Aerial/Lifting

Riwal Holding Group, the international aerial work platform rental and sales specialist, has arranged a new €375 million senior credit facility.

Custom Equipment, manufacturer of Hy-Brid Lifts, has hired Norman Waterman as its northeast U.S. territory manager.

French rental company Freche Location, working with Formula 1 Grand Prix production team on the Castellet racetrack in France, chose a Z135/70 articulating boomlift to enable camera operators to film the race from a height of 43.15 meters (141 feet).

NESCO Specialty Rentals has completed the acquisition of N&L Line Equipment.

Teupen USA has changed its company name to Teupen North America and has also named David Kesser president of the company.

BrandSafway, a leading provider of work access and specialized services to the global industrial commercial and infrastructure markets, has formed an innovation council to identify, develop and launch new forward-thinking ideas.

Sims Crane & Equipment, Florida’s premier crane rental and rigging service company, has entered the tower crane sector with the purchase of 11 new electric tower cranes for a total investment of $14 million.

Riwal, aerial work platform and telehandler rental and sales specialist, has sold the world’s first 43-meter all-electric boomlift to Steiness LiftCenter ApS in Denmark.

JLG Industries, leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has launched a BIM library on its website.

Loxam, Europe’s largest equipment rental company, has acquired Nove S.r.l., an aerial equipment rental company from aerial manufacturer Haulotte. Nove was founded in 1998 and controlled by Haulotte since 2006.

Irish material handling manufacturer Combilift recently held a grand opening of its 500,000-square-foot global headquarters.

Sunbelt Rentals made 15 acquisitions during its past fiscal year including some companies of considerable size.

Crown Equipment Corp., one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has opened a new regional forklift service training center in Toledo, Ohio.

The worldwide mobile elevating work platform rental fleet has reached an estimated size of 1.35 million units at the end of 2017, compared to an estimated 1.25 million units at the end of 2016, according to a report published by the International Powered Access Federation this week.

H&E Equipment Services has relocated its Austin branch to a newly constructed facility in Hutto, Texas.

Sims Crane, leading Florida crane rental and rigging service company, has named Bill Titus general manager of the West Palm Beach location.