Boom lifts All Terrain cranes Batteries Conexpo guide

On the cover:
Leading Austrian crane and access
rental company Prangl supplied a
mixture of equipment for a stage
erection project in Vienna.
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Boom lifts
All Terrain cranes
Conexpo preview
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News 6
TVH/Ashtead bid for Lavendon, Link-Belt to
unveil new telescopic and lattice crawlers and
first big AT, Manitou badges more Genie
scissors, JLG cuts back in Maasmechelen,
Kimberly acquires High Level Platforms, Ashtead
buys US scaffolder, Bryn Thomas goes under and
is reborn, New Bravi Lite, Two new 60ft
Snorkels, New Genie RT scissors, Cramo
moves into Germany, More
Kobelco crawlers for
Mammoet, CEA to go
ahead with new UK
show, Waste recyling
crane from Palfinger,
Ramirent acquires
Danish rental Company, Palfinger heavy duty
marine crane, Engineer liable in Singapore crane
collapse, New EN15000 solution from JLG, New
Terex Hydra Under-bridge platform and financial
results round-up.
Boom lifts 17
JLG has introduced three significant models
recently including its smallest non-industrial
boom lift to date – the 34ft 340AJ. We compare
the new platform against the established 12
metre working height alternatives and ask what
is the customer really
looking for in this
sector of the market?
All Terrain
cranes 25
We ask: what’s behind the move towards a
larger capacity taxi cranes and review the
90-130 tonne sector? Should mobiles be
subjected to an MOT? And interview Terex’s
Doug Friesen about changes taking place within
the company.
c&a
contents
Conexpo preview 33
America’s largest and this year’s
big international construction
equipment show is just a
month away. We take a peek
at what should be unveiled in
Las Vegas in this our main
show preview.
Batteries 45
In recent years an increasing number of
powered access rental companies have tuned
into the significant cost savings that can be
generated by looking after their lead acid
batteries. We give some helpful tips on how to
reduce costs further.
Face to face 50
Publisher Leigh Sparrow talks
with Alexandre Saubot, chief
executive of Europe’s largest
power access manufacturer
Haulotte Group which
is showing signs of
recovery after losses of
€60 million in 2009.
regulars
Books & Models 53
ALLMI Focus 55
Training 57
IPAF Focus 59
PASMA 61
Innovations 63
Your Letters 64
What’s on 68
On-line directory 74
In the next C&A
In the next Cranes&Access we feature Heavy duty scissor lifts, Spider cranes and
round-up all the last minute Conexpo news
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