While lifting equipment is essential in almost every industrial and commercial operation, not every company needs a sophisticated forklift with all the expensive bells and whistles.

For those who just occasionally require to lift heavy objects, or who have limited working space, Dublin-based E.M.O. Direct – one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of handling, access and storage equipment – offers the highly-versatile Ezi-Lift range of general-purpose lifters. These machines are built to withstand rigorous use over long life, doing work usually carried out by a forklift truck, but at a fraction of the price.

The lifters can be supplied with either a manual winch system, hand-operated hydraulics or electro-hydraulics. Maximum load capacities range from 125kg to 250kg at 305mm load centres, while maximum lift heights range from 915mm to 1,500mm, depending on the model.

The Ezi-Lift range complies with all current safety regulations and comes with full safety protection for operators – including guards on the lifting mechanism, anchor points for load retention straps, enclosed sprocket and chain drive, braked castor wheels and a self-sustaining mechanism which holds the load at any point immediately the manual winch handle is released.

Optional extras include a crane jib with swivelling hook, boom for coil lifting and a platform for boxes and heavy parcel lifts.