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Admar celebrates Pennsylvania opening
US construction equipment sales and rental firm celebrates the one-year anniversary of operations at its new retail space in Pennsylvania with news of further openings
Peri assists in Bamburgh Castle restoration
Peri Up modular scaffold system in use for restoration works being carried out at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, UK.
Riwal expands in domestic market
Netherlands-based rental firm opens fourth depot in the country, offering access equipment for hire and sale
Geda hoist aims for the stars
German construction hoist manufacturer brought in to assist in construction works as renovation continues at the Hamburg Planetarium.
IPAF launches Smart PAL Card
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has launched a machine-readable Smart PAL Card (Powered Access Licence) for use in operating mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) on site.
Niftylift raises £1,200 for Movember
Team members from Niftylift’s Milton Keynes production facility embraced this year’s Movember, raising £1,200 for men’s health.
Ace Tower on Melbourne Star
Australian access equipment rental company completes work on the soon-to-open Melbourne Star observation wheel with a Barin platform.
Globe trotting
China’s economic downturn could be to the powered access sector’s advantage. With access equipment sales set to take off in China, some believe it will hold back a boom and bust scenario. Euan Youdale reports.
World view
Brad Boehler, president of Skyjack talks to Lindsey Anderson about the different challenges faced in markets around the world, and the company’s programme of expansion
IAPA awards entry deadline - this Friday
The entry deadline for the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) 2014 is this Friday, 20 December. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of it, see www.iapa-summit.info
Ommelift enables bumper fir cone harvest
The first 37 m crawler lift sold in Denmark has solved a unique working at height challenge: harvesting 20000 litres of seed cones in just a fortnight, from six acres of giant fir trees.
Lights, camera, action from Nationwide
UK-based Nationwide provided a production team with two truck mounted platforms fitted with lighting rigs to help capture a stunt filmed during the night.
United Rentals holding major equipment sale on December 12
More than 20,000 items will be up for sale at 650 United Rentals depots.
Facelift in festive film
UK rental company has a played a part in supermarket chain Sainsburys’ 2013 Christmas television advertising.
ARA's Rental Show in Orlando sells out
ARA says more than 675 exhibitors have sighed uop for the Rental Show in Orlando, including 80 first-time exhibitors..
Z-Boom assists in church renovations
Danish church renovation specialist Dansk Kirkekalk acquires a new Falcon Spider FS320Z Z-boom lift from TCA Lift.
Palfinger buys access companies
Palfinger has acquired two access companies, specialising in offshore and shipping: Palfinger systems in Austria and the Megarme Group in UAE.
AFI invests heavily in electric
UK-based AFI has invested £2 million (US$3.3 million) in 90 Skyjack electric scissors, 15 Genie bi-energy booms and a range of truck mounts.
Antoniolli expands fleet and depots
As part of its expansion plans, Italian rental company Antoniolli is investing in 30 new aerial work platforms, including 21 CTE ZED 20.2 H truck mounts, and nine Genie booms.
Vehicle mount investment at Nationwide
Nationwide Platforms, based in the UK, has introduced around 30 new vehicle mounted platforms to its fleet from Versalift and Ruthmann.
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