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The Department of Public Works and Highways, based in Davao City in the Philippines, took delivery of an Italian, Barin ABC 110/L under bridge inspection unit in March 2008.

Scaninter, the Finnish mast climber and hoist manufacturer, saw the first Australian installation of its SC2032 hoist in December 2007.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has been asked by aerial platform manufacturers to produce a code of practice for all those involved in exhibitions after an electric scissor was blown over by the wind on the first day of the Vertikal Days show in the UK.

The Oshkosh Corporation, owners of JLG Industries, said it expected a loss of approximately $1.22 to $1.32 per share for the quarter ending 30 June 2008.

The 4500 shipments which TVH makes daily throughout Europe flow from its main warehouse, part of a 60000 m2 facility in Waregem, Belgium. Shipments enter the hands of international freight couriers from six consolidation sorters, which separate and aggregate picked items into 3000 box locations and 540 rollout tracks for weighing, packing and labelling.

Why has the world's leading supplier of spare parts for fork lift trucks moved into the access spare parts business?

At its 25th anniversary celebration, Belgium company, Heli, was able to announce two exclusive dealership arrangements. The company which specialises in the rental, sales and maintenance of aerial equipment, is now the exclusive distributor of UpRight on the Belgian market and Bluelift in Belgium, Luxemburg and Northern France.

UK Manufacturer Niftylift has recently acquired full product certification and permission to use status, for its entire range of machines in Russia. In addition the company has begun supplying its range of self propelled platforms to a Hungarian rental company.

Derek C Hathaway, the recently retired chairman and chief executive officer of Harsco Corporation, has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II.

Austrian manufacturer, Palfinger has announced that it is in the final stages of taking over the Elevant, aerial working platforms unit from Wumag GmbH.

Kevin O'Shea, who leads the training activities of Mastclimbers LLC in Atlanta, Georgia, US, draws parallels in the US mast climbing market to that of the UK 10 to 12 years ago. "We have a weak design standard coupled with weak regulation for implementation. Unregulated use is dangerous," he tells AI.

Lewis Equipment, the Grand Prairie, Texas-based hoist and tower crane specialist, now has 250 GJJ hoists in its US fleet and is expanding its links with the Chinese manufacturer through sales in New Zealand and Australia.

It has been relatively quiet for new mast climbing equipment since the numerous launches made at the World of Concrete earlier this year. However, CAMAC in Spain has launched a new hoist, the Eurolift, as well as a smaller hoist, called Smart, for use with tube scaffolding

Has the current financial market turmoil and construction decline shifted the outlook for rack and pinion access equipment around the world?

US scaffold and aerial platform manufacturer, Bil-Jax, has formed a 'Go Green' Committee. The committee's role is to investigate and implement initiatives which will reduce the environmental impact of the company's manufacturing practices and day-to-day operations.

Genie's Super Straddle, an attachment which allows a personnel lift to be used in areas which would otherwise be inaccessible, has been redesigned to meet the latest ANSI A92.3 standards and CE compliance.

Many improved, updated and new machines are being launched in the compact telehandler market

The versatility of telehandlers makes them a popular choice for hire companies. We look at the developments that are making these machines even more attractive to the rental market.

Saltec-Torgar won the gold (first prize) innovation award in the category of New Developments in Machinery for its high-rise, building materials transport system.