CPL
CPL keeps raising the bar when it comes to vehicle conversions For over 10 years, CPL has been leading the way for the vehicle conversion market with new solutions for working at height challenges. Founded in 2011 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, the company began with a single design, the pick-up mounted platform. Although other models were available, the CPLbuilt conversion soon became a firm favourite within the utilities sector, thanks to the knowledge and passion of the directors to develop UK manufacturing and the service provided post-sale – something that customers had struggled with historically. As the company’s customer base evolved, it quickly became apparent that there was a gap in the market for other sectors working at height. This led to the partnership between CPL and the Klubb Group, European manufacturers of van-mounted platforms. Initially a dealer for the French group, CPL offered these new van-mounted designs into the UK market and found the UK customers hungry for a different product offering and were a great success. This was mainly due to alternative designs allowing for a more efficient deployment, increased payload, and therefore
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cost saving, solution. CPL, with the backing of the Klubb Group, introduced both the cutaway van mounted platform and a design without outriggers. These key features saved on weight, adding additional payload, and kept the units compact, making them more manoeuvrable and therefore less likely to be damaged. With these innovative changes to the
historical norm found with a cherry picker came an interest from several industries including telecommunications and rental. These sectors not only craved efficiency with safety, but they also had challenges of their own – with one major element being the reduction of their carbon footprint. An obvious result was to turn to fully electric base vehicles with a battery-powered boom.
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