World Access Week North America newsletter


	JLG gets new president as Wilson Jones is promoted Wilson Jones, president of JLG Industries, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of JLG's parent company, Oshkosh Corp. . . .more

	Niftylift promotes Hedlund to vice president Jon Hedlund has been named vice president of Niftylift, Inc. . . .more
	Elliott introduces new platform control system US-based Elliott Equipment Company has developed a full-hydraulic upper platform control system for its HiReach aerial work platform product line. . . .more
	MEC appoints Jack Harwood MEC Aerial Work Platforms has appointed veteran aerial work platform professional Jack Harwood as North American Sales Manager. . . .more
	Socage back in full production after the earthquakes Following the earthquakes in the Northern part of Italy where a number of Italian manufacturers of access equipment are based, Socage - one such company - is pleased to announce that it is back to full production. . . .more
	GEDA delivers German success at Euro 2012 German lift manufacturer GEDA has already ensured recognition for its country in the UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament this summer, even before the first ball is kicked. The company has been involved in the construction of two new Polish stadia in preparation for the competition. . . .more
	Snorkel takes Queensland business back in-house Snorkel is to provide customers in Queensland with sales, service and after-care direct from the company, emulating the service provided to the rest of its Australian customers. . . .more
	LTECH extends into tall truck mount rental Russia based LTECH-Lifting Technology has started expanding its rental fleet with larger truck mounted units. The first machine bought for this project is a Bronto S 46 XDT with a working height of 46m. . . .more
	CTE wins 266 platform order from Iraq The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has completed a €10 million order for 266 CTE truck-mounted telescopic platforms from Ster Group, regional representative of Italian manufacturer CTE Group. . . .more
	Boomlader goes underground K+S KALI GmbH has acquired a Boomlader telescopic handler to perform essential maintenance works at its potash mine in Unterbreizbach, Germany. . . .more
	14% fleet replenishment at Nationwide Platforms UK access rental giant Nationwide Platforms - part of the Lavendon Group - will be adding nearly 1700 new machines to its fleet by September. The cost of the investment is £23 million (€28.4 million) and a substantial proportion of this investment will go towards replacing 14% of . . .more


	Snorkel to reinforce North American presence Speaking exclusively to Access, Lift & Handlers , Darren Kell, chief executive officer of Snorkel, said the company's strategy for North America is to target mid-tiered rental companies to form relationships and strengthen those they already have. . . .more

	Special report: Access, Lift & Handlers 2012 Toplist This special 2012 ALH toplist combines all four access and material handling areas with extended commentary and examination. ALH has fleshed out each toplist by providing additional background information on every company listed and ranked . . .more

	Bauma 2013: Terex AWP's Genie SX-180 telescopic boom Euan Youdale, editor of Access international magazine, talks to Scott Krieger, senior product manager at Terex AWP about the launch the company's 54.9 m (180 ft) Genie SX-180 telescopic boom at bauma 2013 . . .more
	Bauma 2013: Palfinger Platforms 90 m giant Access International Editor speaks with Stephan Kulawik, Palfinger Platforms’ managing director, about the P900 truck mount, which was shown for the first time at bauma. . . .more