Aerial Work Platforms and Construction Machinery for Rent in Thun

Renting aerial work platforms and construction machinery for Thun means planning around two very different rhythms. Along the lakeshore and in the old town, the season sets the schedule: between the end of the summer visitor season and the start of the winter months, only a narrow window remains for work on facades, roofs and terraces. A few kilometres away, in the industrial areas along the Aare, production runs year-round, and any downtime in a hall costs capacity. Both situations need equipment that is available on schedule and never becomes the bottleneck. We supply inspected aerial work platforms, telehandlers, excavators and forklifts on our own low-loaders into the Bernese Oberland, and agree on positioning, reach and return in advance.

Hotels, restaurants and lakeside spa buildings on Lake Thun are rarely renovated during peak operation. Anyone using the window between seasons is working under time pressure and often in unsettled weather — equipment choice determines how many working days are actually usable. For facades above terraces, lakeside paths and planting, articulated boom lifts swing the basket sideways around obstacles; the diesel variants range from 11.91 to 48.15 m, covering multi-storey buildings on the slope above the shore as well. If only a narrow access route remains between the building and the promenade, tracked lifts from 13.00 to 39.50 m are the more considerate choice: low ground pressure on gravel, lawns and paved surfaces, and a narrow drive-through width.

Where guests remain in the building, operational flow matters more than maximum height. For interior work in function rooms, wellness areas and restaurants, use electric scissor lifts — no exhaust, low noise, working heights from 6.30 m and basket loads that carry material and two people at once. For work over water, on jetties or on shoreline structures, clearance of the standing surface is the critical point: load-bearing capacity, distance from the embankment edge and fall protection must be clarified before delivery.

In the production and workshop halls around Thun, the priority is maintenance without stopping production. Crane rails, hall lighting, extraction systems, compressed-air and hydraulic lines sit beneath the roof structure; the route there runs between machines, storage areas and active transport routes. Scissor lifts with working heights up to 33.00 m bring the large platform, along with tools and spare parts, into position without a second trip — basket loads of up to 1,000 kg electric and up to 1,134 kg diesel make the difference when heavy assemblies go up too. For narrow aisles between installations, high-bay scissor lifts from 18.50 m are built for the job: long reach with a small footprint.

Points that cannot be approached vertically — crane jibs, pipe bridges, ventilation ducts above fixed installations — are reached by electric articulated boom lifts. They run emission-free inside the hall and swing the basket over the installation rather than beside it. For outdoor work on the hall roof or on silos, telescopic boom lifts up to 56.90 m provide the greatest working height in our fleet. If you are planning revisions across multiple shifts, a preliminary inspection of the set-up areas and manoeuvring routes pays off, because hall occupancy and plant traffic keep shifting during ongoing operation.

Class	Working Height	Basket Load
Scissor Lifts Electric	6,30 – 33,00 m	227 – 1.000 kg
Scissor Lifts Diesel	9,70 – 34,00 m	363 – 1.134 kg
High-Bay Scissor Lifts	18,50 – 33,00 m	450 – 1.000 kg
Articulated Boom Lifts	10,89 – 48,15 m	150 – 450 kg
Telescopic Boom Lifts	14,00 – 56,90 m	227 – 454 kg
Mast Lifts	10,00 – 12,65 m	200 kg
Tracked Lifts	13,00 – 39,50 m	200 – 400 kg

Alongside the platforms, the rental fleet covers the related trades. Telehandlers set down loads where no crane is available: rigid models with a lift height of 4.30 to 18.80 m and a load capacity of 1.25 to 25 t for hall and site operation, electric telehandlers with 5.85 to 30.00 m for jobs where exhaust fumes inside the building are not an option — for example in occupied hotel buildings. Earthworks and pipeline work on forecourts, shoreline installations and plant access roads are handled by excavators with an operating weight of 1.8 to 30 t. Forklifts from 3 to 16 t work in plant traffic and spare-parts logistics; for assembly work on confined hall floors, order pickers with a lift height of 2.70 to 5.50 m are often the better choice.

In Thun, as everywhere in Switzerland, the Ordinance on the Prevention of Accidents and Occupational Diseases (VUV) forms the basis; it is enforced and supervised by SUVA, and made concrete through the EKAS guidelines. SN EN 280 governs the inspection of mobile elevating work platforms. We supply every unit with a valid inspection certificate, CE documentation and an operating manual. One aspect carries particular weight for maintenance during ongoing operation: the risk assessment must capture the interaction with production and plant traffic — crane operation above the platform, forklift traffic in the aisle, work near live electrical installations. Assessment, cordoning off the area and briefing the operator are the renter's responsibility, as is the visual and functional check before the start of each shift.

We deliver from Passau into the Bernese Oberland on our own low-loaders and agree the date with you before the journey. For jobs on the lakeshore, access is the decisive factor: shoreline roads with weight or width restrictions, pedestrian zones with delivery windows, raised kerbs in the old town, and parking that must be cleared for delivery. Let us know where the truck can stop, how wide the access route is, and whether permits are required for using public land — if needed, we unload at a nearby alternative point and drive the machine to site under its own power. If you also serve locations in the Central Plateau, you can combine Thun with jobs in Bern on a single tour.

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What working height do I need for a hotel on Lake Thun?

This depends less on the number of storeys than on the distance to the facade. If there is a terrace, a lakeside path or planting between the machine and the building, the platform has to bridge that distance horizontally, and the required working height increases accordingly. Our articulated boom lifts cover 10.89 to 48.15 m, and telescopic boom lifts reach up to 56.90 m. Tell us the eaves height and the distance to the standing surface, and we will work out the right class for you.

Can a hall revision be carried out without stopping production?

In many cases, yes, if the work is planned in stages. It is common practice to release individual aisles or plant sections one after another and move the platform within that window. Electrically powered equipment is mandatory as soon as work takes place inside enclosed halls. Coordination with crane operation and forklift traffic belongs in the operator's risk assessment.

Is work above shoreline structures and jetties possible?

It is possible, but only once the standing surface has been cleared for use. Load-bearing capacity, distance from the embankment edge and fall protection need to be clarified beforehand, often together with the municipality or the landowner. For soft or unpaved surfaces, we recommend tracked lifts, which distribute the weight over a wide area. Point supports always require load-distribution plates.

Which platform fits a workshop hall with narrow aisles?

High-bay scissor lifts from 18.50 m working height are built for exactly this: long reach with a small footprint and basket loads of 450 to 1,000 kg. If installations need to be driven around rather than through, an electric articulated boom lift is the better solution. What matters is the aisle width, the clear height beneath the crane rail or service route, and the load-bearing capacity of the hall floor.

Can Luibl deliver the platform during the winter months too?

Yes, jobs take place year-round. For outdoor work, however, the wind limit of the respective machine must be observed; it is stated in the operating manual and applies regardless of the season. For weather-dependent work by the lake, we recommend planning the rental period with some buffer, since poor-weather days would otherwise push back the entire seasonal window.