Aerial/Lifting

The MRT 2150 rotating telescopic handler with 360-degree continuous rotation is equipped with an extendable 13-foot work platform that can accommodate loads up to 1,320 pounds with 180-degree swing capability.

Maxim Crane Works and Essex Rental Corp. have successfully completed Maxim’s acquisition of Coast Crane Co., an indirect subsidiary of Essex. Founded in 1970 and based in Seattle, Coast is one of the largest providers of bare crane rental and related lift solutions servicing the West Coast of the United States.

Guiffre Bros. Cranes, which began renting Frank and Dominic Guiffre and their dumptruck for $12.50 an hour in 1963 has now taken delivery of its 5,000th unit to start 2017, a Terex BT 4792 mounted on a 2017 Freightliner 108SD.

Manitou, world leader in all-terrain material handling equipment, has named Able Equipment Rental to the Manitou dealer network.

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, is celebrating this month’s National Forklift Safety Day sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), with a challenge to anyone directly or indirectly related to forklift operation.

Aerial work platform inspections might not be exciting, but these routine tasks collect critical information that helps operators, mechanics and fleet managers keep equipment in service and ensure jobs are completed safely.

Terex Aerial Work Platforms’ Genie Z-60/37 FE hybrid articulating boomlift was awarded “Rental Product of the Year” by the European Rental Association at the European Rental Awards last month in Amsterdam.

As president of Skyjack, a sector board member of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and one of the most active members of IPAF, Brad Boehler rarely sits still for very long. Still, RER was recently able to catch up with him and talk about Skyjack’s growing equipment portfolio, the incoming ANSI standards, the potential for growth in the access market, and more.

Aerial work platform manufacturer Skyjack is growing a more competitive sales team for the North American market, with promotions and new hires aimed at developing stronger relationships with customers both nationally and regionally.

Utility Equipment, a U.K.-based distributor of access platforms and specialist cranes has launched a dedicated business, Uniquely Engineered Components Ltd., to handle all design, development and top tier sales activities for its UE Components brand of joystick controllers, control boxes and battery chargers.

European aerial rental specialist Riwal has sold its first three 100-percent electric 38-meter boomlifts to an equipment rental company in Norway.

Manitowoc reported first quarter orders of $488 million, an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year, which the company attributed to new product innovation.

Terex Aerial Work Platforms is participating in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, May 8-12, by introducing the new Genie interactive tool that calculates aerial lifts’ current capacity limits to help educate customers on how the new technology will impact equipment safe use and productivity.

Sims Crane & Equipment has developed a paid apprenticeship program that will prepare graduates for long-term, stable and potentially lucrative careers in the crane industry.

Skyjack has released a white paper detailing the major changes to the new aerial equipment standards in North America.