Skyjack started to manufacture scissor lift platforms back during the year 1986. The company continued to produce their product throughout the 1990s, becoming a global leader in the aerial lift industry sector. Eventually, Skyjack grew to over thirty percent market share overall. Even today, the company maintains their dominance as a major player who has rapidly adapted to the changing face of the industrial machinery industry.
Several of the major factors which Skyjack has built a solid reputation on include their commitment to reliability and quality. They are known all around the world as being the manufacturer of the best scissor lifts within the world. The Skyjack product series is sold and manufactured all around the globe.
Skyjack was obtained by Linamar Corporation, LNR on the TSX in the month of August 2002. Linamar is recognized for being a leading manufacturer of assemblies, modules and precision-machined parts. Linamar's solid balance sheet offers Skyjack with long-term stability and increased strength in general. Skyjack presently has production facilities in Hungary, the United States and Canada with support offices in Asia and Europe.
The company provides a comprehensive line of self-propelled scissor lifts. Some models have elevated work heights up to 56ft. Skyjack became a leader within the business by providing equipment features which combined durability, serviceability, quality and service, making Skyjack scissor lifts known all around the globe for product reliability. The company's present Boom lift model lineup 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.
In the month of 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 causing the additional VR series telehandlers and the Zoom Boom series. These acquisitions provide the company an opportunity to grow with the additional manufacturing capacity. Skyjack continues to lead the way within the business, providing reliable lift solutions.