Wally Johnson, back in 1946, created the markets for both scaffold towers and aerial work platforms all by himself. He attained this by establishing a company which became UpRight. Mr. Wally Johnson was a really skilled mechanical engineer who hailed from Berkeley, CA. He stumbled upon access equipment when he began looking for a solution to painting his home.
Mr. Johnson found it hard to look for capable scaffolding when he began a home painting project. Current scaffolding was not able to handle the uneven ground on his land. After being really unsatisfied with his options, he decided to design his very own aluminum scaffold tower together with adjustable legs.
The Snorkel Company was also established the very same year within St. Joseph, Missouri. This small business helped to transform the new elevating boom lift. The equipment was produced for rescue and firefighting work. In less than 2 decades, the technology had developed into self-propelled boom lifts.
The first self-propelled lift was sold by Snorkel in 1977. This specialized product line did not take long to become the main business for the company.
Wallace Johnson rapidly catapulted to the top of the business with his new scaffold. When he had accomplished this field, he decided to start all over and create the world's first self-propelled aerial lift.
In 1972, Mr. Johnson opened a new factory in Selma. There he made the "Flying Carpet" scissor lift. After this new and exciting machine exploded onto the marketplace, the ground-breaking product soon out-ranked the scaffolding component as the main source of income of the company.
Wallace Johnson passed away in 1980. At that time, the company UpRight Inc. was sold but his pioneering and inventive spirit lived on. During the year 1994, UpRight launched the very first micro-scissor in the globe. They went on to pioneer the self-propelled mast lift, the TM12.