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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
Australia's first SX-180 goes to Top End Access
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The 180 ft Genie boom will be used in Northern Territory mining and construction operations
Riwal invests in the future
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Netherlands-based Riwal has expanded its fleet of environmentally friendly equipment with the JLG Hybrid 340AJ articulating boom, plus others from Genie
Facelift invests in Niftylifts
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UK-based Facelift has recently taken delivery of the first of 30 of the new Niftylift HR17 diesel self propelled booms
ALL Aerials purchases 60 JLG booms
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Due to high customer demand, ALL Aerials has added a range of JLG booms to its fleet.
JMC boasts tallest boom on Isle of Wight
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Plant hire firm adds a Haulotte HA32 PX articulated boom to its line-up
Islands 4 Hire
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Jersey-based access rental company 4 Hire has purchased six Manitou platforms to meet increasing demands across the Channel Islands
MacAllister Rental buys third big boom
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Indianapolis-based rental company has ordered its third JLG 1850SJ.
Two injured in boom accident
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Two men were injured Monday evening when the basket and boom of a Genie Z-135/70 they were working in “dropped” about 30 feet, sources report.
Kardon Kontracts takes delivery of first JLG 1850SJ in Europe
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First JLG 1850 delivered outside North America goes to UK company Kardon Kontracts.
Uplifting the Kelpies
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Easi UpLifts, one of the largest rental companies in the UK and Ireland, provided eight Genie articulating and telescopic booms to help build The Kelpies, a two headed horse sculpture in Scotland
Lavendon chooses Trojan for power
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Rental firm says Trojan deep-cycle batteries will now power its fleet of aerial work platforms
Cunzolo helps with World Cup preparations
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Brazilian rental firm provided access platforms and cranes to a number of construction sites in run up to football tournament
ELS launches electric boom
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Turkish manufacturer Elsisan (ELS Makine) has moved in to booms for the first time with the 15 m working height electric AE15 articulated model to be launched at APEX 2014.
Genie articulated launches at APEX
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The company will launch two articulating booms at APEX 2014: the Z-62/40, an update of the Z-60/34, plus a new addition to the same range.
Bridging the World Cup
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Brazilian rental company Rentalvale Equipment, based in Sao Paulo, has put one of its Barin under bridge inspection units out to work on a new road bridge leading to FIFA World Cup stadium Arena Sao Paulo.
Kimberly puts Genie Z-135/70s back into service
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The UK rental company withdrew its fleet of 141 ft working height booms in June last year after one of them collapsed. It has devised a new safety system for them.
Sky Lift invests in Snorkel booms
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Polish rental company Sky Lift has expanded its fleet with two new Snorkel A38E electric articulated booms
Boom series launch from Haulotte
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Haulotte Group has launched a new series of rough terrain articulated booms in the 16 m working height category, AI can exclusively reveal.
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