Positive vibes

More electric boom lifts are making their way into the MEWP market. But what is the dominant battery technology – and is hybrid a safer bet than all-electric? “The customer is always right, in matters of taste” – a maxim by which the retail sector has lived for more than century. And when it comes […]

02/12/2025 - 13:58 pm

Nifty shades of green

Niftylift marked its 40th anniversary by unveiling updated products – and a new colour scheme. Dan Jenkins joined the celebrations. From building trailer-mounted booms in a garden shed, Niftylift has grown to become a major producer and exporter of lightweight self-propelled booms. Today, about 70% of its total production is exported, with 40% going to […]

05/08/2025 - 13:59 pm
Products  >  MEWPs

Niftylift to debut hydrogen platform for international audience at Bauma 2025

Niftylift will use the world’s biggest construction show to present its groundbreaking Hydrogen-Electric HR17 H2E to a global audience. It will also show seven other machines as part of a display that highlights the versatility and productivity of its full range. Niftylift will have eight machines on its booth at this year’s Bauma 2025 exhibition […]

18/03/2025 - 11:56 am

The painting’s on the wall

Star Platforms Support East Anglia’s Largest Mural Project ‘From Ipswich with Love’. In partnership with the Wild Walls Festival, Star Platforms has supported an ambitious public art project at the University of Suffolk, UK, facilitating what is now the largest mural in East Anglia. Covering 640sqm and entitled ‘From Ipswich with Love’ the mural was […]

13/11/2024 - 11:13 am

Techlift-Nifty4sale relocates to new facility in Poland

Techlift-Nifty4sale has officially moved into its new workshop located in Czechowice-Dziedzice, in southern Poland. This state-of-the-art facility spans 3300sqm and includes 420sqm of office space and social rooms, along with a 5000sqm yard. “This is the workshop I always dreamed of,” says managing director, Mark van Oosten. “It reflects the high-quality work we deliver and […]

27/08/2024 - 12:39 pm
Products  >  MEWPs

Niftylift launches new 15m and 17m low-weight all-electric booms

Niftylift has launched two new, low-weight, all-electric booms, the HeightRider 15E (HR15E) and HeightRider 17E (HR17E). The new HR15E and HR17E will lift two people and their tools to working heights of 15.7m and 17.2m, respectively, or a working outreach of 9.4m. With both machines weighing less than 5t, they combine innovative weight and space-saving […]

10/05/2022 - 17:04 pm

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October/November 2025

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