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A Liebherr 32 H fast-erecting crane is being used at the renovation of Colombia's historic Central Cemetery in Bogota, where 200-year-old graves are being excavated and a museum and commemoration centre are being built to mark the bicentennial anniversary of the country attaining independence from Spain.

Palfinger will present its new brand livery and five new cranes at the IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition in Hanover, Germany, taking place 20 to 27 September

In the first half of 2012 Palfinger has reported a revenue growth of 12% to €465.1 million compared to H1 in 2011. This was achieved, said Palfinger, "despite the prevailing difficult economic situation, especially in Europe, "and with the help of, "the growth achieved in the areas North America, South America and CIS."

Manitex International saw second quarter 2012 revenues increase by 42% to US$ 52.5 million and net income report record growth of 124% to US$ 2.3 million

Second quarter revenues down -11.4% compared to a year ago, but improvement seen compared to the first three months of the year.

Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU) has appointed Bret Bruin to the role of national dealer development manager.

Rental industry confidence levels in Europe fell significantly in the second quarter of the year, with all areas except Germany, the Nordic region and Russia reporting worsening conditions.

Palfinger has marked its 80th anniversary with an extensive distributor and customer conference culminating in a celebratory dinner and entertainment

Private non-residential sector drives growth and residential market shows encouraging signs, despite slump in public spending.

H&E Equipment Services said it has started an “aggressive” recruitment programme to add senior executives, branch managers and sales representatives in support of its US rental expansion.

French crane company Mediaco is to sell three of its non-crane rental businesses to Loxam for an undisclosed price.

Some 45,000 people expected to visit Brazilian construction & mining exhibition.

Giraf Track is launching its first telescopic compact crawler crane. It is designed for pick-and-carry duties on construction sites and complements its range of existing range of telehandlers on tracks. Euan Youdale reports

Space at next year's Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany is already sold out, despite another 15,000 m2 being added since 2010.

Equipment users across the world are in broad agreement over the most important elements of rental service, with on-time delivery, availability of equipment, equipment reliability, and on-site back-up from the rental supplier being consistently rated as the top four factors in the Attitudes to Rental survey conducted by International Rental News magazine.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is to acquire AssetNation, a US-based online auctioneer specialising in the sale of surplus and salvaged assets. Ritchie said the acquisition would enable it to offer new, non-auction services to its customers.

The Victoria Crane Association, which covers the Victoria region in Australia has issued some important advice to its members on the use of ladders when accessing areas above the ground.

More than 200,000 people attended the exhibition and an estimated US$ 100 million of machines were sold from stands.