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Bronto Skylift and the Ministry of Home Affairs in the city of Hamburg, Germany, have signed an agreement regarding a delivery of a 70-meter F70RPX aerial rescue platform for the Hamburg fire brigade. The F70RPX combines the ability to reach up to high-rise buildings in the Hamburg skyline with the versatility of reaching up-and-over obstacles, like roofs and parapet walls. The spacious rescue cage allows space and capacity for the fire crew, paramedics, and the needed gear in various firefight...

There is a proverb, that if you wish to go fast, go alone, but if you wish to go far, go together. For decades, Bronto Skylift has been developing its products together with customers and innovative solutions for different worksites around the world.  Bronto Skylift strongly believes this partnership mindset has made it the trusted partner that is today worldwide. Join the Bronto Family at bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany on the 24th-30th of October at the stand FS1203/3 to experience and tes...

Three municipal fire brigades in Norway have recently signed agreements with Bronto Skylift regarding future deliveries of new Bronto aerial rescue platforms. The Bronto F42RLXER aerials will be delivered to the Levanger Brann og Redning and Stjørdal brann- og redningstjeneste fire brigades in the county of Trøndelag, and a new generation F32TLK aerial will be delivered to Follo Brannvesen to serve the municipalities of Enebakk, Frogn, Nesodden, Nordre Follo and Ås. All thre...

Bronto Skylift is excited to participate in the 2022 Brand och räddning trade fair held in Västervik, Sweden on May 11-12. The two-day event is organized by Westervik 24/7 at Gränsö Castle in Västervik and it brings Swedish fire and rescue professionals together from all over the country. At the trade fair, we will be showcasing our F32TLK aerial platform, which is a compact and easily maneuverable aerial ladder platform unit for an array of rescue and firefighting miss...

The Fire Brigade of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the most populated area in Scandinavia, has ordered a new aerial platform. Stockholm’s new unit will be a Bronto Skylift F37RLX, a 37-meter aerial ladder platform, which will bring versatility to the challenging firefighting scenarios in the urban area. Features The aerial is mounted onto a Scania P410 6×2*4 chassis and has a total weight of about 22,300 kg. The total length is just over 10 meters and there is no front overh...

Toronto based Bladefence has taken the delivery of a 70-meter Bronto S70XR aerial work platform. This is the first S70XR aerial platform mounted on a Kenworth chassis. The Bronto S70XR features 70-meter working height, 38-meter outreach and with this configuration on Kenworth T800 chassis a total weight of 32.5 tons. Mounting As a long time customer, we are happy to receive this new unit and to continue our long-standing cooperation" Mounting on the chassis was done at Bronto Skylift’s...

Danish commercial building and window cleaning company Anders Andersen Rengøring has taken delivery of their first 35-meter Bronto S35EM truck-mounted aerial work platform. Delivery was made by Bronto Skylift’s local distributor Lissner. “For many years, the Bronto product range has been characterized by large truck-mounted lifts. But with the new 35-meter S35EM the company gains ground in the market for small, functional platforms for city use and this unit presents a perfec...

E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, has made the delivery of the first Bronto F135RLX for the Manchester Fire Department in New Hampshire, United States of America. This aerial ladder platform represents the newest configuration by Bronto Skylift and E-ONE in North America. Bronto F135RLX aerial platform The Bronto F135RLX aerial platform features an industry leading 135 ft (41 m) vertical reach and includes an all new platform design that is larger with walk...

UK rental company Smart Platform Rental Ltd adds two Bronto aerial work platforms with working heights of 35 and 38 meters to its rapidly expanding truck-mounted rental fleet. Both newcomers are mounted on an 18 ton, Euro VI compliant, Volvo chassis. The specifications both include secondary guarding, material winch and a built-in generator, as well as variable jacking for flexibility. The S35EM features a 5-section telescopic boom and an articulated cage boom and it provides a maximum out reac...

Bronto Skylift announced that Fire Group Ltd.’s entity, Prioritet Ltd. has been named as a non-exclusive Bronto Skylift distributor in Russia. The agreement includes the sales of Bronto Skylift high-rise rescue and fire fighting products as well as professional supporting services, such as spare part supply and maintenance activities within the given territorial region. Fire fighting vehicles distributor Harri Tanhuanpää, Regional Sales Manager, Bronto Skylift said, “In t...

Bronto Skylift has given out a general statement that they the company will provide customers with brief information about precautionary actions that they are taking to address risks related to the COVID-19 epidemic. They are closely following the instructions from the authorities and are doing their part in this joint battle against the virus. Preparedness team The company’s management has set up a preparedness team to monitor the development of the global COVID-19 pandemic situation on...

Mumbai-based logistics and safety equipment rental company Assam Bombay Carriers has taken the delivery of another 70-metre aerial work platform, Bronto Skylift S70XDT. “We see a strong potential for bigger aerial platforms in India. We bought our first used Bronto in 2016 after a long and in-depth study and have now bought two new S70XDT’s to strengthen our fleet,” said Praveen Sharma, Managing Director at Assam Bombay Carriers. Bronto S70XDT aerial work platform Mr. Sharma...

Bronto announced that THT Polička s.r.o. has been named as a Bronto Skylift distributor in Czech Republic. The exclusive distribution agreement includes the sales of Bronto Skylift high-rise rescue and firefighting products as well as supporting services and is limited to the area of Czech Republic. Bronto Skylift’s previous distributor in Czech Republic, D.I.K. consulting will be helping with the transition and remains as a service contact until the new collaboration is fully effective....

Bronto Skylift’s Board of Directors has appointed a new Managing Director. Mr. Harry Clayhills will step down on 2 December 2019 and his successor will be Mr. Lasse Orre. Mr. Orre has made a long career in international business working for example for Transtech Oy and Mitron Oy as a CEO. In his earlier career, he has worked several years abroad in Hong Kong, China and Switzerland in the telecommunication and railway industries. Mr. Orre is 57 years old, he is married and has two children...

North America’s utility and construction trade show, ICUEE, took place in Louisville, Kentucky. The show broke records in many fronts. Exhibitor amount exceeded 1,000 and area coverage was whopping 1.34 million square feet. Also, the record amount of Bronto work platforms were seen at the show, totaling at 6. The weather must have smashed some records too, as the attendees were bathing in 97F heat. Tall insulated work platform In addition to the heat, all three days were packed with util...

National Firefighter’s Day was celebrated at the Fire Department Headquarters in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná State in Brazil on Tuesday 2nd July. In addition to medals granted to meritorious members of the Fire Department, there were also numerous vehicles delivered to the institution to support the firefighters in their valuable work. One of these was a Bronto Skylift F54HDT, which is the first of the total three. Emergency back-Up system The features of the F54HDT aerial pl...

There was clearly demand for the additional training event organized by Finnish Rescue Association (SPEK) and Bronto Skylift Oy in May. Experiences were exchanged, new information was shared and participants got to network with each other. “There has been discussions about the need for this kind of a training course for a long time. At the safety trade fair, we got to talking about how it would be a good idea to share information and network. Bronto Skylift warmed to the idea and they hav...

There was clearly demand for the additional training event organized by Finnish Rescue Association (SPEK) and Bronto Skylift Oy in May. Experiences were exchanged, new information was shared and participants got to network with each other. “There has been discussions about the need for this kind of a training course for a long time. At the safety trade fair, we got to talking about how it would be a good idea to share information and network. Bronto Skylift warmed to the idea and they hav...

Bauma, the construction equipment trade fair was bigger than ever. It attracted over 3,500 exhibitors from 63 countries and 620,000 visitors from more than 200 countries. Bronto team wishes to thank everybody for a very successful show. Messe München says that visitors came from European countries such as Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Sweden and the Netherlands, but also from Russia, Australia, Japan and China. At Bronto stand they also witnessed many visitors from Brazil and Middle...

Bauma is just around the corner and Bronto Skylift exhibition team is ready for the attendees. Here are some of the company’s key persons and their days of attendance. The company wants to make sure that everyone drops by and meets them at their stand FS1203/3. The products on display can viewed on the company’s website. One can reach the staff with the company’s contact form or by email. These are some of the staff members who will be present at the event - Harry Clayhills...

The Bronto Skylift S35EM has won the IAPA Product of the year title in the truck mounted category. The IAPA Award ceremony was held in Dubai on Wednesday 6th of March. Bronto Skylift S35EM The S35EM is the trusted Bronto in a smaller scale. The company wanted to bring the same quality and safety standard to lower lever access that we have been supplying to higher work sites. There is one boom with telescopic extension providing direct movement and the cage boom with rotating movement  T...

The three-day Intersec show starting January 20 – 22, 2019 in Dubai will feature Bronto Skylift showcasing and demonstrating its latest 90-meter aerial platform, in collaboration with the company’s trusted partner BRISTOL Vehicle Manufacturing Division. You can find Bronto Skylift at stand EP-A12 and BRISTOL at EP-C12. The unit at display in the show is owned by Bronto Skylift’s long-time customer, Janneniska. Skylift F90HLA aerial platform The Bronto Skylift F90HLA aerial pl...

“For some time now, our customers have hoped for the trusted Bronto on a smaller scale, this is the very answer to this demand. We are bringing the same quality equipment to lower level access that we provide to the higher worksites.”, says Antti Suoniemi, Access Sales Director from Bronto Skylift. S35EM truck mounting platform The S35EM is all about the ease of use and the increased effortlessness it brings to the worksites. It has all the elements of a true work machine, yet it&r...

Bronto Skylift team is currently visiting Tokyo International Fire and Safety Exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight. It is the largest firefighting and disaster prevention exhibition in Japan and is held every 5 years at Tokyo Big Sight. MVF21 fire and rescue vehicle Among other latest innovations, Tokyo-based fire safety company, Morita is presenting the first joint product with Bronto Skylift, the Morita MVF21. This multi-purpose fire and rescue vehicle fulfills all the Japanese regulations and is e...

Bronto Skylift team wishes to thank all visitors for making the Intermat exhibition a great success! The show was a little quiet in general, but witnessed a lot of visitors at the stand and many new contacts were made. S90HLA aerial platform The S90HLA aerial platform that was presented at the show features a 90-metre working height with a horizontal outreach of 32.6 m and a cage load of up to 700 kg. The electronic Bronto+ control system includes geometry-based outreach control to give exact...

Bronto Skylift will be showing and demonstrating the trusted S90HLA aerial work platform at the INTERMAT exhibition in Paris, France on 23rd-28th April. High-rise access platform “S90HLA is the most stable and precise ultimate high-rise access platform on the market offering the best operator experience. With it you can focus on reaching the job at hand and working at heights, leaving the control system to take care of the rest,” says Dominique Allemand, Sales Manager, Bronto Skyli...

Finnish fire safety equipment rental company, Jalo & Jalo has extended their fleet with the addition of four new Bronto aerial platforms to their inventory. Bronto Skylift XR Range The new units include three platforms of the Bronto Skylift XR range, two S56XR’s with 220 degree cage rotation and one S70XR aerial platform. The fourth unit is the 78-meter S78XDT, which is currently the only one in application in Finland.  “We want to keep our fleet up to date so that our cu...

Bronto Skylift’s longterm partner Height for Hire has just celebrated their company’s 40-year milestone. During this time, Bronto Skylift has supplied 2.46 kilometers of Bronto platforms to them. Bronto Skylift is truly appreciate of Height for Hire’s approach in their business. They go the extra mile to understand their customer needs and find a solution to every situation. This is what Bronto Skylift does too. The decades of Bronto Skylift’s own product development hav...

Bronto Skylift’s long-term partner, Height for Hire has just celebrated their company’s 40-year milestone in the fire safety and security industry. During this time, Bronto Skylift has supplied 2,46 kilometers of Bronto’s varied security platforms to the UK-based firm. That’s a lot of height to hire! Bronto Skylift stated that they truly appreciate Height for Hire’s approach in their fire safety and security business. They go the extra mile to understand their cust...

Chris McLoone from Fire Apparatus Magazine visited Bronto Skylift factory and local fire station in Tampere. “The second facility we visited is the Pori factory where the booms are built. The engineering is exacting, as you’d imagine. According to Goyer, the stability we experienced up in a 90-meter Bronto in 30-mileper-hour (mph) winds is derived from the construction of the boom, which allows for the rigid feeling at 92 feet horizontal and at full height with only a 23-foot total j...