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Stafford, U.K.-based Traction Plant & Tool Hire have recently completed the expansion of their powered access fleet with the addition of a number of Haulotte electric scissor lifts, including Optimum8, Compact10, Compact12 and Compact14 models. Traction first introduced Haulotte into its powered access fleet in 2011 and has been pleased with the reliability and performance of Haulotte products. […]

The Raymond Corporation hosted a National Manufacturing Day event at its headquarters in Greene, New York, unveiling a 47,000-square-foot addition to its facility and the reconfiguration of manufacturing space. The creation of the Raymond Operations Center accounted for 32,000 square feet of the addition. In this space, Raymond was able to add a second level […]

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has added several new rigging rollers to its equipment rental fleet. These new rollers include beam clamp rigging rollers, beam clamp multi-rollers, and rack rollers. Beam clamp rigging rollers are used for a variety of applications, but most often for the installation of pipe into racks at refineries and other industrial facilities. […]

Rotator Products Ltd, a Canada-based distributor of mechanical and electro-mechanical drive systems, has acquired Fort Worth, Texas-based crane component specialist Flow in Motion LLC, following the sale of all outstanding shares Founded in 2012, Flow in Motion provides a range of components from industry leading manufacturers, including operator seats and cabs from Merford Cabins; high quality […]

UK rental company A-Plant has expanded its range of equipment for working at height by investing over £6 million in almost 300 new powered access machines from leading manufacturer, JLG. The A-Plant order is one of the biggest to be won by JLG in the UK this year and the new machines are currently being […]

Skyjack’s 30 for 30 Partners campaign joined forces with rental company AFI Rent to provide support at a charity basketball game in Hamburg, Germany, which took place earlier this year. The ‘AFI Hamburg All-Stars’ – a collection of national celebrities from the worlds of football, comedy, film, reality television and ice-hockey – joined together to […]

London-based crane rental company City Lifting has bought the first Grove GMK6400 crane in the UK. It’s the company’s second Grove all-terrain crane, joining the GMK6300L that was added to its fleet last year. The 6-axle crane will help the company meet increased customer demand for higher capacity cranes. The 400t capacity GMK6400 is currently […]

Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions is celebrating 50 years of business as a producer of North American overhead cranes, hoists, and material handling components.  The present-day Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions segment was founded in 1819 under the name Mechanische Werkstätten Harkort & Co. in Wetter, Germany. The company then established its North […]

Finland, Machinery Oy, the recently appointed Grove distributor, has made its first two sales to Turku-based rental company, Nostokonepalvelu Oy. The GMK3060 all-terrain crane was delivered in July and the GMK4100L will be delivered later this month. As one of the latest Grove cranes to launch into the market, the GMK3060 was shown at the […]

A-Plant has taken delivery of a further 112 new powered access machines joining one of the youngest fleets in the hire industry. This latest tranche of investment has seen A-Plant purchase a range of diesel-powered rough terrain scissor lifts valued at almost £3 million from Skyjack. The order comprises  8, 9.7, 12.1, 13.1 and 15.2m […]