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German lift manufacturer Geda supplied a number of units to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this summer in the UK, as well as more than 20 devices to the London 2012 Olympics.

German manufacturer GEDA recently provided a PH 2032 hoist to the Šoštanj power plant in Slovenia, for work on the construction of a cooling tower.

Finnish mast climber manufacturer, Scanclimber, will be showing a new hoist at Intermat, which can serve in three functions, is fast and can be called to the "floor" where it is required. The result is a piece of equipment, which Scanclimber estimates can increase transport capacity by 35%.

Hoist expert Paula Manning explains 'which way is up'

UK-based MBS Tracked Access has just completed the purchase of three new generation Teupen Leo Spiderlifts from platform distributor, Ranger Equipment.

Dutch-based contractor and rental company Sijtsma Group has been putting its new GSR E320PXJ truck mounted lift to good use, employing the 32m lift to construct a new wind turbine at Leeuwarden in The Netherlands.

Access International regrets to report the untimely death of Xavier Lombard, founder and managing director of XL Développement in France and one of the most innovative designers ever seen in the mast climbing and construction hoist industry.

Hoist manufacturer and supplier Anka Hoist showed its new material hoist, the SC28AN, at ConExpo, as well as a material and passenger hoist.

Chinese hoist and tower crane manufacturer GJJ is to establish an assembly facility in Dubai for hoists and tower cranes by the middle of next year. The facility will also be used as a regional base for sales and rental activities.

Chinese hoist and tower crane manufacturer GJJ will establish an assembly facility in Dubai for hoists and tower cranes by the middle of next year. The facility will also be used as a regional base for sales and rental activities

The access and telehandler rental division of Mills Estuturas e Servicos de Engenharia in Brazil has placed orders worth US$80 million for additional equipment to the end of 2011. The investment will allow it to “meet the huge demand and to guarantee the expansion plan of the rental division”.

Alimak Hek will open a new regional sales office in Brazil on 1 January 2011. Company veteran Pepe Olguin has been named managing director of Alimak Hek Brazil.

Bobcat's new range of hydraulic hoist and extension jib attachments adds additional flexibility to telehandlers

Chinese hoist manufacturer Baoda is to supply 14 hoists for the construction of the massive Shanghai Center high-rise building in Shanghai’s Pudong district.

Alimak Hek is discontinuing its Champion brand of industrial and construction hoists and will cease production at its Texas, US location.

Germany, Sweden and Norway will be among the first target markets in Europe for Harsco Infrastructure’s plan to extend mechanical access equipment throughout its operations.

Geda adds to hoist range Germany’s Geda uses Bauma to further extend its vertical transport range, with a new lightweight transport hoist and the now complete range of PH construction hoists.

Fixator, a French manufacturer of hoists and suspended platforms has integrated an electronic module into all its electrical cabinets for suspended scaffold hoists.

The American National Standards Institute has approved a new standard, the ANSI/SIA A92.10-2009.

Mast climbing platforms from Fraco are finishing up a $198 million project in Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada.