Hoist Hire - Sky High Access Ltd

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Hoist is a devise that is used for vertically moving, i.e. lifting up or lowering down, the heavy loads. They are either manually or electrically operated. Generally, chain, wire, fibre or rope is used as lifting mediums, while the load is connected to the hook. These hoists come in various types and are commonly available for hiring. Hoist hire includes various services like consultation, surveying of the site, installation, maintaining along with alteration if required.


Various kinds of hoists are available depending on their functionality and usage. They are as follows:


INCLINED LADDER HOISTS – These hoists are installed as vertical hoists in inclined ladder mode and can be used in low level areas or areas above or in the slope of a roof. They are good for areas with restricted access. These hoists can carry a wheelbarrow with its cage and can use a universal bed or a sheet carrier as lifting attachments. Devices like general purpose platform, tile holder, tipping skip and sheet carrier ...
... are available for carrying load. Normally, they can lift load up to 200kg at speed of around 25m per minute. Also, generally they are operated using one landing gate and can attain maximum height of 18m vertically and 13m horizontally.


SCAFFOLD HOISTS – Using connections like putlog coupler, these hoists are attached to scaffold structure. This type of hoists usually feature a swivel beam, and if needed they can also carry loads within a rectangular cage. They can carry load up to 200kg at the speed of around 19m per minute. Normally they can attain maximum height of 30m.


VERTICAL LADDER HOISTS – These hoists are vertical hoists with wire rope. They can be used on a platform of wheel barrow. This structure usually comes under one of those methods of hoisting which is economical.

GOODS HOISTS – This type of hoists come under various subcategories. Depending upon what category they belong to, they can carry up to 200kg to 500kg of load at speed varying from 20m per minute to 30m per minute and can attain maximum height up to 50m to 100m.


TRANSPORT PLATFORMS – This type of hoists work in two modes, passenger mode and goods mode. Depending upon the mode they are functioning in the maximum load they can carry and the speed in which they can carry it differs. This leads to various subcategories in these hoists. In passenger mode they can carry maximum load up to 500kg to 1500kg at the speed of 12m per minute and with maximum number of allowed passengers varying between 5 to 7. In goods mode they can carry maximum load up to 850kg to 2000kg at the speed of 24m per minute. They can attain maximum height somewhere between 50m and 100m and work on three phase electric power supply.


BATHROOM POD HOISTS – These hoists are adapted from various platform variations and allow a number of bathroom pod layouts to be loaded at once.


The aforementioned hoists are easily available for hire along with packages that suit the users.

Sky High Access Limited is a company which deals with hoists and access platforms. Various types of hoists are available for hire and sales along with various types of access platforms which are available for hire, sales and training.