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Palfinger has merged its two aerial lift operations, UK-based Aerial Platforms has achieved full Aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer JLG has
Wumag and Bison, into a single company - Palfinger 'Building Confidence' accreditation run by Achilles reported second quarter revenues down 69.4%
Platforms.
on behalf of Bovis Lend Lease.
on last year and has booked a loss of $942 million.
Trojan Batteries has appointed Union Power Systems • Pat Fiscelli, president of US operations at Lifting • Manitowoc Crane has posted first quarter
as its new master distributor/importer for the UK. Gear Hire, has announced his retirement at the end revenues of $673 million - 24 percent lower
Surrey and Sheffield-based access
of this month.
than last year while operating income dropped
58 percent.
specialist, Working At Height,
• Bravi UK has appointed Clare Lusardi as a sales • Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has established a new
has appointed Catherine Deal
and customer service co-ordinator.
Mobile Harbour Crane sales and service station
responsible for customer relations.
• Finning has reported a 29% drop
in Antwerp, Belgium.
Vp - owner of telehandler rental
in revenues at its UK Crane,
• Sparrows Offshore has been appointed sole
company UK Forks and rental
access and telehandler rental
agents for Norway for Stahl Crane Systems EX
company Hire Station - increased
Catherine Deal company Hewden.
explosion protected overhead cranes and hoists.
both revenues and profits for
• JLG has promoted Tim Morris to
• United Rentals, the world's largest equipment
its full year 2008/9.
the position of senior vice president
rental company has reported a 23% fall in first
Senn AG, of Oftringen, Switzerland has ordered a sales, marketing and customer
quarter revenues and a loss of $33 million.
Tim Morris
1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 All Terrain crane. support and Chris Mellott to head
• IPAF has called for a radical re-examination of
up sales in the Americas.
harnesses used by female operators of boom lifts
The Doncaster depot of Peter Hird & Sons, has been
approved as an IPAF training centre and achieved
Mikael Öberg, senior vice president
and announced a competition
•
Rental+ accreditation.
of Scandinavia for Finnish-based
to find the best new design.
international rental company
• Manitowoc Crane has added
David O. Turner has been appointed as CEO of Pon's Ramirent has announced his
Latin America to Ingo
global aerial lift and materials handling businesses resignation. The company reported
Schilller's responsibilities as
and will be based in Houston, Texas.
first quarter revenues down almost Chris Mellot vice president of sales and
25% while profits dipped 96%.
marketing for the Americas.
HSS Hire, one of the UK's largest general rental
companies, has launched Livehire, an online hire • Oshkosh, owner of JLG, has agreed to sell Geesink • UK-based van mounted lift Ingo Schiller
management system for major accounts.
Norba, its Dutch-based refuse truck business.
manufacturer, Aldercote has
appointed two new dealers, Logan Inglis of
Pon, the Dutch based CAT distributor and owner of • Ashtead, owner of A-Plant and Sunbelt, has issued Cumbernauld, Scotland and Mooretown
Gunco, HDW and Milcon has announced the merger a fourth quarter trading statement which indicates engineering in County Meath, Ireland.
of its aerial lift and fork truck business into Pon a 24% drop in revenues, in line with its forecasts. • Cargotec says that it will combine Hiab and
Material Handling.
• Iron Planet, the on-line auction company has Kalmar sales and services networks in Europe,
appointed Chad Groves as managing director of its Middle-East and Africa.
Kirsten Skyba, vice president of global marketing at
Australian business.
JLG has left the company.
• Tower crane manufacturer Wolffkran has signed
• US crawler crane rental company Essex Crane, has a partnership agreement with the Arabian Roots
Sanghvi Movers, India's largest crane rental reported first quarter revenues down 15%.
Group in Saudi Arabia.
company has reported an upbeat first quarter and
is forecasting improved demand for new cranes. • Loader crane manufacturer
• French-based telehandler and aerial lift
Effer has appointed
manufacturer Manitou has reported first
Frank Klessens has been appointed
Domenico Polimeni as its
quarter sales down 46.2%
as managing director of Alimak
new sales manager.
• Gordon Gedling, founder and managing director
Hek, in Holland, taking over from
of Hoist-it, the UK-based construction
Ahern Rentals, the Las
Ernst van Hek who has retired for
•
hoist specialist, has retired as MD.
Vegas based access and
personal reasons.
telehandler rental company
• Manitou has announced senior
Domenico Polimeni (L)
Holt Crane & Equipment has
has reported total first
management changes, replacing Marcel
Frank Klessens
with Lorrenzo Cippriani
opened its new headquarters in
quarter revenues almost
Claude Braud with Jean-Christophe
of CTE
Houston to sell and service Link-Belt brand mobile
Girouxas as chief executive officer.
25% down on last year.
cranes throughout most of Texas.
RSC, one of the largest equipment rental companies •
Haulotte has announced first quarter
•
revenues down 61% down on the Jean-Christophe
Australian crane hirer Huntingdale Mobile Cranes in the USA has reported first quarter revenues same period last year.
Girouxas
has been fined A$70,000 after being found guilty down 16.8% as well as reporting a pre tax loss.
of failing to carry out simple safety checks,
• Aerial Platforms the Leigh, Lancashire-based
• FEM - Cranes and Lifting product group - has rental company has gained IPAF Rental +
causing a fatality.
warned crane manufacturers to start modifying certification.
IronPlanet the online auction company has reported their cranes to meet the amended EN13000. • Terex Cranes has first reported quarter revenues
record first quarter revenues up 26% on 2008. • David Maddicott of Devon-based
down 29% to $461 million, while operating
Horizon Platforms the Wakefield-based aerial lift Dainton Crane Hire, sadly passed
profits slumped 70% to $25.4 million.
rental company has been accredited and approved
away following a heart attack.
• Terex AWP, largely Genie, has reported a 65%
as an IPAF training centre and achieved the • Facelift Access Hire is offering a
decline in first quarter revenues to $228.5 million
IPAF Rental + accreditation.
free full colour safety poster for
and posted a loss of $41 million.
those working at height.
Lavendon • Ernst Van Hek, has resigned from mast climber
UK, the aerial lift and telehandler rental
David Maddicott
company that comprises Nationwide Platforms, • H&E Equipment, the Baton Rouge,
and hoist manufacturer Alimak Hek.
Panther and Skylift, has announced that seven Louisiana, based crane, access and earthmoving • Manitowoc Crane has announced a partnership
more depots have achieved accreditation to its company, has reported first quarter sales down 24% with Orbcomm, the global satellite data
TechX standard.
communications company.
• Finnish based international rental company Cramo,
David Jefferies, 30, has joined the sales team of
has reported first quarter revenues down 15.7% • Ambassador Susan Schwab, US trade
UK-based access specialist, Working At Height.
and a loss of €6 million.
representative from 2006 to 2009, has been
appointed as a director of Caterpillar.
Palfinger the loader crane and access company has
Cranes UK has been appointed as the UK/Ireland •
reported first quarter sales down almost 33% on • Giles Marchand, previously
distributor for Broderson pick&carry industrial cranes.
of Manitowoc France has
last year, while posting a €4.7 million loss.
created a new company,
Heli Iisakka, chief financial officer of Finnish-based • Industrial, port and overhead crane manufacturer, Standup, to buy and sell
international rental company, Ramirent is leaving Demag Cranes has approved a major restructuring specific used cranes.
the company.
of its operations as second quarter profits fell 50% • JLG has received an order
Traction Equipment of Stafford, UK, has added more and orders 43%.
from the United States Army
Nifty HR15 narrow aisle articulated boom lifts to its • David Galloway is retiring at the end of the month for 214 JLG ATLAS II Giles Marchand
growing powered access fleet.
as a non executive director of Speedy Hire, the telehandlers.
Ian James, general manager of
UK's largest general rental company.
• Cramo, the Finnish based international rental
Access Platform Sales (APS), the
• Skyjack owner Linamar has reported a 60% fall in company has issued a €50 million hybrid bond.
UK distributor for Hinowa, Omme
first quarter revenues at its industrial division. • Valla UK the pick & carry crane specialist and
and UpRight has announced his
• David Symon formerly CEO of Peterhead PLC, Cox
Valla distributor in the UK, USA & Middle East,
departure from the company.
has expanded into the rental market with six
Plant, Cox Hire Centres and most recently of Nigg new cranes and several new appointments.
The first Wumag Palfinger 53 Ian James Plant has died.
metre WT530 in Russia has been
delivered by local sales and rental company LTECH.
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