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Palfinger Platforms has sold the fiftieth P260 B truck mounted platform, receiving the order just before the new 3.5 t chassis platform goes into production.

US manufacturer Lift-A-Loft Corporation has developed an access solution for the inspection and maintenance of bridges. Aimed at construction companies and state and municipal government agencies, the TMX32 is a truck mounted unit designed to be extremely stable when elevated.

Ruthmann is planning four, new, fourth-generation Steiger TB models.

UK rental company, Warren Access has just taken delivery of a new Multitel MX200 which was ordered at this year's Vertikal Days exhibition held at the end of June.

Palfinger Platforms has responded to the demands made on work platforms mounted on 3.5 t chassis by producing a rugged and easy to use 22 m working height machine with a number of interesting features.

Bronto Skylift has appointed Rothlehner as a distributor of the Bronto range of aerial work platforms in Germany.

The UK's first CTE ZED21 truck mounted platform has been delivered to Rapid Platforms, Bishop Stortford.

On 28 July the first Smith Newton electric trucks were delivered to four major US corporations and two utility companies. These included the truck-mounted boom lift for Pacific Gas & Electric, with an Altec boom and another similar truck for utility company Kansas Power & Light, plus conventional trucks for Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay, AT&T and Staples.

Italian manufacturer of truck and van mounted aerial platforms; GSR SpA will soon be launching three new models.

New UK-based vehicle mounted access manufacturer Cumberland Industries UK Ltd has been appointed exclusive agent for Terex Utilities in the UK and Ireland and is also mounting Oil & Steel booms for the Italian manufacturer in the UK.

Pennsylvania-based Hinkel Equipment Rental Associates added a 200-foot Bronto to its fleet recently.

Skylift, the truck mounted aerial platform rental division of Lavendon Group, has introduced a vehicle tracking and remote management system to its fleet of vehicles.

At the beginning of the year Palfinger Platforms received an order for 20 Bison TKA 16 truck mounts from Czech company CEZ AG. The order which has now been delivered was generated by Palfinger's Czech sales agent, Kuhn MT sro.

Korean access equipment manufacturer, JunjinCSM has introduced a 36m working height, truck-mounted aerial work platform, called Sky-Khan which complies with Korea Certification Security.

UK rental company, Blade Access took delivery of its 12th truck mounted platform at the Vertikal Days exhibition last week: a 70 m Wumag WT700 bought from UK dealer Skyking.

A new company has been formed in Texas, US, to provide high reach access services for the wind turbine industry. TGM Wind Services has placed an order for two 90 m Bronto Skylift machines and said a further two 90 m and one 104 m Bronto units could be ordered within the next year.

Olympia Odos S.A and Aegean Motorway S.A. of Greece have taken delivery of four Steiger T 180 aerial platforms.

In cooperation with its Chinese partner CTE expects to shortly launch a 29 m truck mounted boom designed specifically to suit the Chinese market.

Easi UpLifts has taken delivery of four new Bronto vehicle-mounted machines at its headquarters in Dublin for its UK truck-mounted division.

Truck mounted specialist Skyking - part of King Highway Products - launched at SED two utility lifts, a 13 m working height articulated boom on a Land Rover, and a 13.5 m van mount with a GSR boom (first seen at last year's APEX).