Gold Aussie scissor lift headed for the US

Genie, part of Terex's Aerial Work Platform (AWP) group, has given an Aussie-inspected and refurbished GS-4390 RT scissor lift a gold paint job and will be sending it to Genie's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, in celebration of the organisation's half-century milestone.

The 10-year-old anniversary-themed scissor lift was unveiled at the Genie Annual Customer Appreciation Night held at the Gold Coast in early May.

The event, held at the Miami Marketta, was attended by Genie's global leadership team including Terex AWP Genie president Matt Fearon and Vice President Jim Barr.

"As part of our company’s 50th year initiative, the one-of-a-kind gold-painted Genie GS-4390 RT scissor lift was rebuilt by a large number of the Genie team in Australia, with a massive 4.4-litre V8 engine," says Terex AWP Genie General Manager Australia, Brad Lawrence.

At the appreciation night, the scissor lift was piloted by Genie's own version of 'The Stig', the helmeted anonymous test driver of Top Gear fame.

Lawrence says the refurbished gold scissor lift was the result of hard work put in by Genie 360 Support personnel.

Terex AWP National Operations Manager Mitch Ely helped coordinate the rebuild.

"The impressive customisation includes bespoke aluminium wheel disks and the striking gold metallic colour scheme," Ely says.

"This machine is very special for us because all our heavy maintenance facilities and customer support centres were involved in its construction."

In total, 61 members of the Genie team across Australia were involved in rebuilding the scissor lift.

The machine began its journey in Melbourne where the team disassembled it, before it made its way to Sydney where it was refurbished.

The team in Adelaide then built the wheels and the Perth heavy maintenance team built the engine. The Brisbane team reassembled the machine and commissioned it, while a senior technician in Darwin played 'The Stig' when the scissor was unveiled to customers at the Customer Appreciation Night on the Gold Coast.

Ely said he expects the golden Genie GS-4390 RT to be a massive hit in the United States.

"Anyone with petrol or engineering in their veins will be drawn to this machine, which celebrates the 50-year journey of Genie," he says.

"For me, it has been an honour and privilege to lead the teams that have rebuilt this machine, and I look forward to the global response when this scissor lands in the US in a few months' time."