TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
LOCALLY-MADE
LIGHTING
JLG AUSTRALIA IS ABLE TO LEVERAGE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING WHEN MANUFACTURING ITS LIGHTING TOWERS IN AUSTRALIA, GIVING IT A POINT OF DIFFERENCE.
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he global market for construction equipment is expected to grow to $112 billion by 2025, according to a report from Grand View Research. With an increasingly competitive global market for access equipment, the Reserve Bank of Australia reported in 2016 numerous manufacturers either closing or shifting production to overseas economies. Shifting to lower-cost economies can diversify businesses but can sometimes result in the loss of local knowledge and experience, including in the lighting tower market.
Since 1991, JLG Australia has manufactured a range of lighting towers at its Port Macquarie facility in Australia, drawing on local expertise. JLG Australia design and manufacture equipment for the Australian market and the company prides itself in delivering the benefits of tailored knowledge to its customers. Jarrad Smith, Operations Manager at the Port Macquarie facility, says the company employs around 35 people at the facility with manufacturing and engineering teams on site.
JLG’s range of lighting tower equipment includes the Metro Series, designed for use in built up areas, and the mining and heavy construction LED series, suited to worksites. The Metro Series includes three different types of towers, best used for roadworks, special events and construction. Mr. Smith says with a choice between LED, metal halide or LED-POD lights, the company’s portable lighting towers deliver value for money without sacrificing on performance or quality. “They’re so easy to handle that they are suitable to be set up by one person. JLG Australia has manufactured a range of lighting towers at its Port Macquarie facility in Australia since 1991.
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