OETIO not only prides itself on producing some of the best operating engineers in Canada, we also support world class equipment manufacturers based right here in Ontario.
When a new telehandler was required for our training centre in Oakville, we turned to DeMelo Construction Equipment in north Toronto – makers of the Melo Lift.
The family-run enterprise designs its own range of telehandlers, rough terrain forklifts and mortar mixers, while also providing top-notch sales, rentals, parts and service.
Owner Tony Demelo also made sure that the new machine would check all the boxes on our wish list, including the installation of air conditioning. It has a rated capacity of 8,000 lbs and a maximum lift height of 42 ft.
The machine is currently being fabricated by another Ontario company, Load Lifter, part of the Stouffville-based Stanmore Equipment group of companies that has been in business for more than 60 years.
With the forks and back carriage manufactured in Guelph, the cabs built in Huron Park near London and the powder coating applied by a firm in Listowel, our new machine is truly a made-in-Ontario marvel.
Purchased in part with a grant from the Ontario government’s Apprenticeship Capital Grant Base Funding, OETIO’s choice of the Melo Lift Telehandler is the right one for our students and for skilled workers across our province.
The new machine is 70% complete and is expected to be delivered to the Oakville training centre at the beginning of September.
