Skyjack began to manufacture scissor lift platforms back during the year 1986. The company continued to make their product throughout the 1990s, becoming a world leader in the aerial lift business. Eventually, Skyjack grew to more than thirty percent market share overall. Even these days, the company maintains their dominance as an important player who has rapidly adapted to the changing face of the industrial equipment industry.
Several of the key factors which Skyjack has built a solid reputation on include their commitment to dependability and quality. They are known worldwide as being the manufacturer of the best scissor lifts in the world. The Skyjack product series is manufactured and sold all over the world.
Skyjack was acquired by Linamar Corporation, LNR on the TSX in the month of August the year 2002. Linamar is recognized for being a top manufacturer of modules, assemblies and precision-machined parts. Linamar's solid balance sheet offers Skyjack with long-term stability and increased strength in general. Skyjack presently has production plants within Canada, Hungary and the US with support offices in Europe and Asia.
The company has lots of self-propelled scissor lifts in its lineup, with models which could work at heights up to 56ft. Skyjack became a leader in the business by providing machine features that combined serviceability, durability, quality and service, making Skyjack scissor lifts known all around the world for product dependability. The current Boom lift model lineup of the company consists of telescopic booms. These models offer telescopic booms which feature work heights varying from 45 to 71 feet. The company plans further expand the boom lift product line in the future.
In the month of August the year 2007, the purchase of Volvo's Material Handling Equipment business complements the acquisition of Carelift Equipment. This business acquisition expands Skyjack's Telehandler product offering causing the additional Zoom Boom series and the VR series telehandlers. These acquisitions provide the company a chance to grow with the additional manufacturing capacity. Skyjack continues to lead the way in the industry, providing dependable lift solutions.