Starting in the year 1986, Skyjack began manufacturing scissor lift platforms. They continued this mass production through the 1990s and became a world leader within the aerial lift business. Eventually, Skyjack grew to over 30% market share overall. Even nowadays, the company maintains their dominance as a major player who has quickly adapted to the changing face of the industrial machinery business.
Factors like their commitment to reliability and quality have been important to Skyjacks solid reputation. They are known all over the world as being the maker of the best scissor lifts in the globe. The Skyjack product line is manufactured and sold all around the globe.
Linamar Corporation, known as LNR on the TSX, obtained Skyjack in the month of August the year 2002. Linamar is best recognized for its production of assemblies, modules and precision-machined parts. Linamar's solid balance sheet offers Skyjack with long-term stability and increased strength in general. Skyjack currently has production plants in Oxnard, Hungary and the US with support offices in Europe and Asia.
The company provides a comprehensive line of self-propelled scissor lifts. Several models have elevated work heights up to 56ft. Skyjack became a leader within the business by providing machinery features which combined durability, serviceability, service and quality, making Skyjack scissor lifts known throughout the globe for product reliability. The present Boom lift model lineup of the company consists of telescopic booms. These models provide telescopic booms which feature work heights varying from 45 to 71 feet. The company has plans to further expand the boom lift product line in the future.
In August the year 2007, the acquisition of Volvo's Material Handling Equipment business complements the acquisition of Carelift Equipment. This business acquisition expands Skyjack's Telehandler product offering resulting in the additional Zoom Boom series and the VR series telehandlers. These acquisitions provide the company an opportunity to grow with the additional manufacturing capacity. Skyjack continues to lead the way within the business, providing dependable lift solutions.