Rent aerial work platforms and construction machinery in Thun

Renting aerial work platforms and construction machinery for Thun means planning around two very different rhythms. On the lakeside and in the old town, the season dictates the schedule: between the end of the summer visitors and the start of the winter months there remains a tight window in which facades, roofs and terraces can be tackled. A few kilometres away, in the industrial areas along the Aare, production by contrast runs all year round, and every standstill of a hall costs capacity. Both need machines that are available on the date agreed and do not become the bottleneck. We deliver inspected mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, excavators and forklifts to the Bernese Oberland on our own low-loaders and agree the set-up, reach and return in advance.

Hotel, restaurant and spa buildings on Lake Thun are rarely refurbished while operations are at their peak. Anyone using the window between the seasons works under time pressure and often in unsettled weather — the choice of machine decides how many working days can actually be used. For facades above terraces, lakeside paths and planting, articulating boom lifts take the platform sideways around obstacles; the diesel versions range from 11.91 to 48.15 m and thus also cover multi-storey buildings on the slope above the shore. If only a narrow approach between building and promenade remains, spider lifts with 13.00 to 39.50 m are the gentler choice: low ground pressure on gravel, lawn and paved surfaces, narrow passage width.

Where guests are still in the building, the operational routine counts for more than the maximum height. For interior work in function rooms, wellness areas and restaurants, use electric scissor lifts — no exhaust fumes, little noise, working heights from 6.30 m and platform capacities that carry material and two people at the same time. For work over water, at jetties or on bank reinforcements, clearance of the standing area is the critical point: load-bearing capacity, distance from the embankment and fall protection have to be settled before delivery.

In the production and workshop halls around Thun it is a matter of maintenance without stopping production. Crane runways, hall lighting, extraction systems, compressed air and hydraulic lines run beneath the roof structure; the route to them leads between machines, storage areas and transport routes in use. Scissor lifts with up to 33.00 m working height bring the large platform together with tools and spare parts to the position without anything having to be passed up — platform capacities of up to 1,000 kg electric and up to 1,134 kg in the diesel version make the difference when heavy assemblies go up too. For narrow aisles between installations, high-rack scissor lifts from 18.50 m are intended: high reach with a small footprint.

Points that cannot be approached vertically — crane jibs, pipe bridges, ventilation ducts above fixed installations — are reached by articulating boom lifts in electric operation. They travel emission-free inside the hall and slew the platform over the installation instead of beside it. For external work on the hall roof or on silos, telescopic boom lifts up to 56.90 m provide the greatest working height in our fleet. If you are planning overhauls across several shifts, a prior inspection of the set-up areas and manoeuvring routes is worthwhile, because hall occupancy and works traffic shift constantly during ongoing operation.

Class	Working height	Platform capacity
Scissor lifts, electric	6.30 – 33.00 m	227 – 1,000 kg
Scissor lifts, diesel	9.70 – 34.00 m	363 – 1,134 kg
High-rack scissor lifts	18.50 – 33.00 m	450 – 1,000 kg
Articulating boom lifts	10.89 – 48.15 m	150 – 450 kg
Telescopic boom lifts	14.00 – 56.90 m	227 – 454 kg
Mast lifts	10.00 – 12.65 m	200 kg
Spider lifts	13.00 – 39.50 m	200 – 400 kg

Alongside the platforms, the rental fleet covers the ancillary trades. Telehandlers set loads down where there is no crane: rigid models with 4.30 to 18.80 m lift height and 1.25 to 25 t capacity for hall and site operations, electric telehandlers with 5.85 to 30.00 m for assignments where exhaust fumes inside the building are out of the question — in occupied hotel buildings, for example. Earthworks and service line work on forecourts, lakeside installations and works access roads are taken on by excavators with 1.8 to 30 t operating weight. In works traffic and spare parts logistics, forklifts from 3 to 16 t are used; for installation work on a confined hall floor, high-lift stackers with 2.70 to 5.50 m lift height are often the better choice.

In Thun, as everywhere in Switzerland, the Ordinance on the Prevention of Accidents and Occupational Diseases (VUV) applies as the basis; it is implemented and supervised by SUVA and made specific by the directives of the Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational Safety (EKAS). For the inspection of mobile elevating work platforms, SN EN 280 is authoritative. We supply every machine with a valid inspection certificate, CE documentation and operating manual. With maintenance during ongoing operation, one aspect carries particular weight: the risk assessment has to capture the interaction with production and works traffic — crane operation above the platform, forklift traffic in the aisle, live working nearby. Assessment, cordoning off and instruction of the operator lie with the hirer, as does the visual and functional check before the shift begins.

We deliver to the Bernese Oberland with our own low-loaders from Passau and agree the date before the journey. For assignments on the lakeside, the approach is the decisive point: lakeside roads with weight or width restrictions, pedestrian zones with delivery windows, raised pavements in the old town and parking that has to be cleared for delivery. Tell us where the truck can stop, how wide the passage is and whether permits for the use of public land are required — if need be we unload at a nearby alternative point and move the machine there under its own power. Anyone serving locations on the Swiss Plateau at the same time can combine Thun with assignments in Bern on a single run.

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What working height do I need for a hotel on Lake Thun?

That depends less on the number of storeys than on the distance to the facade. If a terrace, a lakeside path or planting stands between the machine and the building, the platform has to bridge that distance horizontally, and the working height required rises accordingly. Our articulating boom lifts cover 10.89 to 48.15 m, telescopic boom lifts reach up to 56.90 m. Tell us the eaves height and the distance to the standing area and we will calculate the appropriate class.

Can a hall overhaul be carried out without stopping production?

In many cases yes, if the work is planned section by section. What is usual is to release individual aisles or plant areas one after another and to reposition the platform within that window. Electrically driven machines are mandatory as soon as work is carried out in enclosed halls. Coordination with crane operation and forklift traffic belongs in the operator's risk assessment.

Is work above bank reinforcements and jetties possible?

Possible yes, but only after clearance of the standing area. Load-bearing capacity, distance from the edge of the embankment and fall protection have to be settled in advance, frequently together with the municipality or the landowner. For soft or unsurfaced areas we recommend spider lifts, which distribute the weight over a large area. Point outriggers require load spreader plates in every case.

Which platform fits into a workshop hall with narrow aisles?

High-rack scissor lifts from 18.50 m working height are built for it: high reach with a small footprint and platform capacities of 450 to 1,000 kg. If installations have to be reached around rather than driven between, an electric articulating boom lift is the better solution. What governs is the aisle width, the clear height beneath the crane runway or service run and the load-bearing capacity of the hall floor.

Can Luibl also deliver the platform during the winter months?

Yes, assignments take place all year round. For work in the open, however, the wind limit of the machine concerned has to be observed; it is stated in the operating manual and applies regardless of the season. For weather-dependent work by the lake we recommend planning the hire date with a little buffer, because otherwise days of bad weather shift the whole seasonal window.

Working height, outreach and ground conditions determine the right machine. A comparison of all designs with costs and inspection duties is available at Rent a lifting platform: platform types, costs and applications.