Tag: scissor lifts

Construction Equipment

Snorkel’s new 76-foot S9070RT-HC is the tallest rough-terrain scissor lift in North America

Snorkel decided not to stop at the world's tallest telescopic boom and has now introduced the tallest scissor lift. Learn more about it here on Equipment World.

May 22, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Hyundai to build hydrogen-powered excavators; Snorkel to intro longest telescopic boom lift; LiuGong enters U.S. scissor lift market; Landclearing attachments roundup; Can new scissor lift market entrants succeed?

‘Superheated’ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed? Craig Paylor, former president of JLG, was looking to add some scissor lifts in 2018 as an additional revenue stream to his truck distribution business. But he couldn’t find any to buy. “The market was superheated,” he says. “I couldn’t even get anybody […]

March 2, 2020

Construction Equipment

‘Superheated’ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed?

Editor’s Note: Since this article published, LiuGong has also entered the U.S. scissor lift market. You can read about that here and the Chinese manufacturer’s deepening involvement in North America here. Craig Paylor, former president of JLG, was looking to add some scissor lifts in 2018 as an additional revenue stream to his truck distribution business. […]

February 24, 2020

Dealers

Durante Rentals plans New Rochelle headquarters

Durante Rentals, currently located in Mount Vernon, New York, will move to a new corporate headquarters in New Rochelle, New York. More than 30 employees will move into the new headquarters. Durante Rentals has 10 locations throughout the Tri-State area in Brewster, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Carmel, Danbury, Elmsford, Flushing, Hasbrouck Heights, Mt. Vernon, and West Nyack. […]

February 20, 2020

Construction Equipment

New ANSI standards on aerial lifts to be delayed due to appeals

The standards affect all who operate, sell, rent, repair, manufacture or ride on telescopic and articulated boom aerial platforms and scissor lifts. More here.

November 12, 2019

Dealers

Sunbelt Rentals adds King Equipment, enlarging California footprint

King Equipment serves customers with a fleet of scissor lifts, man lifts and reach and industrial forklifts and is now a part of the Sunbelt Rentals family.

October 17, 2019

Dealers

Rouse: At mid-year, some used equipment prices are flat, others soften

At mid-year, some sectors are showing a softening in used equipment prices while others remain flat, according to the June 2019 The Equipment Report by Rouse Services. Rouse says general construction equipment values have remained relatively flat while heavy earthmoving equipment is “showing overall underperformance” in both retail and auction prices. General construction sector Rouse […]

July 8, 2019

Construction Equipment

Genie enters new class of slab scissor with GS-1330m

Genie's new "micro-sized" scissor lift fits into space and weight restricted areas that were previously inaccessible to heavier scissor lifts. Details here.

April 9, 2019

Construction Equipment

Genie boosts load capacity with new scissor lift material carrier

The Genie Lift Tools Material Carrier is designed for use with rough terrain scissor lifts to allow higher load capacities when lifting materials.

October 18, 2018

Construction Equipment

Snorkel lightens S3215L electric scissor lift yet adds capacity

Snorkel's S3215L electric scissor lift weighs in 600lbs lighter than its S3215E model and offers a plethora of features. Check it out on Equipment World.

August 20, 2018

Dealers

Aerial platform rental fleets rise; more growth forecast

The U.S. mobile elevating work platform rental market is the largest in the world. Global MEWP rental fleets posted 8 percent growth in 2017. More here!

June 18, 2018

Construction Equipment

Skyjack SJ4740 electric scissor lift prototype debuts at Intermat

Skyjack showcased its SJ4740 electric scissor lift prototype at the Intermat trade show in Paris last week. Developed in response to the incoming ANSI mobile elevating work platform standards, the SJ4740’s three-year-plus development also offered a chance for Skyjack to address lowering the overall cost of ownership, says Kristopher Schmidt, product manager. “It also gave […]

April 30, 2018