{"id":55101,"date":"2009-12-08T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.directindustry.com\/press\/skyjack\/a-new-home-for-skyjack-aerial-work-platform-training-9194-336605.html"},"modified":"2009-12-08T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T00:00:00","slug":"a-new-home-for-skyjack-aerial-work-platform-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/55101","title":{"rendered":"A new home for Skyjack Aerial Work Platform Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Nancarrow, Skyjack&#8217;s Product Application Specialist and<br \/>\nSenior AWP Training Instructor is pleased to announce a new home<br \/>\nfor the Aerial Work Platform Training (AWPT) program offered by<br \/>\nSkyjack Inc, Division of Linamar Corporation. Based out of<br \/>\nthe recently completed state-of-the-art Linamar Technical<br \/>\nCenter, training courses will be offered for both Scissor Lift<br \/>\nand Self Propelled Boom models.<br \/>\n&#8220;I am very pleased and looking forward to be working with<br \/>\nour customers and various Linamar facilities to provide<br \/>\nAWP Training at The Centre&#8221; noted Nancarrow. If you are<br \/>\nan external customer and wish to acquire more information<br \/>\nplease contact Larry Nancarrow direct at 1-877-288-8403.<br \/>\nLinamar facilities who would like to schedule training should contact<br \/>\nMaja Schweiger, Training Coordinator, at 519-515-0001, Ext. 343.<br \/>\nSkyjack is the fi rst AWP Training Centre in Canada and offers Power<br \/>\nAccessed License (PAL) training which conforms to ISO18878 Standards.<\/p>\n<p>Skyjack began manufacturing scissor lift work platforms in 1986 and through the 1990&#8217;s grew to over 30% market share to become a world leader in this sector of the aerial lift industry. Skyjack remains a dominant player who has adapted rapidly to the changing face of the industry. <\/p>\n<p>Quality and reliability are the hallmarks that have given Skyjack a solid reputation as the manufacturer of the best scissor lifts in the world. Skyjack products are manufactured, sold and supported worldwide. In August 2002 Skyjack was purchased by Linamar Corporation (LNR, TSX), a leading manufacturer of precision-machined components, assemblies and modules. Linamar&#8217;s solid balance sheet gives Skyjack increased strength and long-term stability. Currently, Skyjack has production facilities in Canada, the United States, and Hungary with support offices in Europe and Asia. <\/p>\n<p>Skyjack produces a full line of self propelled scissor lifts with elevated work heights reaching up to 56ft. Skyjack became the industry leader by providing machine features combining durability, quality, and serviceability, making Skyjack scissor lifts world renowned for product reliability. Skyjacks current Boom lift model lineup consists of telescopic booms featuring work heights ranging from 45 to 71ft with plans to further expand the boom lift product line. <\/p>\n<p>Most recently, the acquisition of Volvo&#8217;s Material Handling Equipment business complements the acquisition of Carelift Equipment completed in August of 2007. This Expands Skyjack&#8217;s Telehandler product offering resulting in the VR series and Zoom Boom series telehandlers and provides additional manufacturing capacity to further the company&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<p>Skyjack continues leading the industry engineering reliable lift solutions by people who care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Nancarrow, Skyjack&#8217;s Product Application Specialist and Senior AWP Training Instructor is pleased to announce a new home for the Aerial Work Platform Training (AWPT) program offered by Skyjack Inc, Division of Linamar Corporation. Based out of the recently completed state-of-the-art Linamar Technical Center, training courses will be offered for both Scissor Lift and Self [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}