Tag: mobile elevated work platforms

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

Construction Equipment

Aerial lift OEMs, industry petition ANSI, SAIA to end appeal process, put A92 standards into effect March 1st

Aerial lift OEMs Genie and JLG Industries have joined the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Associated Builders and Contractors in a petition that asks for the delayed American National Standards Institute A92 standards to be published on March 1st. Others signing the petition to the Scaffold & Access Industry Association include Brent Hoover LLC, Skanska […]

February 17, 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

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

Dealers

Deutz Power Centers now authorized service, parts centers for Genie aerial lifts

Duetz Corp. and Terex AWP announce employees at select Deutz Power Centers are now trained and equipped to work on various Genie booms, lifts, and telehandlers.

May 24, 2018

Dealers

Terex ups 2018 outlook as all three machine units see sales increases in 1Q

Terex Corporation, makers of cranes and Genie brand aerial work platforms (AWP), has released its first quarter 2018 earnings and reports that it has seen the momentum it slowly amassed during 2017 carry over into the new year. The company reported 1Q income from continuing operations of $47.6 million, or $0.59 per share, on sales […]

May 2, 2018

Construction Equipment

Manitou enters N. American mobile elevated work platform market with 5 models

Manitou, which has been manufacturing mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) since 1992 in Europe, is entering the North American market with five articulating boom models. Telescopic booms are expected to arrive later this year. Laurent Bonnaure, Manitou executive vice president, global sales and marketing, calls the move a natural progression of the company’s North American […]

February 22, 2018