Aldercote van-mount helps to improve CCTV installation & maintenance for VWS

Challenge: VWS uses van-mounted boom lifts for safe working at height in the installation, inspection, service and repair of CCTV as well as fire safety, security and intelligent building systems. It required a new van mount that was flexible enough to carry out a wide range of tasks.

Solution: APS supplied an Aldercote VZ130P 13m boom mounted on a 3.5t Ford Transit panel van. Designed and manufactured in the UK, it provides market-leading performance in the 13m van mount sector, in key areas including vehicle payload, platform safe working load (SWL) and boom outreach. VWS invested in the highest-spec VZ130P available, including Chapter 8 chevrons, along with two roof-mounted flashing amber beacons and a ply-lined cargo area.

Outcomes: Mounted on the popular 3.5t Ford Transit, the Aldercote VZ130P can be driven by standard UK licence holder.  VWS noted an increase in productivity thanks to features including automatic outreach optimisation based on the real-time platform load, and safe working load of up to 230kg. Horizontal outreach is 8.3m, while the 110? fly boom enables precise positioning of the platform. The boom’s zero overhang ensures there is no tail swing outside the existing footprint of the van and its stabilisers, helping to improve worker safety.

“We have bought a few access vehicles through the years but I can honestly say this last purchase through APS was by far the best experience.

“They readily supplied all the information we needed and we received a first class product and service. These are expensive bits of kit, so it always helps that the vendor appreciates the outlay for your business. APS will be top of our list when we look at investing in another van-mounted boom.”

-          Graham Wilson, Managing Director of VWS