert operational training at the same time.

Growing sectors 

Hawksworth said, “Renewable wind energy is a growing sector that requires a stable work platform while working at great heights and we believe the Bronto product is a market leader for both stability and reliability for turbines and extreme heights”

The S104HLA offers 33 metres of outreach and is built to meet the needs of high-rise access, even in challenging weather conditions. It also comes with the Bronto+ control system, designed to ensure the platform remains steady and stable even when reach is pushed to its limit.

Another vioew of the new Bronto S104HLA. (Photo: Bronto Skylift).

Ian James, Key Account Manager, Bronto Skylift added, “We are seeing growth in the larger HLA unit sales as turbines get bigger and then the availability of these large units increases the opportunities in other sectors. This S104HLA will no doubt push these developments further.”

Investment programme

Clear View has made a €2 million investment in multiple new Brontos over the next few years. For Hawksworth, the choice to partner with Bronto Skylift was clearcut.

Bronto Skylift has built a global service network to provide quick Bronto expertise, training, maintenance and spare parts around the world – including in Leeds, local to Clear View.

Clear View bought their S104HLA from the Bronto Stock program, a service that enables quick delivery of prebuilt Brontos to end customers. For their part, Clear View has wasted no time in getting the unit out into the field. “It’s nice to have the 104HLA in the UK! As soon as we got it, it went straight to work,” said Hawkswort.

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