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Description
Alto Mini Tower: Compact, Agile, and Safe Access for Confined Spaces
The Alto Mini Tower offers an exceptionally convenient and safe solution for working at low to medium heights, particularly in restricted areas where space is at a premium. Its compact design, lightweight aluminium construction, and rapid assembly make it an ideal choice for tradespeople, maintenance professionals, and even serious DIYers tackling tasks in hallways, stairwells (with adaptation), bathrooms, kitchens, and other confined indoor environments.
The Alto Mini Tower provides a stable, fully guarded working platform, significantly enhancing safety and productivity compared to ladders, especially for tasks requiring tools or materials at height.
Features
- Compact Footprint:
- Designed with a narrow base (e.g., 0.7m or 0.85m wide) that allows it to fit through standard doorways and corridors, eliminating the need to dismantle and reassemble for movement between rooms.
- Shorter platform lengths (e.g., 1.8m or 1.2m) further contribute to its agility in tight spaces.
- Lightweight Aluminium Construction:
- Manufactured from 48mm diameter aluminium tube, ensuring durability without excessive weight. This makes it easy to transport, move around a site, and handle during assembly and dismantling.
- Features fully welded joints for maximum strength and longevity.
- Ease of Assembly and Transport:
- Designed for quick and straightforward assembly by a single person without the need for specialized tools.
- Components are manageable in size and weight, making the tower easy to transport in a van or even larger car.
- Often available as a compact "packaway" or "foldable" unit in some configurations, further enhancing portability and storage.
- Safe Assembly Method (3T):
- Typically built using the 3T (Through The Trapdoor) method. This ensures that the operator erects guardrails from the platform below, meaning they are always protected by a guardrail system, significantly enhancing safety during erection and dismantling.
- Compliance and Stability:
- Manufactured to BS EN 1004-1:2020 (European Standard for mobile access towers) and in an ISO 9001 accredited facility.
- Equipped with robust, adjustable locking castors for secure positioning and effortless mobility.
- Includes stabilizers or outriggers as required by height to provide a wide, stable base, ensuring safe working conditions even at its maximum permissible height.
- Platform work loads typically range from 130kg to 150kg (evenly distributed).
- Versatile Platform Heights:
- Modular system allows for configurable platform heights, commonly offering working heights from approximately 2.0m up to 5.0m or 6.0m (freestanding, depending on specific configuration and use of stabilizers).
- Many models feature a through-the-frame internal ladder access or clip-on ladder access to the platform.
- Non-Jamming Head Fittings:
- Similar to other Alto towers, it features unique conical head fittings that prevent frames from jamming during dismantling and ensure automatic, secure locking during assembly.
Applications
The Alto Mini Tower is an excellent choice for a wide array of tasks in residential, commercial, and light industrial settings where space and maneuverability are key:
- Internal Decorating & Painting: Ideal for rooms with standard ceiling heights, hallways, and stairwells (with specific base configurations).
- Electrical Work: Installing light fittings, smoke detectors, wiring, or working on fuse boxes.
- Plumbing & HVAC: Accessing pipes, boilers, or air conditioning units in confined areas.
- Maintenance Tasks: General building maintenance, plastering repairs, or cleaning at height.
- Shop Fitting & Retail: Setting up displays, lighting, or conducting maintenance in retail environments.
- DIY Projects: Suitable for homeowners tackling larger-scale DIY renovations safely.
- Facilities Management: For regular maintenance and cleaning in offices, schools, and other public buildings.