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Multiquip will launch the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered lighting tower at the World of Concrete exhibition, being held in Las Vegas on 18-21 January. The company said it is the first of a series of fuel cell powered products that it will launch.

UK rental company Charles Wilson Engineers (CW Plant) has placed a “significant order” with TowerLight UK for the VT1 SuperLight lighting tower.

Gemini Power Hydraulics has taken on the distribution of Allmand Bros lighting towers in India and the two companies are discussing the possibility of assembling or manufacturing lighting towers in the country.

TowerLight said it will dramatically cut fuel use on its new VB9 lighting tower by using the latest engine technology from hybrid cars. The VB9 will operate for 320 hours on a single tank of fuel, compared to 60-65 hours on traditional towers.

Belgian rental company Locquet Motors has ordered a selection of TowerLight VT-1 and Hydropowercube lighting products for its rental division, Locquet Lighting.

TCP Ltd and Youngman Group have formed a joint venture to manufacture, market and sell TCP's Ecolite range of lighting towers.

IRN takes a look at some of the more recent lighting tower launches, including models from Light Engineering, Tower Light, Birchwood, SMC, Doosan Portable Power, Terex AWP, SDMO and JCB.

UK rental company Speedy Hire has ordered 300 of TowerLight’s new VT-1+eco lighting towers. The tower features an automatic switch-on and -off system that the companies claim will reduce tower maintenance costs by a third; cut pollution by 30%; and result in considerable cost savings for contractors.

Italian lighting tower manufacturer Tower Light is offering its customers a new software application that will calculate the amount of light required to cover any interior of exterior site.

A giant mobile parasol will be among the innovative party and events products on display at this year's Showman's Show, which takes place at its usual outdoors location near Newbury, UK, on 21 and 22 October.

Italian lighting tower specialist TowerLight srl has developed a novel twin-mast lighting tower providing twice the illumination of its standard VT-1 product. Dubai rental company Al-Laith Scaffolding is one of the first rental companies to invest in the special towers, ordering six for its fleet.

Speedy Hire in the UK has invested in solar and battery powered equipment. It claims to be the first UK rental company to buy GenSet PLC’s solar powered lighting tower, and has also added six new battery powered vehicles to its delivery fleet.

French manufacturer SDMO has released three new lighting towers, the RL6, RL12, and RL16, in its Rental Power range. All three comprise a tower section, and a generator set that can be separated, on a trailer.

Allight Pty Ltd, the Australian lighting tower manufacturer that is owned by National Hire in Australia (and co-owner with Carlyle of rental company Coates), has developed a number of lighting products for the global market.

The Rental Show saw German-based balloon lighting company Powermoon target the rental sector with its range of robust lighting products.

Lighting tower manufacturer Towerlight is bringing to Europe the articulated boom AST8000 lighting tower it developed for open-pit mining applications in Australia.

Allmand Bros is now offering customized versions of its Night-Lite lighting tower.