Skyking Lift Rentals Invests in Skyjack Equipment

Skyking Lift Rentals started its business with a fleet of aerial work platforms manufactured by Linamar Corporation’s Skyjack division.

“I’m not nervous that I’ve invested 100% of our money in Skyjack equipment—I’m nervous that I don’t have more of them,” said Paul Zaremba, one of the three co-founders of the Illinois-based rental company and a veteran with more than a decade of experience in the equipment rental business.

Skyking Lift Rentals’ founders have a combined 35 years of experience in the rental-equipment industry. The company has a fleet of 130 scissor lifts and services the greater Chicagoland area. Currently, the startup has a fleet of primarily SJIII 3219, SJIII 3226 and SJIII 4632 scissor lifts to meet growing demand from its core customers of electricians, plumbers and people working in heating and cooling.

“Right now we don’t own any booms but we’d love to grow that part of the business down the line,” Zaremba said.

Customer feedback was another reason that solidified Skyking Rental Lifts’ decision to invest solely in Skyjack aerial work platforms.

“Our customers tell us Skyjack equipment is the most reliable and easiest to fix,” Zaremba said. “Plus, customers are so familiar with Skyjack’s aerial work platforms that in this part of the country, scissor lifts are referred to as ‘Skyjacks.’”

All Skyjack equipment is designed and engineered around the Simply Reliable philosophy, which makes Skyjack products easy to service, maintain and repair. By keeping design simple and using proven technology, the reliability and ease of service is common to all Skyjack products. Replaceable modular platform railings and repairable fiberglass cowlings help reduce maintenance costs.

Skyking Lift Rentals has 130 Skyjack scissor lifts, including the SJIII 3226.

“Rental companies like us need to have newer and reliable equipment. We need maximum equipment uptime and can’t afford to have machines breakdown since that might break the company financially,” Zaremba said.