Habitat for Humanity Gets Skyjack Support
Skyjack donated a VR843E telehandler to help haul and lift roofing material during the Home Builders Blitz, teaming up with Habitat for Humanity's branch in Birmingham, Ala. The group was building a neighborhood of houses to benefit low-income families.
“Skyjack’s contribution helped us work more efficiently thus saving resources, particularly ensuring materials were available on each of the building sites,” explained Karen Peterlin, director of development for the Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity. “We really liked the machines capabilities; it allowed us to save time and eased our operations.”
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| Alicia Huey, owner of AGH Homes, drives the Skyjack VR843E telehandler donated to support construction of 13 new homes at Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham’s annual Home Builders Blitz. |
The donation helped Habitat for Humanity complete 13 houses during the weeklong blitz. What typically would have taken four hours of labor carrying shingles up a ladder for one side of a roof required just one lift with the telehandler, freeing more volunteers to work on constructing the houses.
With a maximum lift height of 43 ft 1 in and maximum lift capacity of 8,000 lbs, the telehandler helped Habitat for Humanity complete a successful week of building houses. The telehandler also has a 28 ft 2 in maximum forward reach, 12 ft 3 in turning radius and three-speed transmission with power shift.
Since 2006, Habitat for Humanity’s Home Builders Blitz has partnered with professional builders to build and renovate homes across the country. The Birmingham branch has taken part in the national event since its start, and this year built an entire neighborhood of homes. Nationally, this year’s Home Builders Blitz plans to build 250 homes in 35 states.
Skyjack donated the telehandler to Habitat for Humanity as part of its 30 FOR 30 PARTNERS anniversary campaign. In celebration of 30 successful years in business, Skyjack is donating machine rentals to support 30 different charitable projects around the world.
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