Niftylift - A Potted History
For all those of you who'd like to know a little about how Niftylift began and some of the landmarks along the way, here is a potted history of Niftylift
1985: Niftylift Ltd. is established in a garden shed, in Bedfordshire, England by Roger Bowden and the Nifty 120, a simple lightweight 12-metre trailer mount is the first machine to be designed and manufactured. It is still in production today!
1988: Niftylift moves to Milton Keynes, where the first self-propelled machine, the HeightRider, was designed and manufactured.
1994: Niftylift moves to a purpose-built headquarters in Stonebridge, Milton Keynes where manufacturing continues to take place today.
1995: Niftylift Inc. is established in the USA and Niftylift develops a worldwide dealer network as export sales continue to rise.
1997: Niftylift introduces the HR15 Narrow (HR15N), beginning a new era of self-propelled product development.
2002: Niftylift introduces the HR15 4x4 and HR17 4x4.
2003: Niftylift introduces the HR21 and Nifty 210, the first members of the new 21m product family.
2005: Niftylift Inc. establishes its first service and spare parts facility in the USA, in Greer, South Carolina.
2006: Niftylift establishes a new high tech, steel fabrication facility in Hoyland, South Yorkshire to supply its Milton Keynes operations.
2007: Niftylift introduces its first Hybrid powered machine covertly branded as the HR21 Diesel/Electric Bi-Energy, it actually incorporates the revolutionary Hybrid power system.
2009: Niftylift introduces the patented Sustained Involuntary Operation Prevention System (SiOPS®) as part of the new robust ToughCage and wins an IPAF safety award.
2012: The new HR17 Hybrid 4x4 is launched during a customer event at Towcester Racecourse and the HR28 Hybrid concept machine is unveiled.
2013: Niftylift is awarded two Queen's Awards for Enterprise, a very rare achievement! The first is for International Trade and the second is for Innovation, for the new HR17 Hybrid 4x4.
2014: Niftylift opens a new sales and service site in Markranstädt, Germany.
2015: Niftylift celebrates its 30 year anniversary and the official opening of its new World Headquarters at Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes.
2017: Roger Bowden receives the International Powered Access Federation's (IPAF) prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the Powered Access Industry throughout his career.
2019: Niftylift celebrates winning two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for 2019, making it the first company ever to win two Queen's awards twice!
2020: Niftylift opens a new North American Distribution, Service and Spare Parts Center in South Carolina, USA. Supported by our extensive network of dealers across the US and Canada, this facility will manage new machine distribution and offer service and spare parts support for the entire region.
2021: Niftylift opens a new European Distribution and Service Hub based in Sittard in the Netherlands. The facility is owned by Niftylift Ltd but will operate as Niftylift BV and be Niftylift’s machine and spare parts distribution hub for the whole of Europe. It will also support Niftylift’s dealer network throughout the region but its initial service-support focus will be on Germany and the Benelux countries.
