Welcome to SkyJacks

SkyJacks is a leading supplier of specialised access systems such as Suspended Platforms, Mobile Hydraulic Elevating Work Platforms, Tele-Handlers, Mini Cranes and Lightweight Aluminium Tower Systems.

We’ve been conducting business since 1978.

It is a rental business with superior margins but does have a labour/contracting component.

Servicing Eskom and other key blue-chip industrial, construction and mining customers.

Established management team.

In addition to the Jo’burg operations we have branches in Durban Cape Town and Nelspruit.

This small branch footprint gives us the ability to grow the business geographically.

Who is SkyJacks?

What do we do?

Aluminium ScaffoldingMobile Elevating Work Platforms

Suspended Platforms Tele-Handlers &Mini Cranes

Main contributor of Revenue and EBITDA

SkyJacks is the sole agent for Sky Climber Power

Suspended Platforms in Africa and this relationship

goes back 35 years.

The electrically powered Alpha and Compact Hoists

used on the platforms are imported from Sky Climber

in Belgium and we have in excess of 600 of these hoists

in our hire fleet.

We carry a comprehensive range of spares and are able

to service and maintain the hoists in our workshops.

Suspended Platforms

Kusile Power Station – Inside Smoke Stack

A 3.5m diameter Special Circular Platform was designed and manufactured to allow the contractor to work on the steel structure inside the Kusile Smoke Stack.

The Smoke Stack is +/- 200m high.

Pretoria West Power Station – Cooling Tower

A total of 8 x 5m Platforms was installed complete with electric hoists.

The Cooling Tower is about 80m high.

All top fixings were done by making use of a helicopter, as there was no other way to get access to the top of the Tower

Kusile & Medupi Power Station

7 Tier Platform operated with 2 electric Hoists and Electric Crawl.

4 sets was specially designed and manufactured for each Power Station.

These Platforms were used to do sheeting on all 6 boilers at Kusile Power Station and Medupi Power Station.

Top Rig complete with material hoist for lifting sheets into place.

7 Tier Multi Deck Platform – Medupi Power Station

Suspended on a mono-rail from the top with side to side capability.

Specially designed lifting lugs fitted to electric crawl motors.

Used during boiler construction for sheeting at Medupi Power Station

18m Suspended Platform – Medupi Power Station

Kendal Power Station Boiler Shutdown4 Tier Multi Deck Platform

Overhead mounted hoists on special design lifting brackets to allow through way on top deck.

Internal ladders with trapdoors provide access to each tier.

4 Tier, solid 12m x 18m Multi Deck Suspended Platform.

Erected and suspended in place of scaffolding in a quarter of the time.

Mining Applications

Gold One Mine - Springs

A 9m x 6m Top A-Frame, 4m diameter Platform and 1.7m Man Riding Platform was specially designed and manufactured for the mine to do shotcrete work.

The mine shaft is +/- 120m deep.

Mine Shaft – Mooi Street, Johannesburg

1m x 1m Three Tier Platform was specially designed and manufactured for the mine.

The mine shaft is about 750m deep.

Mine Shaft – Mooi Street, Johannesburg

Upwards of 800m of wire rope per motor, used to suspend 3 the specially designed 3 tier.

Electric motors run at the speed of the hoist, to roll up and prevent any slack wire when raising the platform to the surface.

Anglo Platinum – Steelpoort

Another SkyJacks special – 5.7m Round Platform suspended from site specific designed A-Frame and hoisted by 380v Electric Hoists.

Used for Shaft Maintenance.

Mine Rescue Units

Design and Manufacture of complete Mine Rescue Units.

Trailer Mounted and detachable.Supplied with Generator and Wire Rope Winder.

Bridge Maintenance in the Western Cape

SkyJacks standard 3m Aluminium Platforms, suspended from specially designed brackets that were manufactured in house.

Bridge Maintenance in the Western Cape

Another special design platform by SkyJacks.

Full Decked Power Suspended Platform.

Sasol Secunda Smoke Stacks – 301m High

Sasol Secunda Smoke Stacks – 301m High

Segmented Circular Platforms designed by SkyJacks used for internal maintenance and cleaning of the stacks.

Specially mounted wire rope winders that run at the speed of the motor to take up excess wire rope at long lengths.

Aluminium Scaffolding

1.5m x 1.8m 0.9m x 1.8m 1.5m x 1.8m

Stairway Towers – Complete with outriggers

Span Towers – 0.9m & 1.5m Wide

Façade Towers

Youngman/Bridging Boards

6 Main components… NO TOOLS NEEDED