UNSPSC 24101667: Pipe handler

Pipe handlers are designed to engage drill pipe and collars that are positioned on a horizontal plane parallel beside the drill rig and within reach of the pipe handler jaw assembly.

UNSPSC 24101667 Pipe handler is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity describes equipment for lifting, moving, and servicing materials and vehicles — including portable vehicle lifts for transit bus maintenance, electric material-handling equipment (reach trucks, sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks), personnel lifts for warehouse stocking, mobile column lifts for automotive service, large outside forklifts, and lifting hardware such as hooks and slings. State and local buying under this code spans transit authorities, county governments, municipal utilities, and court systems. Charlotte Area Transit System's Bus Operations Division solicited preventative maintenance and repair services for 32 Stertil Koni portable vehicle lifts under RFQ 26920262077 (due July 8, 2026). The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles issued an IFB on April 30, 2026 for warehouse material-handling equipment including an electric reach truck, sit-down forklift, and pallet jacks, with delivery by September 30, 2026. San Mateo County, California posted an RFQ on April 20, 2026 for two Ballymore PS10 Power Stocker lifts or equivalent, due April 27, 2026. Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia sought a Mobile Column Lift Replacement for its transit department under ITB PE72155NONST2026000000184, with bids due May 27, 2026 and Local Vendor Preference applying to contracts valued at $100,000 or less.

Recent activity clusters in California (Los Angeles Superior Court, San Mateo County), Georgia (Augusta-Richmond County), and Florida (Ocala, New Smyrna Beach), with secondary opportunities in North Carolina (Charlotte). New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission issued ITB 09-26 on April 13, 2026 for a 15,500-pound capacity diesel-powered forklift, with sealed bids due March 4, 2026. The City of Ocala, Florida posted ITB FLT/260478 on April 13, 2026 for annual testing and inspection services on 88 pieces of aerial lift equipment (bucket trucks, digger derricks, cranes), with the bid due originally March 5, 2026. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an Informal Written Quotation (IWQ 128183) on April 1, 2026 for 125 Gunnebo Industries Sling Hooks for lifting chains, due April 3, 2026. The code sees active procurement from both equipment purchase (new and maintenance) and service delivery, with issuing bodies ranging from small utilities to large court systems and county departments.