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Advance Lifts celebrates its 50th anniversary

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Advance Lifts, a North American lift manufacturer of industrial scissor lift tables, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. They are also the number one dock lift manufacturer in North America. Since Advance Lifts’ founding in 1974, the company has serviced all facets of business providing lifts for retail, package handling, air cargo, food processing, material handling, automotive, manufacturing, warehouses, aerospace, construction, fabricating & metalworking, roll & coil handling, and industrial applications.

“Advance Lifts is extremely proud to not only be known for the most durable and innovative lifts, but for our unmatched responsiveness and superior service,” said Michael Renken, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Advance Lifts. “Our goal over the past 50 years has been to make the entire process of buying, installing, using, and servicing of lifts, as easy as possible for each and every customer.”

Advance Lifts has dedicated 50 years to the principle of delivering top-quality products to customers. They have the largest variety of loading dock lifts, industrial scissor lift tables, industrial turntables, container tilters, container dumpers, work access lifts, mezzanine access lifts, multistage lifts, and reciprocating conveyors available. Advance Lifts leads the industry with some of the longest and most comprehensive warranties in their respective product groups.

Another one of Advance Lifts’ accomplishments is an array of patented control systems with one allowing for up to .030 of an inch repeatable accuracy, maximizing production accuracies.

With the most robust and longest-lasting lifts in the industry, Advance Lifts continues to innovate at its state-of-the-art 120,000-square-foot St. Charles, IL facility.

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