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MEC Aerial Work Platforms has relocated to a larger facility in Kerman, CA.

A new lock from The Equipment Lock Company (TELC) is designed specifically to keep scissor lifts, aerial man lifts and forklifts from being stolen.

Ex-Terex/Genie employee Mike Buley has established a company, Absolute Easy Up, to distribute Braviisol vertical lift products in North America. The company has already won orders from rental companies including NES Rentals and Trico Lift.  

The UK Health & Safety Executive's (HSE) 'Ladder Exchange' programme, under which ladder owners can get their ladders checked and if necessary replaced at heavily discounted prices, comes to a close on 31 December.

Manchester based spider platform specialists Higher Access received a surprise visit from one of the UK's oldest vehicle mounted platforms.

At its distributor conference in Dubai UpRight took the opportunity to explain and exhibit some of the products it has lined up for launch next year. Under the working title of the Polaris and Phoenix ranges Richard Tindale debuted the anticipated boom and scissor machines.

Alongside its new range of low level access machines, UpRight showed trailer mounts, rough terrain scissors, track mounts and a beefed up version of the sigma boom, Speed Level, at its distributor conference in Dubai.

Ireland’s Height for Hire has ordered a 52 m working height Spider Falcon lift from Worldlift Industries. When delivered next August or September it will be the world’s largest Spider-type platform, offering just a few extra metres height than Teupen’s 50 m Leo.

Danish boom manufacturer Time is presenting its first completely electrically powered trucks-mounted platforms on 3 December at its Farsø headquarters.

UpRight's new "personal access" range attracted a lot of interest at its distributor conference held in Dubai. The range includes push around scissor lifts; push around vertical mast lifts; self propelled mast lifts and self propelled scissors. [AI was able to report on the machines in September at a sneak preview at the company's UK headquarters .]

North American platform manufacturers, rental companies and industry associations AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers) and the ARA (American Rental Association) are working together to create a new ‘best practice’ guide for aerial work platform training requirements.

Toyota Material Handling USA, Inc (TMHU) will use its Toyota Aichi dealer network to rent Aichi aerial work platforms as well as sell machines, the company told American Lift & Handlers (ALH).

Platform Basket's 22.10, 22 m working height spider shown at Intermat is now in production, some notable feature of the machine are the radio controlled proportional and simultaneous controls; the articulated fly-jib and the protected pipelines and hoses inside the telescopic booms.

Fixator, a French manufacturer of hoists and suspended platforms has integrated an electronic module into all its electrical cabinets for suspended scaffold hoists.

Haulotte's Compact 14, launched at Intermat, in April is now in production. Demonstrating its first Compact 14 machines at its Telford site Haulotte UK had a steady stream of interested customers throughout the day. Shayne Wright Haulotte's general manager for the UK and Ireland said, "The machine is unique - everyone will want one and it will provide a good return on investment."

Easylift was showing its newest 22 m truck mount and a 21 m spider at SAIE.

The new compact, diesel, articulated boom from Airo is designed for tight spaces but can also handle rough terrain.

Tecchio was showing the K410-A telescopic boom mounted on the diminutive Bambi chassis. The machine has a 10 m working height and offers a 4.5 m outreach on a chassis with a 2.3 m wheel base.

Among its other recently launched machines Palazzani was showing the Ragno XT J32/C spider. The new machine will replace the XTJ 30 and has a different carriage, boom and outriggers.

Chinese access platform manufacturer, Sinoboom, used the recent BICES exhibition in China to show its latest artic-boom platform, the GTZZ15. The unit pictured in Beijing is destined for the huge Sentosa project in Singapore.