Steiness Liftcenter Takes First Electric Snorkel Speed Levels In Denmark
Danish re-rent specialist, Steiness Liftcenter ApS, has taken delivery of their first two lithium-electric Snorkel SL26RTE Speed Levels in Denmark.
Steiness Liftcenter placed the order for the two Speed Levels with the official Snorkel distributor in Denmark, KH Lift ApS, on the day that Snorkel announced full U.K. production of the electric Speed Level models, and the units were delivered in early January.
Based in Taastrup, near Copenhagen, Steiness Liftcenter ApS is a leading re-rent provider for aerial work platforms in Denmark. Having been in business for almost 20 years, the company is well-established and takes pride in stocking the latest models for their customers. Steiness moved into a brand new, custom-built facility in 2019 and currently operates a fleet of more than 450 units. With a team of 10 employees, they provide re-rent services in Denmark and southern Sweden.
Steiness’ owner, Poul Steiness, said, “Zero emission models are in high demand in the Danish market, and it was important for us to be the first in Denmark to stock the lithium-powered Speed Level. We have a longstanding relationship with Karsten Haahr at KH Lift, and appreciate their help in making us the first to the Danish market with these innovative lifts, and one of the first in Scandinavia.”
The lithium battery powered Snorkel SL26RTE delivers a maximum platform height of 8.0 meters (25 feet, 6 inches), a lift capacity of 680 kg (1,500 pounds) and has a spacious 1.72 meter (5 feet, 8 inches) x 4.6 meters (15 feet) platform with the 0.91 meter (3 foot) roll-out deck extension deployed. Weighing 3,500 kg (7,826 pounds) the SL26RTE is available with non-marking tires, making it ideal for all types of indoor and outdoor applications.
The zero emission SL26RTE delivers a long duty cycle, emits up to 60 percent less noise than the diesel equivalent and can be recharged in less than six hours. Maintenance-free lithium-ion battery packs reduce running costs up to 95 percent when compared to an engine and are shown to last up to twenty-times longer than lead acid batteries. The low voltage system is easily serviced, without the need for specialist high voltage training, and has been tested in climatic chambers between -25° C and +60° C.
“The Speed Level is an innovative design that has stood the test of time, so to now be able to offer its unique capabilities and impressive performance with the added benefit of zero emissions is a fantastic offering for our customer base in this territory,” said Henrik Skibsted, territory manager for Scandinavia and the Baltics for Snorkel.
“We are delighted that Steiness Liftcenter were the first to bring these fantastic lifts into the Danish market, and we look forward to seeing this technology at work on jobsites all around Denmark in the near future.”
For more information on Steiness Liftcenter ApS, please visit www.steiness-liftcenter.dk. For more on KH Lift ApS, go to www.khlift.dk, and for Snorkel, www.snorkellifts.com.
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Michael Roth
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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.