All Access Equipment Articles

Manitou and Terex are extending their aerial platform manufacturing cooperation with Terex now to supply three electric slab scissors for sale by Manitou.

Murray Pollok, managing editor of Access International magazine, reviews the access equipment on show at the recent bauma China 2010 exhibition.

Spain's Saltec has developed a special compact mast climbing work platforms for use in narrow streets in Japan. Murray Pollok reports.

Ashtead Group’s US business, Sunbelt Rentals, has acquired Louisiana scaffold contractor Empire Scaffold for US$38 million in cash, plus $1.5 million to be paid in August depending on profits.

Peri's RCS climbing protection panel system is helping work on two curvaceous skyscraper towers progress quickly and safely. The towers are part of Canada's Absolute World City Center in Mississauga.

Genie equipment fills key role in hangar expansion and National Flight Academy projects

Utility Equipment Leasing Corporation (UELC) has appointed Sagon Trucks of Jonesboro, GA as a dealer for the rental of digger derricks and bucket trucks in ranges up to 105 feet.

JLG Industries, Inc. has expanded its Ultra Series boom lift line with the addition of its new 1500SJ self-propelled, telescopic boom lift.

Indiana-based Nesco Sales and Rentals has acquired a portion of Terex Utilities' rental fleet. Terms of the deal have not been released.

JLG's LiftPod personal portable lift has been chosen, in a US survey of building and facility executives, as Top Product of the year. The survey was carried out by US magazine, Building Operations Management.

TGM Wind Services, the US company that focuses on wind turbine projects, has bought its third Bronto Skylift S-90 HLA truck-mounted platform in less than 18 months and may well add two further units before mid-2011.

The Palfinger North America Group will launch the brand new P 333 all terrain aerial work platform during ConExpo 2011, the company said.

Diversified Products has designed a quick-attach personnel basket for use with service cranes.

JLG Industries hopes to be producing most of its aerial platform range at its new Tianjin plant in China within 18 months and is optimistic about the growth of demand in the country.

New Jersey access rental company Trico Lift and Pennsylvania-based industrial equipment distributor Modern Group Ltd. have agreed an alliance where both companies will promote each others products and services.

The first Youngman BoSS X3X push-around access micro scissor lift sold in Australia has recently been delivered to Wollongong City Gallery by local distributor Platform Sales Australia of Miranda in New South Wales.

Honeywell is combining Sperian Protection with Honeywell Safety Products to form a single global personal protective equipment business. The combined business will be called Honeywell Safety Products and will continue to be part of the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions Life Safety business.

Italian access rental company Nacanco has ordered 12 Teupen ‘atrium lift’ platforms for its fleet as a way of diversifying beyond the construction market.

JLG Industries has re-launched its Toucan E26MJ vertical mast lift in North America as the Toucan T26E, featuring a direct electric drive.

Snorkel and Leach Lewis, an independent equipment distributor, have agreed a distribution partnership covering the whole of the UK.