All Appointments Articles

Gilberto Ferreira has been appointed director of EnCore Americas, Manitowoc Crane Care's remanufacturing programme

Terex AWP (Aerial Work Platforms) has signed agreements with five regional distributors in the UK to supply Genie portable personnel lifts, portable material lifts, self-propelled Runabout and Quickstock vertical masts and trailer-mounted booms to small rental companies and end-users.

Bjørn Larsen, managing director of Norwegian rental company UCO (Utleiecompagniet AS), has joined Ramirent to lead its Norwegian business and become a member of the group management team.

Hertz Corp has appointed Edward Hu as general manager and vice president of Hertz China. Mr Hu is based in Shanghai, China and will report to Michel Taride, president, Hertz International and executive vice president, Hertz Corp.

On 9 January Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company and Tadano Ltd announced the termination of the supply agreement for all terrain cranes

Richard Nichols, Terex Cranes president, and Tom Riordan, Terex president and COO, will leave the company at the end of January

Pennsylvania-based HiReach Group has appointed three new members to its team.

Russia's LTECH-Lifting Technology, which sells and rents access and lifting equipment has been appointed distributor for Italian company Merlo in Russia.

Denis Monnoyeur has been named president and general manager of Bergerat Monnoyeur Location (BM Loc), the French rental business of Caterpillar dealer Bergerat Monnoyeur. He replaces Thierry Robert, who has left BM Loc to become general manager of Eneria, Groupe Monnoyeur’s engine and power sales business.

Arjen Snijder from Teupen Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany, has been appointed in the role of sales director Europe (export). In his new role Mr Snijder will be responsible for managing the sales growth and strategic positioning of Teupen in Europe in the coming years.

IPAF (The International Powered Access Federation), is looking to fill several positions due to expansion and staff retirement.

Utility Equipment Leasing Corporation (UELC) has appointed Sagon Trucks of Jonesboro, GA as a dealer for the rental of digger derricks and bucket trucks in ranges up to 105 feet.

At Liebherr in the USA Bill Carbeau has been appointed general manager of business development in the tower crane group

Hewden has appointed an ex-Speedy employee Stuart Langham to focus on Hewden’s training offering and to look into opportunities in the tool hire market.

Lavendon has appointed Jan Åstrand and Andrew Wood as non-executive members of its board.

Lavendon makes two changes to its board with the appointment of Andy Wright to newly-created position of chief executive, international operations, and Mike Potts to the role of chief executive, Lavendon Access Services (UK).

Leif Johansson will step down in the summer of 2011.

New Jersey access rental company Trico Lift and Pennsylvania-based industrial equipment distributor Modern Group Ltd. have agreed an alliance where both companies will promote each others products and services.

Johann Sailer, managing director of German mast climber manufacturer Geda, will be the next president of the CECE. CECE is the organisation representing and promoting the European Construction Equipment and related industries, which co-ordinates the views of national associations and their members by influencing the European/national institutions and other organisations worldwide to achieve a fair competitive environment via harmonised standards and regulations.

Snorkel and Leach Lewis, an independent equipment distributor, have agreed a distribution partnership covering the whole of the UK.