Skyjack started to make 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 quickly adapted to the changing face of the industrial machinery business.
Some of the major factors that Skyjack has built a solid reputation on include their commitment to reliability and quality. They are known all over the world as being the maker of the best scissor lifts within the globe. The Skyjack product line is sold and manufactured all over the world.
Skyjack was purchased by Linamar Corporation, LNR on the TSX during August 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 overall. Skyjack currently has production plants within Manitoba, Hungary and the United States with support offices in Europe and Asia.
The company has lots of self-propelled scissor lifts in its lineup, with models that could work at heights up to 56ft. Skyjack became a leader in the business by offering equipment features that combined durability, serviceability, service and quality, making Skyjack scissor lifts recognized throughout the world for product dependability. The current Boom lift model lineup of the company consists of telescopic booms. These models provide telescopic booms which feature work heights ranging from 45 to 71 feet. The company has plans to further expand the boom lift product line in the future.
During August 2007, the purchase of Volvo's Material Handling Equipment business complements the purchase of Carelift Equipment. This business acquisition expands Skyjack's Telehandler product offering leading to the additional VR series telehandlers and the Zoom Boom series. These acquisitions provide the company a chance to grow with the additional manufacturing capacity. Skyjack continues to lead the way within the business, providing dependable lift solutions.