All Access Articles

Early in January, to advertise the 2014 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Sochi, Russia, 14 world class skiers and two invited Russian champions took part in a downhill slalom on a man-made slope erected in front of the Moscow State University.

Michael Kneeland, president and CEO, of United Rentals will be speaking at the IPAF Summit on the subject "Rental Giants Fight Back".

Sarah Fronczak has joined MLE (Man & Material Lift Engineering) the US specialist application aerial platform manufacturer. Her role as sales engineer is to improve turn around times on quote requests and technical information.

Terex AWP sales fell by 45% in the final quarter of 2008 with Europe the worst performer, down 60% compared to Q4, 2007.

JLG will not exhibit at Intermat due to difficult market conditions and the need to focus resources on direct customer support.

Simon Cracknell and Laurent Guillaux have taken on new sales roles at JLG Europe

The record breaking activity of a Scando 650 construction hoist was recorded by Alimak's A3 remote monitoring system.

Japanese, crane and aerial platform manufacturer, Tadano reports a 2% rise in sales to the end of its third financial quarter (31 December 2008) but a 31% drop in profit.

Undertaking some jobs at height is more difficult and potentially dangerous than others and these projects can benefit from the experience and expertise of a specialist access rental company. System Lift partner, Arbeitsbühnenvermie­tung Berteit, from Herne, Germany, was able to contribute its knowledge to building company Vössing in a motorway bridge redevelopment.

In order to examine bridges and buildings fast and effectively from the water, Mateco has mounted a LT 350 K D, truck mounted access platform, on a floating pontoon.

Terex AWP customers can now access service and part manuals on line at www.genieindustries.com/manuals

Stating green initiatives, Terex AWP will now offer manuals free of charge on DVD or through the Genie website.

Scaffolding manufacturer Layher has re-located its Livingston depot in Scotland to a nearby, 12000 m2, company-owned site. The facility includes an administrative and management facility, a storage yard, and demonstration and training areas.

Planet Platforms, a UK manufacturer of a range of access products has been awarded 'First Class Star Status' in the 2009 Sunday Times list of 100 best UK companies to work for.

Italian manufacturer CTE has rebranded its truck mounted articulated platform, tracked platform and Bizzochi fire line ranges. The truck mounted CTE Z series will now be known as Zed; the CTE CS tracked platforms as Traccess and the fire line as B-fire.

The Tanfield Group's cost cutting measures restore company to break-even position as share price rises

JLG won the Show Stopper Award at the US National Electrical Contractors Association 2008 Convention and Trade Show for its LiftPod personal and portable lift.

Nagano Hoogwerkers is a newly formed company dedicated to the sale of the Japanese manufactured Nagano aerial platforms in Benelux. At Apex Nagano Hoogwerkers was able to unveil three Nagano aerial platforms for the first time in Europe.

Shown for the first time at WoC, Pettibone's 1530 is the latest in large-capacity telehandlers

Hanix will be launching a new range of tracked aerial platforms to the UK at the Executive Hire Show, on 11-12 February at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.