Back in 1946, Wally Johnson started to create the markets for both the aerial work platforms and scaffold towers all by himself. He attained this by starting a company which was known as UpRight. Mr. Wally Johnson was a really gifted mechanical engineer who lived in Berkeley, California. He stumbled upon access equipment when he began searching for a solution to painting his home.
When Mr. Johnson was embarking on his home painting project, he had a futile search for scaffolding that can deal with the uneven ground that surrounded his home. After being really discontented with his choices, he decided to design his very own aluminum scaffold tower along with adjustable legs.
During that same year, the Snorkel Company was established in St. Joseph, Missouri. The company was responsible for introducing a revolutionary new elevating boom lift to the market. The machine was made 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 the year 1977. This particular product line did not take long to become the company's main business.
Wallace Johnson quickly catapulted to the top of the business with his new scaffold. After he had accomplished this field, he decided to start all over and create the first self-propelled aerial lift in the globe.
Mr. Johnson during the year 1972, opened a factory within Selma, where he created the "Flying Carpet" scissor lift. After this exciting and new equipment exploded onto the marketplace, the innovative product soon out-ranked the scaffolding component as the company`s main source of revenue.
Wallace Johnson passed away in 1980. At that time, the company UpRight Inc. was sold but his pioneering and inventive spirit lived on. During 1994, UpRight launched the world's very first micro-scissors. They went on to pioneer the TM12, which is the self-propelled mast lift.