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Tomorrow we launch WorldAccessWeek: an e-newsletter specifically for and about the worldwide access market. WorldAccessWeek will be published weekly and will bring you all the latest news about access companies, people and products.

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IPAF (the International Powered Access Federation) has produced guidance for second party inspection bodies that carry out periodic, in-service inspections of MEWPs (mobile elevating work platforms).

Dubai International Airport has put its new Eagle S4230 from Italy's Oil & Steel into service. The new owner repainted the 42 m working height machine after delivery in September and has been using it for maintenance since December.

US-based Harsco Corporation's access division reported a 13% decline in its fourth quarter sales in 2008 - falling to US$339 million - but forecast "modest growth" in its access business in the second half of 2009 as economic stimulus packages start to impact on infrastructure spending.

Oshkosh Corp reported an almost 40% fall in sales for JLG Industries in the three months to 31 December 2008 and an operating loss for the division of $47.0 million (€35 million), compared to a $61.1 million (€45.8 million) profit in the same period in 2007. Oshkosh said the figures reflected “substantially lower demand in North America and Europe as customers remained cautious with purchases.”

JLG now offers a fluid analysis service as part of preventative maintenance programmes for its customers' aerial work platforms and telehandlers in North America. The service complements the company's Ground Support programme and is part of JLG's Extended Warranty Program.

Steve Cabral has been promoted by Spider to the newly created position of industrial sales representative.

UK manufacturer, Aldercote, has built an 8.5m working height platform mounted onto a Ford Ranger, for a CCTV contractor. The customer had been renting a trailer mounted platform to carry out his work but decided this combination was a more cost effective route.

Having recently acquired the offices and buildings of Liebherr's Plant & Equipment Services Centre in Dortmund, Germany, tyre fill company, Zeus, has completed a full site refurbishment. The new facility is part of the company's global expansion strategy in large earthmoving, off-highway and general industrial tyre filling and puncture proofing solutions.

Gabriele Valli is leaving Italian truck mount specialist, CTE to join Isoli Spa as product and sales manager.

Time is running out to get your entries in for the IAPA (International Awards for Powered Access). If you have yet to enter, you still have a few days, and dropping a line to Access International's Managing Editor Murray Pollok [email protected] may secure you an extension to the 31 January deadline.

About 100 workers will be laid off from JLG, totaling 1500 lay offs since July 2008

Auxiliary firefighters were tackling a blaze in a house in the village of Takern II, Austria, when an UpRight TL37 trailer mounted boom passed through.

Enigma Vehicle Systems, a UK supplier of satellite tracking systems and associated products, is warning the plant industry to take even greater care when choosing suppliers of anti-theft and tracking systems for their plant fleets.

UK powered access rental specialist AFI-Uplift has relocated its Wakefield depot to larger premises.

The Youngman Group, a UK manufacturer of access towers, ladders and step ladders has introduced its first powered access product.

Terex AWP (Aerial Work Platforms) has acquired the assets of a refurbishment facility owned by United Rentals in Modesto, California.

Golden Equipment based in Alberquerque, New Mexico and CMI (Construction Machinery Industrial) based in Anchorage Alaska are the latest companies to be added to Skyjack' s expanding dealership network for the VR Telehandler range.

The T100CR telescopic boom has been developed by US manufacturer MLE (Man & Material Lift Engineering) for use in a clean room environment.