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US rental firm Abilene High Lift Aerial is seeing strong demand from the renewable energy sector for its Ruthmann Steiger TTS 1000 aerial platform.

Isoli has introduced another version to its PNT 205 range of 20m working height truck mounts. The PNT 205 NH is similar to the PNT 205 N but replaces the A+A jack outriggers with "H" shaped outriggers.

Access equipment rental company Spielhoff GmbH was brought in to help in the restoration work of a mediaeval castle in Wuppertal, Germany.

BlueLift and RAM have launched a truck-mounted access platform, representing the first in a range of new products

Isoli's new PNT230 23m truck-mount is mounted on a 3.5t GVW Nissan Cabstar with a short wheel-base - 2.9m. The dual sigma-type riser and three section top boom provide a maximum outreach of 11m. For very restricted working conditions the outriggers can be deployed within the overall width of the vehicle, but outreach is then automatically limited to 9m.

Bronto Skylift is showing its new 50m working height S50XDTJ truck mounted platform at the APEX show (14 to 16 September, 2011) in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Watch our video interview with Paolo Balugani on the new Sky Aces tunnel maintenance platform.

German truck mount specialist is showing a cross-section of its product range including the launch of the Steiger T285, the T330 shown for the first time to an international audience and information about a new, very narrow jacking system. The developments are in line with Ruthmann's growing export market and seek to meet the requirements of customers outside Germany as well as those within.

Italian manufacturer Socage debuted three new units at APEX, including the A314 Natural Aerial Transport (NAT), A314 Urban Platform (UP) and T320.

Australian rental company Lincon Hire has ordered eight Jumbo platforms from Palfinger Platform, including four models over 60 m.

Bronto Skylift has released photos of the new 50m truck mounted platform it will show at APEX. The new machine is reported to have "unrivalled outreach performance" but we will still have to wait until the show to get full specifications and details.

This is one of the first pictures available of the new tunnel maintenance platform from Sky Aces, the recently formed Italian manufacturer led by Paolo Balugani, the ex-Oil & Steel executive, and several colleagues.

Italian manufacturer, Multitel, will launch three new truck mounted platforms at APEX.

Elliott Equipment Company is launching the L140 HiReach truck mounted aerial work platform with a winch; it is designed for access applications that demand heavy lifting and platform stability at working heights up to 140 ft.

Among the three new models to be shown by Italian manufacturer Socage at APEX is the A314 NAT (Natural Aerial Transport), which Socage believes to be the first all electric compact platform. It employs the company's A314, 13.2m working height boom, which offers a 6.5m outreach and a 225kg capacity.

Italian manufacturer Oil & Steel has unveiled the new Snake 2311 Compact REL truck mounted platform at an event for customers and its sales and technical network held at the Ducati motorcycle factory, Bologna.

CGT Edilizia Spa, an Italian Caterpillar dealer for the compact machinery line and one of Italy's leading sales and rental companies for construction equipment has added 10 of Socage's DA320 20m working height truck mounted platforms to its fleet.

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 APEX aerial platform exhibition in September 2011 is perfectly timed for a recovery in the access equipment market after several years of low investment by rental companies and end users.