Isoli Truck Mounted Boom Investment To Help With Telecom Installations

Industry: Telecoms & Utilities Manufacturer: Isoli


Challenge: As part of its extensive business operations, Orbital Net is engaged in the installation and maintenance of telecoms and ICT infrastructure on commercial and residential buildings. The Kent-based company was hiring in boom lifts from a local supplier, but a cost analysis exercise found that it would be more economical for the firm to invest in its own machine. Orbital Net looked through available truck mounts to find a machine that was lightweight, compact enough to work in confined spaces, and able to provide a working height of up to 20 metres.

Solution: Orbital Net invested in an Isoli PNT 205NLX truck mounted boom, supplied by Access Platform Sales. This 20m dual pantograph boom has superb “up and over” capabilities, for reaching over garages, high hedges and conservatories. Retractable front H-frame outriggers enable the unit to work in more confined spaces than the NH version of the same machine. The control system automatically reduces outreach when the stabilisers are in the retracted position, maintaining both stability and safety.

Outcomes: Technicians at APS mounted the boom on a Nissan Cabstar 3.5t medium wheel base (MWB) chassis. This was crucial for Orbital Net, as it provides more compact travel dimensions than truck mounts with similar working heights, which require a long wheel base (LWB) Cabstar.

“I was impressed with the Isoli build quality and safety features - particularly the cab protection system. I also like the variable position H-frame jacking on the 205NLX, as we often work on domestic house driveways where there is not always sufficient space to fully extend outriggers.”

-     Darren Brown, founder and Managing Director of Orbital Net