MEC Aerial Work Platforms Celebrates Triple Win at Industry Awards
MEC Aerial Work Platforms has been recognized with three industry awards, including two New Product Awards at the inaugural Working at Height Conference & Awards and a Gold LLEAP Award from Lift & Access. These accolades highlight MEC’s innovation within North America’s access and rental industry. The award-winning products include the MEC 3232SE slab scissor lift and the MEC DualReach 85-J diesel boom lift.
At the Working at Height Conference & Awards held on November 20 in Nashville, Tenn., MEC won New Product Awards for both the MEC 3232SE in the Scissor Lifts category and the MEC DualReach 85-J Diesel in the boom lifts category. This inaugural event, co-hosted by Access, Lift & Handlers (ALH) and the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), brought together industry leaders to celebrate innovation, best practices, and advancements in the mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) and access equipment rental sectors across North America.
Adding to its success, MEC received the distinguished Gold LLEAP Award in the MEWP category from Lift & Access for the MEC DualReach 85-J Diesel boom lift. This recognition is awarded based on key criteria, including innovative design and technology, productivity for operators and owners, and the overall benefit to the industry.
“These recognitions underscore our focus to deliver innovative, efficient, and reliable solutions for our customers,” said Gary Crook, MEC vice president of engineering. “We are proud to be at the forefront of the access industry and grateful for this acknowledgment of our efforts.”
Winning these awards celebrates MEC’s engineering achievements, showcases the company’s dedication to excellence, and underscores its role in leading the change through innovation. They also affirm MEC’s commitment to listening to customers’ challenges and delivering solutions that meet the evolving industry needs.
Award-Winning Solutions
MEC DualReach™ 85-J Diesel A two-in-one 85 Ft boom lift offering selectable telescopic and articulated modes for unmatched jobsite flexibility.
• Versatility: Combines telescopic and articulated configurations in one machine.
• Productivity: Dual Capacity 600 pounds unrestricted / 900 pounds restricted, 4WS, 2WS and crab steer.
• Efficiency: Reduces fleet size and ownership costs.
MEC 3232SE Micro Scissor Lift
Drives at full height eliminating an outrigger leveling system, the 3232SE excels in productivity and duty cycle.
• Performance: 38-foot working height and 550-pound capacity for efficient operation.
• Productivity: Drives at full height, all the battery energy is used towards productive work extending the duty cycle.
• Engineering: AC electric drive, AGM batteries, and patented Leak Containment System (LCS).
To learn more about MEC and its products, visit www.MECawp.com.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.