PLATFORMERS’ DAYS
Passengers on ATN’s all terrain CX 12
scissor lift adapt to theweather conditions.
The Platformers’ Days
2014 showground.
He adds,“TheGerman rentalmarket is a
stablemarket.Generally the rental industry is
looking very good”.
HollandLiftwould agreewith the potential
strengthof theGermanmarket. (The scissor
manufacturer says theBenelux currently takes
85%of itsmachines).ElineOudenbrook,
managingdirector, adds there is a lot of interest
inhybrids inGermany.
Next year the companywill launch a new
range; theModularRange Series between16
and19mworkingheight. It’s a compact range
that ismade from complementary components
and therefore canbe producedmore easily in
higher numbers and should appeal to rental
companies.Lookout formore news about this
product line on future issues of
AI
.
AI
salesmanagerLucaForcella, is very confident
about the long-term low level accessmarket.
The companyhad its 6.5mworkingheight
Elevah65MovePickingon its booth. It is an
electricmachinemade of aluminium that can
drive and lift at the same time. alsohas an
electric picking shelf at the frontwhich can
carry 100kg. Its newestmachinewas launched
at the show, theElevah40,which is basically
an electric ladder, saysMr Forcella,with side
protection that adheres to the newEN131.7
standard for ladders.
“TheUK is the biggestmarket,butwe see
that thewhole industrywill eventuallymove
in the directionofmore health and safety. In
Germanywe have started to see a lot of interest
– it’s a very safety-conscious country,”saysMr
Forcella.
PBLifttechnik is also extending its low
level access offering.TheEcolineMB112mast
liftwas new at the show, andbelongs to the
existingEcoline range of scissors.“Wewill look
to extendour low level access for general rental.
It seems like there ismore focus on it from the
authorities,”explains aPB spokesman.
Ruthmann launched the City-
Steiger TU 285 at the exhibition.
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