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Specialist vacuum lifting equipment for the roofing, cladding and façade sectors. Contact us for a quote! ✍🏼

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What is the difference between a Cool Boy & a Clad Boy?

Both are vacuum lifters however...

The Cool Boy can lift flat or minimal profiled vertical & horizontal wall panels.

The Clad Boy can be set up to lift both roof & wall panels with varying profiles.

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"What areas of the UK do you cover?"

Although we are based in Yorkshire, we operate nationally.

We use national carrier networks to deliver to most of mainland UK.

We can help assist with vacuum lifting machines going to Scottish Highlands & Islands and into Ireland also.

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𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬?

No.

You can only lift roof panels with a Rota Boy.

This is due to the rotational mechanism that rotates panels.

But not to worry...

We offer various other vacuum lifters for wall panels.

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞?

The Pack Boy Wide has 1.2m wide forks.

A standard Pack Boy has 1m wide forks.

The Pack Boy Wide lets you lift packs of 1.2m wide panels quickly and safely.

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What is a vacuum lifter?

- Simply, a vacuum lifter is a tool that takes out the stress & danger of manual handling
- Vacuum lifters lift materials up using a vacuum. You can pick up things with your hoover in the house... this is what a vacuum lifter does but on a larger scale.

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"𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙪𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨?"

The best to do is give us a call or drop us an email and ask.

We are a friendly bunch.

Take a look at this handy checklist.

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What is the difference between a Cool Boy 250 & a Cool Boy 375?

The Cool Boy 375 is a larger vacuum lifting machine than the Cool Boy 250.

Due to this, it has a greater lifting capacity.

The numbers show the SWL of the units;

Cool Boy 250 = 250kg.
Cool Boy 375 = 375kg.

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𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐂 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐔𝐌 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐓 & 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍?

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How can I maintain my vacuum lifter?

The key is to look after your seals.
These connect the machine to the material you are lifting.

If these are damaged then suction may not be able to be achieved correctly.

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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐮𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬?

Click on the link below and find out!

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Just like you, batteries don't like the cold!

Low temperatures will reduce battery capacity with vacuum lifters (and any other equipment you have on site) which means machines may require re-charging more regularly

Other than the inconvenience, there 's no safety issue however.

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Can you use vacuum lifters in the snow & ice? With composite panels you can! With glass you can't!

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Why can't certain vacuum lifters lift certain materials?

It depends on a few factors:

-- The material you are lifting:
-- The vacuum lifter
-- The lifting environment:

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What is the difference between a Cool Boy 250 & a Cool Boy 375?

The Cool Boy 375 is a larger vacuum lifting machine than the Cool Boy 250.

Due to this, it has a greater lifting capacity.

The numbers show the SWL of the units;

Cool Boy 250 = 250kg.
Cool Boy 375 = 375kg.

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What materials is GRABO capable of lifting?

The list isn't quite endless.

As long as the suction pads fits, you can lift anything non-porous.

And many things porous...

○ Glass
○ Ceramic
○ Metal
○ Plastic
○ Wood
○ Rough slate
○ Rough concrete
○ Drywall
○ Roofing sheet

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If you want to install composite panels faster.
If you want to install compisite panels easier and with less effort.

A good place to start is visiting here - https://t.co/WqNbz3SxPq

It is free, available any time and no-one knows you will have visited it!

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Get trained on how to use a Clad Boy, Rota Boy, Cool Boy or TRUMPF TPC165.

Thousands of operators in the UK already are!

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Just like you, batteries don't like the cold!

Low temperatures will reduce battery capacity with vacuum lifters (and any other equipment you have on site) which means machines may require re-charging more regularly

Other than the inconvenience, there 's no safety issue however.

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𝙒𝙃𝙔 𝘾𝘼𝙉'𝙏 𝙒𝙀 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 "𝙂𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝘼 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙀"?

One panel is not the same as another panel... A Kingspan KS1000RW vertical panel is different to a Eurobond Firemaster horizontal panel.

This is why we need further information on the panels and project...

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"𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙪𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨?"

The best to do is give us a call or drop us an email and ask.

We are a friendly bunch.

Take a look at this handy checklist.