Cherry picker and MEWP hire in Cork

Yes. A cherry picker is a type of MEWP, a mobile elevating work platform, which lifts people in a platform or basket to work at height. Euro Concrete hires out both main types: a Manitou boom lift, the type the name cherry picker comes from, and Skyjack scissor lifts.

MEWP is the trade and safety term, and it covers every machine that raises a working platform: boom lifts, scissor lifts, vertical mast lifts and vehicle-mounted platforms. A boom lift has an arm, straight or articulated, so the platform reaches up, out and over obstacles. A scissor lift rises straight up on a folding frame and carries a larger platform, which suits work along a ceiling. Access platform and powered access are other names for the same group of machines. A driver can come with any of the machines, at extra cost, if nobody on your site operates them. Tell us the height and the job, and we will match the machine.

Euro Concrete prices each cherry picker and scissor lift when you ring, for the dates you need, excluding VAT. For a day, a week or longer, delivered and with a driver if you want one, give Sean a ring on 086 881 9848 with the machine, the dates and the address.

The rate depends first on the machine. The Manitou boom, which reaches highest and furthest and works on rough ground, costs more than the scissor lifts, and the scissor lifts step up in price with platform height. Delivery depends on how far the site is from Cork city or Skibbereen, and how the machine gets in. A driver adds to the price, and suits work where nobody on site is trained on that type of platform. Tell us the working height, whether the job is indoors or out, and what the machine will be standing on, and we will match the machine to the job before pricing it.

For short jobs at height, a cherry picker can be cheaper than scaffolding, because it is delivered, used and taken away with no erecting or dismantling. Euro Concrete hires cherry pickers by the week, and for work lasting months, scaffolding can work out cheaper. Ring Sean on 086 881 9848 to compare.

Scaffolding is priced on the erecting, the hire of the materials over time, and the dismantling, and it suits long jobs where several trades need to work on a face at once. A cherry picker has no set-up time: it arrives on site, lifts the operator to the work, moves along the building, and leaves when the job is done. It suits inspections, repairs, painting, fitting and cleaning at height. It is less suited to jobs where heavy materials are stored at the work level, or where the ground cannot take the machine. Tell us the job and how long it runs, and we will say whether a machine suits it.

Anyone operating a cherry picker needs to be trained and competent on that type of machine, and IPAF is one training scheme that shows it. Euro Concrete can send a driver with the machine for an extra charge, and a construction site can require an IPAF card from anyone operating one.

An employer whose staff operate a mobile elevating work platform should see that they are trained and keep a record of it. Operators should know the specific model: its controls, its safety devices and how to lower the platform in an emergency. Every machine goes out with a handover, but a handover is familiarisation on top of training, not a replacement for it. For a one-off job, such as clearing gutters or fixing a light at height, hiring the machine with a driver settles the question. Whoever operates, plan for the ground under the machine, overhead lines and getting someone down in an emergency before work starts.

Yes. Euro Concrete hires cherry pickers and scissor lifts to homeowners and farmers as well as to businesses, for jobs such as gutters, fascias, roof checks, painting and work on farm buildings. The machine arrives with a handover, or with one of our drivers, at extra cost, if you would rather not operate it yourself.

The boom lift reaches up and over obstacles such as a conservatory or a hedge, and it is built for outdoor ground, but it needs space to set up and firm ground to stand on. The scissor lifts rise straight up and suit smooth, level floors, which makes them better for high ceilings in a barn or hall than for a sloping garden. Keep the machine off soft lawns, drain covers and septic tank areas, and well away from overhead lines. Send photos of the house and where the machine would stand, and we will say which one suits the job.

Euro Concrete Services hires cherry pickers and scissor lifts from Skibbereen and Cork city and delivers them anywhere in County Cork. Ring Sean on 086 881 9848 with the address, the working height and the dates, and he will confirm which machine is free and when it can be delivered.

Deliveries go to Cork city, Blarney and Douglas, around the harbour to Cobh and Carrigaline, out to Midleton and Youghal, north to Mallow and Kanturk, and west to Kinsale, Clonakilty, Skibbereen and Schull. The boom lift is a large machine, so mention any narrow lanes, low branches or soft ground on the way in. For indoor work, measure the narrowest doorway the scissor lift has to pass through, and check the floor it will drive on is level and sound. Photos of the job help us choose between the boom and the scissor lifts.