Wally Johnson, back in the year 1946, created the markets for both scaffold towers and aerial work platforms all by himself. He did this by starting a business which became UpRight. Mr. Wally Johnson was a really skilled mechanical engineer who lived in Berkeley, CA. He stumbled upon access equipment when he started looking 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 deal with the uneven terrain on his property. After being extremely unsatisfied with his options, he decided to design his very own aluminum scaffold tower along with adjustable legs.
The Snorkel Company was also founded the same year within St. Joseph, Missouri. This small company helped to transform the new elevating boom lift. The equipment was produced for firefighting and rescue work. In less than 20 years, the technology had developed into self-propelled boom lifts.
The first self-propelled lift was sold by Snorkel during 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 industry with his new scaffold. When he had attained this field, he decided to start all over and invent the first self-propelled aerial lift in the globe.
Mr. Johnson during 1972, opened a factory in Selma, where he manufactured the "Flying Carpet" scissor lift. After this new and exciting equipment exploded onto the marketplace, the ground-breaking product soon out-ranked the scaffolding component as the main source of revenue of the company.
Wallace Johnson passed away during the year 1980. At that time, the company UpRight Inc. was sold but his pioneering and inventive spirit lived on. In the year 1994, UpRight introduced the world's first micro-scissors. They went on to pioneer the TM12, which is the self-propelled mast lift.