Offering a convenient way for companies looking to replace ladders and scaffolding with products that provide a safer way to work at height
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, now offers its human-powered EcoLift™ 50 and EcoLift 70 low-level access lifts, as well as its push-around 830P and 1030P models, for retail sale through its Online Express e-commerce platform. For safety-conscious companies committed to decreasing ladder-related injuries and fatalities, these machines offer an alternative to ladders and scaffolding to complete interior maintenance, facility management and fit-out and finish work.
According to Jennifer Stiansen, JLG’s director of marketing, JLG expanded its product line into the low-level access category in 2008 to provide people with a safer way to work at heights below 20-ft. “Today, we offer products in this category with platform heights ranging from 4-ft 11-in to 13-ft 3-in and working heights from 10-ft 11-in to 19-ft 3-in. And, all models weigh less than 1,000-lbs,” says Stiansen, “which makes them suitable for use on sensitive flooring and able to be pushed or rolled into place and between work areas, with no assembly or disassembly required.”
In addition to the productivity features and benefits low-level access lifts offer, Stiansen says that these machines are designed to reduce strain on the body and lessen the risk of musculoskeletal injuries caused by repetitive movements associated with climbing up and down a ladder with tools and materials, then extending to reach the work area while maintaining three points of contact. “JLG’s low-level access lifts offer the user a 360-degree range of motion and the use of both hands while working from a spacious platform, which reduces the risk of fatigue-related slips, trips, and falls,” she adds.
As the adoption curve for low-level access products continues to accelerate and their use as a replacement for ladders and scaffolding becomes more frequent, Stiansen says that requests regarding where and how to purchase these lifts have become more common. “To streamline the buying process and further our company’s ladders last philosophy, JLG has made these products available for purchase and direct shipment to customers through Online Express using a simple ‘Buy Now’ button from a desktop computer or mobile device,” she says.
JLG’s Online Express is an online retail site that has traditionally provided users with the ability to shop for parts, accessories and attachments by equipment serial number, part number, or via a description. Today, consumers now have the convenience of buying the company’s low-level access products through this same platform.
“With today’s around-the-clock, on-demand buying environment, both B2B and B2C customers have come to expect organizations to offer the same seamless buying experience as leading online retailers. Having the 24/7 convenience to order what they need, when they need it, is now table stakes when it comes to e-commerce,” finishes Stiansen.
To learn more about JLG’s line of push-around and human-powered low-level access lifts, click here. Ready to make a purchase? Visit Online Express and click “Buy Now.”
