Blade buys 70 m Wumag

UK rental company, Blade Access took delivery of its 12^th truck mounted platform at the Vertikal Days exhibition last week: a 70 m Wumag WT700 bought from UK dealer Skyking.

Mark Bell and Jamie Bairstow co-directors of the company, based in Bradford, Yorkshire, first came into contact with aerial platforms through their industrial window cleaning business, now the company is a thriving access rental business with a fleet which also includes van mounts, self propelled booms and scissors and track mounted platforms.

The new Wumag was particularly appealing said Mr Bairstow because of its "far superior technology and the reliability and service are second to none. We also liked the vertical rise which keeps the operator parallel to the face of a building."

The Wumag also offers the capacity to narrow the jacking so the machine can be used in more restricted spaces.