Skyjack appoints Dave Wanta as regional VP of sales for Southeast USA

Skyjack has appointed industry veteran Dave Wanta as the regional vice president of sales for Southeast United States. Bringing over 30 years of machine and equipment sales experience to the role, Dave returns to Skyjack after previously serving as Skyjack’s national accounts manager from 2017 to 2020. With significant leadership experience in construction and aerial […]

19/08/2026 - 11:11 am
News  >  Awards

Skyjack’s LanyardGo wins Best New Product Award at HIRE26

Skyjack’s new LanyardGo safety device has won the 2026 Best New Product Award in the Access Equipment Category at the Hire Industry Excellence Awards at HIRE26 in Sydney, Australia. LanyardGo is one of the latest products in Skyjack’s Accessoryzers line and is compatible with Skyjack’s articulating and telescopic boom lifts. LanyardGo is available as a […]

01/06/2026 - 10:47 am

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
News  >  Events

Skyjack reveals ConExpo line-up

At ConExpo 2026 Skyjack will exhibit its all-new electric scissors and articulating booms. ConExpo 2026 is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from 3 – 7 March at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Charlie Patterson, Skyjack’s president says, “We look forward to engaging with customers and showing exactly how Skyjack’s quality engineered units can benefit […]

02/12/2025 - 12:32 pm
Products  >  MEWPs

Skyjack’s mighty micros arrive in Europe

Skyjack’s micro scissor lifts are now available to rental companies and contractors across Europe. Skyjack’s simply electric micro scissor range – the SJ3213 micro and SJ3219 micro are ‘Simply Reliable’, combining zero emissions and high runtime with low cost of ownership and Skyjack product support. “Skyjack takes pride in providing machine features that combine durability, […]

08/09/2025 - 09:53 am

X marks the spot

MEWP manufacturers continue to innovate in the scissor lift segment, bringing us product updates and range refreshes. Dan Jenkins finds out more. During the late 90s and well into the 2000s, it could be argued that scissor lift development had hit a plateau. When it came to electric ‘slab’ scissors, every manufacturer had a generic […]

04/02/2025 - 12:57 pm

Matt Tavianini appointed as Skyjack VP sales for North America

Skyjack has appointed of Matt Tavianini as vice president of sales for North America. Bringing a wealth of experience to the role, Matt has been at Skyjack since 2016, serving as regional vice president of sales South prior to his most recent appointment. Previous leadership experience at BlueLine Rental, Volvo Construction Equipment Rents and Hertz […]

05/12/2024 - 13:19 pm

Skyjack brings EDrive to Asia Pacific

Skyjack has announced the expansion of the of their latest range of EDrive machines in the DC electric scissor range and the electric rough terrain articulated boom range at Bauma China. Following the successful launch of the scissors in North America and the booms in EAME, both ranges make their debut in the Asia Pacific […]

26/11/2024 - 11:32 am
Products  >  MEWPs

Skyjack’s all new DC scissor range

Skyjack has launched a new range of DC electric scissors, featuring AC brushless electric drive motors and other significant design changes. The simply electric range will be launched globally with availability in all regions throughout 2024, replacing the current hydraulic drive models. The new drive system provides long duty cycles and fully proportional controls, which […]

02/08/2023 - 16:32 pm

Skyjack launches Elevate Live 2.0

Skyjack is updating its Elevate Live telematics system with the launch of Elevate Live 2.0. Machines equipped with Skyjack’s Elevate telematics package offer customers a substantial increase in field data availability and troubleshooting capability. The mobile-first solution was originally launched in 2018 to provide operators access to critical machine information including the machine’s current state […]

07/06/2023 - 08:04 am

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