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Manitou delivers specialist attachments
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Manufacturer’s Special Solutions division designs unique jackhammer and adapted aerial platforms
Niche MEWPs
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The specialty access industry provides end-users with everything from air-powered scissor lifts to 3-foot-wide bridge inspection units. ALH reports
ANSI Answers
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Ebbe Christensen, president of access equipment provider ReachMaster, and also president of IPAF’s North American Regional Council, explains how the new ANSI standards will impact atrium and specialty equipment
First lithium Snorkel units delivered in Germany
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Ahern Deutschland has delivered the first six Snorkel Speed Levels in Germany to SystemLift member, Alexander Gräber at Gräber Konstanz
Winsafe awarded nuclear contract
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Two suspended platforms based on a modular concept will provide access inside reactor vaults
Winsafe tapped for dam project
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The company will custom-build an engineered, suspended platform to operate within the penstocks of the new $9b Canadian megaproject 
Snorkel launches slab scissor and more at Bauma
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The company also showed a preview of its first-ever lithium-ion powered aerial lift
Winsafe platform designed for tricky project
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The company built a transformable suspended solution that cut job time down by 66 percent
Almac debuts crawler boom
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The new self-propelled, telescopic track-mounted boom, with auto-leveling system, also features a jib
World of Concrete opens
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World of Concrete, Jan. 23-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is expected to attract 60,000 attendees and 1,500 suppliers from around the world
JLG upgrades stock picker
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Changes include an increase in drive speed and new simultaneous drive and lift capabilities, amongst others
Lyte meets latest safety standards
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UK company’s LytePod product updated to meet latest BS 8620 regulations for low-level work platforms
Getting vertical
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A number of new units have come to market in the last year and people should expect even more changes in the coming months as ANSI standards will dictate updates. ALH reports
Specialist Ascendant platform heads to Wales
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Ascendant Access has delivered one of its unique 22m working height tractor mounted platforms to North Wales-based D Jones Plant Hire
Beckett appointed to VP of Spider
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SafeWorks, LLC has announced David Beckett is the company's new vice president and general manager for its Spider brand
Spider gets creative at wind farm
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A wind farm that normally uses a helicopter for repairs and related access called for another solution.
Spider designs largest blade access platform
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Spider commissioned to create a custom 15 ft x 10 ft blade access platform by energy firm Alstom for prototype turbine
Maber assists in ship build
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Maber recently installed two MB C 2000/150-SR transport platforms with VFD for use in the construction of a cruise ship for Italian shipbuilderFincantieri in Venice.
Pop-up launches tower and podium products
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UK-based Pop-Up Products, has started production on two new aluminium tower and podium products with access equipment manufacturer Altrex.
Flexleie adds 20 MEC tunnel lifts
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Norwegian equipment rental company adds MEC 2684RT-T aerial work platforms to its fleet.
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