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APRIL-MAY 2014
ACCESS, LIFT&HANDLERS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Italian telescopic handler
specialist
Dieci
is claiming
aGuinnessWorldRecord for
the longest journeymade by a
telescopic lift –545miles from
Dieci’s factory inMontecchio,
Italy, toHumpolec in the
CzechRepublic. Dieci and its
Czech importer, ManatechCZ,
selected anAgri Plus 40.7 VS
EVO2machine for the trip. Milos
Lesina, owner ofManatechCZ,
drove the Agri Plus, alternating
withMiroslav Apron and
Frantisek Fiala, for 36 hours, 32
minutes and 5 seconds. There
were five stopovers and daily
distances varied.
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Germany-based
Rothlehner
will use APEX to show that
Denka Lift
products are back
on themarket. Rothlehner
bought the rights toDanish
truck and trailermount
manufacturer Denka’s products
in 2013 and transferred
production toGermany. By
the end of this year all Denka
products to be sold under the
Denka Lift brand namewill be
available on themarket. So
far,mostmodels including the
Junior12, DK18, DL18/21, DK25
andNarrow-type products up
to 91 feet are already available,
with theDL25 andDL30
following later this year. For
more onAPEX, see our preview
on page 35.
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Time International
has
introducedwhat it describes
as theworld’s lightest series
of vanmounted platforms. The
unitsweigh in at just under
6,613 pounds, which allows
for extramaterials, equipment
and customization in the 3.8
tonGVW class. Twomodels: the
ETL-26-115 and ETL-30-130-F
currently represent the new
Light Duty series - the latter
featuring a 90-degree flyboom,
A-frame outriggers and dual
joystick ‘Inlet Proportional
Controls,’ despite the low
weight. The company said it
expected themodels to be a
popular choice for street light
maintenance applications, as
the residual weight will create
less restrictions for end users
performing everyday tasks.
HIGHLIGHTS
Terex Aerial Work Platforms’ tallest boom, the Genie SX-180.
Genie SX-180goes toMills
MillsRental has ordered a Terex AWPGenieSX–180, whichwill be the
first of its kind in LatinAmerica.
TheBrazil-based companywill take delivery of the180-foot boom in
August and send it out towork across the country. According toMills, a
big advantage is that it does not need special roadpermits to transport
themachine in storedposition, and it canbe placed on a standard truck.
The company added that another advantage of themachine is its
360-degree continuous rotatingplatform. Additionally, it comeswith
joystick controls, with fully proportional Hall effect. Themachine’s
X-chassis also provides great stability, addedMills.
Millswill provide special training for all operators of the Terex AWP
GenieSX-180.
Appleton appointed chairman
of HorizonPlatforms inUK
KevinAppletonhas returned to the
powered access rental industry as
chairman anddirector of Horizon
Platforms, theWakefield, UK-based
rental business.
At the same time he takes up
a newposition asmanaging
director of theUK subsidiary of
Yusen Logistics, the Japan-based
freight forwarding and contract
logistics business. Yusen employs
more than13,000people in37
countries.
Appleton, who is also a non-
executive boardmember of
Ramirent and columnist for sister
publication
International Rental
News (IRN)
magazine, was chief
executive of LavendonGroup
between2002 and2011 andmore
recently divisional chairman at
Travis PerkinsBuildersMerchants.
Horizon’smanagingdirector,
BenHirst, said the appointment
was a signal of its ambitions. “We
are delighted to haveKevin join
the board team and look forward
greatly to benefiting fromhis
business, and an equally clear
signal that wewant to achieve
those ambitions in awaywith
whichwe all feel comfortable.”
Horizonhas a fleet of several
hundred self-propelled and truck-
mountedplatforms and is based in
Wakefield, UK, with a seconddepot
inWarrington. The companywas
founded six years ago.
experience of the industry and
from thewide range of contacts
that he canbring to bear,”Hirst
said. “At a personal level we share
very similar beliefs and values and
we believe thiswill be essential in
creating an environment of positive
andproductive challenge around
the board table. It is a signal that
we have big ambitions for the
Ramirent placesmajor Geda order
a1,100-pound or three-person
load capacity and also has a lifting
height of 164 feet.
Finland’sMinistry of Social
Affairs andHealth, Department
of Occupational Safety and
Health authorized the use of
transport platforms by people
on Finnish constructionprojects
in February 2013. Before that,
national regulationsmeant it was
not possible to install transport
platforms for use by people on
Finnishbuilding sites. As such,
Ramirent expects strongdemand
for its newGeda platforms in
Finland, it said.
Ramirent has added45Geda
transport platforms to its fleet.
TheRamirent order included25
Geda300Z/ZP and20Geda500
Z/ZP transport platforms for use in
Finland.
The platforms have two separate
control systems and canbe
used as a constructionhoist for
transportingmaterials and as a
transport platform for people and
materials.
TheGeda300Z/ZPhas a
661-pound or three-person load
capacity and a liftingheight of
164 feet. TheGeda500Z/ZPhas
The Ramirent order included
25 Geda 300 Z/ZP and 20 Geda
500 Z/ZP transport platforms
for use in Finland.
Kevin
Appleton
