IAPA Award: RUTHMANN STEIGER® TB 300 is product of the year

On 19th March 2021, the IAPA Awards (International Awards of Powered Access) were conferred digitally for the first time. In the category “product of the year - vehicle-mounted”, the RUTHMANNSTEIGER® TB 300 won. The 3.5 t truck-mounted working platform offers a working height of 30 m for the first time. This was previously only possible on 7.5 t trucks. Therefore anyone having a simple driving license for class B can drive this innovative working platform.

IAPA Awards Winner 2021 - Produkt des Jahres - Fahrzeugmontiert RUTHMANN STEIGER TB 300
The RUTHMANN STEIGER® TB 300 was awarded “product of the year - vehicle-mounted” at the IAPA Awards 2021.
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The IAPA Awards were initially planned for 23rd April 2020 in London. Due to the Corona pandemic, they were postponed and took place on Thursday evening, 19th March 2021 via videoconference. Altogether 12 categories were awarded.

RUTHMANN, the working platform manufacturer from the Münsterland, Germany, was nominated in two categories. With the STEIGER® TB 300 in the category “product of the year - vehicle-mounted” and with the completely electric STEIGER® Ampero TBR 250 E for the “innovative technology award”.

The RUTHMANNSTEIGER® TB 300 won as “product of the year - vehicle-mounted”. Ruthmann’s Managing Director Rolf Kulawik and General Sales Manager Uwe Strotmann joined the online event live. “We are more than happy to bring home the award for the product of the year for the fifth time today”, reveals Rolf Kulawik. In addition to the TB 300 (2021) the  RUTHMANNSTEIGER® T 650 HF (2018), T 720 (2014), T 540 (2013) and T 330 (2012) have already won the IAPA Award in the category “product of the year”.

IAPA Award Screenshot der Live-Übertragung
For the first time in 2021, the IAPA Awards took place via video transmission.
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The new RUTHMANNSTEIGER® TB 300 has set a new world record with its 30 m on 3.5 t. A sensation on the truck-mounted working platform market, stable and powerful.

The STEIGER® TB 300 is the flagship of the completely newly developed TB/TBR range with a total of five models. With a sensational working height of 30 m, an outreach of 17.1 m and a working cage load up to 300 kg, the TB 300 offers an unprecedented performance on a 3.5 t chassis. This innovation disposes of performance characteristics previously only available on 7.5 t chassis.  Holders of a driving license for the class B benefit enormously.

The new range was introduced at bauma in 2019. Since then nearly 750 units of the new 3.5 t STEIGER® have been sold worldwide.

RUTHMANN STEIGER TB 300 GERKEN
The first STEIGER® TB 300 went to the working platform rental company GERKEN in Düsseldorf possessing a total of 15 units of the freshly awarded STEIGER® in its fleet.
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The first RUTHMANNSTEIGER® TB 300 were delivered to the company GERKEN in 2020. Therewith GERKEN was the first working platform rental company worldwide offering its customers 30 m working height and up to 17.1 m outreach on 3.5 t. The working platform rental company has always attached great importance to the newest technology which is why the decision to invest in a fleet of 15 RUTHMANNSTEIGER® TB 300 was taken very easily.

This was followed by numerous other working platform rental companies as well as trade companies such as building cleaning or gardening and landscaping companies which have already invested in the innovative product. Almost every day further customers worldwide choose the popular STEIGER®.

 

RUTHMANN STEIGER TB 300
The awarded RUTHMANN STEIGER® TB 300
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Der RUTHMANN STEIGER® TB 300 bietet sensationelle 30 m Arbeitshöhe auf 3,5 t Lkw.
The RUTHMANN STEIGER® TB 300 offers a sensational 30 m working height on 3.5 t trucks.
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