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June 2013 Vol. 15 issue 4

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17 All Terrain cranes

Rough Terrain scissors

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Membrey crane and transport from Australiarelocated an extremely rare Rothschild Giraffefrom the Melbourne Zoo in Victoria to theMogo Zoo on the southern coast of NSW800km away using a Terex Franna AT-20 pickand carry crane. The move was part of a regional breeding program and reunited the10 year old, 4,8 metre giraffe named Tanziwith her sister Shani.

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In the next issue of Cranes & Access out in July we will have a full Vertikal Days review, ourAnnual dealer guide and with plant shut-downs approaching we will look at Industrial Cranesand Industrial Access and Push Around Lifts.

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If its June it must be VertikalDays! This year’s show is

the biggest ever and wehave it all covered in this

mega pull-out Vertikal Days Show Guide.

IPAF Summit 59The International Powered Access Federationheld its Annual General Meeting, Summit and

Awards dinner in Miami, Florida, the first timethat the events have been held outside of Europe. Here is our slightly irreverent look

back at the events.

Altrex partnership 73Following last year’s announcement of the

manufacturing/distribution partnership betweenDutch scaffold, ladder and suspended platform

manufacturer Altrex and UK-based Pop-UpProducts, Ed Darwin met up with both

companies to learn what the two have beenworking on...

Comment 5

News 6AFI acquires Hi-Reach and Access Rental Gulf andgains a new owner, Record 42,780 tonne jack-up,OSHA to delay crane rule, Liebherr to expand Irish

crane facility, Palfinger Sany launch, Ashtead acquires Eve, Stopping the serial defaulters, Ball

to leave Easi UpLifts, Haulotte India launched, 800JCBs for A-Plant, First Liebherr for King Lifting,

Palfinger goes direct in Austria, Tadano inaugurates Thai plant, Volvo Rents for sale? New

LEEA guidance, Record gantry crane order forTerex, 900 tonne

AHC subsea crane to South Korea, One

Call Hire widenstelehandler fleet andfinancials round-up.

All Terrain cranes 17We review Liebherr’s new Variable SupportingBase, take a look at the trend for larger single engine All Terrains and compare the latest 60

tonners from Liebherrand Grove with the

Challenger 3180.

Rough Terrain scissors 27

The original RT scissors were relatively lightweight, two wheel drive units with large

tyres and highly successful as rental machinesbeing very reliable, easy to transport and operate

as well as being cheap to maintain and repair. We review how has the market developed since

then as rates have remained in the doldrums and looking at current offerings.

Vertikal Days really is a show - that if you are serious about the access or the crane industry - you cannot afford not to be at.

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ALLMI Focus 63Training 65

IPAF Focus 67PASMA 69

Innovations 71Books and Models 75

Letters 77What’s on 79

Online directory 84

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An end to box ticking Are we really serious about safety andcreating a safe environment at work or arecompanies just going through the motions?Unfortunately I fear the latter is more likelyand that working on many sites is littlebetter than it was when I started 30 oddyears ago. Yes everyone has to wear an

inordinate amount of PPE (which can prevent you working properly)but are we actually any safer? There is certainly a great deal morepaperwork, which in the case of anything going wrong usually provesthat the blame lies with an employee or sub-contractor.

One of our letters this month tells of one man’s battle with companiesthat obviously haven’t moved on and still flout the rules when it suitsthem. Of course there are many companies that can hold their headshigh in the knowledge that safety and fairness runs from top tobottom. But there are still way too many that do not ‘walk the talk’.

Safety is more than being seen to do the right thing or ticking the rightboxes - it is about each and every person from chief executive to traineetaking responsibility for and being allowed to speak up about any unsafepractice, so they are never put in a position to have to ‘bend the rules’to get the job done.

Europe generally has a very good attitude towards safety and withinEurope the UK is probably the most sanctimonious about safety withall the major contractors enshrining it in their communications.

The same people that expound safety mantra also work hard to forcedown the prices they pay to equipment suppliers to levels they know tobe uneconomic, leading to them employing low bid corner-cutters, orpressuring reputable companies to provide equipment that does thejob, but without the extra margin of safety they would prefer.

Once on site many contractors focus entirely on getting the job donein the fastest possible time, even if that means flouting the rules.If an operator questions a request to do something potentially unsafe,he is labelled a troublemaker and his employer ensures that he is notused again. The same contractors also try to suppress information onany incidents, while being quick to pass the blame to the supplier/sub-contractor - after all the paperwork proves that it wastheir responsibility.

Isn’t it time the industry practises what it preaches as well asadopting a much more open attitude to reporting near missesand accidents - for everyone’s safety?

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6 cranes & access June 2013

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The UK’s second largest powered access rental company AFI has acquired the UK operations of Hi-Reach, the country’s ninth largest powered access rentalcompany from owner Paul Richards. It has also takenover Dubai-based associate company Access Rental Gulf- a business led by Chris Light and established at the endof 2007 by AFI directors Nick Selly and David Shipman.

Liebherr to expand Irish crane facilityLiebherr Container Cranes has commenced work on a new €50 million production hall at its site in Killarney. The new 16,400 square metre facilitywill provide a significant increase in its capacity and incorporate new state-of-the-art production equipment and automation technology, in order tomeet a substantial growth in demand for the company’s container cranesthat are built in Killarney.

Liebherr’s new plant in Killarney is already well underway.

The conclusion of these acquisitions coincides with a complete restructuring of AFI’s finances, with private equity firmRutland Partners investing £32 million in the expanded businessgiving it a 51 percent controlling interest. Other shareholders arelargely made up of the company’smanagers who have jointly invested a further £13 million in the

business. GE Capital is also providing a £50 million five year revolving asset-based lending facility. Rutland also owns a majorstake in Brandon Hire.

The deal does not include the AbuDhabi-based Safe Lift business,which Richards will retain, purchasing the Middle East-basedmachines from Hi-Reach at aroundthe same time as the merger

completes. He will also stay on inhis current role on a consultingbasis, at least for a transition andhand-over period. The deal will takeAFI’s revenues to around £50 million this year with a fleet of5,500 machines. The plan is to retain Hi-Reach and Access RentalGulf as separate businesses, alongthe same lines as most of AFI’s recent acquisitions.

AFI acquires Hi-Reach and Access Rental Gulf

Group business development director Nick Selley said: “AlthoughAFI has acquired several companies during recent years, theHi-Reach acquisition is by far ourlargest deal to date and it emphasises how we are well positioned to capitalise on opportunities as they develop in themarket place.”

Heavy lift specialist ALE has successfully completed what itclaims is the heaviest load everlifted in a jack-up - a 42,780 tonnetopside for a new ice-resistantfixed platform for an offshore platform being built by Daewooshipbuilding and marine engineering in Korea for ExxonNeftegaz.The rig is expected to become thelargest oil and gas production platform in Russia and will be located in the Arkutun Dagi field offRussia’s east coast. First oil is scheduled for next year. ALE jackedthe 42,780 tonne load to a height of24 metres in 11 hours while copingwith maximum wind speeds of 50

metres asecond. It is the firstproject of its kindusing theMega JackSystem. Tocarry out the project the MegaJack was configured in four sets oftowers each consisting of three individual towers each corner sethaving a capacity of 15,000 tonnesgiving an overall jacking capacity of60,000 tonnes. The Mega Jack is acompletely computerised andstroke controlled system which includes data logging, weather dataand optional dimensional surveys.

Record jack-up job ALE successfully jacked a 42,780 tonne loadthought to be the heaviest load lifted in a jack-up

The rig was lifted to a height of 24 metres in 11 hours using theMega Jack System

Each corner - madeup of three towers -had a capacity of15,000 tonnes

The load comprised the topside fora new ice-resistant fixed platform for an offshore platform


Thom Sijs

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OSHA to delay crane ruleOSHA has announced that it is extending the compliance date for craneoperator certification in the United States by three years to Nov 10,2017, following recent hearings that garnered industry input and objections to assumptions made in relation to the difference betweenbeing ‘certified’ and being ‘qualified’ to operate a crane, as well as theinclusion of lift capacity bands.

The statement said that the main purpose of the delay is to take into consideration industry concerns of these qualification/certification requirements and capacity bands and make any required changes prior tothe final deadline for full implementation of the new rule.

US crane operator certification company National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has urged OSHA to rework thenew crane rule without delay. NCCCO executive director, Graham Brentsaid: “While NCCCO ‘reluctantly’ supports OSHA's action to postpone implementation, we strongly urge OSHA to pursue the second phase of thisinitiative - the development of proposed rulemaking - with all haste. An extension of the deadline, already unpopular with many sectors of industry,is worthless without immediate and substantive action to solicit industrycomments that will result in a resolution accurately reflecting the intent ofthe industry group theCranes and Derricks Advisory Committee (C-DAC) that OSHA itselfassembled to develop this rule."

Palfinger Sany launches at CTTPalfinger Sany launched the first two cranes resulting from its European joint venture at the recent CTT exhibition in Moscow. Thefirst two models are the 25 tonne three axle QY25C with 33.5 metres of boom and the four axle 50 tonne QY50C with a 42.5 metre fivesection boom. Both units are Chinese built truck cranes adapted to suitRussian market conditions and preferences.

Palfinger says that its qualitymanagers have supervisedthe production of the newcranes in Changsha, in orderto ensure that they meet European standards. Thecranes meet Euro 4 requirements and alreadyhave a full set of GOST certification for the Russianmarket. The cranes carry a2,250 hour or 18 monthswarranty with spare partsand components stocked ata warehouse in Moscow. Alocal Russian sales and technical support team hasalso been put in place, readyfor the launch.

Ball to leaveEasi UpLiftsJohn Ball, managing director ofthe Irish-based international rental group Height For Hire/EasiUpLifts, has announced his intention to resign in order pursueother business interests. He willremain with the business untillater in the year in order to assist with the transition and hand over.

Ball, 52, started his career as a teacher, joining Height For Hire in 1986when he opened its Limerick branch. In 1993 he was appointed managingdirector of Height For Hire when it had just three branches, all of them inIreland.

In the 1990s, he was directly involved with founder Harry McArdle in thecompany’s expansion into Belfast, Northern Ireland and Glasgow, Scotland.Within a few years a further four branches were opened in the UK. In 2008he successfully finalised negotiations on the company’s first acquisition,the rental company SCS in Slovakia, which has now been fully integratedinto the Easi UpLifts group and has four locations in Central Europe. A pastpresident of IPAF (2008 to 2010), he was instrumental in organising thefirst IPAF Summit outside of the UK when he helped host it in Dublin andhas been a long term and very active council and board member. With thefocus of the group shifting increasingly towards the UK and other exportmarkets Fergus McArdle relocated to the UK and is likely to take over mostof Ball’s responsibilities.

Ashtead acquires Eve TrakwayUK/USA rental group Ashtead has acquired the Accession Group, and itsmain trading business Eve Trakway, the provider of temporary roadways andfencing. The deal includes £28 million in cash with a further £7 million incash depending on the profitability of the acquired business over the next 12months. In the year to 31st March 2012, Accession reported revenues of £26million.

Stopping the defaulters and slow payersA meeting to explore the interest in setting up a UK crane and access credit circle will be held at Vertikal Days and hosted by Top Service and theP&A Partnership. The idea is to confidentially exchange information on thosecompanies that go from one supplier to the other as they are finally put ‘opstop’ Intended mainly for rental companies it will mirror credit circles that Top service organises for other construction related industries.

John BallThe first fruits of thePalfinger Sany jointventure - the QY25C

and ….

QY50C

Terex Cranes restructuresGerman productionTerex Cranes has started the negotiation and consultation process torestructure its German production facilities in order, it says, to adjust tocurrent demand and improve its competitive position. The changes willmean a loss of up to 200 jobs, largely at the company’s Wallerscheidplant, where it builds smaller All Terrain cranes. The move follows numerous efforts since 2008 to cope with lower demand, while maintaining the full workforce, these have included short time working,a reduction in temporary staff, flexi time and other measures.

Other moves will include changes to a production bonus scheme which, according to a company spokesman, is out of proportion with industry standards and pays out regardless of the success or not of the business.The intention behind this change is to protect as many production jobs aspossible he said.

The company opened talks with the works council in early June, in order tofind a socially acceptable way of dealing with the changes and ensuringthat the lay-offs are organised with the minimum of disruption. The full restructuring is expected to be completed by early 2014.


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First for King LiftingUK crane rental company King Lifting has ordered three new All Terraincranes including its first ever Liebherr - a 300 tonne LTM 1300-6.2 withECOmode single engine design, the first of its type in the UK – alongwith a 140 tonne Terex AC 140 Compact and a 200 tonne six axle TerexAC200-1P.

“The LTM 1300-6.2 crane impressed us with its environmentally soundsingle engine for both road and lifting, which makes both operational andfinancial sense,” said commercial director Tristan King. “The crane also hasLiebherr’s new Variable Supporting Base system which uses individualoutrigger data to plot the crane’s lifting duties based on the actual positions,ballast and ground force at that moment in time. The safety benefits of thissystem are obvious and from a sales perspective it gives us an edge overother cranes. With ever increasing pressures on safety, this is a critical boxticked for many of our customers.”

“Our existing AC140 Compact and AC200-1 are well proven in service - theAC 140, with its short chassis, is extremely popular with our customers whoappreciate its manoeuvrability,” he said. “The six axle AC200-1P has the distinct advantage of carrying 25.2 tonnes of ballast.”

Seven GMK 6300L’s to Western AustraliaWATM Crane Sales and Services, the Grove dealer for Western Australia,has ordered seven 300 tonne Grove GMK 6300Ls for delivery to local rentaland mining companies. Four of the cranes have already been delivered,with the rest due to arrive over the coming months.

Equipped with 80 metre booms the GMK6300Ls will be used for generalassembly and maintenance work at iron ore mines across Western Australia.The majority are heading to the Pilbara in the north, where 75 percent of thestate’s iron ore mining takes place. The cranes are expected to work for morethan 10 years in the harsh mining environment, contending with searing heatand a heavy workload. Servicing the cranes is crucial so WATM is providing theon-site support and training. WATM managing director Anthony Lazenby said:“The GMK6300L offers immense capacity and long reach with a very fastset-up. We will sell more of this crane this year than any other Grove model.”

Alan Blake of JCB with one of A-Plant's new telehandlers

Alan Blake of JCB with one of A-Plant's new telehandlers

King Lifting has ordered two more Terex All Terrain cranes -a 140 tonne AC 140 Compact and a 200 tonne, six axle AC200-1P.

Steven Elliot (L) of Liebherr signs the contractwith Tristan King of King Lifting for its first Liebherr crane

800 JCBs for A-PlantA-Plant, the UK arm of Ashtead has placed an order worth over £27million for more than 800 machines from JCB.

The deal includes a large number of telescopic handlers ranging from 9.5to 17 metres, including the 535-95 and 535-125 which have a maximumcapacity of 3.5 tonnes and lift heights of 9.5 and 12.3 metres respectivelyand the four tonne 540-170 can lift 2.5 tonnes to 16.7 metres. All modelsare powered by JCB Ecomax Tier 4i engines. The order also includes miniexcavators, backhoe and skid steer loaders. The deal follows 550 unitsordered by A-Plant last year and brings the total number of JCB unitspurchased since 1988 to more than 7,500.

JCB chief executive Alan Blake said: “This is the biggest deal of the yearfor JCB from a UK customer and we are delighted that A-Plant has orderedsuch a significant number of machines. It is a huge vote of confidence notonly in the JCB products, but also in the UK hire market.”

One of the new Grove GMK6300L cranes (R) soldto rental company Boom Logistics performs atandem lift with a 550 tonne Grove GMK7550

Haulotte India launchedHaulotte has formally established and opened a sales and servicesubsidiary in Mumbai, India.

Haulotte India will be managed by Souma Ray who said: “Mumbai is one ofthe key places in this huge country, with a great potential market for peopleand material lifting equipment. It’s a major challenge for me and the team.”

Chief executive Alexandre Saubot added: “Haulotte is building a strongsales network in BRIC nations, thanks to our own entities and a dealernetwork, in order to establish a closer relationship with customers,to provide them with products that meet their requirements, along withservices, such as training, spare parts and financial solutions. The newsales subsidiary in India is a key part of this programme.”


newsc&aOil&Steel appoints Mantis AccessItalian truck mounted and spiderlift manufacturer Oil&Steel hasappointed newly formed MantisAccess as its sole distributor forthe UK and Ireland. Mantis Accessis a new division of Durham-basedMantis Cranes, the UK sales,rental and service arm of theIrish-based self-erecting towercrane manufacturing group.

Mantis Access will initiallyconcentrate on the sale of truck mounted platforms and spider lifts as well asdevelop a market for larger platforms mounted on All Terrain tracked carriers.The new business and relationship will be officially launched at Vertikal Days.

Seamus McMenamin of Mantis said: “We will use the experience from ourcrane manufacturing division and engineering skills to mount platforms onbespoke vehicles to meet customer’s needs and specifications. Service willbe provided from our bases in Durham and Wellingborough with existingengineers being cross-trained to cover both access and lifting equipment.”

Oil&Steel sales director Giovanni Tacconi added: “Mantis was the obviouschoice for us with its existing knowledge of working at height, manufacturingtechniques and reputation for customer support. We look forward to a longand fruitful relationship with Seamus and his team.”

Scottish crane rental company Horizon Reinforcing and Crane Hire hascelebrated its 40th anniversary by taking delivery of the UK andIreland’s first 65 tonne Tadano Faun HK65 truck-mounted cranefrom UK distributor Cranes UK.

The new crane features a 41 metre main boom plus 15.8 metre swing-awayextension, providing a maximum under hook height of 58 metres. Mountedon a four-axle MAN TGS chassis it is the largest capacity crane of its typerunning within the UK’s STGO category B classification. The crane will alsocarry the company’s ‘40th year’ logo.

Oil&Steel's 18 metreOctopussy Evo 1800

Horizon celebrates with UK first

Movex upgrades TLF10 van mountSpanish vehicle mounted lift manufacturer Movex has upgraded itsTLF10 van mounted lift. The unit, which does not require outriggers,has gained a metre more working height at 10.8 metres, and a step-inplatform which is now fibreglass as standard.

On the original TLF10, introduced in October 2012, the platform stowed onthe roof of the van, which was not universally popular, the new model ismore traditional. The lift offers five metres of outreach, 120kg platformcapacity and can be fitted to most 2.8 tonne vans such as the VauxhallVivaro, Renault Traffic, Nissan Primastar and Ford Transit. The companysays that the one man machine is ideal for city works, including traffic lightmaintenance, CCTV cameras, street lights and Christmas lights.

Palfinger goes direct in AustriaPalfinger Platforms has reorganised the distribution and supportcoverage for its aerial lifts in Austria. The company will continue to usethe mobile service engineers it already has in the country, but is alsoplanning to open a service operation in Vienna run by René Kreuz.

At the same time Karl Graf will be responsible for sales in most parts of thecountry, with Michael Heer covering the Vorarlberg and Tyrol regions. Thecompany has also increased the resources of its adjoining German servicebranches in Ainring near Salzburg and Merklingen, near Ulm.

Steven Dougall of Horizon said: “With contracts requiring us to travelfurther afield, the low running and maintenance costs of thismachine will be of great benefit.”

Steven Dougall (L) and Paul Goodall celebrating Horizon's 40thanniversary with the delivery of the UK’s first Tadano Faun HK65

The new Movex TLF10

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Volvo Rents for saleVolvo is said to be considering selling its construction equipment rentalbusiness Volvo Rents. It believes that it might fetch up to $1.5 billion. Thecompany operates from 130 locations in North America and runs a varietyof equipment including aerial lifts and telehandlers.

New LEEA guidanceThe Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has issued new guidance on using hand operated chain blocks at an angle to the vertical. Whilst previously advising against such use, the new guidance reflects that some chain blocks are designed to be used in this manner and that, in certain applications, standard chain blocks can also be used safely at an angle, if an appropriate risk assessment is conducted and additional precautions observed. More details on www.leeaint.com

Terex Port Solutions has received thelargest order for Rubber-Tyred Gantry

cranes in the company’s history.

Tadano inaugurates Thai plantJapanese crane manufacturer Tadano has started production at itsnew Bt310 million ($10.2 million) manufacturing facility in Thailand, located on the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Rayong.

The plant will initially produce components, but will also begin building andmounting telescopic loader cranes for the Thai market later this year. Nextyear it will begin exporting to other Asian countries, the Middle East, Australia and Africa. The company plans to invest a further Bt150 million($5 million) in a second-phase expansion due for completion in 2015. Initialcapacity is 1,000 units a year expanding to 2,000 units with the secondphase.

The Stone laying ceremony for Tadano’s Thai facility -

August 2012

Record gantry crane order for TerexTerex Port Solutions has received a record order for 26 (with an option for 32 more) Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes from Malaysian terminal operator Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas for delivery next April. The 50 tonne capacity cranes are to be manufactured in Xiamen, China.

Largest AHC subsea crane Hyundai Heavy Industries has ordered a€22 million, 900 tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subseacrane for its South Korean shipyard. The crane - the largest ever ordered - willbe installed on a 150 metre multi-purposeoffshore construction vessel ordered bySealion Shipping, on behalf of Toisa. Delivery is planned for early 2015.

An active heave-compensated (AHC)MacGregorsubsea crane

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www.bluelift.it


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Wotschke leaves TeupenMichael Wotschke joint chief executive at Teupen, the spider and truckmounted lift manufacturer, resigned from the company on May 7th.

Michael Scheuss who joined the business in Februarythis year as joint managing director, sharing the chiefexecutive role with Wotschke, will provisionally takeover his duties. Wotschke had been in the post since2009, initially as joint CEO with Alfons Thihatmer wholeft the business a year later.

Kühl takes an MK88North German heavy lift and haulage company Kühl Kranverleih of Elmshorn, has taken delivery of a Liebherr MK 88 mobile self-erecting tower crane.

With a maximum capacity of eight tonnes the MK88 can handle 1.85 tonnes at 45 metres - 2.05 tonnes with the two tonnes of additional ballast - with an under hook height of 59 metres. Kühl chief executive Andreas Weomjardt said: “Increasing demand has prompted us to expand our fleet with this crane. We have had a MK80 for many years and with this latest addition we are now in a position to provide a faster and more flexible service for our customers.”

One Call Hire addsmore telehandlersUK-based One Call Hire has purchased more than 40 new telehandlersincluding four 12 tonne /10 metre Manitou MHT 10120s, 30 units of theManitou MT 625 six metre/2.5 tonne compact machines and six CATTH337 3.3 tonne/7.3 metre models.

The purchase is a small part of an overall investment in new equipmentworth £32.6 million. The company operates from eight locations and teamsup with Nixon Hire for contracts north of Leeds to provide a national coverage. The company is also planning to open a new Oxford depot at thelocation of an old Leach Lewis site.

Joint managing director Martin Fitzpatrick said: "Contractors can hire from us in the knowledge that they are getting new machines providing increasedproductivity with substantially lower fuel costs which will help them meettheir carbon emission targets. Our customers are seeing an increase in workand subsequently we see an increase in demand particularly for machineslike the heavy lifttelehandlers.

Michael Wotschke

One Call’s latest telehandler order

includes four 12 tonne capacity

Manitou MTH10120s.

(l-r) Uwe Kanasliwas of Kühl with Dennis Behnken and Matthias Abeleof Liebherr

and Lars Kühler and Andreas Weinhardt of Kühl.

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Mills Rental soars highThe powered access and telehandler rental division of Brazilian scaffoldspecialist Mills, or to give it its full name - Mills Estruturas e Serviços deEngenharia - has increased first quarter revenues by almost 35 percent toR76.1 million ($37.9 million). Operating profit for the division improved justover 20 percent to R30.99 million ($15.4 million).

A further R73.3 million ($36.5 million) was spent on new equipment duringthe quarter, almost three times as much as in the first quarter of 2012. Thecompany has also increased its 2013spending plans for new platforms andtelehandlers to R274 million ($134 million). The aim is not only to meetthe strong demand from its currentbranches but also to stock up 12 new locations planned for 2013.

Financials round up

Strongco slides into the redCanadian crane distributor and rental company Strongco has reported flatfirst quarter revenues at $97.5 million due to slower sales. Higher distribution costs and lower margins helped turn last year’s pre-tax profit

of $1.55 million into a loss thisyear of $2.98 million.

Harsco Infrastructure remains in the doldrumsHarsco Infrastructure the scaffold,formwork and mastclimber specialisthas reported first quarter revenuesdown just over nine percent to $216million. The company’s operatingloss was reduced from $18 millionlast year to $12 million this year -both numbers exclude one-off restructuring costs which totalled $35.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.

Solid progress at VpVp, owner of telehandler rental company UK Forks, general rental companyHire Station and TPA the ground protection specialist, has issued its full yearresults for 2012/2013.

UK Forks achieved revenues of £14.1 million, up 12.5 percent on last year,while operating income jumped almost 45 percent to £2.1 million. Capital expenditure in the year fell from £8.6 million the prior year to just £400,000.

The group as a whole saw revenues increase threepercent to £167 million,while pre-tax profits improved 7.5 percent to£16.4 million.

Terex pays down debtTerex has repaid $220 million of its seniorterm bank debt due in 2017 and plans a further $30 million repayment in July. Chiefexecutive Ron DeFeo said: “Combined withour prior actions in 2012 this will result in approximately $500 million indebt reduction from the middle of 2012 through the middle of 2013. Wecontinue to anticipate strong free cash flow for 2013 and beyond, and willlook for additional opportunities to reduce our future interest expense andimprove our overall capital structure as we move forward.”

Sharp rise in profitability for SpeedyUK rental company Speedy Hire has published its full year results with totalrevenues up 3.5 percent to £340.4million, while pre-tax profits quadrupled to £12.8 million. Net debtat the end of the March was £72.4million after capital expenditure forthe year of £69.8 million.

Light at the end of the tunnel for EssexUS-based Essex Crane has released its first quarter results with revenues of$25.1 million, six percent higher than a year ago, while the pre-tax loss wasreduced from $6.8 million in 2012 to $3.27 this year.

Palfinger posts modest increasePalfinger has posted a modest improvement for the first quarter, with revenues up just under one percent at €225.8 million, while pre-tax profitsincreased six percent to €14.7 million. Geographically Europe was flat withgrowth in Germany and Northern Europe offset by further declines in Southern Europe as well as France and Austria. South America was also flat, while North America improved slightly and Asia grew significantly, but from a very low level. Russia and the CIScountries however postedvery strong gains.

Profits surge at Tat HongSingapore-based crane sales and rental group TatHong has reported a 16 percent rise in revenues to $836.9 million, while pre-tax profits jumped 77 percent to $102.4 million.

Looking at the four main divisions: Distribution revenues were up seven percent to $362.3 million,thanks to a large sale to a Japanese crane rental company. Mobile cranerental rose 37 percent to $307.4 million with improvements in every region.General rental revenues fell four percent to $92.6 million, while tower cranerentals - mostly in China - increased 27 percent to $75.5 million.

Softer quarter for BrontoTruck mounted lift manufacturer Bronto has reported a slower start to the year than in 2012. First quarter revenues were down seven percent to $29.6 million, while order intake slowed eight percent to $33.9 million, due to slower sales of fire fighting lifts in Asia, partially offset by better sales of regular truck mounts. Operating income fell just over 10 percent to $700,000 due to the lower volume and slightly higher costs.


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WorkZone licensed in UKAFI has licensed Surrey, UK-based rental company Aerial andHandling Services to further develop and sell its WorkZonerange of safety and security devices. The agreement covers theentire range of WorkZone products including SanctuaryZonewhich provides crush/entrapment protection in the platform,KeyZone which stops unauthorised use of the machine andSmartZone which controls and monitors the machine’s use.

AFI director Nick Higgins said: “Our primary business is powered access rental, sales and training and we recognised that the WorkZone range can be further developed by a company with theskill set required for this type of work.”

Aerial and Handling Services provides access and telehandler rental,service and maintenance, inspection, training, refurbishments andsales, and develops and produces attachments for aerial lifts andother equipment, such as the recently introduced deckRail Xtra material attachment for Genie scissors.

First Galizia GF400Dutch lifting and haulage company Jozef Hermans has ordered the first 40 tonne batterypowered Galizia GF400 pick&carry crane. Hisorder also included a 2.5 tonne Galizia GF25 fitted with a hydraulic fork attachment.

Both cranes feature dual AC motor front wheeldrive and the company’s new ultra high crank rear steering axle, allowing the four wheeled machines to turn as tightly as threewheel units. Galizia managing director Fabio Vercelli-Galizia said: "I am very happy because Jos Hermans - Jozef Hermans’ technical director - bought a GF200 with radio remote control five years ago and has chosen Galizia cranes again to improvehis fleet.”

New Technology and Competence CentreCargotec/Kalmar opened its new €35 million Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland last month.The centre will focus on the developmentof energy-efficient, intelligent machineryand automation solutions for port handling. The centre has won an awardfor being one of the most energy-efficientoffice buildings in Finland. Cargotec chiefexecutive Mika Vehviläinen said: "Thecentre is unique in that the functioning ofports is simulated in the laboratory withtesting based on real data provided byour customers.”

Aerial and Handling Services is now licensed to develop and sell the WorkZone range.

The Cargotec/Kalmar Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland.

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A UK company director has been sentenced tothree years in prison for a fatal aerial lift incident - see training page 65.Haulotte has opened a wholly owneddistribution and support subsidiary in Mumbai,Haulotte India. Terex Cranes UK has confirmedthat Julian Dyer has re-joined thecompany as regional sales manager. Ahern Rentals has received a$415 million financial package tofund its Chapter 11 exit. CTE has delivered a 23 metre spiderlift to Huize Bijdorp, monastery inVoorschoten, Holland. Terex AWP/Genie has appointedKaren Stash as a senior productmanager for scissors, portablesand trailer lifts. Ashtead has acquired the Accession Group,whose main trading business is Eve Trakway, the provider of temporary roadways and fencing.Terex AWP/ Genie has appointedMark Powell as product managerfor scissor lifts.Irish-based access rental companyBlulift hosted a Be Wise at Heightsafety seminar in May. Terex AWP/Genie has partedcompany with its European regionoperations director David Hopper.The Spider division of SafeWorkshas appointed John Callahan asarea director western region. Ritchie Bros will auction its largestAll-Terrain crane to date in June a700 tonne Terex/DemagLift manufacturer Geda Dechentreiterhas appointed United Equipmentas its partner in Qatar. Tat Hong has signed an agreement with Intracoand Aung Moe Kyaw to set up a joint venture inBurma. Canadian crane company Strongco has posted anegative first quarter on slightly higher sales. Saudi Arabia’s Hertz Dayim Equipment Rental hassigned a partnership agreement with APR Energyto form a generator rental service in the Kingdom.Freeport Container Port (FCP) has ordered 10Terex NSC 634 E ECO straddle carriers. The Dutch prosecutor has cleared Lima Holdingsand Riwal of involvement with the Israeli wallwith Palestine. MacGregor has received a €37 million order from Hornbeck Offshore Services for four 250tAHC cranes. Wayne Lawson has joined Dutch internationalrental company Riwal as regional director north Europe.Trevor Jepson, owner of UK cranecompany City Lifting has completeda fund raising walk from centralLondon to Romford in a onesie.

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IPAF is organising a Professional Developmentevent for UK members on 6th Septemberfollowed by ‘banger racing’. Las Vegas-based Ahern Rentals auctionedoff several hundred used aerial lifts in LasVegas in mid-May.The Rushden Historical Transport Society islooking for a good home for a RapierH7 mobile crane. UK-based access service and inspectioncompany Alfa Access has achievedSafecontractor accreditation.Terex Utilities has appointed Gary Riceand Tony Rust as Western and Easternregional sales managers. Norwegian rental company UCO hastaken delivery of another container load of BraviLeonardo taking its total to over 100 units.Alberta, Canada-based Entrec has acquiredGT's Crane and Transportation Servicesof Grand Prairie Alberta.Antwerp-based Lauwereys has purchaseda 50 metre Bronto S50XDTJ, the first in theBenelux region. Italian aerial lift manufacturer Oil&Steel hasappointed Mantis Access as UK/Irelanddistributor. US-based ALL Erection & Crane Rentalhas purchased 20 Grove RT cranes and10 Manitowoc crawlers. The Spider division of SafeWorks hasappointed Cliff Brown as district salesrep at its Orlando centre and JohnVanNatta as district salesrepresentative in Kansas. UK-based AFI has acquired Hi Reachand Access Rental Gulf and completedan £85 million refinancing withRutland Partners taking a 51% stakein the enlarged business.Liebherr Container Cranes has startedwork on a new €50 million productionfacility at its Killarney plant. Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano hasstarted production of telescopic loadercranes at its new facility in Thailand. Hong Kong-based sales and rental companyTower Mark has ordered 30 Manitowoccrawler cranes including Models 8500-1,11000-1 and 12000-1 and two 45tonne Grove RTs.Palfinger Sany launched the first twocranes resulting from its European JointVenture at CTT in early June.UK-based Nationwide Platforms has said thatit will purchase around 1,000 Power TowersPecolift manual powered aerial lifts this year.UK-based rental company Warren Accesscelebrated its 20 year anniversary lastmonth with an open day at its premisesin Newcastle.

Chinese aerial lift manufacturer Mantall hasappointed rental company Langmahr asits distributor in Hungary.

The International Marine Contractors Association(IMCA) has published a revised ‘Cranespecification document’ Genie has presented Trojan battery withone its Outstanding Performance awards for 2012. Online equipment auction house IronPlanet has appointed Davide Di Paolaas director of tradingDallas-based Briggs Equipment hasappointed Chris Meinecke as chiefoperating officer of Briggs USA.Harsco Infrastructure has opened a newtraining centre in Immingham, UK for itsCuplok system scaffold. Terex Cranes has announced a major restructuringof its German production operations with the lossof up to 200 jobs.US crane operator certification companyNCCCO has urged OSHA to rework the newcrane rule urgently . King Lifting has placed an order for its firstLiebherr crane, a 300 tonne LTM 1300-6.2,the first in the UKMichael Wotschke joint chief executive at Teupen,the spider lift manufacturer has left the company.Terex AWP/Genie has promoted Carlo Forini asdirector of business developmentand product management for theEuropean region and SebastianUmbreit as senior director operationsand aftermarket for Europe Africa &the Middle East.Don Ahern looks set to retain ownership of AhernRentals following an agreement with bondholdersafter making an improved pay-out.TVH owned Statech, the Czech dealer for Genieand CTE has held an ‘open house’ at its DolníBeøkovice, headquarters and unveiled its newcorporate identity.US-based MEC Aerial WorkPlatforms has appointed Jim Dillon,as operations manager. Cargotec has appointedMikko Pelkonen, 43, as senior vicepresident, Human Resources AFI has licensed UK-based Aerialand Handling Services to furtherdevelop and sell its WorkZonerange of devicesJohn Ball, MD of the Irish-basedrental group Height For Hire/Easi Upliftsis leaving the company.Statech the TVH owned sales and rental operationin the Czech Republic has announced a mergerwith KLC of Slovakia later this year.The new entity will be Statech Slovak.Jeff Brundell has resigned as adirector of CICA after more than25 years on the board. UK-based crane rental companyAinscough has placed an orderfor five new Nooteboomlow-loader trailers.Davide Vidali has left Liebherr Italiaand formed his own companyEurocrane to sell new and used cranes.

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consumption is hardly any greaterthan a smaller engine running athigher RPM. The PTO driven pump is also used to power wheel motors on the carrier, providing a sort of hybrid drive - Megadrive - which accelerates the crane up to 20kphbefore the main transmission takesover. One of the key advantages is areduction in the cranes weight byaround 600kg when compared to atwo engine crane of the same size -weight which can then go into thestructure or counterweight.

New Terex and LiebherrStaying with the one engine conceptare two other recent launches - the220 tonne class Terex Explorer 5800and the 300 tonne Liebherr LTM1300-6.2. The LTM 1300 - the successor to the 250 tonne LTM1250-6.1- features a six metrelonger boom (at 78 metres) and increased capacities. However theonly way to achieve this was bysaving weight elsewhere - with asingle engine. The carrier engine isan eight-cylinder Liebherr dieselwhich develops 450 kW at 1,900


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Liebherr’s Variable SupportingBase (see page 20) is a logicaland sensible development, butmost likely spurred on by changing legislation in the USAand Europe. This change will improve safety but for Liebherr italso has the beneficial spin-off ofimproved lift capacities. Legislation reducing engine emissions has also focussed thedesigners’ minds on the problemof fuel, resulting not only in improved engine emissions butefficiency and reduced fuel consumption offering ownerssome significant savings in fuelcosts.

Whatever the equipment, weight isgenerally a problem, the reductionof which can have many benefits.Smaller capacity mobile craneshave employed a single engine formany years, but buyers have always insisted on two engines forlarger road going cranes - a carrierengine specifically for moving thecrane on the road and a smaller engine to power the superstructureon site.

Single engineOne way of reducing the weight ofa crane is using a single enginewhich powers both the carrier andcrane superstructure. One of thefirst larger cranes to move to a single engine was the P&H AlphaLiftcraft - a five axle, 40 metre mainboom, 100 ton truck mounted craneof 1981. With massive swing outoutriggers it used a carrier mounted

If ‘Necessity is the mother of Invention’ then legislation and safety are its twin daughters. Withbasic crane designs well and truly established, developments seem to revolve increasingly aroundenforced legislative changes or safety improvements.

Detroit Diesel engine with a mechanical shaft to power the superstructure. Obviously a craneway ahead of its time but this cranedidn’t catch on and it never soldwell. Since then there have beenvery few, if any, single-engined largeroad cranes (Rough Terrains have almost always used one engine).However the concept appears to bemaking a comeback - or rather itstime may have finally come - drivenmore by reduced weight and therefore increased performance fora specific axle configuration. Thefirst of the more recent ‘single engine’ All Terrains was the 400tonne Grove GMK 6400, initiallyshown at Bauma 2010 but only recently moving to full production.

The Grove uses a single engine tosave weight, space and cost. Removing the superstructure’s engine also removes the exhaustafter-treatment system, an important part of EUROMOT 3B andEUROMOT 4 emission regulations,thus saving even more weight.

Using a single engine on a large capacity crane presents severalchallenges, on the GMK6400 that involved delivering around 200kW ofpower to the superstructure. It manages this through a hydrostaticsystem with a single large pump on the carrier engine powering alarge hydraulic motor in the superstructure which in turn drivesthe regular hydraulics. The main engine is also run at very low RPMand apparently in this mode its fuel

rpm, it powers a mechanical shaft tothe superstructure. Gear shafts arerouted from the distributor gear inthe chassis via two mitre gears running through the centre of theslew ring to the pump distributorgear in the superstructure. The mechanical shaft provides higher efficiency levels and combined withlow engine speed ensures good fuelconsumption. Liebherr says thatconsumption is very low overall, atleast equivalent if not slightly betterthan having two separate engines.

The LTM 1300 includes an ECOmode - an add-on programme withinthe LICCON2 crane control - developed for the new single engineconcept. Using the ECO mode thecomplete pump drive is automatically disconnected whenthe engine is idling and then reconnected by the intelligent controller in a matter of secondswhen it is required. This ECO modeis also being made available onother mobile cranes to reduce fuelconsumption and noise emissions.Crane operators do not know the

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al l terra ins c&aperfect engine speed for the required work, resulting in many operating at higher engine speedsthan necessary, particularly whencertain movements - luffing theboom down or lowering the hoist -only require idling speed and increased revs do not produce significantly faster speeds. In ECOmode the driver sets the requiredworking speed and the LICCON2then calculates the perfect enginespeed. The result is an average reduction of 10 percent in fuel consumption. This will be availablein the future for ATs up to 130 tonnecapacity. A similar mode is alreadyavailable on the LTM 1300-6.2 andthe LTM 1750-9.1.

New Terex ExplorerThe latest 220 tonne class Terex Explorer 5800 is another single engine crane and can be configuredto meet axle loads from under 9.1tonnes to 16.5 tonnes for operationin every market around the world.The five axle AT has 2.44 metre axlespacing, a short 1.2 metre frontoverhang and has optional boom-offsolution or dolly to meet the most

stringent road regulations. The13.2 metre long carrier and all-wheel steering make ithighly manoeuvrable. Standardis the 70 metre main boom and103 metre system length witha maximum load moment of 660 tonne metres. It has a 15 tonne capacity while telescoping, 9.9 tonnes cablepull requiring less reeving forshorter rigging times and increasedperformance.

The single Euromot IV/Tier 4 dieselengine operates both the drivelineand superstructure by hydraulicsthrough a rotary joint. A controllerautomatically senses demand onthe engine to offer the power required and fuel economy. Engineand gearbox maintenance points arepositioned in a centralised area toreduce service time. The Explorer5800 features the latest Terex operator’s cab which has a variabletilt operator cab up to 20 degreeshelping to improve visibility up theboom. It comes with the standardIC-1 control system which stores allload charts and offers easy

configuration based on load and radius input and can be quickly custom configured by operators

Tadano ATF180G-5The latest launch from Tadano Faunis the more traditional two engine180 tonne, five axle ATF180G-5. Although several have already beendelivered to customers in NorthAmerica, it had its European launchat Bauma and included a number ofimprovements and upgrades, including a switch to MercedesBluetec engines. Featuring a 60metre main boom plus a 13.2 metreswingaway extension, the cranealso has the option of a hydraulictelescopic luffing jib up to 22.8 metres long.

The ATF180 can be specified withTadano’s Lift Adjuster safety devicewhich is said to cure the problem ofa swinging load caused by boomdeflection. Operating with a full 60metre boom at an angle of 70 degrees, the load could move by upto four metres after being lifted. TheLift Adjuster - activated by a switchin the cab - minimises the pendulumeffect using the Automatic MomentLimiter programme which detectsboom length and angle as well asthe weight of the load to be lifted. Itthen adjusts (increases) the boomangle to automatically minimise thechange in the working radius oncethe boom is loaded.

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Laser measurementThe system uses a specially developed Liebherr laser mounted at the chassis end within each outrigger beam. The laser beam isfired onto a target at the jack end ofthe outrigger, measuring the exactdistance that each leg has been extended. This information is thenfed into Liebherr’s load moment limiter within the LICCON control together with the forces from sensors in each vertical outriggerjack to calculate the maximum safeload and working envelope of thecrane in that configuration, taking

In a nutshell, the system calculates the maximum liftingenvelope based on the actual positions of the outriggers andthe amount of on-board ballast.Currently incorrect outrigger positioning - either not being used at all or being in different positions than those specified bythe operator possibly over-ridingthe system - is one of the mainfactors causing crane accidents.

In the United States the OSHA USCrane & Derricks in ConstructionFinal Rule standard states that bynext year manufacturers must havea horizontal outrigger position sensor to ensure that the positionof the stabiliser is entered into thesystem is correct. In Europe thereare major revisions planned to European standard EN13000 overthe next few years similar to theOSHA requirements which will include the monitoring of outriggerpositions and at a later date a system that prevents the cranefrom operating if the outriggers arenot deployed correctly.

Liebherr solutionLiebherr’s new Variable SupportingBase would appear to more thansatisfy both the OSHA and futureEN13000 requirements and will be

Perhaps the most revolutionary development in the mobile crane sector at Bauma was the least publicised. Tucked away on the Liebherr stand was an information board outlining the improved safety and increased lifting capacity with its new VariableSupporting Base. Surrounded by new cranes such asthe 1,000 tonne LR 11000 and the 750 tonne LTM1750-9.1 it was easily missed, however it is arguablythe biggest safety development in mobile cranes formany years.

available for customers to try outlater in the year. The system however goes a lot further than thechanges to the standards in that ithas an infinitely variable monitoringsystem which works whatever theposition of the outriggers and alsomonitors the total system weight including the ballast.

As long as the outriggers are deployed correctly with the pads incontact with good ground the system does not prevent the cranefrom operating, it simply modifiesthe lifting chart so that it can operate safely with the outrigger andballast configuration that it detects.For example, if the crane is workingalongside a wall or in one lane of anopen road preventing outriggers onone side from being deployed, thesystem calculates the safe workingenvelope for the outrigger patternand the installed ballast. In the caseof the LTM 1130-5.1 in this configuration (see Figure 1) that stillallows an eight tonne lift at almost10 metres and two tonnes to about18 metres on the side where outriggers are not deployed. Figure 2shows a similar chart with just oneof the outriggers unable to be deployed because of a nearby building and the resulting increasedworking envelope.

into account all other crane factorsincluding the counterweight. Thesystem is designed to give the maximum possible lifting duty,whether the outrigger is at a pinnedposition or not.

The operator can also use the LiftPlanner software on the screen inthe cab and set up a possible theoretical lift specifying the position of each outrigger, the boomposition and boom angle and thiswill then reveal the load for a specific radius or load at variousradii with all calculations done inreal time.

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When working alongside the open lane of a road, preventing the outriggers on one sidefrom being extended, the Variable Support Base automatically calculates the safe working envelope.

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al l terra ins c&aThere is also no way to override thesystem. The outrigger footprint canbe precisely determined whatevertheir relative positions, the systemalso knows the total weight of thejacked machine, without weighingthe actual ballast. So even if the operator has left part of the counterweight on the deck so thatthe total machine weight is as expected, the crane knows if it isstowed or in position, becausewhen it slews it will give an incorrect reading on one of the outriggers. Should the system failthere is a way of resetting the craneto operate under a fully manualmethod.

The basics of this idea have beenaround for a while and are increasingly applied to loader cranesand truck mounted platforms butthese have always worked on fixedoutrigger points - fully in, half outfully out - rather than fully variableand used cable reels to measurebeam extension.

Although a simple idea, the cranesoftware and outrigger monitoringhas until now not been sophisticated enough to cater forthe infinitely variable calculations,not to mention getting an accuratemeasurement of the force throughthe outrigger. While full details havenot been disclosed, the Liebherrmethod does not measure the hydraulic pressure in the outriggercylinder, but rather a method moreakin to a strain gauge measuring the

vertical force through the cylinderfor greater accuracy.

One area that it does not have anycontrol over is ground conditionsand so it assumes that the cranehas been set up on solid ground. Because it measures the forcethrough the outrigger cylinder thiswould remain the same whateverthe size of the outrigger mat whichthen spreads the load to the ground.It also does not use a tilt sensor todetect if the crane becomes out oflevel when lifting a load which isavailable on certain loader cranes.

Increased lifting capacityThe improved safety aspect is justone benefit of the new system theother is an increase in the lift capacity for the same crane. For example, on most cranes the lift capacity is shown in a circle aroundthe machine. This identifies theworst case lift and does not takeinto account if you are lifting directlyover an outrigger where the performance could be significantlyhigher. Figure 3 shows the 360 degree (yellow) and the new Variable Support Base (blue) loadcharts. It can clearly be seen thatwhen lifting over the outrigger supports the maximum load capacity increases as well as benefitting from small gains whenlifting over the front and rear.

When a crane is used with part ballast the increase in lifting capacity and working radius is even

The Variable Support Base in operation when one outrigger is unable to be deployed.

savings, such as avoiding the needto send a ballast truck for a particular lift. The new 300 tonneLTM 1300 will be the first crane tobe fitted with the system later thisyear. Other cranes - some but not allof the three, four and five axle machines - will have it available asan option during 2014.

more pronounced with the new system than when operating withfull counterweight.

In the case of a Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1, it can lift a tonne at around 43metres, rather than 33 metres without the Variable Support Base -a gain of almost 10 metres radius.This could offer numerous cost

The system also allows increased lifting capacities and a larger working range. Thelargest gains are when operating directly over an outrigger jack, but it also providesimprovements to 360 degree charts when lifting over the front or the rear.

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Focusing for a moment on the UKmarket, which for some time nowhas been a conundrum for thecrane manufacturers in that it isthe only market in Europe wherecranes do not have to complywith the 12 tonne per axle limit.Cranes can operate at up to 16.5 tonnes per axle but manufacturers have historicallyshied away from producing a UKspecific crane.

With the smaller ‘boom down’ Citycranes falling out of favour and thegeneral move by rental companiesto increase the minimum liftingcapacity within their fleets, the 50to 60 tonne class is increasinglybecoming the smallest machine in afleet. In fact the 55 tonne LTM 1055has been one of Liebherr’s topselling cranes in the UK butcompetition is becoming morefierce not only from the usualsuspects - Grove and Terex - butalso from within its own range.

Bauma saw the launch of two new

cranes in the 60 tonne class - theLiebherr LTM 1060 and the GroveGMK 3060 - ready to do battlewith the UK version of the TerexChallenger - the 3180, a beefed upversion of the Challenger 3160making use of the increased axleweights allowable in the UK.

How do they stack up?So how do the LTM 1060, GMK3060 and Challenger 3160 stackup against each other? TadanoFaun only has the three axle 50tonne ATF 50-G3 and so this isnot included.

Most powerful three axle?Liebherr has made its intentionsvery clear with the LTM 1060-3.1calling it the most powerful threeaxle mobile crane in the world.The crane is the company’s answerto the Terex 3180 and has beendesigned specifically for the UKwith a 48 metre main boom anda total of 12.8 tonnes ofcounterweight. In comparison theChallenger has a 50 metre boomand 12.1 tonnes counterweight.

Liebherr UK predicts the LTM 1060will become a big seller taking overfrom the LTM 1055 because it haseight metres more boom and morecounterweight within the same dimensions.

“When the concept was firstmooted the Europeans said theywere not interested in a cranedesigned specifically for the UK,”said Richard Everist, managingdirector of Liebherr GB. “Howevernow they have had a chance tosee it in the metal, they are veryinterested because of its highcapacity, longer boom and variousballast options giving differentconfigurations at 12 tonnesper axle.”

At 12 tonnes an axle the LTM 1060includes 5.5 tonnes ofcounterweight, 16.00 tyres, eddycurrent brake, 6x6 drive and ahook block. A special ballastplate configuration has beenimplemented in the design sodepending on the crane equipmentthe ballast carried can be 3.7, 4.3,4.9 or 5.5 tonnes. When the maximum 12.8 tonne counterweight is stored on boardit is 15 tonnes per axle appealing tocountries without the 12 tonneaxle load restriction.

Other features include Liebherr’slatest compact chassis technologywith speed-dependent rear axlesteering which is said to reducetyre wear. The driver has fivedifferent steering programmes tosuite a wide variety of drivingsituations. Air activated disk brakesare used for increased safety andefficiency compared to conventionaldrum brakes. Another advantage isthat the brake linings - equippedwith wear indicators - are easier tochange. For those wanting a closer

look, the LTM 1060 will be on showat Vertikal Days with the first UKdelivery at the end of July toLiverpool-based John Sutch CraneHire and the next two beingdelivered to Select Plant. The LTM1055 will continue to be available,giving buyers an extra choice. Theextra cost of LTM 1060 is about thesame price as the boom extension ofthe LTM 1055, however this is offsetby its eight metre longermain boom.

Grove GMK 3060The second major 60 tonne launch atBauma was Grove’s GMK 3060which is an upgrade andreplacement for the 55 tonne GMK 3055, offering improvedcapacity across the entire load chartthanks to an additional two tonnesof counterweight. Although theboom is shorter than the Liebherr orTerex, the Grove has good liftingcapacities with a maximum of 52.62tonnes at 2.7 metres. It also is themost compact - just - with anoverall length of 11.4 metres and anoutrigger spread of 6.2 metres.Other features include a newoperator’s cab and it is one of thefirst Grove mobile cranes to featurethe new Crane Control System(CCS) which will eventually beused on all new Manitowoc,Potain and Grove cranes.

The CCS hardware is a standardisedset of displays, joysticks, controlunits and a jog dial. By usingcommon parts Manitowoc says itwill make ‘maintenance easier andimprove fleet management forcustomers’. Software is alsostandardised across the productlines and is directly attuned toManitowoc Crane Careservice software.

Crane sales generally have been rising at a slow butsteady rate since the global financial meltdown in 2008. While nowhere near peak numbers, manufacturers are at least now buoyed by steadily increasing sales - particularly of the larger capacitycranes – even if total shipments are down around 70 to 80 percent in some countries.

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al l terra insc&aThe new GMK3060 also has a newboom optimisation feature, whichworks through the CCS systemallowing operators to input basiclift parameters such as load, radiusand load height, and the systemautomatically provides optimalboom options for performing the lift.This saves time on site and makesthe set-up process much easier.

Terex Challenger 3180When Terex launched the Challenger3160 it set new standards for a ‘oneman crane’. With a 50 metre boomit could lift up to 35.6 tonnes at afour metre radius within the 12tonnes per axle loadings. It couldalso meet 10 tonne axle loadrequirements using itscounterweight self de-riggingability for a total vehicle weight ofless than 30 tonnes. However UKbuyers wanted more. So the 3180can carry its full counterweight of12.1 tonnes along with a 16 metreswing-away extension - giving a 66metre tip height - at 15.5 tonnes peraxle. The Challenger 3180 can alsolift an extra 2.6 tonnes at fourmetres radius (38.2 tonnes) and canmanage 800kg at 42 metres radius.

“The benefit of this model is its 50metre full power boom on a threeaxle carrier which means many jobs

can be reached without having tospend the time fitting a fly jib,” saysCity Lifting’s Trevor Jepson. “If wedo need more reach the 16 metreswingaway can be carried on boardwithin the UK weight limits.”

The other major benefit of theChallenger series is that the designreduces the need for people to workat height. With a boom angle ofminus five degrees it allows easyswingaway installation andre-reeving, further helped by thethree sheave ‘VarioHook’ systemwith 18mm rope and six tonnessingle line pull, reducing riggingtime and weight of equipment

transported. The crane is alsoequipped with the Terex IC-1 ControlSystem featuring an integrated loadmoment indicator, real-timeoperation display, load charts, faultindicator, load limit indicator, LMI-load light indicator and data logger.

Which is best?These three cranes are very closelymatched. Although the Grove has ashorter boom it makes up for it witha good maximum lift capacity whenoperating without restrictions -over the rear or needing specialequipment etc - having the most onboard and maximum ballast. It is

also the most compact (althoughthey are all very similar) and hasthe best gradeability.

It was the Challengers success inthe UK that forced Liebherr torethink its 60 tonne class crane andlaunch the LTM 1060 and from initialfeedback, Liebherr is happy with theinterest shown and orders placed sofar. They are all good cranes - thefinal choice probably comes downto your brand preference, historythe manufacturers and the backupgiven. Price, finance and thesalesman’s ability will also bea factor of course.

How the new 60 tonne cranes compare against the Challenger 3180Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 Grove GMK 3060 Terex Challenger 3180

Max capacity from 60.0t @ 2.1m over the rearload charts 42.3t @ 3m no restrictions 52.6t @ 2.7m 39.5t @ 3mMax lift at max radius 900kg @ 40 metres 1,000kg @ 38.1 metres 800kg @42 metresMain boom 48m 43m 50mSwingaway extension 9.5 – 16 m 8.7 – 15m 16mMax lift height 63m 56.5m 66mAxles 3 3 3Swingaway offset angles 0, 20 and 40 degrees 0, 20 and 40 degrees 0, 20 and 40 degreesMax onboard ballastfor 12t axle loads 3.7 to 5.5 tonnes 6.6 tonnes max 3.2 to 4.7 tonnes Additional ballast 7.3 tonnes 7.0 tonnes 7.4 tonnesMax ballast 12.8 tonnes 13.6 tonnes 12.1 tonnesAxle wt with max ballast 15 tonnes per axle 14.6 tonnes 15.5 tonnes Chassis length 9.44m 9.10m 9.33mO/A length 11,533mm 11,407mm 11,668mmO/A width 2.55m 2.55m 2.55mOutrigger width 6.3 m 6.2m 6.5mGradeability 69.8% 82% 75%Carrier engine 270kW 265kW 240kWMinimum boom angle 0 degrees -2.7 degrees -5 degrees

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Because of their large platformsand decent platform capacityRough Terrain scissors have increasingly been used forcladding and M&E work on largecommercial buildings. By the early1990s this probably representedmore than 80 percent of all applications for these big machines and as a result their utilisation tends to closely followthe ups and downs of the commercial construction market.

The problem with this scenario isthat when commercial constructiondives there is precious little work forthe big scissors and rental ratesplunge as a large population of machines chases a shrinking number of projects. When the

market recovers rates for these machines never seem to return tocommercially viable levels. In fact ifthe laws of simple economicsworked most rental companieswould stop buying this type of lift,supply and demand would slip backinto balance and rates would orshould rise.

Loss leader However as always there is more toit than that.Commercial construction- or the building of ‘big boxes’ - notonly employs big RT scissor lifts.Once the steel work is up and thebuilding clad, large numbers ofsmaller electric scissor lifts andbooms are needed. So many rentalcompanies feel that they need to beable to include RT scissor lifts in

their range in order to ‘offer the service’ and also establish themselves as the main supplier forthe project at the earlier stages andrecoup when the profitable smallermachines go to work. The same arguments apply to mid-range telescopic boom lifts that are usedfor placing the steelwork.

Over the years this feast or faminelow rate of return scenario hasn’tchanged a great deal. What haschanged considerably are the products themselves, as manufacturers and rental companiestry to find a way out of the conundrum. As a result the markethas split up into several differentproduct types. The original RT scissor has an overall width of about2.4 metres, is around four metreslong with platform heights between32ft and 50ft/10 to 16 metres and alift capacity of 680kg. This type ofmachine is no longer as popular as itwas, with smaller more compactRTs now increasingly used for non-cladding work, while the‘cladding machine’ market hasmoved towards large, heavy-dutymodels.

There is also a strong growth trendtowards battery electric RT scissorsthanks to more efficient drive-trains

and improved battery power and life.These units offer an increasingly attractive antidote to the rising costof diesel and stricter emission laws,while offering more versatility. Studies have shown that electricmachines can cut running costs byup to 60 percent and because theycan be used both inside and outsidethe building utilisation can be increased meaning they are less affected by the boom and bust nature of the commercial construction market. With many ofthese machines now being equippedwith white/grey non-marking tyresthey also offer the possibility to stayon site and simply move indoors -after a wash off of course - thus saving on transport and reducing therisk of a change in supplier with achange in machines.

AC driveOne of the changes that is increasingly moving RT scissors towards battery power is the arrivalof less costly, more rugged AC drivesystems rather than hydraulic oreven DC drive motors. The systemuses an inverter in the machine’scontroller which converts DC currentfrom the battery into a three-phaseAC current which powers the motors controlling speed and

The original Rough Terrain scissors of the early 1970swere relatively lightweight, two wheel drive unitswith large tyres. They were particularly successful asrental machines being very reliable, easy to transportand operate as well as being cheap to maintain andrepair - ideal for both rental companies and users.

Marketdriven

A Holland Lift G320 working on a distribution centre in Manchester.

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acceleration. Advantages are said to include better acceleration, gradeability and faster lift speeds aswell as lower running costs and quieter operation. The system alsohas fewer moving parts using brushless sealed motors resistant towater and dust resulting in lowermaintenance costs. Battery life hastraditionally been the Achilles heel ofDC powered equipment which suffers from decreased performanceas the battery loses its charge. However an AC power system offersthe control needed to maintain performance - even as batterycharge runs low - providing up to 30percent less energy consumptionwhen compared to conventionalequipment.

Typical AC systems can potentiallyrecover battery energy using threeforms of regenerative braking. Essentially, the inertia energy that iscreated by these actions is converted to electrical energy andreturned to the battery, extendingoverall operating times and operating cycles helping ensure thatthe equipment can work even an extended shift from a singleovernight recharge.

Genie taking it mainstream

Genie was one of the first companies to take electric AC drivemainstream, initially on one of its industrial boom lifts, but now has arefined system for its three modelrange of RT scissors. The 26 to 40ftplatform height GS2669DC,

GS3369DC and GS4069DC models,offering working heights of 9.9, 12and 14.2 metres respectively. Thecompany says that its three phaseAC motors are smaller and lighterthan equivalent output DC units and50 percent faster than the older DCscissors and 30 percent quicker thantheir rough terrain, diesel-enginecounterparts and all with zero emissions.

While the GS69DC range only hastwo driven wheels they claim to beable to travel off-road and climb 35percent gradients. This is achievedby using an active oscillating frontaxle which helps keep all fourwheels in contact with the ground.The patented full-time oscillatingaxle automatically senses the terrainand adjusts the axle position tomatch the ground conditions, regardless of the scissor’s elevation.

Two from Snorkel Snorkel recently launched two newRough Terrain scissors at Bauma.The S4390RT is a traditional sizedmachine, while the S3970RT is acompact RT. The company says theS4390RT is the first in a new familyof high capacity Rough Terrain scissor lifts for construction applications. Prototypes wereshown at Bauma to gauge customerand dealer feedback. Preliminaryspecifications of the S4390RT include a 43ft/13.1metre platformheight, twin 1.3 metre deck extensions giving a 1.82 metre wideby 6.6 metre long platform with acapacity of 680kg. The four wheeldrive S4390RT is driveable atheights of up to nine metres andstandard features include automaticself-levelling outriggers. Snorkel intends to expand the new product

range with the addition of the52ft/15.8 metre S5290RT which willshare the same chassis, capacityand maximum drive height as theS4390RT with an additional scissorstack to achieve the greater height.

The second new RT from Snorkelhas been designed at its NewZealand facility primarily for the Australasian market but will beavailable in the rest of the worldlater this year. The compactS3970RT has a platform height of39ft/11.5 metres, is 1.8 metres wideand 3.3 metres long, has a 350kgplatform capacity and a 1.2 metredeck extension. The four wheel drivelift has an articulating rear axle,350mm of ground clearance and 30percent gradeability and is driveableat full height.

MEC electric RTsCalifornia-based MEC has been atthe forefront of the move towardsbattery electric powered Rough Terrain scissors, but it also has several interesting and quirky products that fit into the RT scissorlift category - the Crossover, theTitan boom and its version of theUpRight/Snorkel Speed Level. It alsohas its traditional mid and large scissor models that are now onlybuilt to order.

The Speed Level - launched in 2009 -was a virtual copy of the UpRight/Snorkel machines but with somesubtle design ‘improvements’. In addition to the IC powered models itoffers a battery powered versionwhich allows the concept to be usedfor indoor applications.

The second is the MEC Crossoverwhich is basically a compact slab-sized electric scissor with largelugged tyres and some decentRough Terrain capability. Availablewith either 26ft/ eight metres or 32ft/9.7 metre platform heights it has an

overall width of 1.5 metres allowingpassage through standard doubledoors. However it is its platform options that offer the most interesting differential. The offsetplatform is full width on one side ofthe machine, to avoid stretching orthe need to get the chassis so closeto a wall, while on the other side itincorporates a glazing /sheet rack onthe outside of the guardrails, but stillwithin the overall width of the machine.

However the most ‘quirky’ or radicalof the three alternatives is the company’s Titan boom which is amixture of a big deck scissor liftwith the reach of a telescopic boomwith some of the rotation capabilityand the lift capacity of a small telescopic handler.

Titan boom gets biggerThe Titan concept could revolutionise the way some specificwork is performed on constructionsites. While the typical RT scissorcan cope with a fair degree of roughterrain, its lack of outreach meansthat when working on externalcladding for instance, the machinemust work close to and parallel withthe new building line which is likelyto have been excavated and back-filled during the foundation phase -not the best place for the wheels ofa heavy scissor lift to be. A machinelike the Titan is able to stand furtherback - where there is room of course- and use its telescopic outreach and

Genie GS4069 DC outdoor/indoorRT 14m scissor lift

Snorkel S4390RT

The Titan 60-S has a 14m forward reach

MEC 2659 EScrossover working

The Titan boom canstand away fromthe building onmore stable ground

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platform rotation to cover a largeswathe of a façade without needingto move the base machine. Theother benefit is that it can be basedon more stable ground and the platform can work over low level obstacles.

The first model in the range was the40ft/12.2 metre platform heightTitan boom 40-S capable of handlingloads up to 1,350kg in addition tofour men offering working heights ofup to 14.2 metres. However thecompany has started production ofits new 60ft/18.3 metre Titan 60-Safter requests from users in NorthAmerica to take the concept higher.

The new machine, which will haveits international launch at VertikalDays this month, offers the same1,350kg platform capacity, while itsfour section heavy duty boom provides a 20.3 metre workingheight, coupled with a whopping14.6 metres of forward outreachwhen the stabilisers are set, plusthree metres to the rear. The outreach differentiates the Titanfrom a scissor lift although its platform size and capacity clearlyallow it to work on the heaviest ofRough Terrain scissor lift applications. Maximum drive heightis 12.2 metres while four wheel

mid-range product sectors, not tomention track mounted models. TheMegastar G-320 - with its platformheight of 104ft/ 31.7 metres and a1,000kg platform capacity even onits three metre deck extension - isstill the largest scissor lift readilyavailable - just. Measuring sevenmetres long and just less than threemetres wide it was originally soldjust as a diesel powered unit but isalso now available with battery electric power, which offers similarperformance to its diesel cousin. Thecompany also introduced a slightlynarrower 2.8 metre wide slab version of this massive machine -the G-320EL28 4WDS/N. The firstunits were shipped last year to acustomer in China for power stationmaintenance work. While the narrowmachine uses slab tyres, it still retains four wheel drive and steerand all of the other features from itsRough Terrain brother.

However for the first time in many

drive and steer provide a 40 percentgradeability. A major advantage ofthe telescopic lift mechanism is thatclosed platform height is just twometres.

Large heavy-duty scissorsWhen Holland Lift introduced its 32metre Megastar G-320DL304WDS/N in 2007 it was in a class ofone because the larger machines inthe Liftlux range had been rationalised by JLG. However overthe last few years a number of othermanufacturers have entered thismarket and launched large scissorsthat while they may not be bigger,are certainly in the same class.

The heavy duty scissor lift emergedfrom Holland and then Germany inthe early 1980s driven by a numberof Dutch rental companies and largeend users prepared to pay a substantial premium for a more rigidproduct that offered an improvedplatform capacity and better reliability and durability. Holland Liftobliged and the new productsquickly found a ready market in Germany. Heavy duty scissorsbegan to carve out a space for itselfother markets such as France andthe UK in the mid 1990’s particularlywith the arrival of greater liftheights. With the Dutch and Germanmarkets still representing a hugeslice of what is still a niche marketsector it is no surprise that it is supplied almost entirely by Dutchand German manufacturers. HollandLift is still the dominant player, but isnow under increasing pressure fromcompanies such as PB Liftechnikand particularly H.A.B.

While the big Holland Lift andJLG/Liftlux machines created anultra heavy duty class of Rough Terrain scissor lift, the heavy dutysector has blossomed over the yearsto include high narrow and

A large heavy-duty Holland Liftworking in London

How the Holland Lift compares with the HAB and Kreitzler

Holland Lift H.A.B KreitzlerMegastar S320-25 KIB G-320DL30 D4WDS 25/315

Platform height 31.7m 30m 29.5m

Working height 33.7m 32m 31.5m

Weight 31.2 tonnes 29 tonnes 19.5 tonnes

Platform size (closed) 6.6 x 2.8m 6.2 x 2.45m 6.5 x 2.0m

Platform extension 3.0m 2.1m No: 3.5m traversing

Platform capacity 1,000kg 900kg 1,000kg

Gradeability 35% 30% 14%

Lift time 240 sec 125 sec Not Specified

Length 7.02m 6.2m 7.2m

Width 2.98m 2.55m 2.49m

Travel height 3.63m 4.15m 8m

Engine/power Diesel Diesel Diesel

A Kreitzler KIB 25/315 with3.5m sliding deck

A Skyjack SJ9241 RT

years there is now another manufacturer in the 100ft/30 metreheavy duty scissor lift market. German manufacturer H.A.B hasboth a narrow (1.39 metre wide)electric slab machine and the 2.55metre wide, 6.7 metre long S 320 -25 D4WDS with four wheel drive,self-levelling jacks and 30 percentgradeability. Weighing 29 tonnes ithas a platform capacity of 900kgand a 6.2 x 2.5 metre deck with 2.1metre extension - providing an 8.3metre long extended platform - morethan enough for the longest cladding

panels or sprinkler tubes.Another long standing German producer is Kreitzler which buildsplatforms and specialist accessequipment. It offers two large scissor lifts with platform heights of29.5 metres and still claims to offerthe biggest of them all the 35.3metre KIB 25/373 - although it hasnot built one of these in at least 10years and may struggle to do sowithout a total redesign. All modelshave four wheel drive and fourwheel steer, but with low gradeability are only suited to

concrete slab applications. Themuch lighter weight (19.5 tonnes forthe 29.5 metre diesel version) of theKIB 25/315 may be as a result of atraversing platform - the whole 6.5metre by 2.0 metre platform able tomove forward by a maximum of 3.5metres - a concept that while popular with big scissor lifts in thelate 1980s and early 1990s has allbut vanished.

Fellow German manufacturer PBLifttechnik has a wide range of scissors but only four in the Toplift19 4x4 range which are 1.93 metreswide and have working heights from13.25 metres to 17.5 metres.

If we compare the big HAB to theHolland Lift it is lighter and morecompact but has a platform heightthat is 1.7 metres lower. Althoughthe HAB has a good platform size -over eight metres when extended -it is slightly smaller, with a shorterextension and 100kg less platformcapacity, but lift speed is significantly better. Given that thesmaller machine is not that mucheasier to transport, the choice between these two machines willcome down to price, availability andpreference to supplier.

Holland Lift changesAs a company Holland Lift has comethrough the recession in goodshape, at least in terms of revenuesand maintaining a solid order book.Having built the UK into its largestexport market - in co-operation withRusson Access in which it eventually acquired a 50 percentstake - the downturn in the marketand subsequent difficulties culminated in Russon Access goinginto administration at the end of lastyear which has had something of aknock on effect on Holland Lift interms of lost revenues and baddebts. To cut a long story short, thechanges at the company led to aninvestment by ProDelta Investments- the company which owns Riwaland Hovago - and then a full acquisition earlier this year as it acquired the shares of former director and majority shareholderMenno Koel. He then left the company in order to give the newowner free reign to introduce newstrategies and procedures that ithopes will take the company into anew growth phase.

The new managing director ThomSijs says he is initially focusing on

PB Lifttechnikhas a range ofRT scissors upto 17.5 metres

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the company’s production and supply chain issues in order to add production capacity and reduce thetraditionally long lead times for aHolland Lift product. Once this stageis accomplished then he plans tostep up marketing and export expansion again. The company deliberated about exhibiting this

year at the UK’s Vertikal Days anddecided that it was not quite readyand is in discussions with variousdealer prospects.

A body blow for the company priorto the take-over and probably themain reason for the final demise ofits UK distributor Russon Access

was the failure to secure a largeorder from the UK’s leading accesscompany, Nationwide Platforms.

Rather than go with the expected,Nationwide invested for the firsttime in 25 H.A.B scissors. Four newmodels have been purchased including narrow, indoor use scissorlifts with working height of 15.2 metres - ideal for accessing areasthrough doorways and lift shafts.The other HAB models set to enterthe fleet include 22.5 and 28 metrediesel scissor lifts selected for their750kg platform capacity and abilityto drive full height. The latest unitsalso benefit from a shorter wheelbase.

JLG and LiftluxFor many years Liftlux was the maincompetitor to Holland Lift. JLG acquired the business in 2004 fromManitowoc and transferred production to its plant in Belgium.However having reviewed the market potential it decided to rationalise the line, which ran from17 to 32 metres to focus on justthree Liftlux diesel scissors - the203-24, the 210-25 and the 245-25.JLG also has its regular line of RTscissor lifts - the 2.39 metre wide,12 metre working height 3394RT

Just three LiftLux scissors are currently available up to 24.5 metres

Skyjack SJ8841

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with 1,050kg capacity, the 15.1metre, 680kg capacity 4394RT andthe compact 570kg capacity 1.75metre wide 260MRT.

Other developmentsSkyjack virtually created the bigdeck cladding market in the 1980swith versions of its 40 and 50ft machines with dual deck extensions. It continues to havesuccess with its big SJ 9250 dual-deck scissor lift, that now fitsbetween the full size scissor liftsand heavy duty models. Recent updates include the 14.5 metreworking height 681kg capacity SJ8841 and slightly wider 17.1 metreworking height SJ 9250 which areboth now driveable at full height.

Imer/Iteco added the IT14220E with a two metre deck extension atthe front and one metre at the rearat Bauma. Haulotte has updated itscompact RT range, with the

Compact 10DX and Compact12DX adding a new Tier IVKubota engine and newstronger outrigger designwhich can be deployed and retracted by one switch.

Another potentially new factor is thearrival of Chinese producers, whichhave so far concentrated their exports on small electric scissors.RT models will surely be next inline? China’s largest manufacturerDingli has two RT ranges – the 1.73metres wide compact models with

10 and 12 metres working height,and the 2.27 metre wide RT rangewith working heights to 18 metresand capacities from 680 to 1,000kg.Other Chinese companies are alsostarting to export so watch out forcompanies like Mantall and Nobliftthat also produce RT scissors.

Noblift scissors at BaumaIteco IT 14220ESkyjack continues tohave successwith the dualdeck SK9250

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The Guidefor buyers and users of lifting equipment

26th & 27th June Haydock Park www.vertikaldays.net

Access Equipment • CranesLorry Loaders • Telehandlers

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Once again there is a healthy mixof equipment ranging from mobileaccess towers, to some of thelargest aerial lifts along with thelargest cranes ever seen at Vertikal Days and possibly thelargest ever to be publicly displayed in the UK. There is also a far wider range of ancillary products and services than ever before.

One thing is for certain, if you haveany interest in lifting equipment ofany kind this year’s event is a must.As usual you have the chance to seeall of the world’s major manufacturers

short seminars planned than everbefore and for the first time this yearthere is an open plan theatre in theMarketplace hosted by PASMA. The idea is that PASMA and its members, along with other Marketplace companies will use thearea for various talks and presentations in the less formal setting, allowing people to join orleave at will. There are also morestructured sessions and meetings,such as The Strategic Forum PlantSafety Group Outreach Meeting,smaller workshops and seminars,along with ALLMI and PASMA annual meetings, all of them educational and informative and thevast majority open to all. See charton page 46.

Marketplace Bigger than ever before with moreexhibitors and the new open planPASMA theatre, the Marketplace isthe place to have a coffee and meetup with a whole host of suppliersproviding training, replacementparts, software and technology, mobile towers, finance and legalservices, as well as housing themeeting rooms for the short seminars and workshops from companies such as Higher Concept,inspHire and Kosran etc...

allowing you to print out your ownbadge. If you haven’t already pre-registered yet you can do so at:www.vertikaldays.net.

People, meetings andseminars

If you are in the lifting business butnot as passionate about the equipment as some, no problem!You can focus on the many other aspects of the event, from the people to informative workshops,seminars and meetings. Typicallymore than 80 percent of the UK andIreland’s specialist rental companieswill attend over the two days, representing the vast majority of theregion’s annual buying power. Thisgives ample opportunity to networkand exchange ideas with yourpeers. In addition there are more

without having to walk miles and ina setting where exhibitors are notdistracted by thousands of gawkersor side shows. You can be sure that everyone else at the show, both visitors and exhibitors alike, sharesyour interest helping make what isalready a very social event evenmore sociable.

Popular format The organisers have tried very hardagain this year to upgrade the visitorexperience without spoiling the popular aspects of this unique event- not an easy task when almost 95percent of visitors and exhibitors

last year said ‘don’tchange anything’. Soall the favourites remain including the all-inclusive catering,free parking and fastsimple check-in. Wehave also kept the innovations added lastyear such as the separate barbeque andsandwich bar locationsand the larger, improved entrancetent. A new addition isan automatic onlinebadge maker for thosewho pre-register,

Venue: Haydock Park, Newton le Willows, WA12 0HQ, off junction 23 of the M6.Dates and timesWednesday 26th June - 10.00-17.30Thursday 27th June - 10.00-16.30Food and drink served in Marketplace all day.Lunch is served in the Catering Marquee 12.30-14.30Network Event (tickets required)Wednesday 26th - 18.30-11.00How to register • Pre-register online and print out your badge• Bring along a completed invitation and swap

for a badge• Or just turn up with a business card and swap

it for a badge

Practical details

Haydockhere wecome!

Lunch MenuMiles’ famous Hog roast

Barbecue stall with burgers andsausages

Vegetarian chilliSalad selectionCheese board –

including Cornish GoudaFruit basket

Sandwich/baguette bar for those in a hurry

Haydockhere wecome! The next Vertikal Days event is just a week or twoaway and promises to be the largest so far in terms of the number of exhibitors and the exhibitspace used. This year’s show - the seventh - looks set to benefit from being held in a Bauma year, with a number of new products launched at theworld’s biggest exhibition also being shown at Haydock Park. More importantly however there are a number of products making their European or even worldwide debuts at Vertikal Days, products that you simply couldn’t see at Bauma.


Catering Vertikal Days is unique in that visitors do get a ‘free lunch’. BarryMiles is back with a larger teamthan ever before and will be roastinga dozen free-range, large white porkers from Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, barbecuing around athousand sausages from the samesupplier and several thousand beefburgers. Once again there will be avegetarian option or two, tasty salads and a cheese bar.

Evening event Wednesday evening sees the annualVertikal networking event, whichsadly we have to limit to 700 forspace and safety reasons. This yearthe menu is being upgraded with alittle more selection and variety,while the musical interlude will beprovided by a band new to the show- The Rockits - which plays everyFriday at Liverpool’s famous CavernClub. As usual, tickets will be supplied to exhibitors first with anyadditional tickets offered on a firstcome first served basis to thosewho want them. You can put yourname on the waiting list by emailing: [email protected].

Other activities ALLMIOperator of the Year

The third annual competition forloader crane operators now carriesa cash prize of £250 plus a trophy,free training and the right to use the‘Operator of the Year’ logo. Held inthe ALLMI village it tests skill,safety and speed. ALLMI will alsohold its general meetings at theshow discussing changes to terms and conditions for lifting operations using a lorry loadercrane.

releasedready reckonertool. TheFederation has lots going on with ahost of events scheduled later in theyear so well worth a stop.

PASMAAlongside Euro Towers, Lyte Industries, Planet Platforms andTurner Access, PASMA is takingcentre stage in the popular Marketplace, offering advice andguidance and delivering a series ofinformal presentations on everythingfrom the new PAS 250 standard forpodiums and pulpits to its new guidance on applying for a pavement licence. It will be joinedby the HSE talking about the reviewof the Work At Height Regulationsand Paul Blanchard, a victim of a fallfrom height.

CPAThe Contractors Plant-Hire Association is the UK’s heavy equipment and crane rental association and publisher of thewidely used Plant Hire Terms & Conditions. Visit the stand to findout the benefits membership offers,which include support on safety andtraining issues and its insurancepolicies. The CPA will also be hosting its Strategic Forum PlantSafety Group Outreach meeting todiscuss competence, ground conditions and therevised guidanceon the safe use oftelehandlers.

So what’s at the show?The following is the full listing of exhibitors grouped by major productsectors. There is also a full alphabetical listing on page 46.

Access Equipment & Telehandlers

Access Industries: Stand 115See Multitel Pagliero

Access Sales International:Stand 130

Ruthmann’s UK distributor will havethree truck mounted models on display which include a 20 metreTBR200 on a 3.5 tonne chassis, a33 metre T330 on a 7.5 tonne chassis and a 54 metre T540,

mounted on a 26 tonne chassis - thesecond model in the company’s recently completed Height Performance range.

Aerial and Handling Services:Stand 137B

AHS will be exhibiting its range ofscissor lift deck RailXtra materialhandling attachments as well as therange of WorkZone products following its acquisition of the license from AFI last month. Theseinclude SanctuaryZone, which prevents operators from beingcrushed, KeyZone which preventsunauthorised use of the machineand SmartZone which controls andmonitors the use of a machine. TheAHS team will also be on hand todiscuss any bespoke attachment orspecialist engineering solution youmight require.

Affordable Access: Stand 119See Co.Me.t

Alimak Hek: Stand 137A

Alimak Hek will use Vertikal Days to launch its twin mast TPL 2000D material hoist and transport platform. With a maximum height of 100 metres it has a platform capacity of up to 2,000kg as well asan alternative ramp/door system. It will also have its dual functionTLP300 material hoist and transportplatform on show.

APS: Stand 125-6See IAPS

Ascendant: Stand 131

The UK truck mounted lift

manufacturer will have a couple ofits latest models on display. Thecompany is also the H.A.B scissorand boom lift distributor for the UK,but is unlikely to have units on showthis year.

ATN: Stand 128

ATN will bring a selection of machines from its range includingan 8.1 metre PIAF 810 tracked mastboom, a four-wheel drive Zebra 12articulated boom lift offering a 12.2metre working height and 8.5 metreoutreach and a 15 metre CX-15Rough Terrain scissor lift which thecompany claims is the only modelon the market to combine a 16square metre platform with a maximum lift capacity of 700kg.

Avant Tecno: Stand 147A

Avant Tecno will exhibit at the showin the hope of finding a UK dealer forits Leguan platforms and it intendsto showcase its 16 metre Leguan160 tracked access platform whichhas an unrestricted platform capacity of 200kg and a maximumoutreach of 6.5 metres.

Bizzocchi: Stand 122See CTE – B lift

Bluelift: Stand 124See HLS

Böcker: Stand 109See Kranlyft

Bravi: Stand 118

Following its decision earlier inthe year to sell itsproducts direct inthe UK, Bravi is exhibiting in its ownright in the UK forfirst time since SED2007. As such it will show its entirerange of low levelaccess products

vertikal days c&a The 54 metreRuthmann T540

The TPL 2000D

The CX-15scissor lift

Bravi’s Leonardo HD

IPAFCelebrating its 30th anniversaryIPAF will highlight the safe loadingand unloading of aerial work platforms as part of its mission topromote the safe and effective useof powered access equipment. Itwill also focus on its other safetyinitiatives such as accident reporting and the ‘Spread the load!’campaign including its newly


which include the heavy dutyLeonardo HD self-propelled lift, the Spin-Go push around lift aswell as the newly upgraded Sprintstocker picker and Bravi Lite self-propelled lift. Of particular interest is the company’s SOLOGYPS electrical drywall lifting devicewhich is fitted on the Leonardo HD.

Bronto Skylift: Stand 100

Bronto will have the first of three 50metre S50 XDT-J truck mounted liftswhich have been ordered by Irish-based rental group Height forHire/Easi UpLifts. Mounted on a 26tonne Volvo chassis it offers a 35

metre maximum outreach with a120kg platform capacity.

Co.Me.t : Stand 119

Back for the second year runningwith distributor Co.M.et UK, the Italian truck mounted lift manufacturer will have a selectionof lifts on show including the unusual 12 metre side-stowing ESKX4 that leaves most of the vehicle’slength free for bulky bodies such aslarge tippers or chipper bins.

CTE: Stand 122

New on the CTE stand is its secondgeneration 20 metre Zed 20.2HVtruck mounted aerial lift with variable positioning H type outriggers. Also on show will be a21 metre Zed 21JH truck mountedaerial lift and a 23 metre Traccess230 spider lift.

The mark two Zed 20.2HV.

Cumberland Platforms:Stand 133

Combining stands with the UKSocage distributor, Cumberland willintroduce its four-wheel drive singlecab Hilux A314 as well as the sameboom mounted on a Land Rover Defender. A UK first for Socage willbe its 32 metre DAJ332 on a 7.5

tonne Mitsubishi chassis. It will alsohave a 20 metre DA320 mounted ona Nissan Cabstar and a 15 metreSPJ315 tracked spider lift.

The 13.5 metre Hilux A314 offers a 6.5metre outreach.

Cushman: Stand 146A

Cushman is attending this year’sshow for a very specific reason, toshow its fast buggy mounted Titan11 scissor lift with the principle intention to obtain customer feedback on the concept and itsworking height prior to obtaining CE certification. So do stop by, take a look and give them yourviews.

Stop by and provide your input on thisnew product.

Custom Equipment: Stand 132BSee Hy-brid Access Platforms

Dingli: Stand 114See Oswald Record Plant Sales

Dinolift: Stand 116See Promax

Easi UpLifts: Stand 140

One of the largest powered accessrental companies in the UK/Ireland,Easi UpLifts/Height for Hire, has expanded its fleet over the last couple of years to include larger andmore specialist aerial lifts. This yearit is planning to bring its 90 metreBronto S90HLA and possibly its 52metre Falcon FS 520C tracked spider lift.

Easy Lift: Stand 112See Power Lift

Euro Towers: MP23

Based in the Marketplace the mobiletower manufacturer will have asmall display and will be offering advice in the PASMA open plan theatre.

élévateur: Stand 140See Easi UpLifts

Genie: Stand 149

Making its first appearance in Europe at Vertikal Days is Genie’snew 43 metre ZX135/70 articulatingboom lift, the successor to its Z-135.Featuring a wider operational footprint which reduces groundpressure by 30 percent the machineoffers a maximum outreach of 21.3metres with impressive up and overcapabilities. Sadly the new 57 metreSX180 self-propelled telescopicboom, unveiled at Bauma, will notnow make it to the show, howeverthe newly updated 2.5 tonne/sixmetre GTH2506 telehandler will. Thecompany will also use Vertikal Daysto formally launch its new UK aftersales service division, Genie ServiceSolutions.

Giraf Track: Stand 129See GGR

GSR: Stand 105/6See SkyKing

H.A.B: Stand 131See Ascendant

Haulotte: Stand 148

Haulotte is launching its newHT23RTJ Rough Terrain telescopicboom lift which takes less than aminute to reach its working heightof 22.5 metres. It offers a maximumoutreach of 18.3 metres and has a450kg platform capacity. Haulotte'sfunding partner will also be on handto discuss financing for its machines.

Hinowa: Stand 125-6See APS

HLS: Stand 124

HLS will showcase two brand newmachines this year, the compactBluelift 17.6 metreSA18 tracked spiderlift which weighsjust 1.9 tonnes andthe 17 metre RAMPT17 truck mountedlift on a Nissan Cabstar chassis,which is similar

to the 19 metre version but with oneless boom section.

Hy-Brid Access Platforms:Stand 132B

Custom Equipment’s new dealer forthe UK will have several low levelmodels on display including theultra-compact 5ft platform heightHB-P3.6 and 8ft HB-P830 pusharound lifts and the popular HB-1030 self-propelled scissor lift.Factory representatives will also beon hand to discuss the latest innovations that the company isworking on.

IAPS: Stand 125-6

APS and IPS have adjoining standsat this year’s show, presenting thefirst opportunity for IAPS Group topresent all aspects of its companyin one place.

APS the Hinowa and Omme lift distributor will show a model fromeach of the product lines including a20 metre Hinowa 20.10IIIS and a 27metre Omme lift, along with its ultralow-level all-electric Bison X-Stepplatform and Youngman Boss X3micro scissor lifts. The companymay also have a vehicle mounted lifton show and will be announcing details of a new distribution agreement.

IPS will be on hand to discuss itsaccess platform parts service. In addition the company will introduceits new Platform Service & Repair(PSR) division which delivers nationwide coverage through 23fully equipped mobile service engineers.

Imer: Stand 135

Imer will show a selection of

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The S50XDT

The ZX135/70 - successor to the Z-135.

The new HT23RTJ

Bluelift’s SA18 spider lift


products including its 12 and 14metre IT10090 and IT12133 self-propelled scissor lifts. With platformcapacities of 300kg and 350kg respectively, the battery poweredlifts include a roll-out deck extensionof 1.4 metres. Also on the stand willbe the 15 metre IM R 15 trackedspider lift which offers an 8.7 metreoutreach and its 5.2 metre Easy Up5 SP self-propelled micro scissor lift.

Instant UpRight: MP15See Planet Platforms

IPS: Stand 125-6See IAPS

Isoli: Stand 116See Promax

Iteco: Stand 135See Imer

JCB: Stand 134A

Back for a second year JCB willhave a larger display this year highlighting its latest telehandlermodels which will possibly include

the new 20 metre unit whichhas now started to ship.

JLG: Stand 136

On the JLG stand this year will bethe recently updated 2525H compact telehandler, which hasbeen upgraded in a numberof key areas including thecab and the powerunit. Aerial lifts include a 45ftboom, the

RS scissor lift range, a Toucan 10Eand two spider lifts, the 17 metreX17J Plus and 20 metre X20J Plus.

Leguan: Stand 147ASee Avant Tecno

Liftlux: Stand 136See JLG

Lyte Industries: MP8

The tower and ladder manufacturerwill show some of its smaller products in the Marketplace as wellas joining PASMA with informal

alternative supplier to the threemajor full line producers. Units onshow will include its eight metre80VJR and 10 metre 100VJR mastbooms, a seven metre 78SEC scissor lift along with a 17 metre Bi-Energy 170AETJ-L and 28 metre280 boom lift.

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Imer’s IM R 15.

presentations in the new open-plantheatre.

Manitou: Stand 126A

Manitou will display a good crosssection of products from its telehandler and aerial lift range withmore focus on the platforms giving

its growing success as an

JLG’s updated 2525H telehandler.

Manitou’s100VJR

www.allmi.com


Mantis Access: Stand 113

Making its Vertikal Days debut is thenewly created access division ofMantis Cranes which has been appointed the Oil&Steel distributorfor the UK and Ireland. The move follows significant changes by themanufacturer which includes acloser working partnership with sister company-loader crane company PM. The company willhave three aerial lifts on display: a21 metre Mantis MD 21 AWSbased on a Terex 4x4x4 dumperchassis with Oil&Steel 21.12 SnakeSmart superstructure, with 12 metres outreach and 360 degreecontinuous slew. The 20 metre Oil&Steel 2010 Snake Compactmounted on the 3.5 tonne NissanCabstar chassis and an 18 metreOctopussy 1800evo spider lift.

MEC: Stand 111

MEC plans to use Vertikal Days forthe European launch of its big 60ft

Titan 60 scissor type platform on aboom which has the capacity of atelehandler, following the success of the original Titan 40. The company will also have a good dealto say about its new European distribution operation and you mayhave a chance to see its unusualCrossover scissor products withspecial offset platform as well ashear about its recently launched bigRT scissor lifts.

Movex: Stand 112See Power Lift

Multitel:Stand 115

Completelynew to the UKon the MultitelPagliero standis its 20 metreMJ201 truckmounted platform on a 3.5 tonne chassis. The new lift is a conventional forward mounted telescopic platform, with the addition of a telescopic articulated jib. Also on a3.5 tonne chassis is the new 23.5

metre MX235. Other machinesinclude the 29 metre MX290 and 21metre MX210 truck mounts as wellas a 25 metre SMX250 tracked spider lift.

Niftylift: Stand 120-1

Europe’s second largest self-

products late last year OswaldRecord will have a range of Dinglielectric scissor lifts on show, including a five metre workingheight JCPT 0507DC, a 7.8 metreJCPT 0807DC and a 10 metre JCPT1008HD. The main focus on thestand will be the class leading JCPT1612DC 51ft platform height/16metre working height compact slabscissor lift launched late last year.

Pagliero: Stand 115See Multitel

Palfinger Platforms: Stand 105-6See SkyKing

PB Lifttechnik: Stand 124See HLS

Platform Basket: Stand 116See Promax

Planet Platforms: MP15

Planet is the UK distributor for Instant UpRight alloy tower systemsand accessories and also designsand builds a range of special accesssolutions. The company is participating under the PASMA umbrella.

Pop-Up Products: Stand 138See Snorkel UK

Power Lift: Stand 112

Power Lift will have the newly upgraded 10.8 metre Movex TLF10van mounted lift at the show alongwith the an 8.8 metre version - theTLF9, both offering five metres of

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First time in Europe - the60ft Titan 60

The new Multitel MJ201

Niftylift might justhave its largest machine to date onshow the HR28?

Dingli’s JCPT 0507DC.

propelled lift manufacturer hasplenty to talk about, with a wide selection of units on show and itsgreen credentials going far deeperthan its vivid livery. Check out thelow weight compact HR15 andHR17 booms with Hybrid technology. It is hoped that its new28 metre HR28, which sets newstandards for 86ft boom lifts interms of overall weight and not to mention being the first battery powered product at this height, willmake it to the show but it is lookingunlikely. However if you are lookingfor trailer lifts or self-drive/All Terrainlifts this is also a stand you cannotafford to miss.

Oil&Steel: Stand 113See Mantis Access

Omme Lift: Stand 125-6See IAPS

Oswald Record Plant Sales:Stand 114

Following its appointment as the UKand Ireland distributor of Dingli

Movex van mount

www.insphire.com

outreach with a 120kg platform capacity. It will also have a 13metre P130TL mounted on a LandRover chassis as well as its EasyLift R160 and R180 tracked spiderlifts.

Power Towers: Stand 123

The leading low level lift producerPower Towers will have its full rangeon display including the recentlylaunched Peco Lift manually elevated lift, alongside the originalPower Tower and Nano range.

Power Scissor: Stand 132See The Access Platform Company

Promax Access: Stand 116

Promax will exhibit Platform Basket’s brand new 32.4 metre Spider 33.15 tracked access platform which was unveiled atBauma. Its dual telescopic boomprovides an outreach of 15.2 metresand an up and over height of 17 metres. Also on display will be several models from Platform Basket’s PRO range of tracked access platforms.

RAM: Stand 124See HLS

ReachCraft: Stand 132See The Access Platform Company

Ruthmann: Stand 130See Access Sales International

Safi: Stand 143B

Italian mastclimber and hoist manufacturer Safi, back for its second year at Vertikal Days,will exhibit products from itsrange of personal and materialhoists. The company is owned

by the same group as Techio truckmounted lifts.

Sky Aces: Stand 105-6See SkyKing

Skyjack: Stand 139

New this year on the Skyjack standwill be its 19 metre SJ63 AJ articulating boom lift which offers a7.6 metre outreach and an up andover height of 8.5 metres. Othermodels on display include the SJ12and SJ16 mast-type lifts and SJIII3219, SJIII 3226, SJ6832 RT andSJ9241 RT scissor lifts. Featuring inthe Demo area will be its SJ45 Tand the SJ51 AJ articulating boomlifts.

SkyKing: Stand 105-6

As the Palfinger Platforms and GSRtruck and van mount distributorSkyKing will have a range of vehiclemounted lifts on display. The GSRexhibits will include a 20 metreE209PX on a 3.5 tonne Nissan Cabstar, a 21.6 metre E228TJ on a7.5 tonne Iveco chassis and a 32metre E32PXJ mounted on an 18tonne Volvo chassis. You will alsosee a GSR 13.5 metre E140TJV vanmount on a 3.5 tonne Ford Transit.From Palfinger it will have a 30metre P300KS mounted on a 7.5tonne MAN chassis and for the firsttime in the UK a Sky Aces Tunlifttunnel inspection platform mountedon a seven tonne Iveco chassis.

Snorkel UK: Stand 138

Snorkel will officially launch its direct sales and service operationfor the UK and Ireland, as well ashave a good cross section ofbooms, scissors and low-level

machines on show including its newS3970RT Rough Terrain scissor lift.

Socage UK: Stand 133See Cumberland Platforms

Speedy Services: Stand 110

Speedy has been the event’s rentalequipment sponsor since the veryfirst Vertikal Days and its mobilepower division provides all of thepower for the show while its eventsteam supplies and installs the 750metres of perimeter fencing as wellas all of the pedestrian barriersaround the showground.

Teupen: Stand 127

Exhibiting directly at Vertikal Daysfor the first time, Teupen will showits recently updated Leo 23GT andLeo 13GT, alongside its 21 metreLeo 21GT which it launched atBauma. The articulating telescopicspider lift offers 12 metres of outreach and an unrestricted 250kgplatform capacity. Weighing just 2.9 tonnes its overall

dimensions are 6.4 metres in length,just under a metre in width and twometres in height.

The Access Platform Company: Stand 132

Be sure to visit The Access PlatformCompany to check out a wide rangeof low-level access products that donot require batteries, electrics orpumps. Two products making theirVertikal Days debut are the 6.3metre Power Lift, operated with abattery-powered drill and the handpowered 3.5 metre Skywinder Mini. The company will also show its Powerscissor and Quickstep machines.The hand drill powered Power Lift.

Toucan: Stand 136See JLG

Turner Industries: MP12

Scaffold and tower specialist Turnerwill be exhibiting with PASMA in theMarketplace.

UpRight: Stand 138See Snorkel UK

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Movex TLF710

The Platform Basket 33.15launched at Bauma

The 19 metre SJ63 AJ

Sky Aces’Tunlift on the SkyKingstand

Snorkel’s new S4390RT at Bauma

Socage UK’s new DAJ332.

The Leo 21GTlaunched at

Bauma.


Versalift: Stand 116A

Versalift will showcase several platforms this year, including itsET36LF mounted on a Ford Transitvan, the first of 18 vehicles orderedby rental company Loxam whichfully complies with the latest European Whole Vehicle Type Approval legislation. The companyhas also been working in partnership with VW Crafter and willhave a five tonne demo vehicle withan ET36LF platform and batterypack. It will also have its Land Rovermounted LAT39 available with optional platform capacities and outrigger options.

Wumag: Stand 105-6See SkyKing

Youngman: Stand 125-6See APS

Cranes and Lifting

Atlas: ALLMI 102ASee ALLMI Village

Böcker: Stand 109See Kranlyft

Broderson: Stand 159See Cranes UK

Cargotec: ALLMI 103BSee ALLMI Village

Compact Lifting Equipment:Stand 147B

The JMG distributor will show models from the manufacturer’sgrowing range of electric poweredpick & carry cranes, with improvedavailability thanks to the recent expansion of its Italian productionfacility.

Cormach: Stand 146BSee Ernest Doe & Sons

Cormidi: Stand 129See GGR

Cranes UK: Stand 159/190

Cranes UK is planning to show offthe 400 tonne Tadano Faun

ATF400G-6 All Terrain crane whichhas recently been purchased byDavies Crane Hire. The six-axlecrane, the star of the Tadano standat Bauma, features a 76 metre luffing jib the providing a maximumtip height in excess of 120 metresand can lift to a radius of 86 metres.Also on the stand will be two 130tonne ATF130G’s - one with a newhydraulic jib - a 90 tonne ATF90G-4and a 40 tonne ATF40G-2.

Crowland Cranes: Stand 151

The Ormig and Zoomlion crane distributor will have a new 35 tonneZoomlion ZTC350 truck cranemounted on a Mercedes chassisand a 16 tonne battery poweredOrmig pick & carry crane. It will alsoshow a refurbished eight tonneTadano TS75ML truck crane, whichhas been remounted on a new DafLF45 chassis and the full range ofLSI wireless load indicating systemsincluding a new compact windspeed sensor.

E H Hassell: Stand 191

Sennebogen’s UK and Ireland distributor will exhibit its 40 tonne643RHD crawler crane. It features a four section 30 metre main boom and a 13 metre bi-fold swing away extension.

Effer: ALLMI 102A See ALLMI Village

Elebia: MP11See Red Plant

Ernest Doe & Sons: Stand 146B

The loader crane distributor willhave products on show from thetwo main loader crane manufacturers that it represents -

Cormach for the larger units andNext Hydraulics/Maxilift for thesmaller models which are compactenough to fit on just about any vehicle.

Galizia: Stand 129See GGR

GGR: Stand 129

GGR will make full use of its standwith no less than 13 machines,including three Unic spider craneswith the recently launched Eco-095and the versatile Cormidi GKB19-4 Multipla which can be used as a spider crane, spider lift or as displayed as an underbridge unit.You can also see the 20 tonne Galizia F200E Plus and a two tonneG20 pick & carry cranes, an eighttonne Giraf Track MCC805 minicrawler crane and the new Hydraulica 2600 Quad-Circuit Compact vacuum lifter. Last but notleast the company will be exhibitinga Starworker 1000 trailer crane alongside four glazing and cladding vacuum machines.

Hitachi Sumitomo: Stand 135ASee NRC

HMF: ALLMI 103ASee ALLMI Village

JMG: Stand 147BSee Compact Lifting Equipment

Kato: Stand 109See Kranlyft

Kranlyft: Stand 109

As the European master distributorfor Maeda spider and mini cranesKranlyft will have a good range ofunits on display including the recently updated MC285C-2 andLC785M-8B models. Sadly the newMaeda MK1033C articulated boomcrane which was launched atBauma will not be on show. Kranlyftwill however show a Böcker truckcrane following its appointment asthe UK distributor earlier this year.

Liebherr: Stand 154-5

As usual Liebherr will be making amajor splash at Vertikal Days, thisyear it will have the new 750 tonne,nine axle LTM1750-9.1 which ispossibly the largest telescopic craneever shown at a UK exhibition. Theother major new product on showwill be the MK140, the company’s

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The Tadano ATF400G-6

The 35 tonne ZTC350

Giraf Track: Stand 129See GGR

Glasboy: Stand 129 See GGR

Grove: Stand 152-3See Manitowoc

Hiab: ALLMI 103BSee ALLMI Village

The Maeda MC285C-2 spider crane.

The versatileCormidi Multipla.

E H Hassel is showing aSennebogen 643RHD

www.mitas-tyres.com


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Exhibitors/brands Stand No3B6 MP4Access Industries 115Access Sales International 130Aerial and Handling Services 137BAffordable Access 119Ainscough Training Services MP6bAlfa Access Services MP17Alimak Hek 137AALLMI ALLMI VillageAlturnaMats 142AAndover Trailer 192AAPS 125-6Ascendant 131Atlas Cranes 102AATN 128Avant Tecno 147ABig Astor 194Bizzocchi 122Bluelift 124Böcker 109Bravi 118Broderson 159/190Bronto Skylift 100C-Tech Industries MP18Cargotec 103BCela 119ACGS Tyres 144Co.Me.t UK 119Compact Lifting Equipment 147BCormach 146BCormidi 129CPA 195Crane Hotline Entrance MarqueeCranes Today Entrance MarqueeCranes UK 159/190Cranesafe MP22Crowland Cranes 151Crown Batteries MP20CTE 122Cumberland Platforms 133 Cushman 146ACustom Equipment 132BDe Lage Landen Leasing MP16DEUTZ AG MP10a Dingli 114Dinolift 116Dunlop Tyres 147E H Hassell 191

Easi UpLifts 140Easy Lift 112Effer 102A Elebia MP11Else Solicitors MP3Ernest Doe & Sons 146BEuro Towers MP23élévateur France 140Galizia 129Gantic MP19Genie 149GGR 129Giraf Track 129Glasboy 129Global Integration Tire & Wheel MP10Goldhofer 192A Goodyear 147GreenTek Solutions 142AGrove 152-3GSR 105/6H.A.B 131Haulotte 148HBC-radiomatic 140BHewden Training MP2Hiab 103BHigher Concept Software MP7Hinowa 125-6Hitachi Sumitomo 135AHLS 124HMF 103AHy-Brid Access Platforms 132B IAPS Group 125-6Ifor Williams 142BImer 135Industrial Lift and Hoist MarqueeinspHire MP24Instant UpRight MP15IPAF 107-8IPS 125-6Iron Planet 150Isoli 125-6Iteco 135JCB 134AJLG 136JMG 147BKato 109King Trailer 105-6Kosran 145AKranlyft 109

Leguan 147ALiebherr 154-5Liebherr Training Services MP25Lifting Gear UK 158Liftlux 136Lighthouse Club Entrance MarqueeLink Belt 135ALoad Systems International 151LSI 151Lube-A-Boom 151Ludwig Hook 151Lyte Industries MP8Maeda 109Manitou 126AManitowoc 152-3Mantis Access 113Mantis Cranes 113Maxilift 146BMEC 111MCS Rental Software MP14Mentor Training MP09MethoCAD MP21Michelin Tyres 117Mitas Tyres 144Motion Software MP5Movex 112Multitel 115Myerscough College MP27Next Hydraulics 146BNiftylift 120-1Nooteboom 150ANPORS MP28NRC 135AOil&Steel 113Omme Lift 125-6Orlaco MP22Ormig 151Oswald Record Plant Sales 114Pagliero 115Palfinger 104BPalfinger Platforms 105-6PASMA MPPB Lifttechnik 124Penny Hydraulics 102BPeter Hird & Sons 193/MP4Platform Basket 116Planet Platforms MP15PM Group 101APop-Up Products 138Potain 152-3Power Lift 112

Power Pads 151Power Scissor 132Power Towers 123PSR 125-6Probst Handling 145BPromax Access 116RAM 124ReachCraft 132Red Plant MP11Ris Entrance MarqueeRitchie Bros MP1RSA MP6aRuthmann 130Safi 143BSennebogen 191Shawtrack 137Shield Batteries MP20Sky Aces 105-6Skyjack 139SkyKing 105-6Snorkel UK 138Socage UK 133Speedy Services 110Speedy Training MP10bSpierings 192SWL 140ASyrinx MP7T H White 104BTadano Faun 159/190Terex Cranes 156-7Teupen 127The Access Platform Company 132Timbermat 191ATinsley 143ATMC Lifting Supplies 151Top Service MP13Total Logistics Training MP6Toucan 136TPA 141Turner Industries MP12TVH 134Unic 129Universal Crane Mats 192BValla 193Versalift 116AVertikal Market London TaxiVertikal Press MPWienold 125-6Winlet 193Wumag 105-6Youngman 125-6Zoomlion 151

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Meetings and SeminarsWednesday 26th June 2013Times Meetings, Seminars & Workshops LocationAll Day PASMA Seminars - Advice and Guidance on Mobile Access Tower Use Marketplace, PASMA Theatre10.00 Start CPA Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group Outreach Meeting Leverhulme Suites 1,2,311.00 - 12.00 Top Service - Credit Circle Meeting Newton 1 Café10.00 - 10.45 Higher Concept - Get the most out of Syrinx Seminars Marketplace Room 111.00 - 11.45 Kosran - Improving Utilisation, Control & Site Safety Seminars Marketplace Room 112.00 - 15.45 Higher Concept - Get the most out of Syrinx Seminars Marketplace Room 110.00 - 14.00 inspHire 1-2-1 Customer Workshops Marketplace Room 214.00 - 15.00 DEUTZ AG - New Engine Technology : Myths and Jargon Explained Marketplace Room 215.00 - 17.00 inspHire 1-2-1 Customer Workshops Marketplace Room 214.00 Start ALLMI Manufacturer / Service Company Members - General Meeting Pre-register with ALLMI for Venue detailsThursday 27th June 2013All Day PASMA Seminars - Advice and Guidance on Mobile Access Tower Use Marketplace, PASMA Theatre10.00 Start ALLMI Operators' Forum Members - General Meeting Pre-register with ALLMI for Venue details10.00 - 10.45 Higher Concept - Get the most out of Syrinx Seminars Marketplace Room 111.00 - 11.45 Kosran - Improving Utilisation, Control & Site Safety Seminars Marketplace Room 112.00 - 15.45 Higher Concept - Get the most out of Syrinx Seminars Marketplace Room 110.00 - 14.00 inspHire 1-2-1 Customer Workshops Marketplace Room 214.00 - 15.00 DEUTZ AG - New Engine Technology : Myths and Jargon Explained Marketplace Room 215.00 - 17.00 inspHire 1-2-1 Customer Workshops Marketplace Room 213.00 Start PASMA Annual Member's Meeting Haydock - Lancaster Suite

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largest and latest self-erecting mobile tower crane. With theLTM1750 taking up a large part ofthe company’s stand, the MK140will be based in the upper demonstration area. At the smallerend this will be the first chance tosee the new LTM1060 in the UK.

Lifting Gear UK: Stand 158

Lifting Gear UK has a large range ofheavy lifting accessories includingbeams, wide bodied sling savershackles and crane mats all available for hire. Utilised to

compliment the rapidly changingneeds of offshore/onshore industrysectors they will be exhibiting arange of products from its portfolio.

Link Belt: Stand 135ASee NRC

LSI: Stand 151See Crowland Cranes

Maeda: Stand 109See Kranlyft

Manitowoc: Stand 152-3

Manitowoc will showcase its popular 300 tonne Grove GMK6300L

Ormig: Stand 151See Crowland Cranes

Penny Hydraulics: ALLMI 102BSee ALLMI Village

Palfinger: ALLMI 104BSee ALLMI Village

Peter Hird & Sons: Stand 193

The Valla Crane distributor will showthe Italian company’s most compactelectric pick & carry cranes including its new 12 tonne Valla120EVO pick & carry crane whichhas a capacity of 1.7 tonnes at itsmaximum tip height of 13.5 metres.Also on the stand is the range ofWinlet vacuum robot lifting equipment used for handling glazing,curtain walls, concrete, steel panelsand cladding which weigh up to575kg.

PM Group: ALLMI 101ASee ALLMI Village

Potain: Stand 152-3See Manitowoc

Red Plant: MP11

Red Plant will use Vertikal Days as a platform to launch thenew Elebia Evo automatic cranehook to the UKmarket. Availablein three sizes capable of liftingfive, 10 or 20tonnes, the automatic hook eliminates the needfor handling or rigging andworks with cable

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The LTM1750 at its first UK show

A modular spreader beam from Lifting Gear

The Grove GMK6300L

which has recorded more than 100sales since its launch at the end of2010. The crane on display, whichhas been purchased by WhyteCranes of Scotland, features a sevensection, 80 metre main boom and29 metre bi-fold swingaway extension for a 112 metre maximumtip height.

Mantis: Stand 113

The self-erecting tower crane manufacturer is not planning to exhibit a regular crane this year dueto the launch of its new Mantis Access business. However it willhave a fully refurbished Atlas 308crane/pole erecting unit mounted ona tracked carrier. Larger versions arealso available for overhead electricity transmission work andother special applications.

Maxilift: Stand 146BSee Ernest Doe

Next Hydraulics: Stand 146BSee Ernest Doe

NRC: Stand 135A

Link Belt and Hitachi-Sumitomo’s UK crane distributor will have two telescopic crawler cranes on display this year, a 70 tonne Link Belt TCC-750 and a 40 tonne Hitachi SCX400T. The SCX400T

crawler crane.

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and chain slings, traditional hoistrings and textile slings. Be sure tovisit the stand for a demonstration.

Sennebogen: Stand 191See E H Hassell

Spierings: Stand 192

Making a big comeback in the UK,Spierings is planning to have up tofour of its mobile self-erecting towercranes on show, including the newfour axle alongside a six axle model.Spierings SK 498-AT4 at Bauma.

SWL: Stand 140A

New to Vertikal Days the Bristol-based company supplies a wide andextensive range of lifting tackle andequipment. Having built up a stronglocal following it has moved tolarger premises and is now lookingto expand its coverage nationally.

T H White: ALLMI 1004BSee ALLMI Village

Tadano Faun: Stand 159/190See Cranes UK

Terex Cranes: Stand 156-7

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Terex’s Challenger 3180

A remote controlled Ludwig hook

PM’s 65SP loader crane

The Penny Hydraulics electricSwingLift F500

Terex Cranes UK will be exhibitingfive cranes at this year's show including a 140 tonne AC 140 Compact, an 80 tonne AC80-2, a 60tonne Terex Challenger 3180, a 40tonne AC40-1 City and a 40 tonneAC40/2L. It will also launch its newonline parts ordering system. Besure to check out the model TerexAC1000 which will be available towin at auction.

TMC Lifting Supplies: Stand 151

TMC will be completing live demonstrations of Ludwig’s wireless remote controlled multi-hook release system which is beinglaunched in the UK for the first time.It will also be showing the full rangeof Lube-A-Boom lubrication andanti-friction products as well as therange of Power Pad products whichis debuting its Power-Pad ModuleSupport system.

Unic: Stand 129See GGR

Valla: Stand 193See Peter Hird & Sons

Wienold: Stand 125-6See APS

Winlet: Stand 193See Peter Hird & Sons

Zoomlion: Stand 151See Crowland Cranes

ALLMI Village

Atlas Cranes: ALLMI 102A

On show for Atlas this year is itsnext generation of loader cranes

specifically designed for the buildersmerchant and brick haulier sectors.The Atlas 104.3 A11 features a centralised column for uniform reachand stability, hard bronze bearings inthe base for reduced whole lifecosts as well as improved reliabilityand smooth hydraulic movements

A Spierings four axle mobile self-erecting tower crane

thanks to its HAWE manufactured main control valve.

Cargotec UK: ALLMI 103B

Cargotec UK will have two Hiab loader craneson show with a 90 tonne/metre Hiab XS1055fitted with the Hi-Pro control system alongsidea Hiab XS422-4 mounted on an 8x2 DAF plantcarrier.

Effer: ALLMI 102A

Following a co-operation agreement with AtlasCranes last year, the company has a 57tonne/metre 685 8S loader crane on the Atlasstand. Fitted with eight extensions the lightweight crane offers a maximum reach of 20.6metres.

Hiab: ALLMI 103BSee Cargotec UK.

HMF: ALLMI 103A

HMF will be displaying its new low weight3220-K model on a demo vehicle which provides an outreach of 16.8 metres with sixhydraulic extensions or 21.3 metres with eighthydraulic extensions. Features include continuous slewing and HMF’s electronic stability system (EVS). Also be sure to checkout the company’s 5020 K8 loader cranewhich has been fitted with an access basket.

Palfinger: ALLMI 104BSee T H White

Penny Hydraulics: ALLMI 102B

Penny Hydraulics will exhibited a range of itsvehicle mounted cranes and loading platformson a demo van and flatbed truck. From itsloading platform range it will show its sidedoor type LoadLift 250, its 500kg EL500 TailLiftand its StepLift 250. It will also be showing anextensive range of electric and hydraulicvehicle mounted cranes.

PM Group: ALLMI 101A

Supported by Manifold Commercials – its UKdealer in the North East – PM Group willshowcase the largest loader crane in its heavycrane series with the PM100SP. It will alsohave a truck mounted PM65SP which has updated electronics and offers a maximumoutreach of 25.50 metres when fitted withnine hydraulic extensions.

T H White: ALLMI 104B

The Palfinger dealer for England and Wales willhave two of the manufacturer’s latest loadercranes on display in the ALLMI Village and willbe more than happy to talk about the newPalfinger PK65002 SH as well as the PK50002EH loader cranes which are mounted on trucksthat have heavy duty flat-deck bodies installedby T H White.

Service, Safety, Training & Components

3B6: MP4See Peter Hird & Sons

Ainscough Training Services: MP6b

Ainscough Training is a CPCS and CSkillsAward accredited test centre that specialisesin training, technical testing, NVQ’s and experienced worker practical assessments forappointed persons, crane supervisors andslinger signallers working with mobile, towerand loader cranes.

Alfa Access Services: MP17

Tracked spider and powered access specialistAlfa Access provides thorough examinations,service, training, parts and repairs as well asfree advice on tricky access related situations.While tied to many distributors and manufacturers they remain independent anddo not sell or rent.


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AlturnaMats: Stand 142ASee Greentek

Andover Trailer: Stand 192A

Andover Trailers provides tailor-made solutions for all manner ofhaulage requirements. The companyis also the UK distributor for Goldhofer Trailers.

Big Astor: Stand 194

Exhibiting for its second year BigAstor will be demonstrating itsquick erect modular covered walkway that protects pedestriansfrom falling materials or tools onthose jobs where there is no alternative to working alongside oreven over public rights of way.

C-Tech Industries: MP18

C-Tech Industries offers a range of replacement joysticks, controlboxes, battery chargers and assorted parts for aerial work platforms.

CGS Tyres: Stand 144See Mitas

CPA: Stand 195See CPA in the introduction

Crane Hotline: Entrance Tent

USA used crane source guide andmagazine.

Cranes Today: Entrance Tent

The longest established internationalcrane magazine with sister magazine Hoist.

Cranesafe: MP22

Along with its range of anemometers, wind speed alarmsand load-view cameras for towercranes, Cranesafe will also belaunching SMIE’s ProSITE safety

PAS250 compliant Stepfold podium,the company will also be showingits ladder frame tower with advanced guard rail.

Gantic: MP19

The Norwegian company producesautomatic battery chargers for aeriallifts and other products that usebanks of semi-traction deep cyclebatteries. By charging each batteryindividually it provides a double payback in that it consumes considerably less energy and prolongs battery life by not overcooking them as well as severalother benefits.

Global Integration Tire &Wheel: MP10

A one stop service that provides alarge range of replacement tyres foraerial work platforms as well as offering a green tyre fill or foam fillservice.

RoadTrack ground protection and temporary roadway system. Theselightweight plastic panels can support vehicles up to 60 tonnesand are ideal for providing rapid siteaccess route for cranes and construction equipment.

HBC-radiomatic: Stand 140B

Making its Vertikal Days debut German remote control companyHBC-radiomatic will have a range ofinnovative remote controllers onshow which are targeted at thecrane and hydraulic sectors. Mostimportantly it will be demonstratingits highly innovative Pilot intuitiveremote controller don’t miss it.

Hewden Training: MP2

Hewden provides a comprehensiverange of industry accredited trainingcourses covering all health andsafety, powered access, crane andgeneral plant requirements. Stop by to see how it can tailor coursesfor your company on site or at oneof its training facilities across theUK.

Higher Concept Software: MP7

Producers of the rental management software Syrinx, Higher Concept isintroducing SyrinxRW. This updatedsoftware allows a sales person toaccess and update Syrinx anytimeusing an iPad or smartphone. They can also use it to review customer information, transaction

history, availability of stock as well as provide up to date

pricing, all from a customer’ssite.

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Euro Towers new Stepfold

The SP ER50crane tyre.

SyrinxRW allows for remote access using an iPad or smartphone.

DEUTZ AG’s new 3.6 litre engine.

system to the UK market. Designedfor easier installation and simpler

programming, the system pro-vides a clear graphic of thecrane, its permitted working areas, as well asother cranes on site. Well

worth taking a look.

Crown Batteries:MP20See Shield Batteries

De Lage LandenLeasing: MP16

The UK arm of the international finance company will be on hand todiscuss a wide range of financial packages and

services for the acquisitionand leasing of equipment.

DEUTZ AG: MP10a

Talk to engine manufacturer DEUTZAG about its new Stage 3B (Tier 4Interim) engines, in particular itsnew water cooled 2.9 litre and 3.6litre diesel engines. The companyalso provides a full aftermarket service through its network of 12mobile service engineers, stores and workshop facilities.

Dunlop Tyres: Stand 147See Goodyear

Else Solicitors: MP3

Midlands-based Else Solicitors has aspecialist construction division andwill be happy to discuss any legalissues.

Euro Towers: MP23

As well as showcasing its new

A replacement HBR outrigger tyre.

Goldhofer: Stand 192ASee Andover Trailers

Goodyear: Stand 147

Goodyear will be exhibiting its Dunlop SP ER50 crane tyre whichhas been designed tocope with highspeeds andheavy loads. Itwill also be exhibitingtyres fromits industrialrange aswell as running anumber ofpromotionsthroughoutthe show.

GreenTek Solutions: Stand 142A

GreenTek will be showing its newrange of Ground-Guards crane outrigger pads as well as its

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Ifor Williams: Stand 142B

Attending Vertikal Days for the firsttime Ifor Williams produces a widerange of trailers for towing behind4x4 vehicles including those wellsuited to transporting small scissorand boom lifts and spider lifts.

Industrial Lift and Hoist:Entrance Marquee

The recently launched ILH magazineaims to reach production facilities ina number of countries with industriallifting and access information.

inspHire: MP24

Rental management softwareprovider inspHire will be holding freecustomer 1-2-1 workshops as wellas demonstrating its innovative newfeatures and products throughoutthe course of the event which include its latest software designedfor Android and interactive dashboard technology. Be sure toask the company about other newfeatures which include scheduledservicing, test certificates, forwardplanning and day book planner.

IPAF: Stand 107-8See IPAF introduction

IPS: Stand 125-6See IAPS

Iron Planet: Stand 150

As a leading online marketplace forused heavy equipment IronPlanetwill have a crane on site for sale. Itwill also have a team on hand todemonstrate how the IronPlanetcrane-buying process and IronCladAssurance works.

Cela: Stand 119A

Cela produces a range of truckmounted spider type tracked aerialwork platforms.

King Trailer: Stand 105-6

The trailer manufacturer will have an

example of one of its special accesslow loaders or fixed bed plant bodies on show.

Kosran: Stand 145A

Kosran’s Safety Access Control(SAC) system has been specificallydesigned to help prevent unauthorised use of access equipment on job sites. It also delivers money-saving efficienciesfor equipment rental companies including increased utilisation, accurate servicing intervals and improved rental income. Followingthe success of the pilot schemewith Nationwide, the company isnow offering the technology to thewider access rental market. Alsodon’t miss its short seminar ‘Improving Utilisation, Control & SiteSafety’.

Liebherr Training Services:MP25

The company offers qualifications,assessments and training for a widerange of skills, including: Appointedperson, Crane supervisor, Slinger &signaller, Crane operator, Aerialwork platforms, LICCON planner,The Influence of wind on lifting operations and NVQs in relevant disciplines.

Lifting Gear UK: Stand 158See entry under Cranes

Lighthouse Club: Entrance Marquee

The Lighthouse Club is a charity tosupport families of constructionworkers who have died or been seriously injured at work. The charity will be selling copies of DickLloyd’s book ‘40 Years a Salesman’and running a raffle or silent auctionfor any scale models donated. 100percent of the proceeds will go tothe charity.

Load Systems International:Stand 151See Crowland Cranes

Lube-A-Boom: Stand 151See TMC Lifting Supplies

Ludwig: Stand 151See TMC Lifting Supplies

MCS Rental Software: MP14

MCS will showcase its Microsoft.NET hire software solution MCS-rm, which manages the rentalprocess from quotes and contractsthrough to invoicing and accounts. Itwill also have its newly developedhire applications on a variety of mobile computer devices whichoffer service delivery reports, theability to make customers-facing enquiries and help manage criticaldata.

Mentor Training: MP09

Visit the Mentor Training stand todiscuss any operating training requirements or ask any question relating to retraining personnel inthe safe use of lifting and accessequipment. As well as providingIPAF and PASMA accredited trainingit has also added a new additionwith ALLMI training.

MethoCAD: MP21

Based in Paris, Creative BusinessSolutions (CBS) is the distributor ofMethoCAD software developedunder AutoCAD. The company offersthree packages - tower cranes, mobile cranes and site layout -which provide an extensive database of tower and mobile

inspHire now available on Android and interactive dashboard technology. MCS-rm software.

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crane’s parameters which can beused on a digital 2D or 3D site layout to help with job site preparation.

Michelin Tyres: Stand 117

One of the key exhibits from themajor tyre company at Vertikal Daysis its latest All Terrain crane tyreswith its higher axle loadings for theUK market.

Mitas Tyres: Stand 144

Mitas Tyres will no doubt show itslatest generation CR01 crane tyrewhich it claims has a high speed capability of up to 85km/h, excellenttraction and lower fuel consumptionthanks to its all steel constructionand reduced rolling resistance.

Motion Software: MP5

Aberdeen-based operations andasset-tracking software companyMotion Software will be showcasinga range of time saving planningtools including route planning,checklist reporting, work order andjob management, for use with computers and handheld mobile devices.

Myerscough College: MP27

Myerscough has a specialist engineering department that runsdedicated courses for crane serviceengineers.

Nooteboom: Stand 150A

Dutch trailer manufacturer Nooteboom will bring a three-axle,37 tonne capacity OSDS-48-03 semilowloader with a hydraulic gooseneck ramp specifically designed for transporting accessplatforms and telehandlers.

NPORS: MP28

The National Plant Operators Registration Scheme is one of theUK’s leading accreditation and registration bodies working acrossthe construction, industrial, utilities,warehousing and distribution, agricultural, port and marine sectors.

Orlaco: MP22See CraneSafe

PASMA: MPSee PASMA introduction

Peter Hird & Son: MP4

Making its Vertikal Days debut iselectronic systems manufacturer3B6 with its UK distributor PeterHird & Sons. As well as supplying tomany OEMs it provides a range ofelectronic load monitoring indicatorsand rated indicated systems for theretro fit market. Other products include transducers, angle sensors,load cells, recoil drums, displaysand anemometers.

Power Pads: Stand 151See TMC Lifting Supplies

PSR: Stand 125-6See IAPS

Probst Handling: Stand 145B

Another company making its Vertikal Days debut, handling andlaying equipment company Probstwill be exhibiting a wide range oflifting attachments at the show including its SG80 block grab, itsAKZ EcoGrip and AKZ BF loadinggrabs and its LG loading forks. It willalso be exhibiting a selection of kerbgrabs and vacuum lifting equipment.

Ris: Entrance Tent

The Italian Crane and Access magazine.

Ritchie Bros: MP1

The original equipment auctioneerhas made substantial inroads intothe crane and access markets overthe past three years and was already a popular option for buyingand selling telehandlers. It is lookingto expand on this and meet craneand aerial lift buyers who are interested in learning more aboutbuying or selling through its specialist auctions.

RSA: MP6a

RSA’s Engineering Inspection Service has more than 450 engineersurveyors who inspect and certify awide range of plant, equipment andinstallations ensuring its safety. Itoffers to help plant owners in adopting a strategy of compliance tothe requirements of LOLER andPUWER and also extends to supporting and certifying compliance with best practicecodes set by the CPA and BSI.


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Shawtrack: Stand 137

Shawtrack has developed a newpull-out edge protection fall arrestsystem which can be fitted on vehicles and trailers from 3.5 tonnesup to 32 tonnes.

Shield Batteries: MP20

Shield Batteries is the UK importerfor Crown deep cycle batteries thatare proving increasingly popularwith aerial lift manufacturers andfleet owners. The company has invested heavily in the past fewyears to add value to its batterieswith features such as thicker plates,more headroom for electrolyte andbuilt-in Pro Eye to monitor levels.

Speedy Training: MP10b

Speedy will introduce its new andimproved health and safety programme which has been designed to help customers and employees understand risks andhow to minimise accidents. Its‘Safety from the Ground Up’ campaign initially focused heavilyon working at height and since itsintroduction, three more safetythemes have been added to covermanual handling, hand arm vibrationand dust control.

Syrinx: MP7See Higher Concept

Timbermat: Stand 191A

Timbermat will exhibit new Emtek31F heavy duty timber mats whichprovide certified loading and deflection calculations. The mats,which the company claims outperform those twice its thickness, are protected with steelbumpers and treated with microprocopper technology to protect andextend the life of the timber. Also onshow will be FSC and SFI certifiedtimber bog mats supplied in oak ortropical hardwoods.

Tinsley: Stand 143A

Trailer specialist Tinsley has beendesigning and manufacturing

specialist load carriers for the last45 years. It is planning to exhibit its48 tonne extendable machine carriertrailer as well as a range of steeloutrigger mats designed for cranes.

Top Service: MP13

Credit information provider specialist Top Service will be offering free demonstrations on itsservice along with a credit controldrop in service where they can offertheir advice on your current creditcontrol procedures. It is also organising a formative meeting toestablish an industry wide credit circle for rental companies at theshow.

Total Logistics Training: MP6

TL Training is a national trainingprovider which offers a wide rangeof driver, fork lift, health and safetyand instructor training courseswhich cover a wide number of industries.

TPA: Stand 141

UK-based temporary access andground protection hire specialistcompany TPA will be showcasing itsrange of heavy duty temporary aluminium roadways aimed at thecrane hire, lifting and access sectors.

TVH: Stand 134

Belgian replacement parts supplierand rental company TVH will have awide selection of products andaccessories on show including personal safety equipment, groundsupport plates, rubber tracks, anti-theft systems, wheel covers,universal chargers and a scissor liftbooster kit that can start a machineeven if the battery is complete discharged or missing.

Universal Crane Mats:Stand 192B

The company specialises in spreading loads imposed by justabout any type of equipment, with astrong emphasis on outrigger mats

and ground protection plates etc...The company is happy to help solveany ground bearing problem - routine or specific.

Vertikal Press:Entrance Marquee

Specialist internationalpublisher tothe lifting industry, includingCranes &Access

and Kran & Bühne magazines, Vertikal.net online news service andinformation database, and organiserof Vertikal Days and other events.

Vertikal Market: London Taxi

Be on the lookout for a London taxiparked at the show to find out aboutthe new online used equipment platform for buying and selling usedlifting equipment and accessories,including cranes, telehandlers andaerial lifts. Staff will be on hand todemonstrate how the programmeworks.

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IPAF summitc&aMiami IPAFIn late March, the International Powered Access Federation - IPAF - held itsAnnual General Meeting, Summit and Awards dinner in Miami, Florida, the firsttime the events have been held outside of Europe. The timing during Easter weekprobably deterred a number of potential attendees, while proving an attractionfor others. One thing is certain it did attract a large number of first-time delegates, most of them from North America.The Summit included presentations from a number of high level speakers, includingchief executives from Terex - Ron Defeo, United Rentals - Michael Kneeland - and NESRentals - Andy Studdert - along with Jordan Barab deputy assistant secretary of laborfor OSHA and Sérgio Kariya - director of Brazil’s Mills Rental among others and certainly the most illustrious the event has ever seen. The photo album is smaller than in previous years however we have kept to ourtradition and added the odd tongue-in cheek caption here and there. We apologisein advance if any of them offend - it is certainly not our intention. Next year’s summit will be back in Europe and is scheduled for April 3rd at a venue inWindsor, not far from Heathrow airport, within visiting distance of the famous castle. But let’s take a look at his year’s event. The festivities kicked off with an eveningnetworking event - hosted by UK-based manufacturer Niftylift - for those arriving theevening before.

A bit of team building between BernieMorel and JLG Italia’s Roberto Marangoni

The balmy weather wasperfect for the outdoornetworking event

As the evening wore on more people arrived

Two Wraiths and a Parker get a little rowdy –Martin Wraith of INATIV, Chris Wraith of IPAFand Brian Parker of AFI UpLift

“Psst …Karina – some man has just put his chinon my shoulder – I am afraid to look. Keepsmiling.” Karina Mireles and Jo Wood of IPAFwith Photo Bomber Rafael Bazzarella of Skyjack.

Two Balls – John Ball ofIreland’s Easi UpLifts/Heightfor Hire with a new traineedaughter Sophie Ball

A happy sponsor –John Keely of Niftylift

“Smile hard Karel andhe will go away” KarelHuijsel of JLG Europeand Antonio Gomez dela Vega of RiRent

A 30th birthday cakefor IPAF

North South co-operation – Norty Turner of Riwalwith Marzia Giusto of Nacanco, Italy and MacarenaGarcia Oliver from Spanish magazine Movicarga

A thorn between two roses - Jo Wood, Tim Whiteman andKarina Mireles of IPAF highlighting the fact that the Federation also kicked off its 30th anniversary celebrationsat the event

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“Come on now what’ll you give mefor it?” Morris Draper of Georgiabased Area Work PlatformInspection gets animated

“Careful” glassesare raised to toastwho knows what

Ron Defeo’s talk ‘Keep it personal’was one of the best attendedof the day

“Now look here you I’ll have nononsense while I’m president!”Steve Couling addresses theSummit as president.

“Let me see now hash tag…….” Outgoing president Wayne Lawsongives his review of the year, while Tim Whiteman tweets andincoming president Steve Couling waits his turn

(L-R) Wayne Lawson passes thePresident’s chain of office to SteveCouling in the presence ofTim Whiteman

“The sun has got to him” – JohnKeely of Niftylift with Barry Bradyof Elavation, Tim Ward of Niftyliftand Mani Gonzalez of Elavation

The Summit covered a wide range of subjects

Terex and the press -Scott Owyen, Guy Ramsey ofMaximum Capacity Media,Melinda Smith and HarrisonJenkins of Terex AWP

“Ah so you are the famous Jean?” MartinVoegtli of Switzerland’s SkyAccess meetsIPAF’s Jean Harrison

“OMG…What have I let myself in for?”incoming president Steve Couling awaitshis appointment

Audience questions were often animated –Arjen Snijder of Riwal and Harry McArdle(below) of Easi UpLifts

“Well what have we here?”Ebbe Christensen ofReachmaster makes a point

“Get that camera out of here!”Giles Councell gives the look

The Summit

Michael Kneeland of United Rentals gave hisview of how the rental company of thefuture will look

“Oh Oh!” Rolf Kulawik (R)of Ruthmann gives a worriedlook as Mikhail Malvinskyof LTECH of Russia getsall chummy

The award winners

“I can’t tell you how happy I am tohand over” outgoing IPAF presidentWayne Lawson announces theTraining Instructor of the Year award

“Is this mine or yours?” JanDenks of Bronto (L) acceptsthe Photo of the Year awardfrom David Smith of Snorkelon behalf of Paul TynanTynan

“Double Blarney” Frankand Harry McArdle ofHeight For Hire/Easi UpLifts

Erhan Acar (L) ofAcarlar Makine andFarouk Aksoy generalsecretary of IMDER –the Turkish associationof equipment distributorsand manufacturers

“I’m watching you buddy” newly appointedPresident Steve Couling has a few words andwatches for hecklers

“I tell you it was massive” Steve Smith of EdgeInternational looks on in bemusement as ShaneNickel of Reachcraft spins a yarn

The awards dinner

“It could use a little samba to liven things up”Sergio Karyia of Mills with Rafael Cardosoof Genie South America and MarceloTamani of Mills

Checking out the unions – Ron Defeo talks toRich Toth and John Nesta of the Sheet MetalWorkers 33 – Cleveland district – winner ofthe best new IPAF training centre award

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ALLMI Unit 7b, Prince Maurice House, Cavalier Court, Bumpers Farm, Chippenham, Wiltshire. SN14 6LHTEL:0844 858 4334 email: [email protected] web: www.allmi.com

Are your Lorry Loader Operators properly trained? Call a certified ALLMI training provider and Insist on the ALLMI card.

ALLMI accredited Lorry LoaderOperator Training Providers

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A leading designer and producer of bespoke lifting solutions, Penny Hydraulics is the latest loader crane manufacturer to join the ALLMI Village at Vertikal Days.

Both meetings are taking place at Haydock Park as part of Vertikal Days.

The ALLMI Technical Committee has added another Guidance Note to itscollection -“Determining the Sail Effect for Wind”- the document is aimedprimarily at those planning and assessing lifting operations at height.

A key contributor to the Guidance Note’s development was Peter Ellison,ALLMI Technical Committee member and application engineer for CargotecUK: “The document provides extracts from relevant legislation, as well as information on factors to be considered and guidance on addressing such issues. Its development was prompted by enquiries from customers whereconfusion existed over the consideration that should be given to the sail areaof loads being lifted. Upon investigation, it appeared there was scope for documented guidance on the subject, which we now hope will go some waytowards providing the clarification that industry requires and further enablingthe safe and efficient planning of lorry loader lifting operations,” he said.

For a copy of this and other Guidance Notes please visit www.allmi.com

The company’s PR & E-commerce manager, Jessica Penny, said: “Havingwatched the show grow and develop over the last few years and in particular seeing the developments made to the ALLMI Village in 2012, it’sclear that Vertikal Days has established itself as the most targeted networking and promotional event in the lorry loader industry’s calendar. Itcertainly offers one of the best loader crane displays you’ll find at a UK-basedshow and as we are keen to promote our range of cranes and loading platforms, we’re very pleased to be a part of that. We look forward to meeting with customers at the show and further developing those relationships, as well as creating new contacts and being part of the eventstaking place within the ALLMI Village.”

The ALLMI Village will include a display of the latest in loader crane and ancillary equipment.

ALLMI Village exhibitors include:

•Atlas

•Hiab

•HMF

•Palfinger (TH White)

•Penny Hydraulics

•PM

Ernest Doe & Son (Cormach) will also be exhibiting elsewhere in the show.

Contact ALLMI for information on attending.

ALLMI Operator of the Year Competition 2013

•ALLMI Village, Vertikal Days, Haydock Park, 26th / 27th June.

•£250 and the Competition Trophy to the winning operator.

•Use of the “ALLMI Operatorof the Year 2013” logo for theoperator’s employer.

•Free ALLMI training coursefor the operator’s employer(potentially worth over£4,000).

Penny Hydraulics joins the ALLMI Village

ALLMI Operator of the Year Competition – Reminder

New ALLMI Guidance Note -Sail Effect for Wind

ALLMI General Meetings - Reminder•26th June – Manufacturer / Service Company General Meeting.•27th June – Operators’ Forum (fleet owner) General Meeting.

The “ALLMI Operator of the Year 2013” logo.

HSE uses ALLMI Operator TrainingEarlier this year, specialist inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) attended an ALLMI Operator Course.Over a two-day period, they received training on all aspects of lorry loaderoperation before being put through theoretical and practical assessments.ALLMI technical director and chief instructor, Alan Johnson, delivered thetraining and said: “The HSE has played a strong and effective role over theyears in helping us develop the scope and content of the ALLMI trainingscheme, so it is encouraging that they chose the ALLMI course to improvethe practical and theoretical knowledge of their specialist inspectors.”

ALLMI Operator training includes the following course modules:

•Legislation •Introduction to the Lorry Loader •Pre-Operational Checks

•Operator Maintenance Instruction •Lifting Equipment / Attachments

•Siting the Lorry Loader •Deployment of Stabiliser Legs •Use of Controls

•Preparing the Lorry Loader for Use •Operating the Lorry Loader

•Stowing Procedures •Preparation for Assessment / Revision

•Assessment: Theory and Practical

For further information visit www.allmi.com

Increased demand for ALLMI Operator Training

Penny Hydraulics.

The start of the 2013/14 financial year has seen a huge increase in demand for the association’s training programme, with a 35 percent increase compared to the same period 12 months ago.

ALLMI chief executive Tom Wakefield said: “We were very pleased with lastyear’s growth levels, but we’ve already seen a significant improvement on that in 2013. This growth is a testament to the hard work by all those involved with ALLMI; from the fulltime staff through to the working groups and committees, as well as the training providers and the wider membership. We’re extremelyfortunate to have such committed stakeholders who genuinely want to see standards raised, and whose input allows us to have a structure in place that facilitates the continual development of the training programmes in line with the needs of the industry.

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Don’t risk it call a certified local company today

Tel: 01793 766744Email: [email protected]

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All training centres above offer IPAF/PASMA approved and audited courses. European directives require that all staff are fully and adequately trained in thesafe use of the equipment they operate.

Are your staff properly trained ?Don’t risk it call a certified local company today

Tel: 0115 9008855 • Fax: 0115 9008880Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0845 0710 007Email: [email protected]

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0161 77 22 444UK wide

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01792 765968

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www.nationwideplatforms.co.uk

www.loxam-access.co.uk

www.horizonplatforms.co.uk

www.aplant.com/training

www.mentortraining.co.uk

www.instant-training.com

www.hewden.co.uk/training

www.liebherr.co.uk



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This ‘get up’ is used every two years by the 79 year old homeowner to paint the upper floor of his house.

Who trained him then?

Turnbull, 61 owns A&H Boring and Machining which was contracted byNorth Eastern Marine Offshore Contracts (NEMOC) to dismantle a large building at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend, near Newcastle, eventhough it had no experience of taking down large structures. Christopher Taylor, 52, one of two directors of NEMOC, was convicted of consenting to,or conniving at, the failure to discharge duties under the Health & Safety Actand fined £30,000 plus £50,000 in costs.

Alison Norton, specialist prosecutor in the CPS Special Crime Division said:"Work in the shipyard was clearly dangerous and carried serious risks, butthe real tragedy is that had a safe system of work been put in place to manage the risks, Kenneth Joyce's death could have been avoided. As hisemployer, Allan Turnbull failed to ensure his safety at work, as did NEMOCand one of its directors, Christopher Taylor. These failures had terrible consequences and I hope today's sentences provide some comfort to theJoyce family." NEMOC was fined £1 as it is now in liquidation.

Three years forcompany directorUsing the bucket on a telehandler as a form of powered access has costa UK company owner/director. Allan Turnbull has been sentenced to threeyears in prison following the death of an employee, Kenneth Joyce, 53, who was thrown from a boom lift after the platform was struck by a beamthat fell from a crane in 2008. Joyce fell more than nine metres to theground and was then struck by another beam which landed on top of him.

A 6.6 metre steel beam hadbeen lifted into position the day before and tack welded inplace. The two operators werestanding under the beam aswelders finished welding it, the tack welds gave way andthe beam dropped around three metres, crushing the foot of one man and causing serious leg grazing on the other. The WorkSafeBC investigation found numerous faults with the site including a lack of safety information, noshop or field drawings along with poor welding equipment and conditions. There was no instruction on a safe procedure for erecting the steel roof structure and the employer failed to provide adequate information, instruction, training and supervision.

In 2009 the company was fined $61,398.50 when the superintendent incharge of construction at the Sutton Place Hotel interfered with twoWorkSafeBC officers conducting an inspection. More recently one of itsVancouver employees fell around five metres while unloading boxes froma telehandlers forks. The WorkSafeBC preliminary investigation cites anumber of problems. It says that Hard Hammer was using two boom liftswhose safety certifications had expired and was warned not to overloadthe lifts and to ensure that harness lanyards are properly connected.

It also found that the telehandler was positioned in the public road whilelifting materials to the second floor, without traffic control measures andthat it was not licensed to work on public roadways.

Canadian contractor, HardHammer Construction wasfined almost $70,000 for aJanuary 2011 incident at theSutton Place Hotel at the Revelstoke Mountain Resortthat injured two crane operators.

Stars of the future

There were separate prizes for Level2 and Level 3 apprentices, with colleges selecting two apprentice as‘Stars of the Future’, resulting in 20regional winners. A panel of judgesselected two national winners fromthe 20 - one at each level. They are:Level 2- Nathan Wadiun of Moortown Construction / AskhamBryan College and Level 3 - JamesScott of A-Plant / Reaseheath College. They each received £1,000in tool vouchers and a trophy.

Haydn Steele of the CPA, who alongwith Kevin Minton was responsiblefor developing the programme andorganising the event said: “It was

amazing to see so much support for the ‘Stars of the Future’ from employers, trainers and the nextgeneration of engineers. We haveset a very high benchmark but intend to make the scheme evenbigger and better next year.” Seethe other regional winners on page 72.

The CPA hosted the first ‘Stars of the Future’ plant mechanic apprenticeship awards at PlantWorx in May. The annual scheme hasbeen devised by the CPA to recognise talented apprentices in collegesacross the UK and attracted 489 entries in total.

$70,000 fine for Hard Hammer

A Hard Hammer employee unloading boxes form the

forks of this telehandler was seriously injured

after falling to the ground

Level 2 winner Nathan Wadiun. Level 3 winner James Scott.

www.conexpoconagg.com


At the hand over: (L-R) Wayne Lawson,Steve Couling and Tim Whiteman.

I PA F f o c u sc&a

The UK rental market grew by twopercent in 2012 and is expected toincrease by six to eight percent in2013-2014. Fleet expansion grewby four percent, with companiesinvesting in low-level access andniche products such as spider liftsand large truck-mounted platforms.

The UK access rental fleet isestimated at 50,000 units, withscissors representing 60 percent,booms 32 percent and others eightpercent. The share of booms isexpected to increase slightly in2013, at the expense of scissors.The average age of the fleetstabilised at around 9.6 years,slightly higher than in otherEuropean countries.

IPAF has also estimated thesize of the worldwide aerial liftrental fleet at 950,000 units,in the IPAF European Powered

Safe operation: Mission possibleSafety and training were the dominant themes at the IPAF Summit heldin Miami USA at the end of March, with several speakers calling forpressing changes in the US powered access industry to keep itsafe and efficient.

Speakers included Jordan Barab of OSHA, Ron DeFeo of Terex, AndyStuddert of NES Rentals, Tim Hatch of JLG, Sérgio Kariya of Mills Rentaland Michael Kneeland of United Rentals. Their full presentations areavailable for download in the Resources section of www.ipaf.org

The next IPAF Summitand awards dinner willbe held on 3rd April2014 at Windsor in theUK. More details willbe available atwww.iapa-summit.info

PDS for instructorsThis year’s IPAF Professional Development Seminars (PDS) for UKinstructors and training centres will be held on 24th September in theNorth at the Metro Centre Marriott Hotel, Tyne & Wear NE11 9XF, and on3rd December in the South, at the De Vere Milton Hill House,Oxfordshire OX13 6AF. IPAF has agreed a special room rate withboth hotels valid until 31st July and 11th November respectively.

Details at www.ipaf.org/events

Lifetime Achievement Awardfor Harry McArdleHarry McArdle, founder of Height for Hire and EasiUplifts was presented with a Lifetime AchievementAward at the IPAF awards dinner in Miami in March.The award was presented by newly elected IPAFpresident Steve Couling who said: “Harry was oneof the first entrepreneurs to take accessseriously as a rental business. He is also quick tosee new opportunities in products and markets.”

See the full list of winners atwww.iapa-summit.info

The day will start with aprofessional development sessionin the morning, where memberscan hear about some of thecurrent issues relevant to thepowered access industry andrecent IPAF activities.

This will be followed in theafternoon by banger racing.Members will have the opportunity to test their driving skills, combiningspeed, manoeuvrability and safety. Members can either rent a car to raceor they can build their own (to precise criteria provided). Refreshmentswill be provided, including lunch and a barbeque supper.

Details at www.ipaf.org/events

Access Rental Market Report 2013and the IPAF US Powered AccessRental Market Report 2013. TheEuropean report covers Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Italy, theNetherlands, Norway, Spain,Sweden and the UK, while the USreport includes findings on Canadaand Brazil.

The reports highlight key facts andfigures such as fleet size, utilisationrates and retention periods, and canbe purchased atwww.ipaf.org/reports

The UK is one of the world’s most mature powered access rentalmarkets and continued to see a concentration of market share amongthe largest players, according to IPAF’s annual research into the industry.

IPAF rental market reportsshow 4% fleet growth in the UK

Save the date: IPAF member event

“Keep it personal”: RonDeFeo urges the IPAFSummit audience toimprove safety in theirorganisations.

Harry McArdle, (R) receives the LifetimeAchievement Award trophy from Steve Couling.

Steve Coulingtakes over asIPAF president Steve Couling of Versalift, waselected as IPAF president at theFederation’s annual generalmeeting in Miami, succeedingWayne Lawson of JLG. AndyStuddert, of NES Rentals, waselected deputy president, whileBrad Boehler of Skyjack and NickSelley of AFI-Uplift were electedto the IPAF board.

Couling outlined three goals for histwo-year term: specialist trainingfor the vehicle-mounted sector,online training programmes and thecreation of more IPAF countrycouncils to provide regional forumsfor discussion and a focus on issuesimportant locally. “The vehicle-mounted platform sector has furtherto go than most,” he noted. “There

is still a far too relaxed approach tospecialist training needs in someregions.” Launching IPAF’s 30th anniversarycelebrations, Couling added:“I intend to re-define our originalcore objectives to all members andremind everyone that IPAF is anot-for-profit organisation. Theoriginal objectives of IPAF are stilltrue and they still hold water: Wewant to ensure our industry is safefor all users of powered accessequipment. I look forward toworking with Tim Whiteman andthe IPAF staff, and thank them fortheir hard work and loyalty. Without them, there is no IPAF.”

The IPAF Professional Development and Banger Racing Day, speciallyorganised for UK members, will be held on 6th September 2013 inNorthampton.

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020 8548 [email protected]


www.afi-uplift.co.uk/afitraining.asp

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www.accesslink.biz

PASMA focusc&a

As a PASMA member, if you have an interesting or unusualstory to tell about towers andtower training, please send it [email protected] w w . p a s m a . c o . u k

PASMA has published guidancenotes and an application form foruse when applying for a licence toassemble and use a mobile accesstower on a public highway (Highways Act 1980 - Section 169).

The Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) will take place on Thursday, 27thJune, at 14.00 during Vertikal Days. It will be held in the Lancaster Suite,Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 OHQ,and will be preceded by an informal, networking lunch starting at 13.00.

The association has published a newposter ‘Find Your Way Around PAS 250Products’. PAS 250 is PASMA’s newstandard for low-level work platforms,often called pulpits or podiums, developed in conjunction with theBritish Standards Institution. Usingstraightforward illustrations, the posterexplains simply and clearly the mainpoints covered by the standard.

The guidance produced in consultation with the Health &Safety Executive, the Highway Authority and the National TrafficManagers Forum, was launched atthis year’s Safety & Health Expo atthe NEC and included a talk on thetopic by PASMA’s technical director,Don Aers, in the Access IndustryForum’s (AIF) Working at HeightKnowledge Base. A video of the talkwill shortly be available to view atwww.pasma.co.uk

The Highways Act 1980 requiresscaffolding placed on a public highway - even temporarily - to belicenced. This requirement extendsto mobile access towers and the application form allows thoseplanning to use a tower to formallyapply for such a licence. For the purposes of the form, a highway canbe considered any place where thepublic have a right to pass,

In addition to managing director, Peter Bennett, delegates will hear from theoutgoing and incoming chairmen, Roger Verallo and Chris Blantern respectively, and the chairman of the technical committee, the training committee and the hire assembly committee. Copies of the 2013 Annual Review will be distributed at the event.

The AMM represents a unique opportunity for members to hear about thework and achievements of the association and its plans for the year ahead. Italso provides the chance to catch up with old friends and colleagues. And, ofcourse, the chance to visit the show. For more information [email protected]

The publication of PAS 250 completesPASMA’s three-strand approach to improving standards for this type of equipment. It joins an existing half-daytraining course for prefabricated units less than 2.5 metres in height, and the DVD‘Accidents can happen even at low level’.More details at www.pasma.co.uk

PASMA is currently developing a section on the PASMA website where interested parties can source PAS 250 compliant products.

Hot topics and talks at Vertikal Days

PASMA AMM 2013

Find Your Way Around PAS 250

Together with PASMA members Euro Towers, Lyte Ladders & Towersand Turner Access, the association is returning for a third consecutiveyear to Vertikal Days, in order to promote knowledge, safety and bestpractice and, of course, the latest developments in tower technologyand the use of towers in an increasingly wide and varied number of industry sectors. PASMA and its members will also be in a new location - the popular Marketplace.

New for 2013 are a series of informal presentations, including guest speakers, covering topics such as:

• PAS 250: PASMA’s new standard for low level access• Pavement licence: PASMA’s new guidance and application form• The HSE’s review of the Work at Height Regulations (by HSE)• The consequences of a fall from height (by former builder, Paul Blanchard)

The full programme and timetable can be seen at www.pasma.co.ukand www.vertikaldays.net

New guidance on pavement licences

regardless of whether it is publiclymaintained - for example, carriageways, pavements, footpathsand verges. The form covers,amongst other things:

• The details of those responsiblefor managing and using the tower

• The details of any mobile towercontractor involved

• The planned location of the work

• The period of time the licence isrequired to cover

• Details of the type of tower to be

used and the nature of the workbeing carried out

• Technical details including thetower’s dimensions, configurationand positioning

• Risk assessments

• Confirmation that all relevant

documents and proof of competence have been submitted

• Final confirmation that the applicant accepts the licence’sterms and conditions

For more information visitwww.pasma.co.uk


www.pasma.co.uk

www.hbc-radiomatic.com

To contact any of these companies click on the 'Access & Lifting Directory' section of www.vertikal.net, where you will find direct linksto the companies' web sites for up to 12 weeks after publication.To have your company's new product or service featured in this section, please send in all information along with images via e-mailto: [email protected] with 'Innovations' typed in the subject box.en

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Bullet proof trackerUK based GPS tracking company Tough Tracker was established in2011 after founder James Bryan invented an extra strong, self-contained armoured tracking device. Originally designed for the scrapmetal and recycling market, the device has now been adapted for the construction, agricultural and trailer applications. Encased in armoured composite polymer – the same material used in FormulaOne cars – the fully weather and tamper-proof tracking device is ableto withstand substantial impacts and is even bullet-proof!

Once welded to a machine a company is able to monitor its location in realtime using the internet. To provide more accurate locations the deviceuses a 50 channel GPS receiver rather than the more conventional 20channel. It also uses Cell Locate which is an additional location techniquethat is used when a GPS signal is not available. As well as monitoring thelocation of a machine, the device can also be set up with time and location specific parameters which can alert the owner of any unauthorised movements via an SMS text or email.

Whereas most tracking systems have to be hardwired into an externalbattery Tough Tracker comes with its own ultra-high capacity lithium battery which, according to the company, provides an average lifetime offive to 10 years, with a potential lifetime of up to 20 years, subject to usage. It hasalso been designed to operate when temperatures drop to -40 degrees and up to 85 degrees celsius.

A Continental viewThe automotive division of Continental has launched a camera monitoring system specifically designed for trucks, agricultural and construction vehicles called the ProViu 360.

The system uses a series of cameras to provide a 360 degree view of thevehicle and its surroundings, eliminating any blind spots. Four micro cameras are mounted on the vehicle and an electronic control unit is used tostitch the live, high definition images together to recreate a complete surround view which is displayed on an in-cab monitor. It is also possible toview individual camera angles for a more precise view of critical areas.

The company claims the system not only improves safety for the driver, vehicle and other road users but it also enhances the efficiency of vehicleoperations because manoeuvrings take less time, with less risk of damage,less down time and reduced repair costs.

Evolutionary ropeAustrian specialist wire rope company Teufelberger, has re-engineered itsEvolution TK16 rope to the Evolution TK16 Plus. As with its predecessor,the new rope has been designed specifically for Duty Cycle crane applications. Every strand in the rope is compacted in order to provide ahigher breaking strength - seven percent better than before. It incorporates Plastifill technology and the steel core is over-moulded with aplastic coat to provide high resistance to compressive loads and lateralpressures, helping reduce wear. In addition to foundation and grab workthe new rope is also said to be ideal for offshore lifting duties.

A bird-eye view of the vehicle and its surroundings are displayed on a screen in the cab.

Teufelberger’s new Evolution TK16 Plus rope is ideally

suited to duty cycle work

The virtually indestructible ToughTracker GPS tracking device

With the ‘geo-fencing’ feature it is possible for a company to be alerted of any

unauthorised movements.

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The Regional Level 2 winners are: Phillip Ellcock of AGD Equipment / Myerscough College,

Ryan Hunter of AT Best Handlers / North Glasgow College,Adam Hughes of Gunn JCB / Reaseheath College,

Bryn James of GH James / Coleg Llysfasi, Dale McCarthy of GenSet/Bridgend College, Jack Cox / National Construction College, John Peat of Finnings /Finning Academy,

Josh Gravelle of Holt JCB / Wiltshire College andSteffan McGrath from Marubeni Komatsu / Stafford College.

The Regional Level 3 winners are: Phil Sullivan of Liebherr/ Stafford College,

James Thomason of William Hare / Myerscough College,Samuel Gherezgiher of Speedy/Askham Bryan, Scott Lewis of K&J Services / Bridgend College, Geraint Williams of Jones Bros / Coleg Llysfasi,

Tom Wardle of Finning / Finning Academy, Daniel England / National Construction College,

James Hogg of Gordon Bow/ North Glasgow College and Ben Grinnell of Selwood/ Wiltshire College.

The regional winners each received a £500 tool voucher.

Stars of the future Regional winners

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Pop-Up Products is best knowntoday for its push around lowlevel scissor lifts, however it hasbeen producing aluminium tower products dating back as far as1981 when former parent company NSG started out as alocal scaffold company.

In 2006 Pop-Up Products demergedfrom NSG to form its own company

Following last year’s announcement of the manufacturing/distribution partnership betweenDutch scaffold, ladder and suspended platform manufacturer Altrex and UK-based Pop-Up Products,Ed Darwin met up with both companies at Pop-UpProducts’ premises in Deeside to learn what the twohave been working on...

Altrex steps up UKpartnership

selling and marketing Pop-Up pusharound scissor lifts, along with itsEiger podium platforms, aluminiumtowers and Eiger Deck aluminiumwalkways. Since then the companyhas concentrated most of its effortsupdating its Pop-Up range whilstworking to develop its aluminiumrange. In partnership with Altrex,Pop-Up Products has now launcheda new range of podiums and accesstowers under the MiPOD and MiTOWER brands. It has also takenthe opportunity to benefit from Altrex’s production facility and product features by modernising itsexisting aluminium products.

MiPOD podiumsDesigned by Pop-Up Products and manufactured by Altrex the MiPODpodium range consists of two models - the three metre MiPOD1000 and the 3.5 metre MiPOD1500. The company claims the podiums are the first products to betested as fully compliant withPASMA’s new PAS 250 standard.

The MiPOD 1000 has a platformheight of 750mm or one metre andan overall length of 1.5 metres andis just 750mm wide in order to fitthrough standard single doorways.Steel ballast helps prevent side loadings from overturning the platform, this takes its weight up to57kg. Conversely the larger MiPOD1500 which is 1.15 metres wide,weighs just 35kg. Designed for usein more open areas, it can be easilyfolded in order to pass through doorways.

Both models feature a built-in anti-surf mechanismpreventing users frompulling themselves alongfrom the platform, saloonstyle safety gates, a 150kgplatform capacity and theoption of folding down forstorage when not in use.

Pop-Up managing directorNigel Woodger said: “This is the first time there hasbeen a standard for low-level equipment, suchas podiums. With an estimated 100,000 unitscurrently in use in the UKwe recognise the importance that they playand are hoping a strongproduct which meets thenew regulations will restorethe loss in confidence which the market is currently experiencing.”

MiTOWERThe self-contained MiTOWER offers workingheights of four, five or six

Pop-Up Products’ MiPOD 1000

Pop-UpProducts’

MiPOD1500

Fully assembled the MiTOWER offersup to six metres working height


altrex/pop-up c&ametres and has been designed foreasy transport and erection by a single person. It has an overall widthof 730mm, a length of 1.1 metresand weigh between 77 and 110kgdepending on the platform height.Platform capacity is 250kg, with amaximum of two platforms. Thetower base forms a trolley, in whichto store and move all the other components. Retractable hangers onthe sides of the tower are used tohold frames so that the erector neednot descend the tower in order toget the next component. The company claims a single person canconstruct the tower by climbing upand down the tower no more thantwice. Specific training courses areavailable in constructing the towerhowever it is also possible to construct it so long as the user isPASMA trained and self-familiarisesthemselves with the product.

“There is still work to do on oneman installations in the market andtraining in this area is somethingthat will also develop over time,”adds Woodger. “Getting people usedto a product that is so small andportable yet built to an EN1004Class 3 standard will take time. Wefeel we have spotted an opportunityin the market with the MiTOWER asit is a product both lightweight andcompact in size which provides excellent capabilities up to six metres.”

Altrex produces a wide range of products but a new one that we spotted at Bauma is theModular Triangle Bridge (MTB) which provides a quick and easy façade platform, walkwayor roof edge protection. Interlocking trusses are available in two, three or four metrelengths, and can be joined to create a six metres platform between two support stands,with further stands used to form a continuous length. Alternatively it can provide a freespan between two scaffold towers of up to 12.5 metres. Assembled at ground level theplatform is raised to the ideal height with hand winches. The guardrail frames allow thesystem to be used as suitable edge protection for flat and sloping roofs up to 60 degrees.

Features include compact transport and storage dimensions, non-slip wood platforms and250mm increments for platform height adjustment. The company has targeted the new productat painters, roofers and facade renovation companies.

Altrex is also developing a new suspended platform for wind turbine maintenance which can be towed behind a small truck. The platform takes about an hour to assemble and can lift two people plus tools. More details in a later issue.

Altrex’s new edge protection andsuspended platform for turbines

The retractable hangers installed on the sides of the tower

UK rental company Vp MEP Hire has ordered the first customised scaffold tower - a new feature Pop-Up Products now offers through Altrex

The MiTOWER fully contained within atrolley made up from the tower’s parts

A quick and easy methodto provide edge protectionand a walkway

Scan this QR code to see the MTB being constructed.


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The Liebherr 1350-6.1 mobile crane has a maximumcapacity of 350 tonnes at three metres radius. This1:50 scale model by WSI includes a manual that describes the main assembly of the crane which,when complete, is around 2.3 metres high.The chassis is very highly detailedwith a fully replicated transmission, hoses and even anengine cooling fan. The tyres havethe Michelin name moulded intothe sidewalls and each axle hasindependent steering and workingsuspension.

Detailing around the carrier cab isvery good and black replica rubberskirts sit above each pair of wheels.The outriggers have smooth cylinderrods that can be screwed down andlarge metal spreader plates with useable lifting points are included.

Very small graphics enhance the detailing around the crane and twosets of metal handrails are supplied -one for when the crane is in transport mode and the other forwhen it is working. The operator'scab tilts, and the side access platform can be extended and retracted.

The counterweight tray has the second hoist gear permanently attached and the counterweightblocks accurately comprise a fullconfiguration of 140 tonnes. Themain boom lift cylinder is an excellent metal part and uses a smallgrub screw which is tightened with akey to lock the cylinder extension.The boom detailing is very good andthe inner telescopic sections have arealistic profile with thin walls.

The Y-Guy system for the main boomcomprises two separate frameswhich can be used as transportloads. In use the winches are able tomaintain high tension to stiffen theboom up as with the real crane.

A sectional metal fixed lattice jib isprovided although the modelling of itis not the best. The detailing is verygood, but the geometry is not perfect. It does though have an adjustable latch section which enables it to be pinned at one ofthree offset angles.

Two metal hook blocks are suppliedand they are very good quality. A keyis used to operate the main winch although sadly there is very little friction so it unwinds easily.

In many respects this is an excellentcrane model with a high level of detail. However some quality issuestake the edge off what would otherwise be a top notch model. Itcosts €279 at the Liebherr web shop.

To read the full review of this model visit www.cranesetc.co.uk

Liebherr LTM1350-6.1

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Dear Sir,

I have written a long letter about how unsafe the industry is supplying people through agencies who are not trained to the correct level for the job.It also comments on site managers that work unsafe to get the job done. Ifyou do publish it I would appreciate remaining anonymous.

Have skills will workI worked out a long time ago, that in construction there are two ways tomake your way, knowing the right people or having the skills and experienceto do the job correctly. I have worked my way up with the latter and havingbeen on site in one role or another since I was 19 I consider myself aperson able to understand most of the site rules and the way thingsreally work on a site.

I have worked for several companies and have always worked to their rulesand health and safety procedures, as well as to site specific ones. There isusually a protection working for a company. You do it their way and safelyand they let you work and keep your job. This may not always be the case,but I was always under the impression - work safe and keep your job.

After 20 years in my field of work I then went for a complete career changeand joined the crane industry. I self-funded myself and was really pleasedthat I changed my career, and enjoy going to work, even to this day.I started on towers with the expectation that after a year I would be takenon full time by a company. The crash came and I struggled to find work,so I retrained in mobiles and crawlers. I also went and did my AppointedPerson ticket. In doing this I was able to go from job to job through agenciesdriving different types of cranes. I worked my way from red to blue card and completed the NVQ’s that goes with them. I also worked as a site manager,and obtained a black CSCS site manager’s card. All this was again self funded and following all correct rules and procedure for the governing bodies. If I could manage the timing and finances, when I was not working I would be training. I have also completed my NEBOSH construction certificate, within the past two years and have worked as a health andsafety manager/advisor within the construction industry.

I have mostly worked through agencies with a few permanent jobs with acompany, but due to circumstances they were never long term. When I wasnew to cranes I was put anywhere my CPCS card skill allowed and was leftto get on with it. This could be a tower crane driver, remote pedestrian driver, or a slinger. I was confident enough to do this, asking questions if Ineeded to about different types of loads and lifting tackle. I was mostlyshown what is what by more experienced people. I have also been on siteswhere there was no one to show me the way the crane works, and providefamiliarisation training. I was expected to just get on with the job, sometimes not even allowing time to have a few practices with the cranebefore the proper work started.

Remote pedestrian cranes are sold to sites as not needing a slinger/ banksman. This creates a great deal of additional work for the crane operator. Also being in control of a load you cannot drive the crane. Drivingthe crane you cannot be in control of a load. I have had many a site manager tell me if I wasn’t going to do it he would get someone else in.I have also requested assistance from someone to help me sling and

manoeuvre loads round site. This resulted in me getting the labourer whowas also there to supply to the brick layers or the plasters etc. The resultwas complaints that I was taking their guys away from doing the job theywere employed to do.

I have also been threatened on site by people for not lifting their materialwhen they ask for it, and if I didn’t put them at the front of the lift list“I would be sorted out”. I have also been threatened by management a fewtimes on site while working through agencies. This can range from, refusingto lift from underneath scaffolding to drag stuff out - loads that are wellbeyond my radius, working through my break so all are kept working, notsigning up to a lift plan, because they wouldn’t let me read it, and not signing a lift plan that they wrote and wanted me to sign it and put myname to it, without reading it first. This last one resulted in me taking awaythe lift plan and reading it in the cafe. The lift plan had several differentcranes on the plan and several different load types - even though it was atimber construction with only one crane and the radius and weights whereall wrong for all the crane charts. They also had no clear area for setup.I didn’t go back.

Most of the agencies I worked for were more interested in keeping me onsite until they could get someone there the next day to cover my work.They were not interested in the unsafe work practices, or their responsibilityof providing safe competent people for the job who have been trained to usethe equipment they are about to use. I have been on site where I have had toask agencies to send someone else due to incompetent or lack of skills. I amalways in favour for giving a new guy experience but sometimes you seepeople that just need more training. The agencies are making money fromthe person on site but are also employing that person. Shouldn’t they thentake time in ensure that the person doesn’t just have the ticket for thatcategory and a right to work in the UK, but also that they have the relevantskills to do the job to the correct safety standard? If anything does gowrong is the agency not as responsible as the operator and the site manager? If a site manager pushes people to do wrong, apart from saying“I didn’t make them” - even though they did, should they not be aware oftheir duty of care to the operative and the health and safety of the site?The agencies I have worked for do provide to some of the very bigconstruction companies and even though they may have health andsafety policies and seem to be big on clamping down on bad practice,they are also ready to turn a blind eye.

This industry has taken a big knock in recent years. This has brought budgets right down and safety budgets are the last to be looked at.I have worked on a large site and I have been threatened by a large crane company crane supervisor for insisting that he take the load off the hookand not leave it overnight, or that he leave operatives with the crane.

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Dear Sir,

Concerning the subject of training both myself and some other

owners in the UK agree that we should be moving forward to

self-regulation when it comes to operator training on larger booms,

scissors and machines in general. Could you imagine what the roads would be like if the government had not at some

point in time made it law that you must have a HGV licence to drive vehicles over 7.5 tonnes!?

In the UK we ‘the access industry’ are governed by the HSE who hide behind "you should carry out a risk assessment",

rather than giving us laws to follow. This policy essentially puts the onus on us the employers to decide on our own

training standards and then be held accountable in court should anything go wrong! This I would call passing the buck!

Right now as a hirer I am relying upon my customer to have ensured that his staff have been adequately trained on the

machines they hire from us. Does this truly make sense when I know there is a real risk of injury through an accident if

the operator has not been trained and my customer does not have to provide proof of training to me!

Can you imagine a world where you could hire ANY vehicle and NOT prove that you have a licence to drive the

category you wish to drive?

Obviously the HSE is not going to do anything about this, in which case maybe it is about time that we as an industry join

together and agree a plan to introduce self-regulation on requiring proof of training on certain categories of machine. This

would have been impossible a few years ago due to the lack of adequately trained operators and would have created all

sorts of commercial backlash but I believe that now as aerial work platforms have at long last become a ‘tool of the trade’

this is the time for us to make it happen.

My idea would be for the major rental companies to hold a meeting, probably at the next IPAF UK council meeting

in order to debate this subject and hopefully construct a plan to phase in proof of training and for those present to sign

a pledge to make it happen.

Just an idea and please don't quote me on this!

Hope the sun is shining on you too!

This in spite of the fact that it was his company’s standard procedure, alongwith all the crane companies I have worked with. The company concernedwas more interested and concerned that I might talk to other people aboutit, than in the safety of their operators. I have been asked to turn the key onthe crane and go over radius or load on a number of occasions. I have alsobeen asked to do illegal lifts, dragging loads, lifting loads wrongly and un-safely and also carry out a lift where no lift plans or plans in place.

I have also been a Health and Safety Manager for a construction company,after a few weeks I got asked by a director to fill in and sign record sheetsfor site visits. I refused to do this and I was told due to this I will lose myjob. Two days later he told me to pack up and go. There does not seem tobe enough protection in place against this sort of thing. I wasn’t at thecompany long enough to claim unfair dismissal. They still work for a fewcouncils and are themselves, but I lost my job for doing things correctly.The Industry needs to look at itself, and needs to ensure that an agencyprovides the correct people for the role. The management need to ensurethe correct rules and regs are followed and not change them when it suitsthem, due to budget or time scale. And directors, agencies and

management should be held more responsible for what is going on withintheir company, or companies they provide to.

I have only mentioned the bad, but there are some good agencies, management and directors. Who do provide the correct service and careof the employee. It may cost a little bit more to employ someone withmore skills, or find someone through an agency that spends more time tofind the correct person. But this is worth it to prevent an accident wherethe cost could increase a great deal in fines and court costs.

As I said before, I do still enjoy my job and I am still working for agencies.I have lost a job before just because a new manager wanted to get hismate into my role. He shook my hand on meeting me on day one and said“please to meet you, I got a friend who does your type of work.” I got looking for a new job from that day until I got laid off due to me not beingable to do my job properly. I am in the same role as I write this with evenbigger lifts and bigger cranes used.

I do not know the solution for this but hope something is done before amajor accident happens that then dictates action.

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The following letter was received in earlyMay from a senior manager of a major UK access rental company.

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