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Height-Adjustable Maintenance Platforms for the Mining Sector

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2 Ford Road,
Onekawa,
Napier 4110,
New Zealand
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Vertical raising systems

Equiptec is a global supplier of heavy-duty height-adjustable maintenance platforms that utilise a unique, patented, vertical rise system (VRS – Vertical Rise Stairs), along with other cutting-edge access products for a wide range of industries, including mining, heavy transport, construction and aviation.

The vertical aspect of these units gives exceptional versatility, allowing many options to be added, but also very importantly retaining the same Cantilever reach in all positions. This allows you to achieve the same reach over obstacles at all platform heights, even as low as 1.2m.

The company’s solutions combine resilient and innovative designs, along with high-quality manufacturing standards.

All units have been tested, meet and exceed the strength, stability and all other applicable requirements for the following standards:

The VRS Monkey M24 in use servicing a loader.
The VRS Giraffe 2310 working on a CAT D11.
The Squirrel Q14 is ideal for accessing heights from 1.6m to 3.5m.
The Giraffe 3510 with SafeTCell attachment fitted on the left used here on a coach (fits left / right or straight on). With a full guardrail system, a harness isn’t required.
The highly manoeuvrable Monkey M27 Go Base is an M24 fitted with the four-wheel Go Base that has a unique single-action, four-wheel brake system.
The Giraffe 2310 mounted on purpose-built VRS trailer is suitable for on-site applications.
The easily deployable Giraffe 2310 and VRS trailer in use serving a loader's lighting system.
The VRS Giraffe 2310 and VRS Squirrel Q14 demonstrates the versatility of the different VRS models working together.
The Monkey M24 fitted with the ‘All Terrain’ option is suitable for applications on rough sites.
The upcoming Leopard VRS offers high reach with a small footprint.
  • AS / NZS 1576 (Australia and New Zealand)
  • ANSI ASC A14.7-2011 (USA)
  • CSA 211-12 (Canada)

Height-adjustable Stair Tower Platforms for large scale applications

Equiptec’s VRS Giraffe series of height-adjustable stairs are the biggest of the VRS ranges. They are very robust (WLL of 250kg) and a reliable tool to enhance staff safety while optimising ergonomics, and efficiency.

The Giraffe features include a long, strong cantilevered deck, hands-free access with wide easy-climb constant grade stairs, and multiple deck gates allowing access off both the sides and the end of the Platform so that the Giraffe can function as both a work platform and a multi-access stairway.

The Giraffe is also easy to move and transport with forklift pockets under the chassis, plus with all-wheel steering and 200mm braked castors manual manoeuvring on the Workshop floor is a breeze.

And then if you need to access on-site machinery away from the workshop, there is the VRS Giraffe Trailer option. Just load it on, drive to site and back up to your project.

Height-adjustable Step Tower Platforms for almost any job

The VRS Monkey Series utilises steps instead of stairs, making it a compact version of the Giraffe, and suitable for factories, and smaller workshops. However, with an optional package it can also be used in rough terrain applications.

The easily moved Monkey features a height-adjustable, cantilevered deck with a working load limit of 225kg, multiple height settings, and a front gate for walkthrough access. Side gates can be provided as an option also.

Single axel wheels and drop-down handles ensure high-manoeuvrability, the spring assisted lift allows for easy and very rapid height adjustments (6 heights in 6 seconds), and the constant grade steps along with tough, ultra grippy-treads make it so safe for end-users to climb.

Similar to the Giraffe, the Monkey has an easy loading Trailer option for on-site applications.

Mini height-adjustable Step Platforms for small spaces

The VRS Squirrel Series brings the safety and efficiency of the VRS platform adjustability to confined spaces.

One Squirrel Platform can accommodate four deck heights from 740mm to 1,440mm, which gives you working heights from 1.6m to as much as 3.5m. Its aluminium structure ensures a strong yet lightweight design with integral carry handles, so it is easy to move. And you can lift, shift and adjust the height all from one position.

VRS Go-Base

The VRS Go-Base is an option that can be added to either the VRS Monkey, or Squirrel platforms. It allows the Platforms to be mounted on four castors for excellent manoeuvrability in all directions. It also includes an effective and easy-to-use four-wheel braking system, which is somewhat ‘fail-proof’ as it activates instantly, and very positively when a person stands on the bottom step.

A simple ‘flip-up’ of the same bottom step releases all four brakes at once to allow the unit to move again. And it’s still all done from the same position.

About Equiptec

Established in 1994 and based in Napier, New Zealand, Equiptec is a family-owned business that specialises in height access solutions.

With clients throughout the world (New Zealand, Laos, Botswana, Kazakhstan, distributers in Australia, New Caledonia, and Canada plus further countries looking to come on board in the near future), the company is experiencing strong global growth in demand for the VRS product range.

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Products & services

  • VRS Giraffe Series

    Keep your staff safe, and more efficient with the Giraffe's wide, easy, constant gradient stairs.

  • VRS Squirrel Series

    The VRS Squirrel Series brings the safety and efficiency of the VRS platform adjustability right down to the office, home, apartment building or any other relatively confined space.

  • VRS Monkey Series

    The VRS Monkey Series provides a lot of the benefits of the Giraffe, but utilising steps instead of stairs.

  • VRS Leopard Series

    The new VRS Leopard series is a hybrid of the Monkey and Giraffe series, featuring the small footprint of a Monkey and a great cantilever platform of a Giraffe.

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2 Ford Road
Onekawa
Napier 4110
New Zealand

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