Hi-Reach Appointed As New Snorkel Distributor For South Africa

The first Snorkel scissor lifts arrive at Hi-Reach.

Snorkel announced the appointment of Hi-Reach Manlift (Pty) Limited as its official distributor for South Africa. Headquartered in Springs, South Africa, Hi-Reach was previously the official distributor for Genie. Hi-Reach CEO, George Landsberg has been involved with mobile elevating work platforms for more than 23 years, and in 1999 founded Johnson Access, before opening Hi-Reach in 2005. He is involved with various industry bodies, including previously holding the position of Vice President at the Institute for Work at Height (IWH), President of the Contractors Plant Hire Association (CPHA) and Chairman of the SABS Technical Committee TC214.

With two branch locations, Hi-Reach offers a full range of MEWP products and services, including new and used equipment, spare parts, product support, financing, equipment rebuilds, inspections and training. As the official Snorkel distributor, they will have access to the entire Snorkel product range, including scissor lifts, boom lifts, mast lifts, material lifts and telehandlers.

Hi-Reach operate from a new facility in Apex Industrial, Benoni where they took delivery of their first stock of Snorkel lifts in April 2021. They have been providing parts, service and repairs, as well as training services from their Springs and Alrode locations in Gauteng since early 2021.