NEWS
ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013
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HARLO PRODUCTS
has
launched a new website,
offering a user-friendly
experience, improved
functionality and easier
navigation to gain product
information. The new website,
, offers
product information on all three
HP series rough terrain forklift
models, as well as the firm’s
eco-friendly Tier 4 interim
solution.
Access equipment manufacturer
MANITOU AMERICAS
has
embarked on a tour of the
U.S. and Canada, hosting live
demonstrations for dealers and
customers. The ‘Red Tour’ aims
to demonstrate the versatility of
the Manitou MHT Series Heavy
Telescopic Handlers, MRT Series
Rotating Telescopic Handlers
and more. See Mantiou’s
website for tour and date
information.
U.S. scaffolding and fall
protection training specialist
DH GLABE & ASSOCIATES
is launching a new online
supported scaffold user training
program. The training program
has been developed to offer
online, on-demand training to
scaffolding professionals. It
contains 15 modules, offering
3D lessons presented in HD
quality and is also available for
iPad and tablets.
ELLIOTT EQUIPMENT
COMPANY
has appointed
McClung-Logan Equipment
Company, Inc. as its new
authorized dealer of Elliott
HiReach aerial work platforms
and BoomTruck cranes in
Maryland, Virginia, Washington,
D.C., North Carolina, South
Carolina and Delaware.
TEREX AERIAL WORK
PLATFORMS (AWP)
has
announced Scott Girolamo, a
former Skyjack salesman, as
its new central region sales
manager. His territory will
include Wisconsin, northern
Illinois and the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan, and he will report
to Paul Waller, Terex AWP
regional vice president.
HIGHLIGHTS
Mills announces 2014
additional AWP CapEx
IPAF makes North
American progress
Haulotte and Hydro Mobile have
joined the International Powered
Access Federation to provide
training. IPAF has also opened a
membership office near Chicago in
Glen Ellyn, IL.
Haulotte U.S. has begun
the process to have approved
instructors and evaluators to offer
the AWPT eLearning training and
issue PAL Cards to successful
trainees. It will offer this training in
both the U.S. and Canada.
Marco Martinez, Haulotte’s
technical trainer, and Larry
Kavelman, field service
representative, will work to
become senior instructors so they
can train customers to become
approved evaluators. Haulotte U.S.
will be ready to offer the training in
early November.
Also, Hydro Mobile, manufacturer
of mast climbing work platforms
and transport platforms, has
Brazil-based rental giant
Mills Estruturas e Serviços de
Engenharia (Mills) will invest a
further U.S. $71.3 million in its
powered access fleet, which
includes boom lifts and scissor,
with deliveries starting in 2014.
The investment is part of its
2014 capital expenditure budget
for Mills’ rental division and will
come through a hedging contract
to protect it from fluctuations in the
exchange rate between the U.S.
become an IPAF member. The
company is present around the
globe and is working to become an
AWPT approved training center to
offer MCWP operator and installer
training in addition to its internal
equipment training.
The new office will work on
increasing membership in the U.S.,
as well as promoting education and
training opportunities managed by
IPAF throughout the world. It will
also serve as the North American
call center. The new office is
operated in partnership with CM
Services, Inc.
dollar and the Brazilian real. In its
2013 capex budget, the company
invested R$241 (US$109 million) in
its powered access fleet.
“These new purchase contracts
will enable the company to address
the strong market demand and to
continue its geographic expansion
strategy in 2014, through, at least,
five new branch openings,” said
a company spokesman. This will
bring the total number of branches
up to 29.
Trionic Group launches new
Can-based interface module
In response to customer demand, the Trionic Group, has introduced its
new Can-based Interface Module. It’s equipped with a three digit display
to easily show battery charge status and fault codes to the operator.
With its compact design, it provides three momentary switches for user
specific functions and three indicator LEDs, as well as several inputs
and outputs for additional switches, sensors, lights, buzzers and joystick
connectivity.
UNITED RENTALS
said it
expected non-residential
construction to continue to
improve through 2014 as it
reported strong results for the
third quarter of 2013. Total
revenues rose by 8.3 percent
to $1138 million for the three
months to the end of September,
with gross profits up 10 percent
to $497 million. The increased
revenues reflect an 8.2 percent in
the volume of equipment on rent,
year on year, and a 3.2 percent
increase in rental rates. United
said it expected rates to rise by at
least 4 percent over the full year.
Sharp growth in sales by
TEREX’S AWP
division helped
the company to revenues of
$1.81 billion in the third quarter
of the year – almost unchanged
from the same period in 2012.
Terex made an operating profit
of $141 million for the three-
month period, a +7 percent
improvement on Q3, 2012. Terex
AWP saw sales rise +22 percent
to $533 million in the third
quarter.
HAULOTTE’S
third quarter
revenues rose by 16 percent
to
€
81 million driven by a 37
percent increase in sales to Latin
American customers. Revenues
for the first nine months were
up 6 percent to
€
257.2 million,
with a 7 percent increase in
equipment sales to
€
215.5
million.
ASHTEAD GROUP,
which
includes Sunbelt in the U.S. and
A-Plant in the UK, continued its
climb with record first quarter
pre-tax profits of £99 million,
up 59 percent on the same
period last year. Group revenue
increased 26 percent to £411
million in the quarter. Sunbelt
was the main driver of group
performance. Its revenue grew 25
percent to $479 million, thanks to
a 17 percent increase in average
fleet on rent and 6 percent
improvement in yield. Sunbelt’s
total revenue, including new and
used equipment, merchandise
and consumable sales, grew
slightly less by 22 percent to
$526 million as result of reduced
used equipment sales.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Hydro Mobile at World of
Concrete.
