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Italian truck mounted boom manufacturer Isoli will launch a 19m (62ft 4in) working height machine at Vertikal Days – a UK lift and access exhibition. Available soon in the UK from Isoli distributor APS, the PT 190J is a simple, robust and competitively priced telescopic boom with jib. It provides a maximum platform capacity of […]

During the first quarter of 2016, international light and compact equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson continued to feel the impact of difficult conditions across many of its markets, in particular in the Americas region. Although the Group managed to maintain revenue at almost the same level as the record-breaking prior-year quarter, it reported lower profit figures […]

The UK Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) has been chosen by major global forklift truck manufacturer Crown Lift Trucks to accredit the company's internal and external operator training courses in the UK. Mike Knowles, UK operations director at Crown, said, “Kevin Sowerby joined Crown four years ago as technical training manager; with Kevin’s appointment […]

Crane Institute Certification (CIC) recently relocated their administrative offices from just outside Atlanta, Georgia to the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Florida. The office is the company’s central location where certification cards will be processed, paper exams will be shipped, written and practical exam sites around the country will be managed, as well as all customer […]

Skyjack is contributing to Special Olympics Ontario’s first annual Polar Plunge in Guelph, Ontario, to help raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Ontario 2016 Provincial Spring Games. Dominique O’Rourke who works in sponsorship and marketing of Special Olympics Ontario said, “We had a donated pool for the event, platform and stairs to get in […]

Teupen has introduced a modular basket design for select articulating and straight boom lift models in its LEO Series. The new concept, which is currently offered as a standard feature on its TL63A articulated compact lift and TL76S, TL92SJ, and TL110SJ telescopic boom models, offers the machine owner greater flexibility and cost savings by providing component replacement rather than entire basket repair […]

On April, 20, 2016, Walter Sellick, along with sons Howard Sellick, president and David Sellick, vice president, and grandson Colin Sellick, systems manager, broke ground on a new multi-million dollar, 120,000-sq.-ft. facilit in Harrow, Ontario, Canada. “In order to compete on a global scale, we needed to expand and build a state-of-the-art plant,” said Howard Sellick. Sellick Equipment has been […]

Crown Equipment Corporation recently earned the Excellence in Ergonomics award from the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) for the Crown SC 6000 Series electric counterbalanced forklift. Known as the “Archies,” the FLTA awards are designed to encourage and reward examples of excellence throughout the forklift industry. This year’s winners were announced at the FLTA Awards for […]

Access Control Group has introduced the SMARTIE, a Bluetooth electrolyte level and temperature sensor for flooded batteries. Prolonged periods of low water and over temperature conditions can lead batteries to perform poorly and reduce their useful life. These two conditions are recorded with date and time for warranty validation. Also, alarm data can be easily downloaded […]

Deutz Corporation is now providing JLG Industries Inc. with Deutz Xchange remanufactured engines for JLG’s aerial work platform, or MEWP, reconditioning program. “JLG was particularly pleased with the three-year transferrable warranty that we offer on all our Deutz Xchange engines,” said Robert Mann, Deutz's president and CEO. “That warranty, our quality product, and the fact that our remanufactured engines can be […]