Avant Tecno Italia becomes Leguan Lifts distributor

Spider lift manufacturer, Leguan Lifts from Finland, has signed a new distributor agreement with Avant Tecno Italia srl. The latter will take charge of sales and aftersales in Italy. Hugues Lambert, export sales manager of Leguan Lifts said, “Since Avant Tecno Italia has been selling for close to three decades the Avant product range in […]

13/03/2023 - 10:10 am

Skyjack opens new Mexico manufacturing plant

Skyjack has celebrated the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Ramos Arizpe,Mexico on 12 January 2023 in. The ceremony was attended by Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis, Governor of Coahuila, José María Morales Padilla, Mayor of Ramos Arizpe, Mario Bres Garza, Secretary of Economy of the State of Coahuila and Ken McDougall, president of Skyjack. […]

17/01/2023 - 14:59 pm

Rothlehner Arbeitsbühnen delivers two more Easy Lift spiders

Easy Lift has been collaborating with Rothlehner Arbeitsbühnen GmbH since the end of 2020 and the two companies participated jointly at the Bauma exhibition in October last year. Rothlehner Arbeitsbühnen has worked hard to promote Easy Lift spiders in Germany and its sales in 2022 recorded a significant surge. Among the latest machines delivered by […]

03/01/2023 - 14:01 pm

Land of Promise

MEWPs have been an integral part of the Middle East construction boom for decades. But beyond the building site, how else are MEWPs being deployed in this region? Dan Jenkins finds out. Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) have helped shape new cityscapes across the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates […]

06/12/2022 - 15:05 pm
Products  >  MEWPs

JLG’s new E18 vertical mast lifts now available

JLG Industries has introduced an all-new vertical mast lift series to the market. The new E18MCL model is well-suited for construction and industrial applications that require outdoor and indoor capable machines while the E18MML model is suitable for finishing work and general maintenance work, as well as for cleaner indoor-only applications. Both E18 models are […]

06/12/2022 - 14:01 pm

IPAF ePAL surpasses quarter of a million downloads

The ePAL mobile app for operators of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and mast-climbing work platforms (MCWPs) from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has now surpassed a quarter of a million first-time downloads. IPAF’s ePAL app was launched in June 2021, with the global roll-out completed earlier this year. The app allows digital certification […]

22/11/2022 - 11:35 am
Products  >  MEWPs

SJ20 E – expands Skyjack’s vertical mast range in Europe

Skyjack has announced that the SJ20 E Vertical Mast will be coming to Europe with product available in Q 1 of 2023. The SJ20 E expands the vertical mast range. Complete with a 7.94m working height, full electric drive, and a wind rating, the SJ20 E offers a compelling ROI for rental companies. “In common […]

08/11/2022 - 15:05 pm
Products  >  MEWPs

JLG and Hinowa mark their long partnership with Series Gen 2 launch  

JLG Industries, a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers and Hinowa, a manufacturer of crawler mounted work platforms, mini dumpers, tracked lift trucks and under carriages, celebrate the twelve and a half years of collaboration with the launch of a renewed EC Series at Bauma 2022. At the SAIE Show, held […]

25/10/2022 - 13:17 pm

BSI receives one of the first Genie S-80 J TraX booms in Germany

In August, authorised dealer BSI GmbH (BSI), specialist for lifting and height access technology from Dortmund, received one of the first Genie S-80 J TraX boom lifts in Germany. The Genie S-80 J TraX – the first and only tracked boom in its height class – provides exceptional terrainability and lower contact pressure for reduced […]

20/10/2022 - 18:49 pm

IPAF guidance helps keep festive decorations work safe

Workers and managers using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) to install and remove seasonal decorations and lights are being urged to download a comprehensive new technical guidance booklet that can help to avoid safety issues and to mitigate risks involved in work at height in public areas and alongside roads. The Safe Use of MEWPs […]

18/10/2022 - 17:22 pm

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