Honorably accept and participate with dignity: VERTEX equipment at the construction of Saransk stadium for the World Cup 2018.

The preparations for the 21st championship of the FIFA World Cup are in the full swing in 11 Russian cities, at 12 stadiums. Its final part will be held from 14th of June to 15th of July 2018, and Russia for the first time in its history, will be the host country of the world football championship.

Saransk is the smallest of the cities, declared for acceptance of the World Cup. Construction of the stadium "Mordovia- Arena ", accommodating 45 000 spectators, is scheduled for completion in May 2017. VERTEX, after the negotiations with the main contractor that enquired the supply of equipment, has become a supplier of lifting equipment for the construction of this large-scale project. And, accordingly, took part in the preparation for the World Cup 2018.

VERTEX promptly delivered two self-propelled articulating boom lifts JLG 800AJ to the construction of the stadium in Saransk. The model is perfect for installation works at construction sites, and it is planned that all metal constructions will be installed with these lifts on "Mordovia-Arena".

Since VERTEX is a national distributor of JLG lifting equipment, it can offer the most favorable conditions for the supply of products of this brand.

JLG 800AJ with a working height of 26.46 m and a load capacity of 230 kg throughout the whole working envelope without any limits, is equipped with a 4-wheel drive system, so that can move around an unprepared construction site and overcome platform slope angles of up to 45%, viscous and loose soil. Articulating boom with patented JLG QuikStick® design provides the lifting of the work platform to its maximum height in just 50 seconds, it also has the largest in the whole industry parameter of inflection height above the obstacle of 9.75 m, and a maximum horizontal outreach of up to 16.15 m. JLG 800AJ is equipped with a diesel engine of DEUTZ, which is not picky about the quality of fuel, unpretentious in service and is ideal for heavy-duty, ready to operate in temperature ranges from -40C to + 40C.

Handing over of the equipment was held directly at the construction site in the city of Saransk. VERTEX specialist conducted a comprehensive training on operation on this model of the lifting equipment.

Says Dmitry Pankin, General Director of VERTEX: "The delivery of lifting equipment for the construction of the stadium for the World Cup-2018 is a new and, most importantly, confident VERTEX upswing and another taken by the company’s team of experts height. We wish our football players the victory at the championship, and our country to honorably accept this significant sports event. Our company has an agreement with the other contractors for the supply of lifting equipment to the stadiums throughout the country. VERTEX specialists in their turn will do everything possible to make only high-quality lifting equipment with a good performance work at the construction of sports facilities."