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INTERNATIONAL
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2014
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GordonMcGruer’s Kardon
Kontracts
has become the first
European company to take delivery
of JLG’s new185 ft platformheight
1850SJUltraboom. Kardon, which
was the first company outsideNorth
America to order the new lift, said
the1850SJwas already rented out
on a hanger refurbishment project.
Themachine is the first of four that
Kardonhas ordered.
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Goscor Access Rental
has
takendelivery of the first Genie
SX-180 to arrive inAfrica. The
machinewas orderedduringBauma
Africa2013 andhas now arrived
at the company’s premises at
Chloorkop inKemptonPark, South
Africa. TheSouthAfrican access
rental company’s directorsGeorge
Landsberg andDean Joneswere
onhand to helpwith the off-loading
of the self propelledboom at their
premises.
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BMS
has become the first
company to purchase the new73m
Palfinger truckmount, and already
has orders in for the new103m
platform, whenPalfinger launches
it in2015. “We are expanding
our business throughout Europe.
With the significant investment
we canbe out with our customers
all over Europe inno time. “said
IbSteffensen, director of BMS’s
platformdepartment.
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Spanish rental company
AP
Lift
has placed an order for a
63mworkingheight Ruthmann
Steiger T630 truckmount. The
deal was struck by Time Iberica,
Ruthmann’s sales and service
partner on the Iberianpeninsula
andwasmade official at theAPEX
show inAmsterdamduring June.
INBRIEF
Zoomlion buys intoRaxtar
ZoomlionHeavy Industry
Science&TechnologyCo.has
acquired 35% ofNetherlands-
basedhoist andmast climbing
equipmentmanufacturerRaxtar.
HeWenjin, vice president
of theChinese crane and
construction equipment producer,
saiddespite increasingly fierce
international competition,China’s
slowing economic growth and
the global downturn,Zoomlion
was committed to the strategy of
helpingChinesemachinery “go
global”.
Zoomlionwill also useRaxtar’s
experience in international
production, research anddesign
andmarketing to enhance the
competitiveness and global
influence of its hoist andmast
climbing division,Zoomlion
HoistingMachineryBranch
Company.
TangShaofang,deputy general
manager of the hoist division,
said, “This acquisitionwill
bring in international advanced
technology,whichwill improve
operational performance, enhance
service value and reduce lifting
costs, therebymeeting customer
requirements for increasing value
and reducing cost.”
Tanfieldhas valued its 49%
share of aerial work platform
manufacturer Snorkel at
UK£36.28million (US$60.1
million).
Last yearUS-based telehandler
specialist XtremeManufacturing
bought 51% of Snorkel from
Tanfield,which is based in the
UK, as part of a staged aquisition.
InTanfield’s interimhalf year
results, ending 30 June, it said
Snorkel’s order book continued to
Snorkel value estimated
The Z-62/40, an update of
the Genie Z-60/34, launched
at APEX 2014will offer a
tracked version, set to be
available in 2015.The Z-62/40
has aworking height of
18.87m and an outreach of
12.42m. The tracked version
will eventually have a 4-wheel
steer capability, with a turbo
engine becoming available. It
will be used for rough terrain
and allow ground pressure to
be reduced by 75%.
Italian access show
GIS, the ItalianCranes&Access
andHeavyTransport Show,will
next be held from 1 to 3October
2015. It will once again be in
Piacenza, Italy.
The show organiser said that
many of the 2013GIS exhibitors
have confirmed their intention
to attend the fifthGIS, in 2015.
GIS 2013welcomedmore than
3200 qualified visitors and that
figure is forecast to rise in 2015.
Industry associations lending
their support include: IPAF,
theNational Association of
MobileCraneHire andHeavy
Transportation (ANNA), Italian
Association ofHeavyTransport
Companies (AITE) and others.
Haulotte Group has acquired a 50% stake in the sales business of Turkish
platform specialist AcarlarMakine.
At the same time, Acalar Makinewill separate out its rental activities - it
currently operates a fleet of 500 units - and create a new company purely for
rental.
Acarlar Makine has operated as Haulotte’s dealer in Turkey formany years
and has been active in the access sector for 10 years. Together, the firms aim
to strengthen and consolidate their sales and distribution services in the area.
The Turkish company said the deal would help it retain its leadership position
in the sector; “The emphasis placed on occupational safety is gradually
increasing in Turkey andwe are becomingmore aware of the benefits of using
platforms, which is an indicator that the sector will be in a quite outstanding
position in the future.”
HAULOTTE ACQUIRES
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growwith annual sales nowmore
than $100million.This is thanks
toXtreme’s recent working
capital investment in excess of
$30m inSnorkel - part of the
acquisition agreement.
“Restructuring has taken place
to reduce the breakeven of the
business.The board ofTanfield
is confident that the Snorkel
business continues tomove
towardsmeaningful profitability,”
saidTanfield in its statement.
