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MEC’s innovative lineup at ConExpo
At ConExpo, held at the beginning of March in Las Vegas, Nevada MEC Aerial Work Platforms showed a comprehensive range of models, from its micro scissor lifts to its premium Max boom lift line. Highlights were the CD-9T carry-deck crane, a prototype of the Max 46-RJ Hybrid telescopic boom lift, the MME30 vertical mast lift, […]
LGMG North America puts rental fleets first at The ARA Show
LGMG North America (LGMG NA) highlighted its rental-driven approach to the mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) and telehandler markets at The ARA Show held at the beginning of March in Orlando, Florida. The company launched two new products designed specifically with rental fleets in mind: the SS1932ER micro scissor lift and the H1256 telehandler. As […]
Nationwide Platforms supports Antarctic infrastructure modernisation
Nationwide Platforms has supported construction works at one of the world’s most remote research facilities, supplying specialist powered access equipment to BAM UK&I at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. The work forms part of the British Antarctic Survey’s long-term Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme, a rolling investment programme to futureproof the UK’s polar research capabilities. At […]
Haulotte opens new facility near Rome
Haulotte has strengthened its customer service network in Italy with the opening of a new workshop in Aprilia, near Rome, aimed at improving support for customers across Central and Southern Italy. Operational since January 2026, the facility represents a strategic investment designed to bring Haulotte closer to its customers by offering faster response times, improved […]
SC&RF launches ‘40 schools for 40 years’ Workforce Challenge
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation (SC&RF) is launching a new workforce initiative designed to invest in the future of the industry: the 40 Schools for 40 Years Workforce Challenge. The challenge calls on SC&RA member companies to partner with local schools by visiting schools and classrooms or hosting […]
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Opinion Pieces
Welding pipelines
It’s one thing to recognise a problem like a shortage of welders, but quite another to drive meaningful change, says Doug Stitt, president and CEO at The Caldwell Group Inc. The trouble with problems is that they can be easy to identify but harder to fix. Further, the more we talk about them – economic […]
A hands off approach
If many hands make light work, imagine the problems created by a scarcity of skilled people. Here, Joel Cox considers the impact on production, knowledge transfer, and the future of the workforce. We hear a lot about today’s problems associated with not only hiring people, but finding individuals with relevant skills, training them, and maintaining […]





















