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At The Rental Show held in Orlando Florida on 8 to 10 February, UK rental company Speedy plc confirmed an order for Custom Equipment's new 8ft (2.4 m) platform height Hy-Brid scissor lifts. The order, which was placed with Custom Equipment's UK distributor to r2 Access, is said to be worth a seven figure sum and is for products to work alongside the Hy-Brid 1030 scissors the company bought last year

Robin Sosebee has been appointed as director of sales for Latin America where the company has ambitious plans for expansion.

Terex AWP chose ARA's The Rental Show to launch: new on-line training courses, a more accessible parts service and a maintenance and repair service to augment its customers' facilities. Siva Balakrishna, vice president of global services at Terex AWP told Access International that this was a continuation of the Genie 360 customer support programme - "a one-stop-shop aftermarket solution which brings the company closer to the customer."

Terex Aerial Work Platforms, a business segment of Terex Corp., now offers extra platform capacity within restricted outreach on four Genie telescopic booms as a standard feature.

At the 2010 Rental Show in Orlando, Custom Equipment took the wraps off its new self-propelled unit, the HB-S830 and its new push-around unit, the HB-P830.

IPS, the UK based International supplier of replacement parts and aftersales services has announced a partnership with Spanish company IGS (Icaro Global Solutions).

UK company Planet Platforms has developed some enhancements to its SAFEpost anchoring system, which helps arrest falls from portable buildings or containers. The post is assembled at ground level prior to being fixed to the jackleg of the portable building or container, if work needs to be carried out on the side or roof of the container the worker can attach an inertia lanyard to the post protecting from falls, even at low levels.

A new ‘best practice’ guide on training and familiarization for aerial work platforms in the US and been launched following a collabaration between trade associations, manufacturers and rental companies.

At ARA's The Rental Show Snorkel announced that it is working with UK manufacturer of push around scissors, Pop-Up Products, to bring a range of low-level access products to the market.

Gehl Co. has added two new telehandler models to its product line.

Canadian mast climbing manufacturer Hydro Mobile has restructured under new owner, Quebec-based AGF Group.

Special Report: Bridges, a new yearbook from KHL Group, is now available to buy at a special introductory offer price.

Mr Shaughnessy's experience with access equipment began at his father's hire company, having completed his post graduate degree at Nottingham University, he returned home to Boston to run the newly formed access rental business, which was an offshoot of the family's general rental business. After a couple of years, in 1978, Mr Shaughnessy went to work at British Telecom, returning to the family access rental business after eight years. By 1998 the company had grown substantially and was running 1500 machines from five depots.

With around 25 years experience in access rentals Steve Shaughnessy had just completed his first week as president of Canadian manufacturer, Skyjack when he spoke to Maria Hadlow.

Youngman exhibited two new X-Series machines, the BoSS X2 and BoSS X3X together with the latest specification, auto-braked BoSS X3 micro scissor lift.

Pop-Up Products revealed Push, the next generation of push-around scissors, at the Executive Hire Show in Coventry.

UK access platform distributor Powerlift was showing an ATN Piaf 810 tracked, vertical mast machine with jib at the Executive Hire Show held in the first week of February. Powerlift added the ATN range of equipment to its offering in January and will sell the complete range, which includes the Piaf machines and the Zebra articulated boom with a scissor range anticipated.

r2 Access Platforms, the Wales based distributor of Manitou and Custom Equipment's Hybrid scissors, was able to show the finalised versions of the Eazzi-lift range of push around scissors at the Executive Hire Show held in Coventry, UK on 4 and 5 February.

The purchase of a Hinowa Lightlift 23.12 tracked spider platform has helped Welsh cleaning company, Ultima Cleaning win the contract to supply specialist cleaning to the new Welsh Assembly Government building in Mid Wales.

AT&E Ltd (Allied Trading & Engineering), UpRight's Sri Lankan distributor has recently delivered a new X33RT compact rough terrain scissor to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.