JMS makes heavy investment in lightweight booms

Powered access hire specialist JMS has taken delivery of 30 new Niftylift booms. The investment of over £1.1million reflects the growing popularity in the UK of compact, lightweight powered access machines. Boom hire investment JMS Managing Director Mark Jackson said: “JMS wants to be at the forefront of offering customers the very latest compact lightweight

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A festive roundup of powered access hire

JMS has taken a festive approach to powered access hire present to you a roundup of the recent social media campaign #TheGiftofJMS So here it is … your one page round up of this year’s campaign with useful links. JMS Powered Access Hire JMS presented a range of different products services in our recent Christmas

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Boom lift site survey supports high-level netting removal

The value of an expert JMS powered access site survey has been demonstrated during a complex construction project that required the removal of safety netting from inside a new building. The major contractor invited JMS to survey a site in Oxford and provide the safest powered access solution for removing the netting from the 15-metre

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Teupen Spider Boom Hire

Spiders at the Strand

Exterior maintenance work on luxury apartment buildings in central London required compact spider boom lifts capable of being operated while on an incline and over obstacles. 190 Strand is a mixed-use development by St Edward Homes, part of Berkeley Group Holdings, on the south side of The Strand, in Westminster, London. The development is made up of five main buildings.

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7 reasons why spider booms from JMS are the first choice for heritage sites

Tracked spider booms are often used for work on listed historical buildings other heritage sites due to their fragile nature. There are also frequent difficulties with access to heritage sites both internally externally. Spider booms offer a range of properties that make them the idea machines for tackling fragile buildings other historical sites. Gradeability –

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Genie Z-45XC Boom Lift

Genie extra capacity boom investments arrive

JMS Powered Access is delighted with the arrival of six new Z™-45XC booms from Genie. The Z™-45XC booms offer up to 100 per cent more lift capacity due to high dem are bound to be out on almost permanent hire. JMS Managing Director Mark Jackson said: “The purchase of six new boom lifts is a

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IPAF Spreader Pads Calculator

Spreader pad tool supports powered access safety

Powered access hire specialist JMS is making available an interactive online tool to help customers calculate the size of spreader pads needed  when setting up a boom-type powered access machine. The IPAF spreader pad calculator helps customers choose the right spreader pads for each job by considering key factors such as the maximum allowable ground pressure

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Cherry Picker Hire London

JMS Powered Access is first choice for dockside crane maintenance

If you are maintaining the UK’s largest dockside cranes it makes sense to hire the UK’s largest powered access machines. JMS Powered Access machines are being used exclusively to maintain dockside cranes at the DP World London Gateway Port on the River Thames Estuary. A crane maintenance contractor is using a range of aerial platforms

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JMS Powered Access Hire o2 project mint

JMS machines playing their part in new O2 retail village extension

JMS is supporting Project Mint, the new retail village being built at the O2.  JMS has supplied a variety of powered access machines to contractors – from low level push-arounds to superbooms. Eighty new retail restaurant units will be constructed to complete the circle at the well-known venue. Mark Jackson, JMS Managing Director says, “We

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JLG 1500 AJP Superboom hire

Super boom hire delivers big lift for factory roof repair

The world’s largest articulated boom – the JLG 1500 AJP – supplied by JMS has proved the ideal choice for roofing contractors carrying out insulation work on a factory roof. The super boom provided excellent platform space capacity to allow the work to be carried out safely and productivity at an industrial estate in Essex.

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