Typical prices in Cyprus

Cherry picker — from €120 a day

Self-propelled boom lift, self-drive, 12–22 m
€120–250 a day
Truck-mounted cherry picker with operator
€80–120 an hour, minimum 2–3 hours; €350–600 a day
Delivery and collection
about €120 within 20 km, then about €5 per km

What operators on the island usually quote (open listings and price lists, October 2026), VAT not included unless stated. Your operator confirms the exact price for your job before anything is agreed.

Typical prices of every machine

Cherry picker hire in Cyprus — what you get

Also called: cherry picker · boom lift · aerial work platform · truck-mounted lift · spider lift · Genie, JLG, Haulotte

Standing on a public road or pavement? The municipality must issue a permit first — about 20 working days in Limassol, a few days on side streets in Nicosia. On your own land no permit is needed.

A cherry picker — a boom lift, an aerial platform, a truck-mounted lift — puts one or two people with their tools at a height, over whatever is in the way: a balcony, a tree, a roof edge. On the island it is the machine for facades and render, signs and shopfronts, air-conditioning units on blocks of flats, palm and pine trimming, street lights and cabling, and the odd gutter or roof repair that a ladder cannot reach safely.

Two families are on hire here. The truck-mounted lift drives to the site on its own and comes with its driver, who runs the boom: the usual choice for a one-day job on a street, 16 to 40 m of working height. The self-propelled boom lift — articulating or telescopic, electric or diesel — is delivered on a low-loader and stays for the days you need it, with an operator or with your own trained person; 12 to 22 m is the common range, and the electric ones work indoors on finished floors.

When you book, the form asks for the working height (pick it from the building), where the machine will stand — indoors, on asphalt, on soil — and whether that is a public road. The operator confirms the machine, the day and the price; you pay them directly after the job.

Which lift for which job

Up to 12 m
Houses and shops of 2 floors, signs, trees, street lights — a small electric or diesel boom
12–16 m
Blocks of 3–4 floors, warehouse roofs — self-propelled boom or a small truck-mounted lift
16–22 m
Facades of 5–6 floors, air-con units on blocks — truck-mounted lift
22–40 m
Tall facades, hotels, industrial roofs — telescopic boom on a bigger truck
Indoors
Electric boom lift, non-marking tyres, 12–16 m; needs a flat, firm floor and a door of 1.2 m or more

How it works

1

Describe the job

The machine, the height or the load, the address, the day. Photos of the site help the operator bring the right thing.

2

A local operator takes it

We pass the request to an operator who works in your area. Your request page shows when they accept and at what price.

3

The machine arrives

The operator brings it on the day you set, and takes it away when you are done. You pay them directly.

Questions

What people ask before their first booking.

How high a lift do I need?

Working height is the height of the job plus about 2 m for the person in the basket. A house or a shop of 2 floors needs up to 12 m, a block of 3–4 floors 12–16 m, 5–6 floors about 22 m. The "Help me choose" link next to the question picks it from the building.

Does it come with an operator?

A truck-mounted cherry picker comes with its driver, who runs the boom. A self-propelled boom lift can come on its own if you have a trained operator of your own — say so in the request.

Will the lift stand on a public road or pavement?

Then the municipality must issue a permit first — in Limassol about 20 working days, in Nicosia a few days on side streets. On your own land no permit is needed. Tick the road question in the form and the operator takes it from there.

The ground is soil or gravel. Is that a problem?

No, but say so: a diesel rough-terrain machine goes there; an electric one needs a flat, firm floor. Indoors the electric one is the only choice — no fumes, non-marking tyres.

What is the minimum hire?

Usually half a day for a truck-mounted lift, a full day for a self-propelled one; the operator confirms the hours and the price before anything is agreed.