In the pipeline Quarter 4 2016
The AFI-Uplift fleet consists of machines that range from small 3.6 metre platforms to giant 53 metre MEWPS. The Caldicote depot - one of 20 in the UK - is serviced and supported by Pirtek Newport MSST, Andy Hunt. Hunt says he was “thrown in at the deep end” after he had finished his Pirtek training. “They thought I was capable of handling AFI and that I should look at developing a better and more comprehensive service for the client.” Seems they were right. “Of course we have tried other companies. We'd be remiss not to compare service and prices. However, since we've had Andy on site I can do nothing but sing Pirtek's praises. We get a better turn round with Pirtek, which means we have more kit available to our
We have 230 electric and diesel machines here, so that is a lot of hydraulic spares for a very diverse fleet. Pirtek always seem to have the parts in stock and Andy will arrive on site with the right parts. We get very good service from Pirtek, which other companies haven't been able to match. Ram repairs used to take two weeks, we get them back in two days now.’ He continueed, ‘ We have called Andy in to replace the 21m hoses on a JLG J125AJP platform today. These are heavy hoses to manhandle through the platform, but I know he will have the job done by the end of play. That is real service and the platform will be back in service with the minimum downtime.”
customers, a benefit all round,” said senior AFI engineer Andy Titbull. “We'd used Pirtek for a small amount of work before, but when Andy began working with us, he showed us the benefits of working with Pirtek. They now supply all our hydraulic oil, all our consumables and have recently taken on the repair of all the rams, rotators and rods. And that is on top of all the regular hydraulic hose work. And why? Service, well the opposition would often take 5 hours to respond, Pirtek take 1 hour.
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