Boom Logistics is one of Australia’s leaders in Travel Towers, with an impressive fleet consisting of 32 Bronto Skylift trucks out of over 50 elevated work platforms (EWPs) for hire.
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Boom has a versatile EWP list that includes 14 different models; all providing multiple purposes for all types of applications that may emerge.
But it’s more than that for the team at BOOM Logistics, it’s about safety, reliability and doing more in our community.
Paul Mathews, BOOM Logistics East/West Coast Travel Tower Manager, believes BOOM’s Bronto-made Travel towers are the best operated devices in Australia.
“Our Travel Towers are a premium model for efficiency and safety from an engineering perspective.” Paul said.
“Bronto is the preferred supplier of Australia’s Fire departments. These are the trucks we see in the field, fighting fires, the ones with the big ladders, they’re all Bronto-made,”
“So, we know safety is of paramount importance to our brands.” Paul said.
BOOM Travel Towers offer a unique dial-in feature for technical support. If a technical issue arises, customers can immediately contact a support person for assistance.
“Our technical operator can remotely address mechanical issues with our trucks. No matter where the truck driver is in Australia, our operator can lend assistance over the phone and diagnose the problem quickly,” says Paul.
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EWPs provide an efficient method to renovate community hubs, such as grandstands and community stadia.
“We also like to lend some of our assistance to smaller organisations, this might involve a renovation where a club is changing the way they house everything. We have a number of EWPs in our Brisbane facility that we loan out to assist local communities,” Isabel says.
“We are happy to send an EWP to a location to help –upgrade the quality of their infrastructure.”
David Mullins is the NSW Manager for Travel Towers at BOOM Logistics and says the fleet of over 50 different EWPs holds the crane hire and access equipment company in good stead.
“We have 32 Bronto travel towers, ranging from 30 metre to 70 metre capability.” David said.
The versatile collection of EWPs is an exciting prospect for BOOM and are perfect for dry and wet hiring, says David.
Safety is paramount in everything BOOM Logistics does.
The business is focused on the safety of their customers and employees and the safety of others that will be working closely to the access equipment.
“People look to EWPs for safer working at heights solutions. The EWP is a great tool when to it comes people’s occupational health, work and safety,” David said.
When it comes to relationships within the industry, David says it is imperative that those making decisions and machine operators are always completely on the same page.
He reiterates the importance of strong communication lines between all Australian states and territories.
“Guidelines around EWPs can vary from each State and Territory. with BOOM’s national footprint, we have a lot of experienced people pretty much in all depots all across the country,” said David.
At BOOM, there are more than enough experienced people on the ground making strategic decisions, so that the safest and most efficient outcomes are met.
“That’s a critical part of us being ready to supply the various industries in each state and meeting their expectations requirements,” David said.
“When the customer orders something from us, we have to ensure the product is serviced, maintained and fit for purpose to meet the customer’s requirements,” he added.
BOOM Travel Towers has vast experience in the industry. They projects such as, wind farm Blade maintenance, heavy power , infrastructure optimisation and telecommunications work.
Paul emphasises the importance of BOOM’s skilled personnel
“At Boom, our experienced tower personnel and operators are key to our day-to-day operations. Their versatility takes our business to the next level.”
Through the mix of capabilities, David believes there is plenty of lessons gained and shared internally at BOOM.
“We learn from the crane industry’s experience, like a big brother-little brother relationship. We aim to replicate their success on the EWP side.”