Wally Johnson, back during 1946, created the markets for both scaffold towers and aerial work platforms all by himself. He did this by establishing a business which was known as UpRight. Mr. Wally Johnson was an extremely gifted mechanical engineer who resided in Berkeley, California. He stumbled upon access equipment when he began looking for a a way to paint his home.
When Mr. Johnson was embarking on his house painting project, he had a fruitless search for scaffolding that can deal with the uneven terrain which surrounded his home. After being very discontented with his options, he decided to design his very own aluminum scaffold tower together with adjustable legs.
The Snorkel Company was also established the same year in St. Joseph, Missouri. This small business helped to revolutionize the new elevating boom lift. The machinery 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 in 1977. This specialized product line did not take long to become the main business for the company.
Wallace Johnson rapidly catapulted to the top of the business with his new scaffold. When he had attained this field, he decided to start all over and create the world's very first self-propelled aerial lift.
Mr. Johnson in 1972, opened a factory in Selma, where he made the "Flying Carpet" scissor lift. After this new and exciting machine exploded onto the marketplace, the innovative product soon out-ranked the scaffolding component as the main source of income of the company.
Wallace Johnson passed away in the year 1980. At that time, the company UpRight Inc. was sold but his inventive and pioneering spirit lived on. During 1994, UpRight introduced the first micro-scissor within the world. They went on to pioneer the TM12, that is the self-propelled mast lift.