Released on = August 2, 2007, 9:05 am

Press Release Author = Lindsay Hill/Panther Platform Rentals Ltd

Industry = Construction

Press Release Summary = Panther Platform Rentals has supplied one of the first
SkyKing E228TJ hydraulic platforms to cleaning and property maintenance experts J V
Price. The 22-metre truck mounted platform will complement the company's existing
fleet and its easy manoeuvrability will help broaden the range of services the
company offers to its clients.

Press Release Body = "The boom is mounted on a 7.5 tonne Iveco truck and its light,
compact design makes it easier to use in restricted areas than larger truck mounted
platforms," said Panther Platform Rentals joint Managing Director Brian Fleckney.
"It is very flexible, offering a working height of 22m and a reach of almost 18m.
Features include extra warning beacons, for safer use on busy roads and at night,
and one side jacking that is especially useful on narrow roads. The SkyKing E228TJ
also has a built-in pressure washer with hoses running through the boom rather than
trailing along the ground, which means the cage is safer as there is a balance of
weight throughout the platform - ideal for the industrial cleaning operations
carried out by J V Price."


J V Price Operations Director Charlie Price added: "The new platform is meeting all
our expectations. It works well alongside our other fleet vehicles or by itself and
we are now able to get access to awkward narrow areas which larger machines cannot
reach safely. One added advantage is that the machine also incorporates satellite
navigation, which inevitably means savings in fuel costs which we can then pass on
to our clients - this really is a very cost effective rig."

Based in Hemel Hempstead, J V Price offer commercial window cleaning, cladding and
office cleaning services throughout London and the Home Counties.

Panther Platform Rentals are one of the fastest growing providers of powered access
in the UK and are part of Lavendon Group plc, the European leader in the rental of
powered access equipment.

For further information telephone 0845 06 11 999 or visit www.platform-rentals.co.uk

Web Site = http://www.platform-rentals.co.uk

Contact Details = Panther Platform Rentals Ltd
Unit 12 Dencora Way
Sundon Park Industrial Estate
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU3 3HP
United Kingdom
0870 460 5329
http://www.platform-rentals.co.uk
webenquiry@panther.uk.com