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The Chateau Neercanne party, traditionally held during the APEX aerial platform exhibition, will take place on Wednesday 14 September, the first evening of the exhibition.

Speakers from Loxam, Boels, Coates Hire, JLG Industries and Haulotte Group will all take part in the fifth Europlatform access rental conference in Maastricht, The Netherlands, on Tuesday 13 September.

A fun-run and walk to raise money for a local Maastricht charity is being organised by Access International and APEX on the final morning of the exhibition.

In just over a week's time at APEX you can see, a wealth of new equipment from around 100 of the world's premier manufacturers of access equipment.

Italian rental and distributors association Assodimi and its rental arm Assonolo are returning to the SAIE exhibition in Bologna this year to recreate the 'Nololand' area dedicated to rental.

It has been 10 years since the American Rental Association hosted its annual Rental Show in New Orleans, but Feb. 5-8 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the show returns with more education sessions, new evening events and innovative products and equipment, according to organizers.

Book your place at the Europlatform rental conference by 2 September and benefit from lower prices.

APEX, the largest dedicated international access exhibition in the world, will be opening in just over three weeks time, and pre-registration will ensure you free entry.

Teupen is continuing its policy of sharing technology across its range by extending the re-engineering of its LEO spider platform machines and now integrating the technology into its truck and trailer mounted access platforms.

In seeking to ensure its 16m working height 160ATJ articulated boom is in line with the Stage IIIB engine emissions regulations, Manitou has taken the opportunity to rethink some of other attributes of the machine which bring additional productivity, economy and ease of use.

Snorkel will be showing the A46JE boom in China for the first time at BICES, it is a version of the A38E, which is produced in China for the Chinese market with additional reach and flexibility provided by a boom. The A38E, electric boom has a maximum platform height of 11.5m and weighs 3850kg, for a good height-to-weight ratio, making it suitable for working on floors with low load-bearing restrictions. Driveable at full height, the A38E can lift 215kg, or two people with tools. The boom design means there is very little front overhang, so it can work in tight spaces and the inside turning radius of 0.4m ensures the A38E is very manoeuvrable. The A46JE has a 14.1m platform height and 7.4m maximum outreach with zero tail swing for working in confined areas and multi-function, variable speed platform controls for precision positioning. Also at BICES will be the A46JRT, which mounts the same boom on a diesel-powered chassis for rough terrain applications. Nick Sowden, president of Snorkel Asia, said, "Snorkel's A series articulating boom lifts are energy efficient and reduce CO2 emissions, in line with BICES 2011's vision of how greener machines are the future." Also on the Snorkel stand will be the TB66JRT rough terrain boom lift and the UL40 push-around mast lift. Snorkel has a commited presence in China opening an office in Shanghai and a production facility in Jintanin 2008. BICES takes place from 18-21 October 2011, in Beijing Jiuhua International Exhibition Centre.

The programme for this year's Europlatform access rental conference is nearly complete and features a very strong line-up.

A fun-run and walk to raise money for a local Maastricht charity is being organised by Access International and APEX on the final morning of the exhibition.

Italian manufacturer Hinowa will launch a new tracked platform at APEX. The Goldlift 14.70 IIIS is an enhanced version of the 14m working height Goldlift 14.70, which was launched in 2003 and sold 2000 units.

Former Oil & Steel executive Paolo Balugani and three other investors have formed Sky Aces srl, a manufacturer that will focus on producing special platforms for niche applications such as tunnels.

The ‘early bird’ rate for the Europlatform access rental conference is available until Friday 15 July. The theme this year is Financing Growth and the line-up is once again very strong with speakers including Alexandre Saubot, Kevin Appleton and Loxam’s mergers and acquisitions specialist, Maëg Videau.

Atlas Copco, JLG, Sandvik, Terex and Wacker Neuson to return to the Paris exhibition in April, after an absence from the recession-hit 2009 show.

The latest companies to announce new product launches at the APEX exhibition in September include Genie, Chinese manufacturer Dingli and Italian companies AIRO and Oil & Steel.

There was a positive feeling at this year's access and cranes exhibition, Vertikal Days, held 22 and 23 June at Haydock Park in the North of England. Visitor numbers were up and exhibitors were expressing far more positive views than in the recent past.

Tim Whiteman took the opportunity at VertiKal Days to present Steve Shaughnessy with lifetime membership of IPAF as awarded to all past presidents of the federation.