http://www.khl.com KHL - Access International http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70877 JLG Industries, Inc. introduced two new electric scissor lifts at The Rental Show, Feb. 5-8 in New Orleans. The Rental Series 1932RS and 3248RS offer 19 feet and 32 feet platform heights respectively. The 1932RS has a 500-pound lift capacity and the 3248RS has a 705-pound lift capacity. The machines are slated for production in April. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:13:43 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70877 2012-02-07T21:13:43Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70847 Skyjack debuted its new prototype 63-foot articulating boom at The Rental Show, Feb. 5-8 in New Orleans. The SJ 63AJ has an expected platform height of 63 feet and horizontal reach of 40 feet, "the hottest spec for this type of machine," Paul Kreutzwiser, Skyjack's senior product marketing manager, told Access, Lift & Handlers at the show. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:58 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70847 2012-02-07T00:26:58Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70846 The US rental industry will far outstrip general economic growth in 2012 helped by a structural shift towards rental, said the American Rental Association (ARA) on the opening day of the Rental Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:55 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70846 2012-02-07T00:26:55Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70772 A-Plant has its complete high-risk fleet tracked as standard. This began in 2003 when A-Plant partnered with Enigma Vehicle Systems, the UK based vehicle and plant tracking specialist, to develop hardware and software specifically for the plant rental market. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:43:23 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70772 2012-02-06T14:43:23Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70771 Far from Big Brother machine tracking systems can be of benefit to the end user, the rental company and the manufacturer. Maria Hadlow looks at some of the solutions available. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:44:04 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70771 2012-02-06T14:44:04Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70763 This year sees responsibility for running and developing the annual UK Ladder Exchange (LE) transfer from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to the Ladder Association. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:48 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70763 2012-02-06T12:33:48Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70761 UK manufacturer launches fixed, extending and slewing/extending baskets compliant to EN280 for use with its Hi-Viz telehandlers. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:24:35 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70761 2012-02-06T12:24:35Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70758 Manitou has announced that its turnover figures for 2011 are 35% higher than 2010 (to €1.1billion) and expects a further 10 to 15% rise in 2012. Final quarter figures were 27% higher than the same period in 2010. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:09:03 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70758 2012-02-06T12:09:03Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70757 UK based tracked platform rental specialist Higher Access has taken delivery of three new track mounted Omme telescopic spider lifts with working heights of more than 30m. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:01:09 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70757 2012-02-06T11:01:09Z http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70819 The International Powered Access Federation's North American subsidiary, AWPT, has launched a new aerial work platform (AWP) training course aimed at enabling supervisors and managers to prepare for and safely coordinate various types of AWPs on site. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:04:53 GMT http://www.khl.com:80/magazines/access-international/detail/item70819 2012-02-03T21:04:53Z