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A University of Notre Dame student was killed Wednesday when the scissor he was on to film football toppled in heavy winds.

Four new specialty atrium models will be available from JLG with working heights from 45 feet to 75 feet.

Acme Lift supplies Florida's Department of Transportation with a Bronto Skylift S236 HLA to inspect bridges at night.

Manitou’s results continue to improve – with revenues up 43% to €208 million for the third quarter of 2010 – but the company said it was now facing a growing backlog for telehandlers partly because of production problems in meeting the new European EN15000 standard on load limiters.

Linamar Corp has appointed an executive from its automotive components business, Ken Myers, to replace Steve Shaughnessy as president of Skyjack.

Haulotte said a 73% jump in sales to Latin America helped its third quarter revenues increase by 30% to €63.2 million. Sales for the year to date were up 20% at €177.6 million, with new equipment sales up 25% to €131.3.

JLG will be installing steel hoods on several engine-powered boom lifts, beginning with the 600S, 800S and 800A models, produced after October 1, 2010. The steel hoods will also be available for the aftermarket from JLG Ground Support.

US special aerial platform manufacturer, MLE (Man Lift Engineering) has been asked to develop a specialised lift for the inspection and preparation of spacecraft prior to launch. The lift needs to lift personnel and equipment to 19.8 m (65 ft) and have a 1.8 m (72 in) outreach with a 360 deg mast rotation.

The Genie Store features a quick order system for dealer marketing materials and more

Skyjack has transferred all engineering drawings, parts inventories, customer and supplier lists and transactional records to MinnPar.

Isoli has received an order from Eastern Europe for four of its PNT 210J units with some special features.

Alfons Thihatmer will resign at the end of 2010 and hand over his duties to Michael Wotschke.

The aerial lift manufacturer has introduced steel hoods on some of its engine-powered boom lifts.

Man & Material Lift Engineering has developed a special lift for a top-secret company.

Spain’s Matilsa has launched two new aerial platforms: a 7.3 m trailer mounted platform modelled on the old ‘Hop-Up’ machine, and an 18 m articulated boom that fits between the company’s 16 m and 21 m models.

Korean manufacturer Junjin CSM is targeting the construction and rental sectors with a new 42 m telescopic boom platform. The boom was shown at the Conex exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, at the end of September.

Pictured are two Dinolift aerial platforms rented by Finland’s Pekkaniska working on the construction of the new skating stadium for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

Mateco has acquired TOP LIFT Arbeitsbühnen, a rental company with 220 aerial platforms based in Aschheim, near Munich.

Crown Equipment Corp. has unveiled an internal combustion Class V pneumatic tire forklift.

Lift-A-Loft Corp. has developed a new self-contained scissor lift that can be mounted in the bed of a pickup truck.