Cherry Picker Hire Ellesmere Port
We are a fully IPAF licensed company, specialising in providing an efficient and highly cost-effective access platform service.
What Is A Cherry Picker?
A cherry picker is a type of MERP (mobile elevating work platform). It is an elevated work platform with a hydraulic lifting system and bucket at the end for standing or sitting in. The bucket or platform is attached to a telescopic arm that can be raised and positioned to access those hard to reach areas.
There are different types of cherry pickers – booms are the most common. You can find telescopic or straight booms to reach super high heights, and articulating or jointed booms for reaching those hard-to-reach areas.
You can also find compact crawler lifts or spider lifts, which have an up and over reach to access those difficult positions. There are also towable booms that are easily transported – it only requires a trailer hitch.
What Does A Cherry Picker Do?
Cherry pickers were first used to pick fruits from the tops of trees – which is where they get their name ‘cherry picker’. Before cherry pickers, orchard workers would use ladders or pulley mechanisms to access the tops of trees – but this wasn’t very effective.
People would drop fruit, have trouble accessing the best fruits, or injure themselves in the process. Cherry pickers offered a much safer, effective, and time-saving option. Since their first use picking cherries, they have been used in a variety of industries – from construction to film.
Cherry pickers are often used when conducting building maintenance – cleaning graffiti off buildings, jet washing buildings, or painting walls. Ladders can get you to high places, but can you safely carry your cleaning equipment up a ladder with you?
No, you can’t. Cherry pickers provide space for both you and your equipment to reach spaces that exceed a ladder’s limitations. Cherry pickers are mobile, secure, and much safer. They are a much safer option, and the chances of you falling and getting injured are much slimmer than using a ladder.
Rescue and fire services often use cherry pickers to gain access to high-up difficult to reach spaces and save lives. They provide room for more than one person too, which is perfect in the event of a fire. Our quality cherry picker services require much less effort than installing and using scaffolding or ladders – simply step into the bucket and move to where you want to go.
People that work with telephone poles are likely familiar with cherry pickers. Previously, workers would use ladders to reach the top of telephone and electricity poles – but this was dangerous and required physical strength to both climb and carry the required equipment. There are hundreds and hundreds of telephone and electricity poles in the Ellesmere Port area alone – and cherry pickers are the best way to access them.
Cherry pickers can also be used in the filming industry. If you’ve ever watched a film and wondered how they got such a great birds-eye or high-up angle, chances are, it was by using a cherry picker. Drones can also be effective but are less predictable than cherry pickers and the footage will not be as steady. Cherry pickers can be operated remotely – which is perfect for filming films or sporting events.
Cherry Picker Hire Ellesmere port
We’re based on the Wirral, so whether you’re based in Ellesmere Port, Chester, Liverpool, or around Birkenhead, we can provide you with our quality cherry picker services.
Naturally, we also offer a driver and operator when you hire a cherry picker with us, which is sure to make the task at hand much easier.We also provide jet wash services, so whether you need your gutter cleaning or the exterior of your home or business cleaning, we’re here to help.
Our team of dedicated and qualified professionals have safety at the forefront of the mind and will ensure all safety procedures are met. We also pride ourselves in our quality customer service – and will assist you every step of the way.
We’re always on hand around the Ellesmere Port area to help you reach high spaces – our cherry pickers reach heights of up to 20 metres and 9 metres outwards, so are a perfect choice no matter why you need the services.