Wally Johnson, back in 1946, created the markets for both scaffold towers and aerial work platforms all by himself. He did this by establishing a business that was known as UpRight. Mr. Wally Johnson was an extremely skilled mechanical engineer who resided in Berkeley, CA. He stumbled upon access machines when he began searching for a a way to paint his house.
Mr. Johnson found it hard to search for capable scaffolding when he began a house painting project. Current scaffolding was not able to handle the uneven ground on his property. After being extremely unsatisfied with his options, he decided to design his own aluminum scaffold tower together with adjustable legs.
The Snorkel Company was also founded the same year in St. Joseph, Missouri. This small business helped to transform the new elevating boom lift. The equipment was made for rescue and firefighting work. In less than 2 decades, the technology had developed into self-propelled boom lifts.
The very first self-propelled lift was sold by Snorkel during 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 industry with his new scaffold. After he had accomplished this field, he decided to start all over and create the very first self-propelled aerial lift in the globe.
In 1972, Mr. Johnson opened a new factory in Selma. There 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 income.
During 1980, Wallace Johnson passed away, while the company, UpRight Inc. was sold at that time too. Mr Johnson's inventive and pioneering spirit did continue to live on. During 1994, UpRight introduced the first micro-scissor in the globe. They went on to pioneer the self-propelled mast lift, the TM12.