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What is the Genie business worth and what type of buyer could it attract?
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Published on: 31 October 2025
What could happen following Terex’s announcement that it will sell or spin off its Genie aerials business?
Interview: talking growth with UP-Rentals, China
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Published on: 31 October 2025
IRN caught up with Xu Jianding, operations director of UP-Rentals, at the APEX Asia exhibition in Shanghai
Report: the rise of Turkey’s MEWP rental sector
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Published on: 28 October 2025
Euan Youdale reports from Istanbul on the growing pains of Turkey’s aerial platform sector.
China’s Dingli dodged a bullet on anti-dumping duty – now its focus is innovation for growth
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Published on: 08 October 2025
Dingli chairman and founder Mr. Xu Shugen speaks to Construction Briefing
Off-Highway Research publishes indepth China access report
Published on: 15 September 2025
A new report from Off-Highway Research delves into China’s dynamic powered access industry
Why is LiuGong Access betting on new telehandler range for growth?
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Published on: 11 September 2025
Telehandlers have never truly taken hold in China - at least, not yet.
On the Up: 5 reasons vertical mast lifts are rising in popularity
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Published on: 10 September 2025
5 things you should know about vertical mast lifts
Three zero-emissions MEWPs pushing the boundaries of technology in 2025
Published on: 05 September 2025
We look at three zero-emissions mobile elevating work platforms pushing the boundaries of technology in 2025
Steep US tariffs threaten to disrupt India’s equipment manufacturing and rental markets
Published on: 03 September 2025
India’s construction boom faces fresh uncertainty as US tariffs squeeze manufacturers and threaten to derail the country’s bid to rival China as a global equipment hub.
Ken Simonson: construction shows strength in uncertain times - but how long will it last?
Published on: 02 September 2025
Associated General Contractors chief economist Ken Simonson warns that rising costs and rapid changes are testing US construction
High-capacity telehandlers face test of strength amid economic headwinds
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Published on: 22 August 2025
What’s in store for high-capacity telehandlers?
Five key trends shaping North America’s equipment rental sector
Published on: 13 August 2025
Five trends from the ARA rental forecast for North America
Chinese rental firm overtakes United Rentals to top the ranking of the world’s largest MEWP fleets
Published on: 12 August 2025
The latest Access50 top list of the world’s largest MEWP fleet owners
Interview: Topcon boss talks culture and customer impact
Published on: 06 August 2025
CEO Ivan De Federico shares his strategy for cutting through construction tech complexity - and why creating real value matters more than ever
Re-rental veteran Truckenbrodt on tariffs, tech shortages and survival in an uncertain market
Published on: 30 July 2025
Randy Truckenbrodt on the fast changing US re-rentals market
Spreading the load: How cranes giant Palfinger wants to take its access platform business to the next level
Published on: 28 July 2025
Palfinger bets on local production to drive global growth in aerial platforms
Up and down: AccessM20 ranking reveals access sector slowdown amid macroeconomic headwinds
Published on: 11 July 2025
The AccessM20 reveals the world’s largest access manufacturers by turnover 
Gulf giga-projects fuel surge in construction equipment rental demand
Published on: 09 July 2025
Saudi Arabia leads record-breaking year as infrastructure ambitions reshape regional market
‘The only certainty is change’: Dinolift’s Rönnlöf outlines vision for long-term growth
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Published on: 07 July 2025
Meet the new Dinolift CEO Petter Rönnlöf 
Webs of opportunity: why access manufacturers are focusing on spiders
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Published on: 17 June 2025
A round up of the latest developments in the spiderlift market
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