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Dinolift launches boom with telehandler capabilities
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The 22 m 220XSE has a 350 kg basket capacity which can be detached to reveal forks meaning the machine can be operated remotely as a telehandler
AFI Rent brings first Skyjack SJ86 T to Germany
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After a successful launch at Intermat, Paris, Skyjack made its first sale of a SJ86 T in Germany — to access rental company AFI Rent, headquartered in Hamburg
Brand invests in JLG
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Riwal has delivered 40 JLG aerial work platforms to Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services in the Netherlands
GSR pair head for harsh conditions
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The 17 and 29 m working height E179T and E290PX are the first two GSR platforms in the Russian market for the maintenance of electric and telephone lines
Webinar promotes work at height
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AFI has delivered its first webinar to promote health & safety in the working at height sector.
Hybrid investment at UK Platforms
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UK Platforms, part of HSS Hire Group, has added two hybrid Niftylift HR21 and HR17 Height Rider booms to its fleet
Open house at Genie
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Customers and distributors get a tour of UK production plant and a look at the company’s latest redesigned articulating boom lift
Dromad expands fleet
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Irish plant and tool rental company Dromad Hire has taken delivery of four machines from Hinowa, Niftylift and Manitou.
First Niftylift hybrid pair in Denmark
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AH-Lift, which has operated in the Copenhagen area of Sealand, Denmark, for nearly 30 years, has taken delivery of the country’s first Niftylift HR28 Hybrids
HWS receives JLGs from Riwal
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Riwal is supplying a range of JLG platforms to the Netherlands-based rental company HWS. Booms modified for façade applications by Riwal are included
GT Access buys Manitou booms
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UK-based GT Access is investing in Manitou rough terrain articulated booms. They include the 160ATJ and 160ATJ+ models, both of which have a working height of 16 m
NES adds MEC 60-J booms to fleet
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The rental company has exclusively added the new boom to it roster of available equipment
Genie super boom launch
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The 150 ft working height SX-150 adds to its Super Boom range, while three other products debut at the Rental Show
4Hire provides sea defence
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Jersey-based rental company 4hire has provided a new Bobcat T40180 telehandler for use in crucial sea defence work on the island
APL continues Niftylift investment
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UK-based Aerial Platforms Ltd. (APL) has taken delivery of the first of two Niftylift Height Rider 28 (HR28) Hybrid articulating booms
Platform exit system launch from Genie
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Genie has introduced the Fall Arrest Bar, available for ANSI and CSA boom lifts. it allows the operator to tie off and move freely outside the platform using a shock-absorbing lanyard
Skyjack to supply 200 units for Vikings stadium
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Located in the heart of Minneapolis, the new glass-centric covered stadium will replace the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, which was torn down in early 2014
JMS fleet reaches 1000
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The UK company, a division of JMS Plant Hire, reached its millennial milestone after receiving a Genie ZX-135/70 boom lift from Access Platform Sales Ltd (APS).
Crawling to the top?
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Compact, tracked lifts are still fighting to gain rental market share and knock the ‘niche’ perception out of the park. Lindsey Anderson reports on the North American industry and its acceptance of these units
Skyjack to unveil new boom at The Rental Show 2015
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The SJ86 T boom lift will be shown for the first time in New Orleans
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