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The UK's largest crane rental company, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, is entering the heavy lift crawler crane sector in a big way
Zoomlion is launching a new dealership network across Europe. The Chinese manufacturer's UK dealer Crowland is at the centre of the plans and has already become the only service centre in Europe to offer comprehensive spare parts.
At the beginning of February aerial work platform manufacturer, Junjincsm, became the first Korean member of IPAF (International Powered Access Federation). Junjincsm, which estimates it has a 90% share of the AWP market in Korea's shipbuilding sector, hopes its membership of IPAF will help it move forward as a "real international company".
Case Construction Equipment (Case CE) has signed a supplier agreement with True Value Company, the US cooperative of independent hardware stores that includes more than 1000 rental locations operated under the True Value Rental, Taylor Rental, Just Ask Rental and Grand Rental Station brands.
A J Access has purchased SGB Powered Access’ entire fleet of 700 booms and scissors in the UK for an undisclosed sum. The dealer will now start marketing the machines, for sale mainly outside of the UK.
Last year Italian truck mount manufacturer, Multitel Pagliero had a record year, manufacturing and dispatching over 1000 machines. The 1000th platform was dispatched from its factory in Manta just before Christmas.
Manitex International is increasing its global presence with a new set of orders for boom trucks and specialized transport units totalling US$6.6 million
Al Laith Scaffolding LLC, Dubai, has recently supplied a large number of aerial work platforms to Dubai Airport including equipment from Niftylift and Oil & Steel.
Iron Planet holds its first European online construction equipment auction on 28 January
UK rental company, AJ Access Platforms, is expanding its fleet with a number of Genie S-125 self propelled telescopic booms and some electric and rough terrain scissors. These machines will join the diesel-powered articulating Z-45/25 RT booms, GS-5390 and GS-1932 scissor lifts, Z-45/25 Bi-Energy booms and Z30/20 N RJ articulating booms which were recently delivered to AJ Access by Genie.
Fassi dealer Fascan in Maryland, US has adapted three models of Fassi knuckle boom cranes to make "Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Interrogation Arms" for the US Army to detect roadside munitions in Iraq, writes Patrick Hill
Chinese crane rental company Lai Wu Teng Fa Qi Zhong Yun Ye You Xiang Gonsi, has bought a second 550 tonne capacity Kobelco SL6000 crawler crane
Six of the Ruthmann Steiger T275 truck mounted aerial platforms which were launched at the APEX show in September have been delivered to UK rental company Nationwide Platforms, part of the Lavendon Group
Loader crane manufacturer Hiab has an order for 95 loader cranes from the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity
Kier Plant, a member of the Kier Group in the UK, has taken delivery of a new Hitachi Sumitomo SCX700 lattice boom crawler crane
Italian manufacturer, Barin has delivered its first machine to Canada. The ABC 190/L under-bridge inspection unit has been bought by Canadian rental company Jenik Inc Construction and Location, based in St-Mathieu De Boloeil.
A Ukrainian manufacturer of heavy axles and rolling machinery has bought an UpRight AB38 articulated boom.
The Belgian rental company Interrent has just taken delivery of five of twenty ordered Genie machines to support the expansion of the company's business.
Warren Access, a rental company based in Tyne and Wear, UK, has recently taken delivery of a Multitel MX270 truck mounted hydraulic platform.
Atlas Copco bought the European oil-free air (OFA) compressor rental business of UK-based Aggreko plc for €14.6 million. The purchase closed on 20 November and expanded the Atlas Copco Specialty Rental division.