Friday quiz: Access equipment fatalities | Manitou’s new battery joint venture | Who is new Nixon Hire CEO?
1) By what percentage did fatal and major incidents involving powered access equipment decrease in 2024, according to IPAF’s Global Safety Report? 15% 26% 12% 2) Where will Manitou and Hangcha’s new lithium-ion battery joint venture be established? Metz, in northeastern France Le Mans, in Sarthe, France Toulouse, in southern France 3) What is the […]
Judges announced for the 2025 Working at Height Awards
The judging panel for the 2025 Working at Height Conference & Awards has been unveiled, featuring a lineup of esteemed industry experts. As part of the Working at Height Conference & Awards event co-organized by Access, Lift & Handlers (ALH) magazine and the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), the Working at Height Awards brings together […]
New CEO for Opifex-Synergy in US
Opifex-Synergy, the major US rental business in the Southern states of the US, has appointed Joseph ‘Jay’ Vaughn III as its CEO. Vaughn was the CEO and co-founder of Texas-based Opifex. His appointment follows the merger last year of Opifex and Florida-based Synergy Equipment. He succeeds Synergy founder J C Mas, who will become chairman […]
Capex drop hits Genie quarterly revenues
Lower than expected capital expenditure from customers has resulted in a 17% drop in net sales for Genie in the second quarter of the year. Sales at Terex Corp’s Aerials division stood at $607 million, representing a $125 million fall year-over-year as rental customers focused primarily on replaceing their fleets. Genie’s GTH-1044 The lower than […]
Guide: SAIA Annual Convention & Exposition
The Scaffold and Access Industry Association (SAIA) will welcome more than 700 attendees this August 4-8 in Fort Worth, TX for its Annual Convention & Exposition, with 57 of those being first-timers. The SAIA Annual Convention & Exposition brings together the largest gathering of scaffold and access industry professionals. The convention features industry-focused educational sessions […]
JCB on how to beat the skilled labor shortage
What does it take to cultivate the next generation of skilled talent in the access, rental and manufacturing industries? JCB’s Early Career Development Manager Chastity Williams-Lasley will address just that when she takes the stage on Oct. 16 to present at the Working at Height Conference & Awards in Nashville. In her session “Built to […]
Genie launches quick access operator information hub
Genie has introduced the Serial Hub, bringing QR codes to its lift, which makes it easier and faster for operators to find machine information. The service provides access to the operator’s manual, maintenance requirements, safety-related information, and parts ordering and availability, among others. In July, Genie began rolling out QR code decals located in an […]
Spreading the load: How cranes giant Palfinger wants to take its access platform business to the next level
Palfinger, the Austrian engineering group is known around the world for its cranes. The Salzburg-based manufacturer, founded in 1932, produces more than 100 models of truck-mounted articulated loader cranes and is easily considered the market leader in the segment. Yet, despite this specialism, Palfinger, which also produces marine lifting solutions and truck-mounted forklifts, is looking […]
Mateco acquisition part of general rental rollout
Mateco, has acquired Spanish crane, MEWP and construction equipment rental company Sergruco as part of the rollout of its General Equipment Rental Division in Alicante, Alcoy and Valencia. Serving the province of Teruel, with an additional presence in the northern area of Valencia and Castellón, Sergruco was founded in the mid-1990s with the main goal […]
Barin bridge inspection unit for Brazilian rental
Brazilian rental company Construtora Unitecnica has added a new Barin bridge inspection unit to its fleet. Based in Bairro Vila Nova, Tietê – a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Construtora has already used the Barin ABC 70/L for bridge maintenance in the country. The unit is mounted on to a 2-axle VW Delivery […]