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Construction Equipment
New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1, which you can view here, looked at the new training standards. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, […]
October 31, 2019
Construction Equipment
Contractors, are you ready for the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts?
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. You can view Part 2 by clicking here. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift […]
October 29, 2019
Construction Equipment
Genie’s new HF and TraX aerial platforms designed to go where traditional lifts can’t
Genie has launched five new high-flotation and four new tracked models of aerial work platforms for operating in soft sand, turf and other sensitive ground conditions that tend to bog down traditional lifts. The new models range in max platform heights of 40 to 65 feet and load capacities of 600 to 1,000 pounds. They […]
September 23, 2019
Construction Equipment
Boom-Safe Anti-Tip system keeps cranes, aerial lifts stable, company says
DBL Engineering says it has developed a device to eliminate tip-over hazards due to structural overload for most any boom-supported lift machines, and at the same time, it increases lifting capacity. Called the Boom-Safe Anti-Tip System (BSATS), it works on such equipment as aerial platforms, mobile cranes, telehandlers, truck-mounted cranes and rough-terrain cranes. The company […]
March 8, 2019
Dealers
Able Equipment Rental buys Mobile Lifts’ aerial assets and service operations
Able will retain most of the current staff of Mobile Lifts after buying the aerial equipment assets and service operations. Details here on Equipment World.
July 18, 2018
Construction Equipment
Returning to its past, tower crane manufacturer Comansa drops Linden from its company name
The change to a one-word name is intended to bolster the company's strategy of having a single, uniform image on the market. More details here.
June 29, 2018
Business
Genie celebrates 50th anniversary, marks milestones in personnel lift industry
Genie is celebrating its 50th year in business, marking its founding in 1966 when founder Bud Bushnell bought the manufacturing rights to a material lift that operated on compressed air. The company became known as “Genie,” derived from the “magic in a bottle” theme around the compressed air, which was used to raise and lower […]
March 29, 2016
Construction Equipment
Elliott, Utility One Source launch 190-foot truck mounted telescopic aerial platform; tallest made in North America (PHOTOS)
Elliott Equipment and Utility One Source launched the E190 E-Line, a 190-foot truck mounted telescopic aerial today at the 2015 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE). It’s the tallest made in North America. “This is an extremely significant product for us,” Elliott Equipment President Jim Glazer said. “It offers an industry leading working height without […]
September 29, 2015
Safety
IPAF, NCCCO promote power line safety, demonstrate proper technique
The International Powered Access Federation and National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators again teamed up at ConExpo-Con/Agg, this time focusing on the need to follow correct procedures when working around power lines. Noting that electrocutions account for the majority of crane-related fatalities, NCCCO Executive Director Graham Brent, said confusing and complex regulations with […]
March 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volvo Rents launches Used Equipment section on website
Volvo Rents has launched a section on the company’s website dedicated to used equipment sales. This section is intended to make used equipment more visible to customers. Equipment featured in the designated section includes excavators, generators, aerial platforms, backhoes and skid steer loaders. All of the equipment on the website is located the United States, […]
September 11, 2012
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Palfinger names new sales and product manager
Palfinger North America named Scott Sasser as the new sales and product manager for the company’s large aerial platforms. Sasser will be responsible for analyzing and understanding the aerial platform market needs, oversee product development, pursue opportunities in the market and develop new sales strategies.
July 22, 2010
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