JMS has taken delivery of six new Haulotte Compact 14 Electric Scissor lifts to its powered access fleet. JMS, Managing Director, Mark Jackson said: “We are continuing to invest in a range of products for the fleet by responding to a growing customer demand for products which offer long working cycles zero emissions. We recognise a
JMS has placed an order for 46 new Skyjack aerial platforms. Investment The investment maintains the impressive pace of growth of JMS’s rental fleet, said Managing Director of JMS, Mark Jackson. He added: “We stock powered access machines from a range of manufacturers, always will, to ensure we match customer needs preferences. “However, we have
It is not enough now in many working environments for powered access equipment to be fume-free, there is a move towards making it decibel-free as well. The Genie GS 3232 scissor lift, available for hire through JMS, typifies this drive to reduce unnecessary noise. The machine, says Genie, is “characterised by low noise levels”.
The JLG 1850SJ is now back at the JMS Powered Access fleet. It is available for hire at short notice. Here in the UK, the ever demanding high level applications from telecoms, turbine, and petrochemical plants has pushed hire companies to greater heights. The JMS powered access fleet invested in two JLG 1850SJ boom lifts. The investment continues JMS’s
JMS invests in Niftylift Hybrid Boom Lifts JMS has added twelve new Niftylift hybrid boom lifts to its powered access hire fleet. The investment continues JMS’s strong association with the British br, known for its innovative robust machines. JMS Managing Director Mark Jackson said: “We are responding to growing customer dem for highly flexible, highly
A Guide for Choosing a Cherry Picker The cherry picker hire team at JMS work with knowledgeable customers who know a great deal about powered access and working at height. As a way of sharing information with colleagues, we have compiled a guide for cherry picker hire options along with the functionality and purpose of
JMS is responding to the growing dem for highly-sustainable low carbon powered access equipment by adding JLG 6RS scissor lifts to its access hire fleet. The JLG 6RS electric scissor lift delivers industry-leading operational capability while satisfying an important need to carry out working at height operations with highly-efficient, low-energy, fume-free machines. JMS Managing Director
JMS is pleased to announce the sale of its M&E tool hire division to Hire Station Ltd (a division of Vp Plc) enabling it to focus exp the range of low level access, scissor booms through its Powered Access Division. With a reputation for providing high quality service, modern equipment a rapid response to customers’
We’re delighted to introduce a new member of our electric scissor lift fleet – the Airo Xl 19 E The Airo XL19 E is an electric scissor lift for hire from JMS across the UK. It has a 19.26m working height an extensive deck area suitable for heavy loads equipment multiple orperatives (up to a
The Genie Z33/18 is Genie’s first lightweight, high efficiency, electric compact boom lift (cherry picker) Its tight turning radius Fast Mast™ boom function provide operates with great versatility – it is particularly suited to areas with restricted access – retail, leisure environments or airports rail stations As a newly designed model, it’s packed with features – non-marking
As part of our ongoing series looking at Cherry Picker Hire we’re showcasing the many talents of the Manitou 160 ATJ Self propelled boom. Its clever boom configuration provides an excellent full working envelope up to working height of 16.01m a working outreach of 7.38m Great manoeuvrability from its superior steering system is ideal for
This November, we’re focusing on Cherry Picker Hire As one of the largest, most modern fleets in the UK, JMS has the right cherry picker for you. However, as they come in all shapes size we thought we’d introduce a few of the most popular cherry pickers available from our depots in Harpenden, Leeds Pinewood.
This December, we’re focusing on Cherry Picker Hire The Height Rider 12 Narrow (HR12N) self propelled boom lift is one of the most popular compact cherry pickers available for hire. Its lightweight, super compact chassis has an overall weight of 3435kg, making it first choice cherry picker nationwide for work on more delicate floor finishes
This November, we’re focusing on Cherry Picker Hire here is the second boom lift we are focussing on – the Genie Z45 Arguably the most iconic of all cherry pickers – it’s near 16m working height has given it the role as one of the most common (or should that be popular) machines of all
It was another star-studded line up for some of our cherry pickers (self propelled booms) earlier this week. In preparation for a spot of filming JMS delivered three large booms for use by the film crew. Used extensively for lighting, media crews use the simple to use cherry picker boom controls to help them precisely
Our booms were on hire to help shed some rather dramatic lighting on this Central London structure being shot in night time conditions. Our booms flooded the historic building with the light required for the perfect shot. If a change was required however, they could be precisely repositioned swiftly safely to suit the shot. If
When precision agility were on the must have list for maintenance work at the iconic Hoover Building in West London, JMS knew exactly what to supply – the Hinowa Lightlift 20.10 Track Mounted boom lift. The Light Lift 20.10 is an impressive machine, providing 20.1m of working height importantly for boom type machines – an
JMS Powered Access has taken delivery of the final units from its latest £350,000 investment in Pecolift low level access platforms. This latest tranche is part of the JMS ongoing investment programme that has seen JMS secure a top five position in UK fleets of push around access platforms, exp their depot network beyond their
JMS Powered Access, one of the leading access hire specialists in the UK has introduced the Glidelift Access platform into its hire fleet. Built upon the successful desk surfer / desk glider model the Glidelift goes straight into the hire fleet of both Harpenden (Hertfordshire) Leeds (Yorkshire) depots as well as the very first units
Fuel Box is a self contained unit holding 20 litres of diesel which can easily be stored in your van or safely on site. If you do run out of fuel, grab your FuelBox – you can get back to work within minutes using the friendly glug-free pouring system. With a useful 20l supply of
JMS bring you the latest news from Europe’s largest Construction exhibition, BAUMA with the launch of another JLG Boom Lift the World’s tallest articulated boom lift – the JLG 1500AJP articulated boom JMS is well known in the UK as it was one of the first companies to bring the World’s largest telescopic boom lift
JMS Powered Access has always had a policy to purchase equipment for its access hire fleet with the very best latest in safety specification. In recent years, every boom lift we’ve purchased has been factory fitted with Secondary Guarding as stard. However, we are still asked two questions regularly – from both experienced operators those
One of our Genie SX180 Boom lifts leaves for Liverpool this morning after taking an enquiry from one of our rehire partners at 5pm yesterday
When you need to hire 2 x 185 foot (58.57m) telescopic boom lifts for a London construction project then JMS Powered Access is the place to go. Both of these mega booms, the JLG 1850SJ Telescopic Boom Lift, are on site to assist in the steel erection of this large London Construction project. If you
This tracked mounted Teupen Leo boom has a nifty trick up its sleeve when confronted with restricted space in which to operate a surface that is, well, far from level. When presented with a tricky access problem – never say it can’t be done until you’ve spoken to us the JMS team Thanks to Craig
JMS tracked boom hire fleet has gone from strength to strength in 2016. Always keen to bring you all the main industry news – we see the very latest addition to the range of Hinowa Tacked boom lifts (link) has arrived. Hinowa is adding a 15m machine to its growing range of high quality tracked
IAPA award winners announced in Madrid More than 400 professionals attended the annual awards dinner, which took place at the NH Collection hotel in Madrid. The awards were jointly organised by Access International IPAF. Around 100 entries across 13 award categories were received for the IAPAs 2016, one of the winners was: Product of the
Great to see three JMS Genie Z80/20 on hire helping out in a big budget TV production on location in Kent. The Genie booms are being used to precisely position lighting rigs enable the cameras to keep rolling well into the evening. Contact our Media team if you’re looking for Access hire for your production
MEC Aerial Work Platforms debuted two new slab scissors during The Rental Show, Feb. 21-24 in Atlanta. On the smaller side of the spectrum, MEC showed its 1330SE micro-slim electric scissor lift that features 13 feet of platform height is designed to compete with vertical mast lifts. The scissor has a 24-inch roll-out extension, direct
Two of the JMS fleet of Ultra Boom Lifts hard at work. The JLG 1250AJP diesel powered ultra boom lifts are on hire on the South coast of England. The boom configuration of the JLG 1250 AJP (max working height of 40.1m) provides excellent outreach on high reach boom applications all the way out to
A sunny morning for our TV Media Access specialist Tim in Leeds following another delivery of booms scissors to our powered access hire depot in Leeds, Yorkshire. Since its opening, JMS has been rolling out the investment in new equipment. Some of the new arrivals in the boom hire fleet are large booms, often called
Great to see another Lithium ion machine on the market. We’re getting a great reaction from JMS customer to our lithium ion tracked booms. Italy-based CMC has launched the CMC S25 Hybrid track mounted platform. Designed for indoor use the hybrid version makes use of Lithium batteries for eight hours continuous work at an equal
Manitou are a key supplier to JMS –always interested to hear of their excellent recent results. Manitou Group sales increased by 8% in the fourth quarter of 2014 to €333 million, compared to the same quarter in the previous financial year. For the full year sales stood at €1.287 billion, representing a 3% increase year-on-year. Order
When Royal Armouries at Leeds, Yorkshire required a boom lift to enable them to undertake a deep clean inside the Hall of Steel, they called the Leeds depot of JMS Powered Access. It wasn’t a straight forward task for the client. The cleaning team needed a combination of height, electric power and there was the
Another great sight for our media team. A sneak peek at the set of a very big production for one of the major film studios. There’s nine of our JCB 16.7m telehandlers on hand to help the shoot Looks like a lovely day for JMS to give this film a big lift.
One of the JMS team grabbed a quick shot of the 2 Genie 80ft self propelled booms on location for a TV / film job. With over 10 years’ experience, Tim Kendall heads up our TV Media team. Call him today to find out how JMS can help you with you powered access requirements
Whilst we share news stories from IPAF we thought this story about eLearning might be of particular interest. JMS are investing heavily in Training throughout 2016 will be delivering IPAF operator training across the UK. IPAF’s mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) operator training programme has taken a leap forward with a new generation of learning
Teupen Maschinenbau hosted its Demo Day in November at its company headquarters in Gronau, Germany recently. As one of the key suppliers of track mounted boom lifts to JMS – we were interested in what they had to say. Apart from being able to test products at the factory, customers had the chance to learn
Here at JMS, our tracked boom fleet is often hired by tree care professionals. We were therefore interested to see that IPAF has drafted safety tips for the use of aerial work platforms in the tree care industry. This document is expected to be released shortly we’ll bring it to you as soon as possible If you’d
Here’s our brand new Teupen Leo 24 on location for the BBC in Bristol, South West England. Thanks to Tim Kendall, our Media specialist for the snap. One of a range of track boom lifts available for hire
JMS is already planning the festive period this year as Councils, offices retailers are beginning the process of installation of Christmas lights decorations. With the largest self-propelled booms in the UK, JMS is able to reach the highest rooftops, treetops chimney pots to light up the festive night skies. With figures in recent years (Source:
JMS Powered Access recent investment in very large self propelled booms has proved very successful. Two machines in particular has generated a lot of interest, both here in the UK, but also across in France and Belgium. Genie SX180 – a 56.86m straight stick boom with huge 24.38m of outreach and the World’s tallest diesel
To apply for the Service Engineer position please contact Les Warren on 07760 766933 or email les.warren@jms.co.uk for further details
JMS were delighted to help on the recent production of ITV‘s hit TV series Mr Selfridge, the drama chronicling the rise of one of the legendary department store Selfridges. Working closely with the production team, JMS delivered a range of machines to help the tv crew work safely at height. As with many media jobs the
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our pocket guide to our powered access fleet. Packed with specifications images of the very best access machines in the world, all available to hire from JMS. Contact us to reserve a printed copy today or download one here
JMS now offer the wind rated versions of the popular Ecolift and Pecolift models for hire. Wind rated ecolifts enable the operator to use the Pecolift wind rated or ecolift wind rated in outdoor environments. They can be operated in winds up to 12.5m/s (28mph) – around Beaufort scale 6 In addition – these wind
JMS investment in large deck scissor lifts hire fleet continues with the arrival of two MEC6092RT diesel scissor lifts. The MEC 6092RT scissor provides working heights of 18.2m with an equally impressive platform capacity of 600kg – ideal for jobs requiring multiple operatives with tools materials. Powerful Quad-Trax 4 wheel drive oscillating axles enable the
It’s been a busy week at JMS with our Genie purchase making the industry press – here’s Terex Genie dealer Access Platform Sales release in full Hertfordshire-based JMS Powered Access has continued its investment in big boom lifts with the purchase of the first Genie SX-180 in the UK. The straight boom SX-180 is the biggest
JMS Powered Access has taken delivery of a further 12 33ft Genie Z33/18 battery powered boom lifts, following the purchase of three units back in January. The battery/electric Z-33/18 offers a working height of 12 metres, an outreach of 5.6 metres a platform capacity of 200kg. Weighing 3,665kg, features include non-marking tyres, 30 percent gradeability
Scissor Manufacturer MEC put our new 6092 RT on their st at the Vertikal Days 2015 show at Haydock Racecourse. We are looking forward to welcoming it into our big deck scissor hire fleet early week.
Lined up ready to go. Our latest arrival for the powered access fleet at our Hertfordshire HQ – ten SkyJack SJ16 for personnel lift hire. The dems on providing a safe working environments has fuelled the recent expansion of low level access. Cleaning maintenance tasks previously undertaken on ladders steps are increasingly turning to small
Hot on the heels of the introduction of the largest boom in the world – the JLG 1850, JMS Powered Access welcome Genie’s highest reaching boom. The Genie 180SX Telescopic Boom Lift is available for hire – long or short term. As a telescopic boom (also know as stick boom or straight boom) the SX180
We’ve welcomed another tranche of the very latest SkyJack 6832 RTE Electric Rough Terrain scissor in the JMS hire fleet today Already proving popular on the job site this latest investment from JMS Powered Access adds more capacity to our Rough terrain scissor hire fleet. Fitted with Hybrid Power Pack, the SJ6832RTE is
JMS continue to invest in the big scissor hire fleet, welcoming the 24.5m working height diesel Liftlux 245-25 scissor. As with many Liftlux models, the 245-25 features the hydraulic extension deck exping the already large platform area to 2.5 m x 7.55m working area, making this platform ideal for work on construction sites where large
JMS Powered Access has taken delivery of 10 new SkyJack 4632 Electric Scissor will be available for hire immediately This battery powered scissor lift offers 11.75m of working height as well as a large 317kg platform capacity large working platform area. A hy deck extension is useful when handling large sheets or when you need access
JMS has welcomed the arrival this morning of its latest delivery of Ecolifts – the push around low level access machine with a working height of up to 4.2m The latest Ecolifts order make JMS one of the largest providers of Ecolifts in the UK. These 12 will go straight into work providing low level
Independent powered access rental company JMS Access has taken delivery of its 1,000th machine. The company, a division of JMS Powered Access, reached its millennial milestone after receiving a Genie ZX-135/70 boom lift from Access Platform Sales Ltd (APS). Mark Jackson, founder director of JMS Powered Access, said: “We are extremely proud to
JMS Powered Access is delighted to announce the arrival of a fleet of brand new Manitou Telehandlers available to hire across the UK. The four models in the fleet offer great range for most telehandler requirements. Manitou MT625 Telehandler Manitou MT732 Telehandler Manitou MT1335 Telehandler Manitou MT1840 Telehandler For all telehhandler hire enquiries,
JMS Powered Access has taken delivery of two new JLG 1250 AJP Articulated Booms, adding to its existing impressive hire fleet of big booms. They join existing articulated booms JLG 1250 Genie Z135 telescopic booms such as the JLG 1200 Genie S120 Genie S125 booms to offer customers a fantastic choice of product at
With two new JLG Liftlux electric scissors making their debut in the JMS fleet, there’s more reason than ever to select JMS for large electric scissor hire. The two new models joining the extensive range of large electric scissors are: Liftlux 153–12 Electric Scissor Lift with a 15.3m working height; Liftlux 180–12 Electric Scissor
12 Ecolifts have arrived here at JMS and will be available for hire just as soon as we’ve undertaken our comprehensive PDI (pre delivery inspection) This fantastic low level access machine is ideal for office, leisure and retail environments – providing working heights up to 4.2m for one person plus tools. The Ecolift is manually
Business is quite literally booming in the UK access industry for JMS Powered Access. Within a month of other investment announcements – Haulotte 16m Articulated booms the larger brother SkyJack SJ63AJ comes another order in size SkyJack SJ46AJ Diesel Articulated booms The SkyJack SJ46AJ Articulated boom offers you 16.1m working height 9.7m working outreach 4WD power
Here’s a sneak preview you may have seen on our twitter facebook pages Our new JLG super boom will provide working heights over 58 metres over 24m of outreach More details coming soon
JMS Access growing reputation business in the boom hire market has lead to a further investment in SkyJack SJ63 AJ Articulated booms being added to their modern boom hire fleet. Hot on the heels of the Haulotte HA16 RTJ Pro Diesel order, this order see three of the 21.38m working height boom arriving at
The JMS Access team are pleased to be supplying the powered access machines for one of the UK’s leading formwork contractor in Civil Engineering projects – Kelly Formwork This prestigious project for main contractor Hochtief UK is one of the largest ever civil engineering projects – a 480m viaduct in the Bognor Regis area. JMS have provided a
JMS Powered Access Access Division, one of the fastest growing access companies in the UK, is recruiting. We have two new positions available for mobile service engineers to look after our customers machines in London & the South East area The positions will involve a variety of different engineering tasks include the repair of workshop-based
JMS Powered Access Access Division has placed an order for three Haulotte HA16 RTJ Pro Diesel Powered Articulated Boom lifts for its modern fleet. These Haulotte diesel booms have a 16m working height 230kg platform capacity – suitable for two peole plus tools equipment. They provide full proportional joystick steering with 4 wheel drive 4
Here’s a quick snap of one of our SkyJack scissors in action from our Business Development Manager, Tim We’ve scissors booms across a number of locations in the film television industry – providing useful height angles for lighting, camera technicians For advice on access for film television contact the JMS team Our staff have over 10 years media
We’ve taken delivery of 10 Skyjack 3219 – 19ft electric scissor lift to add to our fleet of electric scissor lifts Here’s the first six off the lorry before heading into our workshop for full PDI
Our training team get asked a lot about the different types of IPAF training for powered access equipment. We thought it would be useful to share this infographic, showing the different types of training categories for the more detailed IPAF operator licence training courses.
JMS Access have been busy down at the Crossrail project helping Kelly Group install formwork
Boom lifts, often know as cherry pickers, are going up in the world in more ways than one. Here at JMS Access we keep up with trends in boom lift rental – which is why we have some of the tallest boom lifts for hire in the UK. Boom lift manufacturers are in a race
Here’s a quick snap of one our diesel boom lifts on the way to site for a boom hire in Hertfordshire. The JLG range of articulated boom lifts for hire, including the JLG 600AJ and 800AJ, provide up to 26.2m of working height for operators and 15.8m of outreach. We deliver cherry pickers across the
JMS has added a Bluelift C22-11 boom to its tracked spider lift hire fleet – increasing boom hire options for customers needing to work outdoors or on uneven slopes. The high quality boom lift has up to 22m working height with up to 11m of outreach. Its 3-position outriggers mean the C22-11 spider boom can
JMS can offer boom lift hire customers new high access options with the purchase of two Genie ZX 135 articulated booms. The machine is a new version of the Z135 Genie boom lift. It delivers a maximum working height of 141 feet (43.1m) excellent horizontal reach – a maximum of 21.26m. JMS Managing Director Mark
JMS Powered Access offers a comprehensive range of training courses to help you work safely at height IPAF Operator Training This one day course takes you through the skills considerations you will require to operate powered access equipment to the highest stard. Successful applicants receive an IPAF Powered Access licence (PAL) Card which is valid
JMS has added to its fleet of low level personnel lifts with the purchase of 10 SkyJack SJ16 machines. The self-propelled personnel lift, or vertical mast lift, is ideal for working at height inside buildings, for example in hotels, leisure centres retail environments. The 10 SkyJack SJ16 self-propelled personnel lifts have been added to JMS’s
JMS Training for Mobile Access Towers This one day course is designed to equip personnel with the ability to safely assemble, dismantle relocate a mobile access tower. Course is suitable for most brs of Aluminium towers succesful applicants receive an official card certificate. Call 0345 457 0000 or email training@jms.co.uk for further details or to
Harpenden, UK-based equipment rental company JMS Powered Access has purchased five Hinowa spider lifts, widening its range of access equipment. The lifts – supplied by Access Platform Sales (APS) – include one 20.1 metre Lightlift 20.10 Performance IIIS, two 17.1 metre Goldlift 17.80XL IIIS two 14 metre Goldlift 14.70 IIIS. The spider lifts extend the
JMS has created a new product price list giving latest information about plant equipment and tools we offer for hire. JMS provides national hire coverage for a huge range of plant equipment and tools, including: powered access machines; threading, cutting, extracting and testing equipment; workbenches; welding equipment and PPE, as well as associated training. We
UK rental company JMS is exping its low level access fleet with the addition of Power Tower Power Tower Nano push-around lifts. The company ordered 30 of the push around lifts then added a further 12 Nano SP self-propelled units, taking the total order to 42 new lifts. Mark Jackson of JMS Powered
A cherry picker is a type of Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) – typically a boom type lift. It has a platform, or cage, at the end of the boom arm that can accommodate an operator who elevates the platform to his/her desired working height. See our Cherry Picker Hire Information Page for comprehensive guide
JMS offer one of best ranges of Telehandlers for hire in the UK from its locations in Hertfordshire, Yorkshire and Buckinghamshire. We stock JCB and Manitou telehandlers presently – see our range here But we’re always keeping an eye out on the market and saw that Bobcat has launched a brand new range of Telehandlers
