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STAFF LIST Editor Maria Hadlow e-mail: [email protected] Managing Editor Murray Pollok e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Editor Patrick Hill e-mail: [email protected] Staff Writers Alex Dahm, Lindsay Gale Richard High, Chris Sleight Becca Wilkins, Euan Youdale IPAF News Editor Tim Whiteman Production & Circulation Director Saara Rootes Production Manager Ross Dickson Design Manager Jeff Gilbert Designer Gary Brinklow Display Production Assistants Philippa Douglas, Pippa Smith Digital Production Assistant Jamie Melville Advertisement Manager Wil Holloway Classified Sales Manager Wil Holloway Office/Bookshop Manager Katy Storvik-Clay Business Development Director Peter Watkinson Circulation Manager Siobhan Hanley Circulation Team Leader Theresa Flint Financial Controller Paul Baker Finance Assistants Gill Carey, Sean Kenny, Gillian Martin Credit Controller Josephine Day Editorial Director Paul Marsden Publisher James King

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Access immunity? quick look at this month’s Access Share Index reveals pretty starkly that the access industry has not been immune to the stock market jitters. An almost 30% fall over the past six weeks is dramatic in anybody’s pocket: it must be pretty galling for aerial platform manufacturers to see their share prices fall even as sales levels continue to remain strong. The question is, does the current market justify the falls? If the US does go into recession, then perhaps it will, but at the moment the strength of Western European and the rapid growth in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, would suggest that the future is still pretty bright. That certainly seems to be the views of the access equipment financial specialists that Access International ’s Editor, Maria Hadlow, spoke to for this month’s feature on financing equipment purchases. Many of her contacts were allied to manufacturers – so you would expect them to make positive noises – but there does seem to be a consensus that the access market certainly won’t experience anything like the early years of this decade. Let’s hope not. Elsewhere in this issue we have a special report on green engine technology. We asked several big name manufacturers how long it would be before we start to see hybrid engines or fuel cells in self-propelled aerial platforms: the answer seems to be, don’t hold your breath. Costs will have to come down a lot before they become a feature on mass-produced machines. The truck mounted utility platform suppliers in the US seem to have been fastest off the starting grid – using widely available hybrid power systems designed for the commercial truck market – but even here price premiums of 50% or even 100% have been quoted to Access International. The shift to new cleaner technology will happen, but not overnight. Finally, a word about the new look Access International: the redesign is the first for five years – and happens to coincide with the appointment of our new Editor, Maria Hadlow. We hope it gives the magazine a fresh, easy-to-read format – that’s the aim, anyway. Let us know if you like it, and keep it to yourself if you don’t.

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Terex looks for more European manufacturing facilities. Haulotte sells French rental business to Loxam. Accident free year at US rental company. Easi Uplift joins German Franchise organisation PartnerLift. Polish Rental company adds over 100 platforms. PLUS: the Access Share Index and a round up of Access news from around the world

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Maria Hadlow reports on her experiences of trying to get a powered access license.

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With everything ‘green’ hitting the headlines, Murray Pollok finds out which environmentally sensitive solutions are being picked up by access manufacturers.

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Has the credit crisis shaken your confidence? Maria Hadlow looks at what it really means to potential buyers of access equipment.

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Canada’s Fraco Products is entering the transport platform market with a model of its own design, Murray Pollok reports.

SHOW PREVIEWS: THE RENTAL SHOW: TOPPING THE BILL

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We shine the spot light on some of the access innovations that you can’t afford to miss.

CONEXPO: ACCESS AT VEGAS

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A comprehensive guide to the suppliers of access equipment who will be exhibiting in Las Vegas in March.

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An important event in Italy for the construction industry plus the Hoisting Day and The Rental Seminar moderated by AI’s Managing Editor, Murray Pollok.

PRODUCT REPORT: SCISSOR LIFTS 51 A look at the new product launches and developments being made by scissor lift manufacturers.

WORKSHOP: CAPACITY MATTERS 55 A simple way to keep abreast of battery condition.

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ■ JLG has announced that from January 2008 its 1230ES mast lift will be produced in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The 1230ES was introduced in February 2007 and is currently manufactured at JLG’s plant in Tonneins, France, where production will continue. ■ Skyjack Europe, the sales arm in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East of the Canada-based manufacturer, has moved into a new 50000 ft2 (4650 m2) facility in Oswestry, Shropshire, UK. The office/ warehouse/yard site is base for service, finance and administration operations, as well as some ‘final assembly’ activities, including fitting of option items. The facility, which is about six times larger than its previous Oswestry site, will support a distribution and service centre near Gothenburg, Sweden, opened last year, and a new German facility is due to open in the first quarter of this year. ■ Final assembly of Altec Industries’ utility lifts for Europe and the Middle East has been consolidated at the Warsaw, Poland facility of dealer Agrex-Arcon. Arcon is Altec’s dealer for Poland, the Czech and Slovakian Republics and Bulgaria. In the past Altec has focused on sales of insulated aerials in Europe, but is about to launch a non-insulated, 13 m telescopic, van mounted model with a fly jib. Other non-insulated machines will follow. Meanwhile, Altec has appointed Kalmar as its dealer in the UK.

Genie looks for more European facilities Terex Aerial Work Platforms has been producing two electric scissor lift models at Terex Construction’s Coventry facility in the UK since November last year and is now looking for another European location to manufacture rough terrain scissors. The Genie GS-1532 and GS-1932 scissors, both high volume models in Genie’s line-up, are the first scissors that Genie has manufactured in Europe, and follow the production of the Z-45 and Z-51 articulated booms in Italy. Matt Fearon (pictured), Terex AWP vice president and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia, told Access International that manufacturing the models in Europe would give it the ability to build machines “to order” for European customers, giving them faster deliveries and more flexibility. As part of the manufacturing start-up, Terex AWP has created a European supply chain, which Mr Fearon said would improve parts availability for customers in Europe. Terex AWP has taken 35000 ft2 at the Coventry facility (pictured) – where it employs 75 staff working on a single shift - and has

Terex’s Coventry plant

the capacity to produce “several thousand” of the two small scissors a year. Mr Fearon said the plan was to build the other electric scissors in the Genie range at Coventry, with production likely to start in the third quarter of this year, a move that would close to double the production capacity. In addition, Mr Fearon said Terex AWP was now looking at a further facility in Europe to make rough terrain scissors. He said it would “probably not” be Coventry, nor the Italian facility where Terex makes articulated booms and telehandlers. He said Terex was looking at “a completely new facility”, which could be a brownfield or Greenfield site or a plant acquisition, with a possible 2009 opening date. The investment in European manufacturing reflects both the buoyant European market for aerials and Terex AWP’s stated

strategy of globalising the business – it said last year that it was considering opening an Asia manufacturing facility by the 2009. Mr Fearon said; “2007 was incredible, especially in Europe and the Middle East. We expect it to continue in 2008; maybe not quite so robust as 2007, but we’re very optimistic.” He said 2009 could see a slowdown in Western Europe, although that could be offset by “real quick” growth in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Terex is taking a very meticulous approach to establishing its new manufacturing centres. The Coventry line, for example, was designed and built at Genie’s Redmond headquarters in the US before being shipped and re-assembled in the UK. “We have to control the manufacturing process to have consistent products and suppliers around the globe”, said Mr Fearon.

TRICO CELEBRATES ACCIDENT-FREE YEAR US aerial lift rental company Trico Lift reported an accidentfree 2007, with no lost time or

recordable accidents. Trico, based in Millville, New Jersey, and with depots in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio, has a fleet of nearly 3000 aerials. “In an industry where safety is of the utmost importance, we’re very proud to have achieved this significant achievement of one whole year without a recordable Trico Lift safety director, Steve Phillips (left), with operations vice president, Andrew Volponi.

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incident or one that required more than basic first aid treatment,” said Ken Pustizzi, chief executive officer and president. Mr Pustizzi said the record was the result of Trico’s risk identification, safety training and accident prevention programme. “This means that the Trico Lift team has persisted for a considerable period of time to think safety first”, he said, “It is a testament to our company philosophy that ‘Safety is everyone’s business.’”

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ■ The Working at Height Exhibition in the UK scheduled for 2-3 April in Coventry has been cancelled because of the low level of exhibitor bookings. The event was being organised by Room 13 Ltd and Hi Plan Expo. Bob Hudson, managing director of Room 13, said the exhibition owners, Hi Plan Expo, had decided to cancel because the level of bookings was not enough to guarantee a successful show. ■ Cramo in Sweden has won an aerial platform supply agreement with contractor Skanska Sverige AB that will see the rental company supply access equipment up to 2009. Cramo said the contract could be worth €6.5 million each year. Cramo has over 100 rental depots in Sweden. ■ The Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia (EWPA) has registered its 100000th Trained Operator under its nationally recognised training program, the EWPA Yellow Card training scheme. Ian McLeod, a warehouse production manager at Victorian-based exhibition display company, John Gibson Displays, was operator number 100000, and was trained by Coates Hire. The EWPA Yellow Card is a national scheme recognised by all major manufacturers, suppliers and users of aerial platforms in Australia. ■ IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) has revised its access platform categories. See page 42 for details.

Haulotte sells Lev to Loxam Loxam has acquired Haulotte Group’s French access rental businesses, Lev and Royens Levage, for an undisclosed price. The deal will add around 2000 aerial platforms to Loxam’s existing access fleet and Loxam said the businesses generated €30 million in revenues in 2007. Haulotte acquired Lev from Fraikin in late 2003, at which time it had a fleet of 1500 units and revenues of €22.3 million. Bernard Pointet, the former managing director of Lev who has been employed by Haulotte for the past four years, is staying

with Lev and is now a Loxam employee. Patrick Rizzo, Loxam’s marketing director, said the Lev name would be retained but that it was too early to say how the new access business would be integrated within Loxam’s existing access division; “But it is sure that we have to find synergies between the three networks: Loxam Access, Loxam Alpina and LEV+Royans levage.” Mr Rizzo added that Loxam was not talking to Haulotte about acquiring its UK access rental business, UK Platforms. Alexandre Saubot, Haulotte

Group‘s chief operating officer, told AI that the funds raised by the sale would allow it to invest in developing its business in western and eastern Europe; “These emerging countries will fuel Haulotte Group profitable growth over the next few years.” He said a review of its rental businesses had concluded that Lev had not integrated with Haulotte as well as had been hoped, but that Haulotte had no plans to sell any of its other rental businesses, in the UK, Spain and Italy; “We will continue with our other rental businesses, where there is significant growth”.

CityRent takes big step forward Polish access rental company CityRent is to add 120-150 new aerial platforms to its fleet in 2008, increasing its holding to almost 400 machines. The company, founded in Warsaw in 2003, also plans to open a new

CityRent’s Pawel Tkacz. The intriguing wheel technology on this forklift truck will be used on a new range of scissor lifts from Airtrax Inc, a New Jersey based manufacturer. The new Cobra range of electric scissors will be launched at the Rental Show. The wheel designs – similar versions of which have been shown by MEC Aerial Platforms in previous years – allow the scissor to move in any direction extremely precisely. see AI’s Rental Show preview on page 22.

depot in Gdansk this year to add to its existing locations in Poznan, Poland, and Prague, the Czech Republic. President of the board and director general, Pawel Tkacz, and branch manager, Tomasz Zaręba, tell AI that the company’s revenues have grown 30% since 2005 and that continued good levels of demand mean that it will invest in new Genie and Skyjack machines this year. Its existing fleet comprises mainly Haulotte equipment. “Our main customers are

the construction and erection companies who generate about 80% of the turnover,” says the company, “the other 20 % are maintenance companies and private customers. For some time we have been seeing growth in this second group of customers.” CityRent’s plan is to continue to focus on aerial platforms. It is also a certified IPAF training centre in Poland.

Access Parts, based in Shrewsbury, UK, has built four specially designed, truck mounted scissor lifts for aircraft maintenance in Dubai. The lifts were ordered by Rapid Access LLC – the Middle East arm of Lavendon Group – and sold to the Emirates airline. The machines comprise an Isuzu NKR truck with a bespoke sub-frame chassis carrying refurbished UpRight X32 scissor lifts, supplied by Lavendon. Maximum platform height is 32 ft (9.7 m) and the units have four hydraulic outriggers.

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Easi Uplifts joins PartnerLIFT group Easi Uplifts, the Republic of Ireland-based access renter, joined the German rental franchise organisation PartnerLIFT at the start of January. The deal represents a further internationalisation of Germany’s PartnerLIFT, which already has members in Switzerland and Poland and is now negotiating with potential partners in the Netherlands and Austria. PartnerLift’s managing director, Joachim Metzner, said; “the membership of Easi Uplifts is an important milestone for the

Left to right: Wolfgang Dahms of PartnerLIFT; Joe Ball, MD, Easi Uplifts; Joachim Metzner and Harry McArdle, CEO, Easi Uplifts.

PartnerLIFT association on its route into other European markets.” Dublin based Easi Uplifts, which has four locations in The Republic of Ireland and three in the UK, is planning to expand into mainland Europe in 2008 and wants to set up at least one rental depot in Germany. PartnerLIFT is a re-rental alliance of independent, smalland medium-sized aerial platform rental companies with sites all over Germany. In 2007 the Swiss company Rent-it AG and Poland’s FHU Hein joined the association. Members benefit from economies of scale through group purchasing agreements, and can also re-rent equipment between members. Mr Metzner gave the example of its purchasing agreement with JLG Industries; “Only one and a half years into a cooperation agreement with JLG… we are one of their top three customers in Germany, with commensurate volume terms for our partners.”

Ranger Rental, the rental division of UK Teupen importer Ranger Equipment, recently rented a Teupen Leo15GT to Puffin Balloons, a UK balloon manufacturer, to replace 50 fluorescent lights at its manufacturing facility in Derbyshire. The Leo was used because of its optional 230 v electric drive system that eliminated noise and engine emissions, while the 6.4 m outreach meant that it could reach over the production plant.

GENIE BUYS US REFURB COMPANY Genie Industries has acquired Phoenix Equipment Company in Waco, Texas, US, a company which specialises in refurbishing aerial work platforms. “As the market has grown, so has the need for refurbishment,” said Tim Ford, president, Terex Aerial Work Platforms, which includes Genie Industries. “With this acquisition, Genie Industries will now have a dedicated facility to refurbish and remanufacture products to customer specifications. “In addition to standard

refurbishment and remanufacturing services, Phoenix Equipment Company has the ability to complete warranty repairs and customer unit repairs, which will be an added benefit for our customers”, said Mr Ford. Phoenix Equipment Company currently employs over 140 people; providing a repair, painting and annual inspection service on all types of construction equipment. Since 1999, Phoenix has been a factory authorized Genie Industries refurbishment and repair centre.

PEOPLE ■ UpRight Powered Access has appointed ex-Snorkel salesman Poh Boon (‘PB’) Lim (pictured) as

its new sales and distribution manager for Asia Pacific. He takes over responsibility for the territory from Martin Connolly, who remains UpRight’s international sales and dealer development manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr Lim, who spent the past four years with Snorkel International, will manage the operations from UpRight’s China office.

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The appointment sales Mr Lim return to UpRight – he first joined the company in 1996 as sales manager for Asia Pacific, before leaving in 2002. ■ Richard Saunders (pictured) has been appointed managing director of UK

access rental company AFI Uplift. He has over 20 years experience in the powered access industry and been a regional director, operations director and general manager at AFI.

David Shipman, previous managing director, remain company chairman. ■ On 1 December 2007 Hans-Hasso Kersten was appointed one of two executive directors at Mateco, the Stuttgart, Germany based access rental company. Working alongside long-time Mateco chairman Wolfgang Roth, Mr Kersten’s primary responsibility will be as financial controller. Mr Roth will take responsibility for marketing, sales and fleet procurement. Before joining Mateco, Mr Kersten was a chief financial officer in the logistics industry for 15 years. ■ Steve Citron has been named as the director of business development at MEC Aerial Platforms. A 26-year veteran of the industry, he

comes to the company after holding positions with Genie Industries and Bil-Jax. ■ Power Climber, the suspended platform division of SafeWorks, LLC, has appointed Eric Thormann as its managing director. Mr Thormann replaces Germain Vanhulle, general manager of Power Climber for more than 24 years, who is to retire this year. Thormann comes to Power Climber from air conditioning specialist Trane Europe, where he was vice president after sales service. He also has experience at Carrier Corp, Volvo and Union Carbide. ■ Steve Shaughnessy (pictured) has joined Loxam Access in the UK as its managing director, having left

A-Plant in the UK where he was managing director of the Specialist Products business, which included powered access. Mr Shaughnessy has decades of experience in managing equipment rental companies. For almost ten years he led family-owned Shaughnessy Crane Services in the US, which was acquired by NES Rentals, one of the biggest US rental companies. At NES he rose to become chief operating officer before leaving the US to join A-Plant in the UK.

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A new 86ft working height telescopic boom with a 16 ft telescopic jib will be the highlight on Haulotte’s stand at the Conexpo-Con/Agg exhibition in Las Vegas this March. The Haulotte machine is just one of many new products that will be seen at the show. For a full preview of the event – including listings of all the access equipment exhibitors – see page 26. Conexpo takes place on 11-15 March at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, Las Vegas, US.

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Samoter 5 – 9 March, 2008 Verona, Italy www.samoter.it

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 11 – 15 March, 2008 Las Vegas, US Tel: +1 414 298 4141 www.conexpoconagg.com

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Niftylift has invested further in the Australian and New Zealand market by opening a purpose built premises in Tomago, near Newcastle, New South Wales. The investment was prompted by seven years of steady growth, and will allow Niftylift to carry more stock of its trailer mounted and self propelled lifts and speed up deliveries to its Australian and New Zealand customers. Niftylift told Access International that it expects to make similar announcements this year about new facilities in South Africa and New Zealand. Meanwhile, joining Niftylift’s Australian operation as sales manager in the New South Wales area is Peter Slack (pictured left with Niftylift’s managing director, John Keely, centre, and Tim Ward, UK sales manager.)

in parallel on the same mast. The first North American RAXTAR order was shipped in November to TNT Equipment, an existing Hydro Mobile distributor. Hydro Mobile showed a RAXTAR hoist at the World of Concrete exhibition in January and will also have one of the hoists as Conexpo-Con/Agg in March. RAXTAR was founded in 2005 by John Blok and Pascal Matheeuwsen, owners of Netherlands hoist rental company ANC Platforms and Hoists.

Canada’s Hydro Mobile is to sell RAXTAR’s construction hoists in North America following an agreement between the two companies. Vincent Dequoy, president of Hydro Mobile, said that recent mergers among hoist manufacturers had “not only reduced the number of models available in North America, but also the quality of service and client support. With this solid partnership, we will provide the hoist business with a new, attractive alternative.” Hydro Mobile, which makes mast climbing work platforms, will use its sales network to distribute Netherlands-based RAXTAR’s hoists and provide service and support. The hoists have capacities of up to 7000 lb (3180 kg) and maximum lifting speeds of 300 ft/min (91m/min). The RAXTAR masts are compatible with those of the Hydro Mobile F-Series, and the mast climber and hoist can work

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Start date 21/6/02 1.34 208 0.47 2.23 1.85 9.00 – 23.08 15.00 21.47 100

Previous 13/11/07 9.50 1327 0.97 6.48 6.30 23.55 51.70 64.65 13.24 34.01 379.76

Current % change 18/01/08 OPM 4.55 -52% 884 -33% 0.72 -26% 6.58 +2% 3.30 -48% 14.47 -39% 40.89 -21% 49.19 -24% 9.65 -27% 16.03 -53% 274.53 -28%

Note: Oshkosh Corp added following its acquisition of JLG Industries. JLG represents around 40% of Oshkosh revenues. Other access-related Oshkosh businesses include aerial fire devices in North America and Italy.

Vertikal Days UK access show 25 – 26 June, 2008 Haydock, UK

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Brazil beckons A government investment programme and new health and safety regulations are driving the need for access equipment in Brazil. Maria Hadlow spoke to Jim Röest of RIWAL who is taking the company’s rental experience into this challenging market.

Jim Röest is spearheading RIWAL’s Brazilian rental business.

f you want to know where the big potential access markets are, you could do worse than follow RIWAL. The Netherlands company, which has made a name for itself by pioneering undeveloped access areas such as Slovenia and Kazakhstan, is now targeting Brazil. At the vanguard of its new enterprise in Curitiba, Brazil, is Jim Röest, newly arrived in Brazil from his previous base in Europe. “Obviously this is a growth market and it is very active for all kinds of construction equipment”, Mr Röest, a long-time RIWAL employee, tells AI, “other companies are also moving in, such as Genie and some European manufacturers.” Mr Röest explains that in July 2007 the Brazilian authorities decided to tighten up health and safety regulations in an attempt to reduce the high number of accidents that occur in construction and especially as a result of working at height. Of particular relevance to the access industry is regulatory standard NR-18 (see box story on page 16). In its article 2 it states, “Lifting people using equipment not designed for such a purpose is not allowed.” Mr Röest expects this, together with rising

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New fleet RIWAL’s rental operation in Brazil will open officially in early 2008. Mr Röest, who happens to have a Brazilian wife, is a little reticent in giving himself a job title, “I have managed the re-rental side, been involved in the international business and been a sort of ambassador for new projects,” he says. Similarly the RIWAL Brazilian operation is yet to be officially named due to legal and strategic issues, but Mr Röest refers to it as RIWAL Curitiba. Curitiba is the state capital of the Parana region. “The location is very modern,” says Mr Röest, “It is the heart of IT [Information Technology] in Latin America and very ecological with great public transport, it is very clean and has beautiful parks and outside spaces.” An order for 20 JLG access units was placed some months ago for delivery early in 2008, these include: 45 and 60 ft articulated booms; ; 8/10/12 m scissors; 46 ft rough terrain units and 9 to 13 m, 3-4 tonne capacity telehandlers. The fleet will also include some suspended

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platforms and aluminium scaffolding. Although starting with just 20 JLG units, Mr Röest expects to have grown his fleet to 100 in the first year; by the end of the second year RIWAL expects to have invested some €5 million. However, Mr Röest is quick to point out that, because of taxes and import duties, equipment is around 50% more expensive than in Europe. “There is also a great deal of waiting about and red tape to deal with,” he says.

Growing the market Mr Röest believes that the rental and rerental markets in Brazil are picking up: both contractors and subcontractors are starting to prefer the flexibility that renting provides, although re-rental is still not a common practice. “We expect to grow the business by our own efforts more than by commercial forces,” he said. “I want to grow and educate the market; elevating the whole market with a high quality of service based rental.” In its favour is a very buoyant construction market. In January 2007, for example, Brazil’s President Lula announced a BRL504 billion (US$257 billion) initiative to boost growth in the country. The PAC (Growth Acceleration Plan) aims to renew investment in the country’s roads, ports, airports, housing, and

REGULATING AERIAL PLATFORMS IN BRAZIL Annex 1 of the Regulatory Standard no. 18 of the Labor Ministry, which regulates the use of aerial work platforms in Brazil, was approved and published on 4 July 2007. It is a manual that lays out safety parameters for working at height and specifies who should be in charge of maintenance and operation. Article 2 of NR-18 says “Lifting people using equipment not designed for such a purpose is not allowed.” Now dangerous improvisations on work sites will be prohibited and only suitable equipment with approved safety devices will be permitted. Detailed descriptions of how to safely operate an AWP appear in the standard. The responsibilities of owners as to preventative maintenance are laid out,

sanitation sectors to accelerate economic growth from 2.6% to 5% by 2010. Mr Röest aims to make RIWAL a one-stop shop for access rental. “I want to provide good value for money and equipment with high reliably, durability and efficiency. The business will provide operator training and be service based - I want to be able to service customers within two hours,” he says. As to selling access equipment in Brazil Mr Röest does not rule it out, “We will be predominantly a rental and re-rental company, but I wouldn’t walk away from a sale if

customers’ wanted to purchase equipment.” Mr Röest has a similarly flexible attitude to future expansion of the Brazilian rental business, “We are not planning to open at any other locations at the moment, but I wouldn’t rule it out in the future.” Mr Röest appears very confident. “With so many major construction projects being announced in the area,” he says, “it is just a case of choosing the first customer.” ■

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Paying your way WHICH FINANCIAL PACKAGE SUITS YOU Simply speaking there are three methods of acquiring new equipment: debt finance, operating lease and cash. Debt finance is more commonly referred to as HP (hire purchase), credit bail, mietkauf or finance lease. The buyer may, or may not, put down a deposit and, typically, takes out the finance agreement over a period of five years, at the end of the period the machine is fully paid for. The finance is most likely to come from a bank or via a manufacturer’s finance partners. Tony Mort, managing director of AJ Access Platforms, prefers straight HP agreements, over five years, on a variable rate, “It provides us with the possibility of paying off the remainder of what is owed at any time and selling on the machine to a customer, should we not have the required machine in stock. It doesn’t happen often but it provides the necessary flexibility if we need it.” Operating leases or renting contracts can be treated as `off balance sheet` which, says Bruce Williams, managing director of Financial Services EAME JLG, “can be very attractive for customers who want cost effective access to equipment for a defined period of time only.” At the end of the lease users can exercise an option to buy the equipment for a fair market price or return the machine to the finance house. Fewer European companies use operating lease finance it is cheaper than traditional HP but at the end of the contract the equipment is not owned. This method of acquiring equipment often suits companies who are quoted on the stock exchange where gearing (leverage) and debt might affect share prices. Buying with cash is uncommon, what this tends to mean is that finance has been acquired privately; either raising money through the stock exchange, private equity or external borrowing.

Access International Editor Maria Hadlow asks how the credit crisis will affect your purchasing decisions. Will it make financing your fleet more difficult? here is ample credit capacity in the market, demand for machines is outstripping supply and rental rates are stable . Then, just when you were beginning to get comfortable, the ‘credit crisis’ raises its ugly head. Memories of the access recession between 2001 and 2003 still linger and, fuelled by newspaper headlines about sub-prime mortgages and housing slowdowns, the industry could be forgiven for becoming a bit nervous. If you don’t have a great pile of cash to pay for your next access order –and let’s face it who does? – you will need to finance your purchase in another way and, because banks borrow from other banks, the cost of borrowing will increase.

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Tony Mort is managing director of AJ Access Platforms Ltd, a UK company whose core business is buying and selling used and new access equipment and which also runs a rental business from three locations in the UK. He does not believe problems will be as bad as they were between 2001 and 2003, but has an underlying feeling that things will be tougher in 2008 than 2007. “The FTSE has already taken a bashing,” he says, “Interest rates in the UK are down a quarter point and confidence has been hit a little.” But is the increased cost of borrowing going to be enough to send the market into a downward spiral? Alexandre Saubot chief operating officer at Haulotte Group does not believe so, “Companies are in better condition > JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

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today than they were in 2001; many rental companies have consolidated their business. The weakest players have been absorbed and bought out and the market cleaned up. It is now in a much stronger position.” Bruce Williams, managing director of Financial Services EAME JLG, agrees, “I would say the dynamics of the current market are very different to those of the most recent cyclical downturn in Europe. European markets have seen a sustained period of stability and growth and business performance. Many JLG customers have put in strong results in the last few years and many have senior management in place that has successfully weathered these cycles before, so should be best placed to deal with any opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.”

Financial balance One senior figure involved in access finance – who preferred to speak unattributed – told AI that there was speculation in the market that the credit crisis will lead to some rental company failures. He doubted this would be the case because several factors combine to make the market a very different beast from what it was earlier this decade. Previously many companies had grown their businesses on debt: borrowing heavily and growing rapidly from small to large fleets. While the market is buoyant and cash flow is good then that level of debt can be sustained; when work dries up or interest rates go up the

delicate balance is lost and so is the company. Pointing out the importance of getting financial balance right JLG’s Mr Williams says, “When it comes to rental companies, if I were to stress one key item for keeping on top of it, it would be cash flow coverage. Cash is the oil that keeps the business parts moving smoothly, and is something that any business – irrespective of size, scale or reputation – must consistently deliver to survive.” Companies who did survive the 2001-2003 crash have learnt to be more circumspect, growing their businesses steadily, Mr Saubot concurs “This summer’s financial crisis, will not be nearly as devastating [as 2001-2003], not so many [companies] are tied into high risk and low return financial deals. If they are expected to take a high risk they will expect a high return. Haulotte was cautious so we suffered less than some others in the 2001 crisis. Then the market became crazy whereas the potential crisis this summer has had nothing like that effect.” The particular nature of the access industry may contribute to the ease with which you can get finance. Demand for equipment is high, there are frequently long waiting lists and this contributes to the high value of used equipment. Access equipment can be an excellent asset and valuable security so there is a low risk to lending on it. In addition, access equipment can be used in a range of applications, it is not limited to construction, for example, which means a downturn in one

Alexandre Saubot, the chief operating officer at Haulotte Group, believes that last summer’s financial crisis, will not be nearly as devastating to the access markets as the slow down of 2001-2003.

market need not have a catastrophic affect on its rentability. “[Compared with other construction equipment] access is very highly thought of [by banks and financial institutions],” says Mr Mort of AJ Access Platforms, “it has a high residual value which will continue as long as manufacturers have healthy order books.” He warns that this might change if lead times drop, “I get feedback from different parts of the world,” he says,” and I think that by the second quarter of 2008 we’ll be back to reasonable lead times of eight to ten weeks.” Mr Saubot of Haulotte, has also found banks quite supportive, they can relate to the health and safety issues addressed by access equipment and the fact that used equipment maintains a good value gives them confidence.

Asset finance A traditional bank may still assess the risk of lending on a piece of access equipment differently from a company or companies providing asset finance. Bruce Williams explains, “Fundamentally there is a difference between the banking view of our sector (which typically looks to financial ratios, balance sheets and cash flow coverage etc), verses an Asset-Finance view which typically looks to the underlying assets being funded, their market worth and their ability to generate cash – particularly critical to rental companies.” He believes that there is room in the market for both views and most well known names combine the approach. A number of the more prominent equipment manufacturers are becoming involved with asset finance, sourcing and/ or arranging finance for customers. Some companies go into a joint venture with a single financial institution, such as the Terex arrangement with De Lage Landen >

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(Netherlands bank); others, like JLG, develop strong partnerships with a number of trusted financial providers. There is no concern in the market that the credit crisis will have any impact on these relationships other than the predicted rise in the cost of borrowing.

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The general consensus is that in the next five to ten years the market will experience a steady rather than meteoric growth. The credit crisis may have been the catalyst that put the brakes on fast growing market but things may well have slowed anyway. Mr Saubot agrees that growth will slow but does not think there will be a long term collapse in the future. He is planning ahead and thinking in terms of second replacements, “I feel confident enough to make smart guesses about future business,” he says. “There is still some penetration to be made into Western Europe and a lot of available business in developing countries.” As the growth curve flattens rental companies will have to get used to the market being stable and this will pose a different set of challenges. Our unnamed senior financial figure said that rental companies may have to keep their equipment longer and drive the fleet hard. They will have the option of differentiating themselves by price or by service. Pricing is a problematic way to go whereas providing good service will bring advantages. He speculates that companies will either need to be very big: providing good service and benefitting from economies of scale; or smaller addressing niche and bespoke markets. “It is

the middle sized companies with between 600 to 1000 units which may suffer. Fleets under 500 or between 2000 and 3000 will be the more successful operations.” Over the next five to ten years Tony Mort predicts that things will continue along similar lines, “It will be important for users and rental companies to extract as much revenue as possible from machines,” he says. He thinks that successful companies will go for the good quality machinery that will hold its value in the resale market, “There is a perceived quality issue,” he says, “It may just be a case of perception but it’s what the buyer thinks that matters.”

Strong character Could it be that the particular character of the access industry has helped it ride the credit crisis relatively unscathed and made it an attractive prospect to the world of finance? Mr Williams thinks so,“Though we do not live in isolation to the wider economy, the activity and performance in our sectors has been very positive in the last four or five years. I am confident we will see this trend continue – even if at a slower pace at some point – and consequently I would expect continued and possibly even greater involvement from the finance community.” ■

Haulotte’s Financing Team has been established for around six years and Mr Saubot thinks that matching suitable finance to a customer’s needs is just another arm of the company’s service. These arrangements can become quite complex when trying get suitable finance for companies from developing countries where banking maybe local rather than global. “With companies from emerging nations, the leasing agreements can be complex,” he says, ”the assets are not always in place but Haulotte can usually find a solution. We are getting very positive results for companies in Eastern Europe and Russia. Every case must be treated individually.” Mr Williams also acknowledges the challenges of dealing with customers from different parts of the world. “There are huge differences between regions in the way JLG customers operate. This is partially due to regional/cultural differences and partially due to legal/financial frameworks, and of course in major part due to the nature of customer requirements.” That the access business is global: steadily progressing into developing countries has helped smooth out the affect of the credit crisis. The sub-prime mortgage problems which began the confidence slide will chiefly impact on the US housing market and, although its ripples have been significant enough to disturb the confidence of many major financial institutions worldwide, there are still enough regions where construction is booming.

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SHOW DETAILS WHERE Mandalay Bay Convention Centre, Las Vegas, US TRADE SHOW Tuesday 12 February 10am – 5pm Wednesday 13 February 9am – 5pm Thursday 14 February 9am – 2pm

Topping Playing in Las Vegas this February the access industry may have some show stoppers

CONTRUCTION UNIVERSITY Sunday 10 February Mandalay Bay Convention Centre, Las Vegas, US Educational workshop for construction and general tool rental business, the 2008 programme focuses on management skills applicable to rental companies SCHEDULE The trade show itself starts on Tuesday, but the event begins on Saturday 9 February with the Events & Tents seminars and workshops which also run on Sunday. The Construction U seminars take place on Monday and on Tuesday morning 8.00 am to 9.45 am there is a Keynote Session presented by Christopher Gardner, the author of the autobiographical work, The Pursuit of Happyness (recently made into a film starring Will Smith). On Wednesday evening from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm there will be an Equipment Auction to raise money for ARA Foundation. It is a live, silent auction with bidding opportunities on a wide range of equipment donated by The Rental Show Exhibitors. The ARA Foundation aims to develop and implement programs that create educational opportunities, build relationships and aid the industry.

of its own. Maria Hadlow looks at some of the companies in the spotlight at the ARA’s annual Rental Show. here may not be a huge number of access equipment suppliers at the ARA’s Rental show, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty to see, with some important launches planned as well as a number of real innovations for the North American market. In the important launch category comes Japan’s Aichi Corp. Last year, Aichi announced that it wanted its export sales to rise from 10% of total sales to around 35% for the year to March 2011. The much anticipated machines which will launch a major export drive will be unveiled at The Rental Show: two telescopic booms and two electric scissor lifts. These are the Skymaster SP12C and SP14CJ (SP400C and SP460CJ in North America) telescopic booms and the Skytower SV06 and SV08 (SV2032 and SV2632) electric scissors. Aichi may also be planning to manufacture in North America – get the latest news from the stand.

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and M2639J mast lifts and AB38N and AB38W self propelled booms. UpRight is showing the TL37 and TL49K articulated boom lifts which it has started manufacturing in Fresno, California. A TL34 entry level machine will soon join the range. You would, of course, expect something interesting from the likes of Genie and JLG. Genie is, however, playing its cards close to its chest, hinting at developments but saying nothing. You can expect to see the GS-3232

Made in the USA HOTELS ARA has pre-agreed rates with 11 hotels in Las Vegas. You can book rooms on line at www.therentalshow.com or call Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm (Eastern Time) +1 212/532-1660 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS There are several events aimed at international visitors to the show: on Monday 11.15am to 12.30pm, an international lunch; on Tuesday 5pm to 7.30pm an international reception and on Wednesday at a time to be announced a tour of rental businesses in the Las Vegas area. Pre-registration is required for all these events so please see The Rental Show website for more information. www.therentalshow.com Tel: +1 800 334 2177

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Investment in manufacturing has also been made at Snorkel and the company will be showing eight machines new to the North American market that are now produced at the Kansas plant. Since being bought by Tanfield Group, UpRight’s parent company, Snorkel takes on responsibility in North America for all self propelled platforms made by the two companies, while UpRight will focus on trailer mounts and push arounds in North America. On the Snorkel booth you can see: the TM1230 compact battery mast lift; S2633, SR2684SL and SR3084SL scissors; M2032J Among new products on the MEC Aerial Platform booth is a range of electric scissor lifts that can handle rough terrain. MEC says they will meet a growing demand for lower emissions on construction sites.

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the bill The innovative omni-drive, multidirectional technology shown on the Airtrax stand: definitely worth a look.

self propelled scissor lifts and the redesigned GTH-1048 and GTH-1056 telehandlers which were launched last year. JLG is sharing a little more: the enhancements to the ES Scissors lifts (see page 51) will be of particular interest to the rental market as will the company’s new compact telehandler, the G5-18A. The G5-18A is designed to have a big impact on the rental market. Watch out for some other interesting technology developments at the company. Although some manufacturers like to keep their new developments under wraps until the opening day, MEC Aerial Work Platforms has announced the launch of several new products at the Rental Show. The MEC 3772RT HD is a mid range, heavy duty, rough terrain scissor lift, and the MEC 3072ES and MEC 3772ES are large electric scissors which first rolled off the assembly line in October 2007. MEC is also entering the boom lift market with the 40 ft M40T telescopic boom, the first in a series to be introduced between now and the end of 2010.

directional technology. It is primarily a wheel and drive design which enables a scissor to move extremely precisely in any direction. Originally applied to a range of forklifts, called the Sidewinder, Airtrax is introducing a range scissor lifts using the same technology. The Cobra scissor lift line consists of five models and the first to be introduced is the ATX-3247. The machine is controlled with a joystick and will travel in the direction that the joystick is pushed. If the operator pushes the joystick sideways, the vehicle will travel sideways; when the operator twists the joystick, the vehicle will rotate along its length. This year there are almost 60 companies exhibiting for the first time. One of these is UK based Pop Up Products Ltd which, makes a small push around scissor lift that has proved popular with rental companies in the UK and elsewhere; it is using The Rental show to launch itself into the USA. Teupen America will be showing the German-made ‘Spider’ type aerial platforms at the show and Reachmaster, which represents

Innovation New self propelled X-booms will be making their debut on the Bil-Jax booth. These models are designed to be lighter and less expensive than competing models and set up takes just 30 seconds. There are two models available so far: the 36XT telescopic boom and the 45XA articulating boom. Also on show are the Summit Series trailer mounted booms including the most recent launch 2622T a telescopic boom with 32 ft 6in working height and the Bil-Jax Yellow scaffolding. Really very intriguing and definitely worth a look is New Jersey company Airtrax’s omni-

SR3084SL is one of the eight new machines now manufactured by Snorkel in the USA. This machine is diesel powered and incorporates Speed Level technology with oscillating axles allowing the machine to self level at gradients of up to 35 degrees.

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Worldlift Industries in the US, is also now the exclusive North American distributor of Italian Hinowa products, and will show one of the Hinowa Lightlift units, an articulated Spider, in Las Vegas. Another Italian manufacturer represented is Platform Basket, which makes a wide range of machines, but is best known for its ‘Spider’ crawler mounted models. With plenty to do and see on the exhibition floor it may be hard to drag yourself away but

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do take some time to check out the seminars, workshops and other events laid on by the ARA before and during the exhibition. Visit www.therentalshow.com for details of events and other ideas on how best to plan your time at show. Do make time to visit the KHL Group stand (5548) and pick up the latest copy of Access International or our sister titles International Rental News and American Lift & Handling – enjoy your exhibition. ■

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What will be new in access at ConExpo-Con/Agg?

Access International provides a comprehensive guide to access equipment launches planned for Las Vegas during 11 to 15 March.

SHOW ESSENTIALS Date: 11 to 15 March 2008 Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US Contact details: Call +1 800 867 6060 (Toll free in the US) or +1 414 298 4141. Or fill out the Contact Us form on the show web site: www.conexpoconagg.com TRAVEL INFORMATION International: ESA Voyages (www.esavoyages.fr) is the official international travel agent for visitors from Europe and the Middle East, while US China Travel Services ([email protected]) is the official travel agent for China. Airport transport: Shuttle and limousine services and taxis are available at McCarran International Airport. Find them on the west side of baggage claim, outside door exits 8-13. Monorail: A monorail system links major hotels and the convention centre. Tickets for ConExpo attendees are discounted 20% if ordered by 26 February. Shuttle buses: Complimentary buses will shuttle between the Las Vegas Convention Center and all official show hotels during the show.

Access International exhibits at ConExpo with its publisher KHL Group at S-597. Copies of recent issues will be available from the stand, as well as the March ‘Stop-Press’ issue. Visitors to the stand will also be able to pick other KHL publications, including International Rental News (IRN ), Construction Europe, International Construction and International Cranes and Specialized Transport.

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Access Vegas onExpo’s 2000 exhibitors include over 35 access and telehandler suppliers from around the globe eager to display their equipment to visitors drawn to the “entertainment capital of the world”. Access is an international business, and ConExpo is truly an international show. For example, Haulotte is bringing its new 86 ft working height, telescoping boom, the HB86 TJ, from France for the show. The machine features a 16 ft telescopic jib for additional access flexibility, says the French company. Alimak Hek is introducing new lines of modular work platforms and a new hoist, and Snorkel is showing the models it is now manufacturing in the US as a result of its acquisition by Tanfield. The International Powered Access Federation, and its US subsidiary, Aerial Work Platform Training Inc (AWPT), have again managed to engineer a big presence at a major international show, taking a stand of 8000 ft2 to create the IPAF Safety Zone (Booth SZ1000, West Blue Lot). IPAF, which has received support from ConExpo organizers in creating the zone, will have a dynamic 15-minute demonstration on the dangers of not wearing a harness in boom type platforms. The show will run at 10:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 and 4:00. Look out also for other manufacturers from outside the US that want to get in front of the large ConExpo crowds. These include hoist manufacturers Boada from China, Camac from Spain, and Raxtar from The Netherlands; Italy’s compact equipment builder Hinowa; and

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compact vertical mast manufacturer Braviisol from Italy. Also making a big presence is MEC Aerial Platforms. It is showing its first boom lift, the M40T, and its first mid-sized rough-terrain machine, the 43 ft working height 3772RT HD. The California company will also show two large, “green”, electric scissor lifts, designed for the European market and launched for North America. Telehandler offerings will be strong at ConExpo, with a “super” compact model from JLG and bigger machines from JCB, Faresin, and Pettibone. At the very top of new models, in terms of size, is the 23100 lb lift capacity MHT 10210 from Manitou, the first of its heavy-duty range of machines to be introduced to North America. It’s not just totally new products that deserve a visit. JLG, for example, has enhanced its ES scissors with reliability and maintenance

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CONEXPO PREVIEW

ACCESS EXHIBITORS The telescoping boom and 16 ft telescoping jib of Haulotte’s HB86 TJ give it 86 ft of working height, as well as additional access flexibility.

New drives in a new position, connecting pins, and deeper platform beam characterize Alimak Hek new ranges of light- and medium-weight range of modular mast climbing equipment.

features (see page 51). Our full guide to the access exhibitors is below, and we will also provide additional last-minute news in our ConExpo ‘Stop-Press’ issue in March. Access International once again attends, with publisher KHL Group, and we invite readers to our stand number S-597. See you in Las Vegas!

Access S-597 International Access International will exhibit with its publisher, KHL Group, on stand 301 in Hall B3. Alimak Hek G-336 The Swedish company is launching into the US its L-350 (light) and M-450 (medium) lines of modular mast climbing work platforms and hoists first seen at Bauma last year. The modules from these lines can be configured in combinations and mast orientations to provide up to 8800 lb of hoist capacity and 11000 lb of work platform capacity. See also the Scando 650 FC-S, which offer payloads up to 7000 lbs and speeds up to 340 ft/min. American Lift & Handlers (ALH) S-597 Pick up copies of AI ’s sister magazine in North America, American Lift & Handlers (ALH ). Bil-Jax S-8417 Bil-Jax is debuting its self-propelled X-Booms. The 43 ft working height, telescopic boomed 36XT offers 32 ft of maximum outreach, and the 45XA

is an articulating boom with a 51 ft working height and 27 ft of outreach. Both have four-wheel drive capability and hydraulic outriggers for set-up in less than 30 seconds. Braviisol B-960 For the first time at ConExpo, this Italian company will show its 400 lb capacity, self-propelled, mini vertical mast platform, the Leonardo. Boada Chinese hoist manufacturer: See entry for SBU Hoists. Camac G-192 Spanish company Camac is launching the 4400 lb payload ECP-1000 and the 13200 lb payload ECP3000 into North America. Custom Equipment B-955 Custom Equipment will show from its range of Hy-Brid scissor lifts. Faresin Handlers RP-34005 Italy’s Faresin Handlers is showing the 9900 lb lift capacity Storm 18.45 and 15.45 telehandlers, which have maximum lifting heights of 18 and 15 m, respectively.

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ACCESS EXHIBITORS Genie Industries G200 in Gold area Genie has been quiet about launches at ConExpo, but visitors can expect to see a re-engineered GTH5519 telehandler. Elsewhere on the stand, they can look at new S-60 and S-65 TraX telescopic booms on sets of four rubber tracks.

Raxtar hoists from the Netherlands feature modular cages, galvanized steel and reinforced polyester and polycarbonate construction, and software control systems that link to remote computers for lower maintenance costs.

Haulotte Group G-236 The new 86 ft working height, 75 ft outreach, selfpropelled HB86 TJ will stand tall at this French company’s stand. As well as a telescoping boom, it features a 16 ft telescoping jib for additional access flexibility. Hinowa S-16200 The Italian specialist in compact ‘Spider’ platforms – and other compact equipment – will exhibit its track systems at ConExpo. ReachMaster, its US aerial lift dealer is exhibiting aerials at stand B-962. Hydra Platforms G-324 Hydra will exhibit from its range of truck and trailer mounted underbridge inspection platforms.

The self-propelled, 43 ft working height 36XT from Bil-Jax has a maximum outreach of 32 ft and deploys its outriggers in 30 sec.

ABOVE: The QTS set of independent tracks from Loegering bolt directly to the hubs of boom lifts.

The 46000 lb lift capacity MHT 10210 from Manitou is its top-of-the-line telehandler.

Hydro Mobile B-989 Here visitors can see mast climbing Raxtar hoists, now being sold in North America by Hydro Mobile. The hoists have payloads up to 7000 lb, speeds up to 300 ft/min, and lifting heights to 660 ft. They will be compatible with the masts used on HydroMobile’s F-Series mast climbers. International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) SZ1000, W Blue lot IPAF’s Safety Zone covers nearly 8000 square feet and will feature a dynamic 15-minute demonstration at 10 am, noon, and 2 and 4 pm of the dangers of not wearing a harness in boom type platforms. Visitors can receive practical advice on the correct way to use a harness and view a variety of aerial platforms supplied by member manufacturers. International Rental News S-597 AI ’s sister magazine exhibits on the stand of publisher KHL Group. JCB G-160 JCB has topped its Loadall line-up with the new 510-56 with a 10000 lb lift capacity and a working height of 56 ft. Also new are the 535-125 and 535140 HiViz Loadalls, which feature lower boom pin height, smaller boom sections, and new axles. JLG Industries G-170, S-813 Prominent at JLG’s stand will be the 11000 lb, 18 ft maximum lift height G5-18A super compact telehandler, which is 146 inches long by 71 inches wide by 77 inches high. Its 5500 lb maximum lift and 1850 lb lift performance at a fully extended reach of 11 ft give it the best capacity in the compact telehandler class, says the company. Elsewhere on the stand will be models

from JLG’s 19 to 32 ft platform height ES scissors series, enhanced with on-board diagnostics, better and re-routed cabling, and a new brake housing, for greater reliability and easier maintenance. KHL Group S-597 KHL Group is the publisher of Access International, International Rental News, American Lift & Handlers, and other magazines in the international construction industry. Loegering C-5796 This manufacturer of tracked undercarriage is showing its QTS set of four rubber-track undercarriages that bolt directly to hubs of most boom lifts. The company is supplying several Genie booms fitted with the tracks. Manitou G-195 The French company is expanding its range of handlers in North America with the launch of the 46200 lb lift capacity MHT 10210. MEC Aerial Work Platforms B-959 On stand will be MEC’s first boom lift, the 40 ft working height M40T, as well as its first heavyduty scissor lift, the rough-terrain, 1000 lb capacity 3773RT HD. Visitors can also see the 3072ES and 3772ES electric scissors, which have been in production since October following a design originally developed for the European market to meet “green” concerns. Miller Fall Protection Miller is showing its new line of Falcon self-retracting web lifelines with 16 ft and 20 ft working capabilities. They weigh less than 3 lb and are rated for 400 lb. Pettibone G-259 Pettibone is debuting the T10056 from its Traverse series of telehandlers, which it expects to have rerated to 11000 lb capacity by the time of the show. Its maximum lift height of 56 ft remains certain, however, as well as its 70 inches of horizontal boom travel throughout the lift range. Raxtar Hydro Mobile will be showing manufacturer Raxtar’s hoists. ReachMaster B-962 ReachMaster is the US company that sells Worldlift Industries’ products, which include the Falcon Spider machines and the Denka atrium lifts and trailer mounted platforms. It will also show Hinowa aerial platforms. SBU Hoists B-920 As the distributor for Baoda Engineering Machinery in China, SBU is introducing two, Yaskawa inverter controlled, 300 ft/min hoists: the S6000-C/DC and S7000-C/DC, with 6000 and 7000 lb capacities.

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ACCESS EXHIBITORS SIA L-3114 The US’s Scaffold Industry Association will promote its safety training activities, delivered primarily through the 50-odd IPAF-certified training centers across the US.

Time Manufacturing’s addition to its VST range, the 56 ft working height VST 52SI, has a side-mounted basket.

Skyjack B-958 Skyjack will showcase its new 66 ft platform height SJ 66T, with a telescopic boom and articulating jib. It features 4-wheel drive, direction sensing drive and steer controls. Without a jib, it is the 61 ft working height SJ 61T. Snorkel International G-117 Snorkel will show the UpRight models that it is now manufacturing in the US since the company’s acquisition by Tanfield Group in the UK. These include the 18 ft working height, battery-powered TM12 mast lift, the 32 ft working height S2633 scissor lift, the 32 ft working height and 36 ft working height SR3084SL, and the 44 ft working height AB38N and AB38W machines.

The T10056 telehandler from Pettibone offers 70 in of horizontal boom travel throughout its lift range up to 56 ft.

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Time Manufacturing B-957 Standing tall at this stand will be the 56 ft working height VST 52SI, which offers an outreach of 31.5 ft and has a side-mounted, 100º-rotating platform. UpRight Powered Access G-117 Reflecting the company’s decision to use the UpRight brand in North America for its trailer mounts and push-around lifts – its other products are being sold under the Snorkel name – visitors can see Upright’s 43 ft working height TL37 and the 55 ft working height TL49K trailers. Wuxi-Shenxi Construction C-7269c Machinery This Chinese manufacturer’s range includes mast climbing products, and may show some at ConExpo.

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Samoter will see a big turn-out by the construction industry’s major manufacturers, and aerial platforms will also be on show. AI previews the event that takes place in Verona, Italy on 5-9 March.

HOISTING DAY The hoisting day will take place at Respighi Hall in the exhibition centre at 2.30pm on 5 March. Samoter organisers say that companies involved in the round-table discussion will include CTE SpA, Terex Corp, Iteco, Manitou, Alimak Hek and rental company Venpa. The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) will also participate.

RENTAL SEMINAR On Friday 7 March, from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, there will be a rental roundtable discussion featuring a panel of rental experts from rental associations, manufacturers and rental companies. The discussion will be moderated by Murray Pollok, AI ’s Managing Editor. Topics up for discussion include: ■ Size of the European rental market ■ Promoting the rental concept in Europe and Italy ■ Rental market comparisons (Italy and Europe, Europe and the US) ■ The choice of buying or renting equipment? The round-table – which is being supported by Assodimi, the European Rental Association and International Rental News – takes place at the Arena Centre between pavilions 6 and 7.

here is no denying the ‘big-show’ credentials of Samoter. Held every three years in Verona, Italy, it manages to be both a showcase for Italian manufacturers in their domestic market and also an event that attracts a fair number of international visitors – around 10% of the 95000 registered visitors in 2005). This year’s event – taking place the week before Conexpo-Con/Agg – will again have arpound 1000 exhibitors, although the turnout from the access community will probably not equal that of the annual Italian show, SAIE. For example, JLG, Haulotte Group, UpRight and Skyjack – to name just four big players – were not on the exhibitor list provided by the organisers in early January. You will see many of the big Italian manufacturers – including Airo Tigieffe and Iteco – and Genie Industries will be there, but it is as a telehandler event that Samoter will probably make the biggest impression, with exhibitors in this sector including Merlo, Dieci, Faresin, Manitou, Komatsu and Caterpillar. It is also worth remembering that Italian telehandler specialist Merlo has entered the access sector with its hybrid telehandlerarticulated boom machines: Samoter will provide the perfect opportunity to see what

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SCAFFOLDING HIGHLIGHTS ■ Harsco Corporation of the US said last December that it expects its 2007 revenues to be US$3.6 billion (€ 2.4 billion), up 19% from 2006. It forecast sales in 2008 to grow approximately 8% to $3.9 billion (€ 2.7 billion), continuing a trend that has doubled revenues over the past five years. Salvatore Fazzolari, previously president and CFO, became the company’s CEO on 1 January. ■ Scaffolding collapsed at the 27th floor of a building construction site at the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November last year. Local media reported the accident killed two, injured three, and trapped 5 other construction workers in the debris in the basement. It was the second construction accident to occur at that site in the month. ■ The University of Applied Sciences, Munich won the 2007 PERI Construction Exercise. The event promotes vocational training in construction, and student teams from around the world competed to transform a set of design documents of a service and sales office centre built in 2000, into a complete set of planning, proposal, and specific building project documents. It was the sixth time that the Weissenhorn-based formwork and scaffolding specialist had organised the competition. ■ Sharon Winter, founder and director of Supa Scaffolding in the UK, received the Athena Award for outstanding entrepreneurial success by a woman aged 36 to 49. She was presented with her award last December. Founded in 2003 by everywoman, an organisation for women in business, the awards recognise and celebrate Britain’s most inspiring female business owners.

Brand buys two specialists he US’s Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services has acquired two specialist industrial services companies. Industrial Specialists and Protherm Services Group were acquired by the company last November. Brand, which is based in Kennesaw, Georgia, declined to disclose any terms of the deals, but it was prepared to say that it would “…combine the best of the three companies.”

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Both Industrial Specialists and Protherm provided services to major oil refiners, chemical manufacturers and large engineering and construction firms in the Gulf Coast region of the USA. Industrial Specialists offers insulation, scaffolding, refractory, painting, fireproofing, and corrosion protection services. Protherm’s capabilities include coatings, insulation, scaffolding, fireproofing, and tank lining.

Paul Wood, president and CEO of Brand, said, “The Gulf Coast region is a rapidly expanding industrial market with a growing need for a specialty services provider that can deliver an integrated, single-source solution. “We are delighted to be purchasing best-in-class businesses that provide Brand with the opportunity to significantly expand our presence in the robust Gulf Coast refining and petrochemicals markets…” SI

Spanning the water Chandos Construction Ltd of Edmonton, Canada used rolling scaffolding to refurbish the ceiling of the Kinsmen Aquatic Center in Edmonton, Canada during a CAN$11.4 million (€7.6 million) upgrade. The 408 m2 deck allowed the removal and upgrade of ageing ceiling tiles and mechanical and sprinkler systems of the facility, built in 1978 for the Commonwealth Games. Ten workers assembled the system, which comprised 40000 kg of Peri Up scaffolding and Peri LGS

A track, supported by a bridge built of scaffolding, supports the center of the rolling deck.

trusses, in three weeks. The structure was essentially a 13.4 by 31.4 m rectangular platform, which spanned Rudie Beverwijk is the new sales manager, export, for scaffolding manufacturer Altrex in The Netherlands and is responsible for its international sales department. He has taken on the responsibilities of Frederick Kuijer, who was director of international sales and who after 12 years has left the company.

the 39.6 m width swimming pool. Its surface was11.6 m above the pool and 4.9 m below ceiling height, leaving a gap necessary to accommodate roof irregularities. The ‘dance floor’ needed to withstand a live load of 1 kN/m² and was level so that access carriages could be easily rolled across it. The main pool is 82.30 m long, and a winch and scaffold roller assembly moved the entire scaffold 12.20 m every two weeks. Chandos completed the project last year. SI JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

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SCAFFOLDING INTERNATIONAL Scaffold manufacturers will do a lot more than just sell you scaffolding. As Patrick Hill writes, design, repair, delivery and training services are now in their armoury as well. roviding services beyond the simple sale of products is important to scaffold manufacturers. As Germany’s Peri says; “business wouldn’t be successful without efficient products, but also not without services. So it is always a combination of both.” Peri told SI that it has been developing its services beyond production and sales of equipment for three decades to cover the various demands of its customers. The company was reluctant to say that any

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Services, services, services. one service – from those spanning project activities from design to rental to scaffolding maintenance – is more important. “Because every project is different, all services are important. Peri is flexible enough to provide support for each individual project with very specific requirements.” To do this it employs 850 engineers, and sees “…projects becoming more and more complex in combination with a shorter time schedule”. Its engineers help deliver the planning and

design services that help contractor customers resolve construction complexities. An important tool, says the company, is the Peri CAD software that its engineers use to “easily optimise construction site processes.” To help contractors work to tight project schedules, Peri provides a variety of logistics services “…to ensure efficient use of its equipment.” First, it says it has the “world’s largest formwork and scaffolding rental stock providing the fastest possible delivery service

Logistics services, particularly on busy, constrained sites such as this one using Peri equipment to build an animal overpass in Zehun, Czech Republic, can be important to scaffolding users.

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through its network of 100 stockyards.” Its yards also provide cleaning and repair services. Other Peri logistic services help reduce site congestion. One is organising the storage and flow of sometimes-big volumes of bulky scaffolding materials on the construction site. Another is delivering its equipment on organised pallets and transport containers having designated attachment points.

Logistics The overriding goal of these logistics services is to timely deliver equipment to the job site. Logistics centres, such as the “lager” that is part of its headquarters in Weissenhorn, contribute to that goal. That facility has a stock area over 90000 m2, from which Peri ships 170000 t of equipment per year (85 trucks per day). About 100 people work there, in both the rental and new equipment stockyard. Across the Atlantic, system design and layout services give Universal Manufacturing Corp in Zelienople, Pennsylvania a competitive advantage in its rental and contracting markets. Sales manager Mike Bredl told SI those services, delivered by five engineers, “get us a lot more business. We provide an ability that some of our customers don’t have themselves. We get a higher price, too.” “There is a growing awareness of imported products,” he said. “Users want to see data evidencing that designs and products are good. Our technical service promotes the quality and manufacturing [source] of our product. It helps to differentiate us. “We see it as a way to grow our business. Not because imports will become more significant, but because people are relying more upon qualified technical work and product. They can’t take the chance of using questionable providers.”

Training Quality is also the theme of another scaffolding manufacturer, Sweden’s Haki. Its UK subsidiary signals the importance of Haki UK expects to put about 500 people through the one-week, system training course at its dedicated training facility in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

TRAINING GETS BUSINESS “We have definitely got business because of it,” says Tony Barker, managing director of Eastern County Scaffolding in Norwich, UK. He’s talking about Haki’s training services; “They come to our job sites and train our customers to become certified site agents.” Other customer training by Haki includes a one-day familiarisation course for customers. As a result, he says, “Our customers are very impressed.” Other Haki training activity, says Mr Barker, who is on the training committee of the UK’s National Access and Scaffolding Association (NASC), includes training of Eastern County’s employees, both in the yard and on work sites. “They come and do training, even for one or two people, on a short notice,” he says. It’s not just being responsive, “They are so thorough about everything they do…the second thing [in selecting Haki] is their back up and support, including training.” Eastern County has been using system scaffolding for three years, and it is approximately 40% of its fleet currently out on rental. The company also has a Haki set up in its yard, used for training. ”It gives potential customers confidence. We’ve got lots of work because of Haki,” he says. Training – as a means to the end of getting business – seems to fit into the long-term picture for Eastern County. Mr Barker said his business is strongly influenced by a shortage of skilled scaffolders. Boding well for increased use of systems scaffolding, a newcomer can be competently trained to erect systems scaffolding in one week, using the NASC-certified Haki course. In contrast, he says the training currently required to reach the same level of job site proficiency for tube and fitting scaffolding is about 1 ½ to 2 years, he says.

quality through the service it considers most important – training. Managing director Paul Brunt told SI that customer training “…helps them get the best out of our product, particularly in the area of safety.” (See box story.) He sees government influence to increase site safety becoming stronger, and he views that “as an opportunity. We are structuring our business around responding to the safety issue.” Mr Brunt tells SI that the company, based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has increased its staff by 30% during the past 12 months, all on the services side of the business. Currently, ten out of a total staff of 40 deliver services. “Twenty percent of our revenue is invested in training and product support,” he says. That number includes €750000 annually to run Haki’s dedicated training facility – doubled in size early last year to accommodate 500 students per year – near its headquarters. Mr Brunt says Haki UK hired two full-

Peri’s logistics centers, such as this 90000 m2 facility at its headquarters in Weissenhorn, are an essential component in delivering services.

time trainers, who split their time training 50/50 between Tamworth and customer sites. Additionally, Haki appointed one of its employees as training manager last year. These resources train Haki personnel as well. “One of our problems is finding people with scaffolding experience. There is a growing shortage in the UK,” he said. “We need to continually increase the skill levels of all our people.” Mr Brunt said Haki’s training, compared to others, “…is quite in-depth.” One benefit of that training attention-to-detail applies to its temporary roof business: “We have a strategic plan with SGB [part of Harsco Corp] to develop that business, and we actively train to support it.” So, whether it is training, technical services, or logistics, It is clear there is more to scaffolding than just erecting and dismantling it in today’s market. Astute manufacturers are figuring out how to deliver more than just the iron. SI JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

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Micheal Tordoff (centre) gets ready to put Maria Hadlow and Patrick Hill through their paces on the articulated boom.

With a half a million valid PAL Cards in circulation and 70000 new cards issued this year, Access International Editor, Maria Hadlow reports on her attempts to become a PAL card holder.

Getting a PAL aving discovered over consecutive Christmases that I have absolutely no talent for driving remote controlled vehicles, I approached the prospect of attaining my PAL (Powered Access License) card with a degree of unease. However, the warm welcome from our instructor, Michael Tordoff, and a cup of tea soon had me feeling more relaxed. Mr Tordoff is an instructor at Operator Training Services where Patrick Hill, AI’s Assistant Editor, and I were invited to take our scissor lift and articulated boom PAL card course. OTS is a dedicated UK training company with facilities in Ashford, Kent

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NEW CATEGORIES FOR PAL CARDS From 1 January 2008 the IPAF training programme is revising the way it categorises MEWPs. The new categories align themselves with the international standards that regulate the design and manufacture of access platforms worldwide: prEN 280 and ISO DIS 16368, and aim to better focus the training delivered by IPAF. The new categorisation does not affect the validity of existing PAL Cards (Powered Access Licenses) nor the training received but, from 1 January 2008, those who retrain or upgrade will be issued with the new categories. The new categories are broken down into Group a or b and Type 1, 2 or 3. Group a or b describes whether a platform goes straight up and down (Group a) or moves horizontally away from the base (Group b). Type 1, 2 or 3 determines the manner in which the platform travels: Type 1 cannot move with the platform raised, and can only moves in its transport position; Type 2 is an MEWP that travels with the platform raised and is controlled from the chassis and Type 3 is an MEWP that travels with the platform raised but is controlled from within the platform. Machines will be classified according to these characteristics: 1a is a static vertical; 1b a static boom; 3a is a mobile vertical and 3b a mobile boom. Machines in the 2a and 2b classifications are expected to be rare and used only in specialist applications. IPAF international training manager, Rupert Douglas-Jones said, “IPAF has revised its categories to reflect international best practice.”

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and Godstone Surrey, specialising in courses connected to working at height. Joining us on the course were Danny Urquhart and Dave Phillipson from Saxon Fabrication, Gillingham, Kent. IPAF insists that there are never more than four trainees on the PAL card course, one of its stringent criteria.

Pre-theory test Mr Tordoff began with a short overview of the day while we filled out the necessary paperwork. Michael has many years experience in both working at height and training; he first came across powered access platforms in the 1980s when a forward thinking employer invested in a scissor lift from the US, “At the time,” he said, “we never thought it would catch on.” Now, training operators in the use of powered access equipment is a major part of his business. OTS also teaches courses certified by PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers Association) and the British Ladder Manufacturers’ Association. Our first task as trainees is to carry out a ‘pre-theory’ multiple choice test. As my knowledge of the access industry is still in its infancy I expect to do particularly badly, but I quickly discover that answering the questions is mostly common sense. The pre-test results allow the instructor to focus on areas where candidates’ knowledge might be weak. After the test we are shown a video, this introduced the concept of powered access, described the various types of equipment and outlined safe operating practice. Answers to all of the test questions were given in the

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film. Even as a novice I found the tone of the video slightly patronising in places, however, some very useful information about making methodical checks on the equipment, legal requirements and safety issues were covered. As well a diesel machines, OTS operates an electric scissor lift and an electric articulated boom at its Ashford site. Training can be carried out in a hanger-like shed so, when the weather is poor, training continues with minimum discomfort to all concerned. Mr Tordof likes to break up the classroom and practical parts of his training days because he is well aware that many of his trainees are used to being very active during the day and do not enjoy long periods at a desk. So outside, in appropriate safety gear, we divided into teams of two and took it in turns to give the Genie scissor lift and the Niftylift articulated boom their pre-operation checks – once, of course, Mr Tordof had demonstrated all the relevant points. Now confident that the equipment is safe and that we know how to operate it, we are allowed some time to practice.

Trouble with steering To start with, I am extremely tentative, but once I work out how to keep the machine at ‘tortoise pace’ and keep my eye on the wheels so I know which way I’m going, it becomes easier. I’ll never be ‘a natural’ but I’m starting to believe I could pass the course. It could be that trainees are already proficient in operating access equipment, however, increasingly companies will not allow anyone who does not hold a relevant PAL card to work at height on MEWPs (mobile elevated platforms), even if they are in the company of a trained operator. Our

Now for the real test, we must manouevre the equipment round a course raising and lowering the platform. To hit anything is an immediate fail and, for each mistake made, points are scored: more than 20 and you fail. I am very happy to score just ten points on the scissor and 13 on the articulated boom. All four trainees pass, we are issued with our log books and will receive our PAL Cards in a few days; the card is valid for five years. No training course can perfectly suit every trainee’s skill level and experience and, once a trainee becomes a PAL Card holder, it is up to individuals to motivate themselves to carry out relevant safety checks and become familiar with any equipment they use. If you are concerned the course will be heavy on the theory and a bit hard going, it isn’t, the majority of the content is highly relevant and the small numbers on the courses means that they can be tailored very much to your particular needs. I doubt I will ever gain the sort of proficiency on access platforms that will have me whipping around a construction site like a professional, but the course has made me confident enough to climb into a basket and put a machine through its paces. Something that I suspect will be very useful in this job. ■

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co-trainees were in exactly that position: Dave and Danny are skilled fabricators about to start work in a paper mill, re-cladding rolling machinery with stainless steel. The management at the paper mill will not let them work from aerials without appropriate training, and that meant a obtaining a PAL card. Some near misses with the scissor lift later (I’m finding the articulated boom much easier to steer) we stop for lunch, then we run through the IPAF presentation about safety which is littered with video images of stick men plummeting to their doom from platform baskets. It’s time to take the theory test for real and we must get at least 20 of the 25 questions correct. By now, though, I find I know all the answers and score 100%. So does Patrick.

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Clean power How long before you can buy hybrid powered aerial platforms or scissor lifts with fuel-cells? Murray Pollok talks to lift manufacturers about cleaner power. verybody is interested in lowering CO2 emissions and other harmful greenhouse gases, but in the business world the reality is that cleaner technology still comes at a price, and it’s a price that is currently too high for the access industry. This means that while rental companies and end users may be keen to see platforms powered by hybrid engines or fuel cells, they are still too costly for them to be generally adopted. “If [the technologies] are not offered at a reasonable price, then it is difficult for us to go and invest in it,” says Mike Davis, senior director of engineering at Genie Industries. Making a similar point about the use of hybrid engines on truck mounted utility lifts is Terry VanConant, marketing and sales support manager for Terex Utilities; “I think that we are probably three to five years out from it being a really justifiable [business case]. I certainly don’t think it’s here right now.” That said, it is the utility lift sector where the greatest progress is being made in the use of more efficient hybrid engines, and that is because of the progress made by North

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This Terex TLM50M unit has a battery pack that will allow 8 hours of operation before overnight recharging. The unit was built by Terex dealer Duelco using hybrid power technology from Odyne Corp.

Truck manufacturer, International, has partnered with Eaton Corp to offer hybrid powered medium sized trucks that are now being offered by utility lift companies including Terex Utilities and Altec Industries.

American truck specialists – mainly Eaton Corp working with chassis manufacturer International Truck and Engine – in offering production models with hybrid engines. (One UK manufacturer of electric commercial trucks is Tanfield Group’s Smith Electric Vehicles, which has just announced plans to start manufacturing in the US – see box story.) The chassis manufacturers are targeting high volume commercial truck buyers, and not just the access lift manufacturers. But the fact that the technology is now available on their vehicles means that utility lift suppliers such as Altec Industries and Terex Utilities can offer it to their customers.

Hybrid engines Altec Industries, which has hybrid powered utility lifts in its product range, acknowledges that hybrid trucks are anything from 50 to 100% more expensive that standard trucks, but says the benefits – which include a US Federal tax credit of up to US$12000 – are prompting a growing number of its customers to consider the hybrid option. Shawn Brougham, Altec’s manager for product engineering, says recent road tests on 24 hybrid engine lift trucks made by International, and using Eaton technology, have shown that fuel consumption is reduced, on average, by 28%, although some users > JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

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reported savings of as much as 54%. “These are not just laboratory results,” points out Mr Brougham. One US utility user that has tried a hybrid truck is Florida Power & Light. “We tested [the] International hybrid truck for almost a year and it has provided substantial savings in diesel fuel,” said a spokesman for the company, “Plus, the truck’s boom can operate on battery power instead of the engine, which results in less fuel consumed, less emissions released into the air and reduced noise in the neighbourhoods where we work.” The diesel-electric hybrid engine favoured by Altec Industries allows users to operate the lift on batteries alone, with 12 to 20 minutes of operation provided by a single charge, which is equivalent to six or seven up and down trips for the lift platform. The engine starts automatically when the battery is almost empty and takes about 8 minutes to recharge. The benefits of operating the lift without the engine idling are, savings on fuel, reduction of noise and lessening engine wear. The system also charges the battery when the truck’s brakes are used, and the batteries can help to propel the truck, improving fuel economy. Terex Utilities is also able to offer its lift trucks with a hybrid engine, using the same suppliers as Altex. However, Mr VanConant said the additional costs of the system make it too expensive for general use; “For consumers, the price is still too high,” he tells Access International.

Battery packs Terex is not relying solely on the EatonInternational technology, however, at the recent ICUEE exhibition in Kentucky it showed a TLM50M utility lift – mounted by Terex dealer Dueco – fitted with a hybrid system, developed by Odyne Corp in the US. This system is a plug-in type hybrid, with a

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Altec Industries was one of the first US utility lift manufacturers to offer hybrid powered units.

much larger battery pack that is recharged for 8 hours overnight and is capable of operating the lift continuously for up to 8 hours. Karl Keppeler, senior design engineer at Odyne, tells Access International that the battery pack will power the platform’s hydraulic functions as well as power ancillary equipment in the cage or on the ground. The truck’s engine can recharge the battery through regenerative breaking, but the battery pack alone can’t drive the truck, unlike the Easton hybrid system. The focus on the Odynepowered machine is to reduce engine idling – which can consume between 0.8 to 1 gallon of fuel an hour. Odyne says this could cut fuel usage by around 20%. If the advantage of the TerexDueco-Odyne unit is the long battery life, the drawback is the much heavier battery pack, weighing between 5000 and 7000 lbs (2270 – 3180 kg).

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Time Manufacturing, meanwhile, says 2008 will see the first Time utility trucks with hybrid power sources. Kent Upton, Time’s director of distribution sales, tells AI that if the technology proves sound, and if fuel prices keep going up, then he can see 30 to 40% of the total US utility lift fleet using hybrid power systems within a decade. If hybrid power is already a reality in the utility lift sector, how long before we start to see this kind of technology used on self-

UK electric vehicle manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles – part of the Tanfield Group that also owns UpRight Powered Access and Snorkel – is to start manufacturing its zero emission trucks in North America next year. The company will start producing trucks at a facility in Fresno, California, but aims to open a larger facility to give it a 10000 unit annual production capacity by 2010. The company makes a range of battery powered vehicles from 7000 lb (3.2 t) vans to 25000 lb (11.3 t) trucks and is now launching the 24000 lb (10.9 t) Smith Newton in North America. The Newton has a top speed of 50 mph and has a fully charged range of up to 150 miles. The vehicle has a payload capacity of up to 15800lbs and is available in US truck Classes 5, 6 and 7. Kevin Harkin, sales director for Smith Electric Vehicles, said: “Automotive manufacturers are telling us that the technology for massproduced electric cars is some years away. But the larger sized commercial vehicle – and the truck in particular – is perfectly suited to electric technology that is available today. “There are millions of commercial vehicles in North America that work in urban areas, within defined low mileage zones or routes. All of these machines, from light postal vehicles to heavier duty distribution trucks, can be replaced with our new technology electric vehicles.” The Newton was launched in Europe early in 2007 and is now being used as delivery vehicles by companies including Starbucks and DHL.

UK rental company A-Plant is testing as a delivery vehicle an Edison electric vehicle manufactured by Smith Electric Vehicles. The 3.5 t (7700 lb) Edison has a 90kw motor with a range of up to 100 miles on one charge.

propelled machines? Again, it is the cost of hybrid power systems and fuel cells that are holding back efforts. Both JLG Industries and Genie Industries are keeping a close watch on how the fuelefficient, low emission technologies are developing, but are still waiting for prices to come down.

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JLG’s E600 is a 60ft articulating boom using electrical power.

Howard Kaplan, JLG’s vice president, product-market development, says fuel cell technology, for example, “is still hampered by availability…we’ve been waiting since 2000. We thought we’d have seen it by now.” With both the hybrid engines and the fuel cells, it is the take-up by high-volume users such as the automotive market that will drive the price down to a level where aerial manufacturers can market the technology. Mr Davis at Genie, said that the price of the green technology will have to fall before it becomes a usable option. He gives the example of Genie’s use of A.C. drive technology on the Z-40N boom – an innovation for the access

industry but using technology that was first applied in significant volumes for industrial forklifts; “When enough demand brings the price down, it becomes usable for us. I can only assume it [green technology] is coming,” says Mr Davis, “We’re definitely thinking about it, and paying a lot of close attention to what’s going on in regulations and technology.” Mr Kaplan said that efforts to reduce emissions in the US could well be driven by local initiatives – at mayoral or county government level – as well as by State or Federal regulation. Local measures, for example, could include limiting the density of machines on a worksite or limiting the number

of machines working at one time. He thinks that in addition to green technologies, there is room for a greater diversity of machines to help increase efficiency and reduce emissions. Not all diesel rough terrain models, he says, are used in rough terrain applications, and adds that that there are opportunities to develop large machines without the four wheel drive and oscillating axle options often specified. He thinks there is the potential to use larger electric machines, and cites JLG’s 86 ft Liftlux electric scissor as an example. The company already makes the 60 ft (18.3 m ) E600 electric articulated boom (and its sister machine, the M600 version) with a generator set that will recharge the battery.

Cars and commercials first As with Genie, JLG is interested in using fuel cells. However, Mr Kaplan thinks that an allelectric scissor – without any hydraulic systems – will be on the market before a fuel-cell powered scissor. So, as far as self-propelled machines are concerned, it remains a case of ‘watch this space’. When you start to see green technology appearing on more cars, on commercial vehicles and industrial forklifts, then you can start looking for it on booms and scissors. Just don’t expect it in 2008. ■

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A prototype of Fraco’s new Transporter transport platform being used on the refurbishment of the residential wing at St Anne Hospital in Montreal, Quebec.

Fraco Products has been selling a 1500 kg capacity De Jong’s Liften transport platform for over a year, but now it is entering the sector with its own design 3630 kg transport platform. Murray Pollok reports.

Transported t seems that the momentum behind the transport platform continues to grow. It has been a popular product in Europe for several years – particularly with scaffolders – but the news that Canada’s Fraco Products is entering the transport platform sector with its own 8000 lb (3630 kg) capacity unit will give the product a considerable boost in North America. Although similar in many respects to construction hoists, the big difference with a transport platform is a design that allows the unit to easily transport – with personnel – heavy duty building materials including plasterboard, glazing panels, pallets of materials, and scaffold poles. They are built with wide opening gates, with ramps to each landing, and often without a roof (although the Fraco unit will feature overhead protection). They are also designed to travel at much lower speeds than conventional hoists: up to 39 ft/min (10.9 m/min) in the case of Fraco’s ‘Transporter’. (In Europe, transport platforms are commonly designed with one speed for materials-only and another, lower speed for materials-plus-personnel.) Fraco’s interest in transport platforms was sparked when it entered into a sales agreement with Netherlands manufacturer De Jong to sell De Jong’s construction hoists in North America, including the 1500 kg capacity MP

I Fraco already sells several hoists made by De Jong’s Liften in the Netherlands, including its 1500 kg capacity transport platform. This is the 1000 kg MP-1000 unit.

THE BASIC SPEC Maximum Payload 8000 lb (3630 kg) Lifting Speed 39 ft/min (10.9 m/min) Cabin size 4 m (L) by 1.5 m (W) by 2.1 m (H) Max mast height 550 ft (169 m) Personnel capacity 20 persons Outside dimensions 166 in by 180 in (4.22 m by 4.57 m)

POWER UP The first Transporter to be launched will use an electrical supply, with a 22 kW motor fed by either a 480 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz electrical supply in North America, or in Europe, a 400 V and 50 Hz supply. The control voltage is 12 V (North America) and 24 V (Europe) and the starting current is up to 150 A. Fraco Products tells AI that it will study the possibuility of offering a self-contained model using a diesel engine power source.

1500 transport platform. Jacques Laine, Fraco’s marketing manager, tells Access International that selling the De Jong units opened its eyes to the potential for a much larger unit.

High carrying capacity The result is the Transporter, a 8000 lb (3630 kg) capacity transport platform that uses the familiar Fraco ACT screw lifting mechanism and the same mast sections as used on the ACT-8 mast climber work platform. The platform is a mono-mast unit, but can be used with either one or two cabins. The carrying capacity of a single cabin is 8000 lb and its loading volume is 455 ft2 (12.9 m2). The single cage dimensions are 13 ft 4 inches (L) by 5 ft (W) by 6 ft 10 inches (H) (4 m by 1.5 m by 2.1 m). Up to 20 persons can be carried by the platform at a time. The unit pictured on this page – being used at the residential wing of St Anne Hospital in Montreal – is the final prototype, but will differ from the production version. The Montreal unit is actually a modified mast climbing work platform with a cage and openings on the front and the back. The final machine will have a purpose designed enclosure. The platform will operate up to a maximum height of 550 ft (168 m) and the masts have to be anchored at 30 ft (10 m) intervals. The modest lifting speeds of the unit, as with all transport platforms, make higher installations less attractive to time-fixated contractors. Mr Laine says Fraco has been testing prototypes over the past year with the first production machines available for delivery in May. One of the first production versions was shown at World of Concrete in January. ■ JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

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Less downtime and more productivity he new features on JLG’s ES scissors – the range of electric models first launched in 2003 - aim to make the equipment more reliable and reduce the cost of owning a machine. The changes will also be capable of retrofitting to existing models. The five machines now have an on-board fault diagnostics, removing the need to use the plug-in, hand-held analyser that isn’t always available on site. The new fault code display shows a four-digit code that can be used to pinpoint the exact problem with the machine. The most common codes appear in the operator‘s handbook, so they can be identified on the spot. A lot of attention has been given to tidying up cables, where some problems have been encountered with the first generation models. Drive motor

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cables could be inconsistently routed during servicing and when too tight or too loose became damaged. Platform cables, meanwhile, were too long and could became damaged when untied. The drive cables have been redesigned to hold the correct position and cannot be over tightened or sag; and the over long platform cable has been replaced with a part-spiral cable which stretches and retracts with the platform extension. Cable ties have been replaced with plated steel fasteners. The onboard diagnostics display will hugely reduce the time it takes to identify problems.

The one-piece brake housing used on the first models has been replaced with a two-piece assembly. This allows the removal of the top half only, leaving the brake cover secure. There is also better protection against moisture intrusion with an improved seal. Some operational adjustments have also been made. The ‘function ready’ delay has been reduced from three to just two seconds – reducing the likelihood that an operator will try to engage a function before it is ready - and there is no longer any need to re-boot the system if the operator trys to “beat the beep”. JLG said this is expected to greatly reduce the number of ‘nuisance’ service calls. New, heavier, cast wheels – rather than the welded steel used previously - will reduce damage to the rims caused by high impacts such as forklifts setting the machine down too hard at an angle. The U shaped runner on the deck extension has been changed to an L shape so debris cannot collect in the channel and jam the extension deck. The hand rails on the scissors have been made easy to raise and lower, and JLG has designed a suite of accessories for the ES platforms including: pipe racks, a vice, ‘workstation in the sky’ multi-unit and electric tree for wire and panel holding clamps. Most of these new features can be retrofited to the ES series. Bill Dovey, JLG’s product champion for scissors, told AI; “Changing an existing product affects what’s Three of the five JLG ES range of electric scissors.

Bill Dovey, JLG’s product champion for scissors, emphasises that customers should be able to retrofit product enhancements to their existing equipment.

JLG has designed a range of accessories for the ES platforms.

being sold. Enhancements must be backward compatible so they can be ‘bolted’ on to existing products. It could always be carried out at a service centre like ServicePlus, but it should be easy enough for the rental fleet guy to do it himself.” Mr Dovey adds that some of the new details may be suitable for use on some other scissors, for example, on-board diagnostics on the LE range. ■

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RT scissors make first outing at shows Electric scissors that can handle rough terrain will be among the highlights on MEC Aerial Platforms’ booths at The Rental Show and Conexpo. Production of the MEC 3072ES and 3772ES models began in October 2007. The machines were originally designed for the European market where MEC identified an increasing demand for ‘green’ RT scissors, but the company has decided to launch them in North American as well to address customers’ call for a flexible machine “that is first on and last off the job”. The MEC 3072ES and 3772ES can be driven at full height, have fast cycle speeds for lift and drive (just over 30 seconds to full height), fully proportional drive and lift controls and a 60 square foot work platform. They are powered by eight 6 V, 350 amp hour batteries and the operating

MEC expects its first, mid-range, heavy duty scissor, MEC 3773RT HD to be popular for rental and construction fleets.

system is designed to make efficient use of the on-board power. Optional items on the machines include: Quad-Trax four wheel drive, which can reach a gradeability of 45%; auto leveling outriggers; nonmarking tyres; turf tyres; foam filled tyres and an all motion alarm. Also MEC’s first mid-range, heavy duty scissor lift can also be seen at The Rental Show and Conexpo; the MEC 3773RT HD (rough terrain heavy duty) can be driven at its full working height of 43 feet and has a platform capacity of 1000 lbs. ■

(Inset) The MEC 3772ES rough terrain, electric scissor lift meets industry’s demands for ‘green’ machines on construction sites.

Aichi wheeled scissors coming soon Japanese manufacturer, Aichi Corporation, is introducing a range of wheeled scissor lifts for the global market. The Skytower scissors – together with two telescopic boom lifts – are the first of a new range of aerials that

will spearhead the company’s new worldwide export drive. Skytowers SV06CNL and SV08CNL (SV2032C and SV2632C in North America) will initially be built in Japan until the US factory is completed in Columbus Indiana. Aichi has focused on standardising parts and systems on the machines which are aimed Planet Platforms in the UK has added auto leveling outriggers to the trailer mounted TP9000 machine it launched early last year. The company, based in Wakefield, UK, has made the changes after feedback from the rental industry. The TP9000, which is manufactured by PLE in the US, has a 7 m platform height, is 1.54 m wide, and has a stowed height of 2.26 m. The new version can be seen at the Executive Hire Show on 6 – 7 February at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK.

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at applications such as indoor construction, decorating and maintenance. The maximum platform capacity of the SV06CNL and SV08CNL is 360kg (800 lb) and 230 kg (500 lb), respectively, with maximum platform heights of 6.1 m (20 ft) and 7.77m (26 ft). An A.C. motor, with specially designed inverter, gives the scissors a duty cycle that is more than twice as long as that of its previous models, says Aichi, and provides a faster travelling speed. The proportional steering system generates a maximum steering angle of 90 degrees and smooth motion. The stowed heights of the scissors’ working platforms are 1025 mm (40.4 in) on the SV06CNL and 1155 mm (45.5 in) on the larger model: the lower position makes it easier for tools and materials to be loaded onto the platforms. Aichi has tried to reduce the number of parts that need maintenance, such as the A.C.

SKYJACK LAUNCHES HIGH CAPACITY 9241 Skyjack will soon be launching a lower-height version of its SJ-9250 scissor. The new SJ-9241 will provide the same working platform dimensions as the 9250 but with a platform height of 41 ft rather than 50 ft. The new machine is a derivative of the SJ-9250, using a scissor stack from the SJ 8841, which has a working height of 41 ft “It offers the same productivity advantage [as the 9250],” says David Hall, Skyjack’s head of global product development, “but for lower buildings. It’s a cost effective solution.” The SJ-9250 scissor, described by Mr Hall as “the cladders choice”, has a maximum platform capacity of 2500 lb and a 24 ft long deck when extended.

brushless motor which needs fewer motor unit parts. Parts that need regular inspection are easy to access and repair. The North American models will be launched at The Rental Show 12-14 February in Las Vegas the European models will be introduced at the beginning of February. ■

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At the last SAIE exhibition in Bologna October 2007 Tigieffe launched the Airo X2 range of electric scissor platforms: the six lifts can be divided into two groups: ‘N’, narrow machines, 89 cm wide; and ‘W’, wide machines, 120 cm wide. In the narrow range are the X6EN, X8EN and X10EN models with platform heights of 6.3, 8.2 and 10 m respectively; the wide range models X8EW, X10EW and X12EW go to heights of 8.2, 10 and 12 m. The inner and outer arms of the lifting structure have different cross sectional areas, providing better stability and reducing platform oscillations. Softer tyres also contribute to vibration damping. The scissor design has minimised components, integrating several functions into just a few parts, which are easy to access and maintain. Proportional

drive and lift controls are said to be simple to master and the 90 degree steering makes it possible to manouevre the scissors with precision in confined spaces. There is forklift truck access for

faster handling and the machine can negotiate a 25% gradient for self loading and unloading from trucks helped by the good grip of the puncture resistant, nonmarking tyres. ■

ELEVATING WORKSHOP FROM LIFT-A-LOFT US specialist access equipment manufacturer Lift-A-Loft Corporation in Muncie, Indiana of the US has developed a mobile, elevating workshop to service refrigerated overseas shipping containers. Lift-A-Loft’s product, called the MSP11 Special, has a 680 kg capacity and provides platform heights of 0.9 to 3.4 m. The work compartment of the electrically powered MSP11 includes workbenches, air compressor, hose reel, light reel, space heater, bench vice, florescent lighting, storage for gas bottles, 480 V connector, and power transformer. The machine drives from the compartment at creep speed when elevated and at 4.8 km/hr when lowered. Side and top flaps seal against the container to protect the operator from inclement weather. Lift-A-Loft has delivered eight units to the Seattle location of its customer, a shipping company that wants to remain un-named.

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WORKSHOP: BATTERIES

Capacity matters To get the most from your equipment may mean you have to have an in-depth look at your batteries. Mr Isidor Buchmann, chief executive officer of Cadex Electronics Inc, explains to Maria Hadlow.

orking at height inside, in poorly ventilated areas and on sites where combustion engines might cause unacceptable hazards, is where battery powered access equipment comes into its own. As aerials are increasingly adopted in these environments, how can users and rental companies ensure that the condition of their batteries does not compromise the performance of their machines? We are all familiar with the process of charging a battery, but how can you easily establish the capacity and SoC (state of charge) of your batteries and whether they are mismatched? Knowing the true condition of your batteries can reduce unexpected downtime, improve the reliability of rental equipment and reduce false warranty returns.

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Cold cranking amp One method of measuring battery condition, AC conductance, was introduced in 1992. It measures the conductance from which the battery’s CCA (cold cranking amp) is estimated. It is quick and non invasive but AC conductance can’t read capacity, so has limited use for the deep cycle batteries that are commonly used on electric scissors and other battery powered platforms. Battery capacity is commonly measured by applying a full discharge. This is an accurate but

BATTERY HEALTH Lead batteries come in two basic types: starter batteries, which are made for maximum CCA (cold cranking amp), and deep cycle batteries designed for a maximum capacity and high cycle count. Deep cycle batteries are the type found on scissor lifts and other battery run pieces of access equipment. Battery run time is dependent on capacity: capacity defines the energy a battery can hold and is specified in ampere hours. There are several ‘health’ measures for batteries: SoC (state of charge), capacity and mismatching.

cumbersome method and wears down the battery unnecessarily. However, in the last 15 years several rapid test methods have emerged which, according to Isidor Buchmann, founder and CEO of battery testing company Cadex Electronics, have eliminated the need to use the full discharge method.

Rapid measurement In the last five years progress has been made towards making capacity estimations using a technology called EIS (electro impedance spectroscopy). EIS is not new; equipment using this technology been available for decades, but required dedicated instruments and a computer to analyse the data. The set up was expensive, the machinery was large and had to be moved about on wheels, and trained staff were required to carry out the timeconsuming analysis. Now, however, Mr Buchmann’s company has produced a handheld unit that uses EIS to test for capacity, conductance and state of charge. He tells AI that the new Cadex Spectro CA-12 been designed to solve the problems of traditional EIS by using powerful signal processors and more particularly a patented algorithm. The device can measure capacity conductance and state of charge in 15 seconds. Mr Buchmann says he is sure that, in time, measuring battery performance through non invasive means such as this will become the acceptable standard, making discharge methods redundant. ■

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LOW CHARGE Low charge reduces the drive power and the battery appears weak. If you check the battery with a discharge unit a false low capacity will show. A rapid tester such as the Spectro CA-12 unit can measure capacity with an SoC of as little as 40%. If the charge is lower the instrument will give a prompt to charge and retest.

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LOW CAPACITY A low capacity battery with a build up of ‘rock‘ is likely to have good conductivity and a strong torque. The voltage appears fine and everything seams normal except for the short runtime. Knowing the capacity of an aging deep cycle battery is very important because it is the best indication of when a battery should be replaced.

Isidor Buchmann, CEO and founder of Cadex Electronics Inc, has studied the behaviour of rechargeable batteries in practical applications for two decades. Cadex Electronics is a manufacturer of battery testers and other battery ancillaries.

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INTERVIEW: MALTHUS

Dedicated division With two access acquisitions under its belt in just eight months, Malthus in Norway is clearly determined to grow. Maria Hadlow talks to Marten Hatteburg, the man responsible for the company’s aerial work platform business. n May 2007, Malthus – already a big JLG importer in Norway – bought Swedish access equipment dealer Liftbolaget giving an additional boost to the growth of its access business. “Malthus bought Liftbolaget because, although Norway is a healthy market it is not big enough for the sort of growth we require,” says Mårten Hatteburg. Mr Hatteburg, a long term Malthus employee, was appointed managing director of Liftbolaget after the acquisition. “Norway and Sweden have very different cultures, it was essential that we integrate them, like wheels on a clock intermeshing together. This was the most important thing to do after buying Liftbologet, so now there is no difference in the culture.”

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Baltic expansion On 11 February, a new managing director, Andreas Berglund takes over at Liftbolaget freeing up Mr Hatteburg to take on a wider role covering all Malthus’ aerial platform businesses, and with responsibility for identifying growth opportunities. The first of these was the acquisition of Estonian company, Back Up Equipment, finalised on 1 January 2008 “It is a relatively small company selling and servicing aerial platforms: Omme, Danilift [the Danish truck mounted platform specialist], Bomag [the

compaction equipment manufacturer] and Hinowa,”says Mr Hatteburg, “Malthus will take JLG to them.” Access equipment is just one branch of Malthus’ business – it also rents temporary accommodation, formwork and weather protection systems – selling machines from manufacturers including JLG, Omme, Hinowa, and Danilift, and is the exclusive agent in Scandinavia and the Baltic States for Pop Up Products, the UK mini-scissor producer. Liftbolaget’s range includes some of the same products and some from different manufacturers. Mr Hatteburg says that there will probably be some rationalisation of the range in the future, but was not prepared to disclose which ranges might be dropped. Mr Hatteburg came to work at Malthus from Lönne Scandanavia, Bergen, Norway, in 1998 at that time Malthus’ access business was relatively small – worth €1 million, today it is worth about €44 million.

Growth potential Malthus does not plan to enter the access rental business as it considers it to be a conflict with its rental customers. Mr Hatteburg believes there is still a lot of growth potential in selling to rental companies, however, he also sees new opportunities in selling to end users. “In 2008 Malthus will be employing five

ABOUT MALTHUS Malthus, based in Fosus, Norway, has a range of businesses in the construction sector. The company’s interests include modular/temporary buildings, weather protection systems, site equipment, concrete formwork as well as its access business The modular buildings’ uses include schools, offices, hotels and temporary buildings. They can be supplied fully furnished down to bathroom suites and curtains if required. The weather protection range includes Malthus own patented tarpaulin system which can be used for advertising banners and dividing walls in industrial plants and in warehouses. The company supplies scaffolding nets and tarpaulins, boat covers and tailor made products. The building equipment division supplies a range of ancillary products such as trailers, flexible storage, fencing, scaffolding, showers and toilets. Malthus’ concrete formwork is produced in its plant in Figgjo, Norway. It is a flexible system which can be used for insulated and uninsulated buildings. The system includes: panels, walls and tie rods, ring wall panels, floor panels, tanks, silos and accessories. Formwork is also available for rental.

Marten Hatteburg, responsible for all Malthus’ aerial platform business, has set up a team dedicated to selling to end users.

new sales people to concentrate on the end user market,” he says. “There are many more end users than rental companies so we need a dedicated team.” The major frustration for Mr Hatteburg has been the difficulty in getting enough equipment to sell, “This has been going on for the last two to three years,” he says. “We are suffering from a backlog of orders and can wait over a year for delivery.” He expects the problem to continue through 2008-2009. “Two to three years ago delivery was four to five weeks in Scandinavia and the Baltics and these markets are not used to planning equipment purchase so far ahead.” Mr Hatteburg doesn’t believe his markets are being singled out, but thinks that it’s probably the same all over, “perhaps US home markets don’t wait quite so long,” he admits. Despite problems with supply, Mr Hatteburg is excited by moving into new markets and developing the business, “As Malthus grows bigger it becomes more interesting to suppliers, customers and potential employees. I enjoy developing the business and having satisfied customers,” he says. ■ JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

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Live demonstrations at ConExpo www.ipaf.org [email protected] UK: IPAF Bridge End Business Park, Milnthorpe, LA7 7RH, UK Tel: +44 (0)15395 62444 Fax: +44 (0)15395 64686 [email protected] www.ipaf.org Switzerland: IPAF-Basel Aeschenvorstadt 71 CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)61 225 4407 Fax: +41 (0)61 225 4406 [email protected] www.ipaf.org Germany: IPAF-Deutschland Grüner Weg 5, D-28790, Schwanewede, Germany Tel: +49 (0)421 6260 310 Fax: +49 (0)421 6260 321 [email protected] www.ipaf.org/de Italy: IPAF-Italia Via Matteotti 40/12, 20020 Arese, Italy Tel: +39 02 93581873 Fax: +39 02 93581880 [email protected] www.ipaf.org/it France: IPAF-France 8-10, Boulevard Thiers F-78250 - Meulan, France Tel: + 33 130 99 16 68 Fax: + 33 130 99 16 68 [email protected] www.ipaf.org/fr/ Benelux: IPAF-Benelux 39 Seringenstraat, NL-3295 RN ‘s-Gravendeel The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)6 30 421 042 Fax: +31 (0)84 710 0518 [email protected] www.ipaf.org/nl Spain: IPAF-España Edificio Heracles, Interior Zona Franca, E-11011 Cadiz, Spain Tel: +34 (0)956 297 406 Fax: +34 (0)956 290 610 [email protected] www.ipaf.org/es

USA: AWPT Inc P. O. Box 207 Rouzerville, PA 17250-0207 USA Tel: +1 717-762-1911 Fax: +1 717-762-9055 [email protected] www.awpt.org

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The IPAF Safety Zone at ConExpo (Booth SZ1000, West Blue Lot) covers nearly 8000 square feet (about 745 square metres) and will feature a dynamic demonstration on the dangers of not wearing a harness in boom type platforms. This 15-minute show will run at regular intervals throughout the day and give practical advice on the correct way to use a harness.

Several meetings will be held at the IPAF stand, including the AWPT instructors’ meeting (11 March, 13:00), the AWPT Advisory Council meeting (11 March, 14:30), the IPAF Manufacturers’ Technical Committee meeting (12 March, 14:00) and the IPAF MCWP (International) Committee Meeting (13 March, 14:00). Full details are at www.ipaf.org/events

First IPAF training centre in Asia BS Technology Pte Ltd in Singapore has become the first IPAF-approved training centre in Asia and is now able to offer the IPAF training programme for platform operators, certified by TüV as conforming to ISO 18878.

Successful trainees are awarded the PAL Card (Powered Access Licence), which is recognised in many countries as proof of platform operator training. More than 70,000 PAL Cards were issued worldwide last year.

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2008 Preventica 22 – 24 January Lille Grand Palais, France Stand G21 Professional Development Seminar (PDS) for Benelux instructors 30 January Dordrecht, Netherlands PAIG Meeting 20 February PDS for Swiss-German instructors 26 February Zurich Airport, Switzerland PDS for German instructors 27 February Frankfurt Airport, Germany CONEXPO - CON/AGG 11 – 15 March Las Vegas, USA Booth SZ1000, West Blue Lot IPAF Manufacturers’ Technical Committee Meeting 12 March Las Vegas, USA 14:00, Booth SZ1000

Rupert Douglas-Jones, IPAF international training manager, presents a training centre brass plaque to Dave Ng, executive director of BS Technology.

Summit 2008: IPAF celebrates 25 years IPAF turns 25 this year and the IPAF Summit on 15 April 2008 at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire, UK will end with a celebration party with live entertainment, differing from the traditional sit-down dinner. IPAF is looking for memorabilia that illustrate its history, e.g. old pictures, posters, the first PAL Card. Please send suitable items to the Milnthorpe

office for the attention of Jean Harrison. The celebration party will be preceded by the IPAF Summit, which will focus on thorough examinations of access equipment. Authoritative speakers from government and industry will show why machine safety is an issue for rental companies and users. The finalised programme will be available at www.ipaf.org

IPAF MCWP (International) Committee Meeting 13 March Las Vegas, USA 14:00, Booth SZ1000 IPAF AGM and Access Summit 15 April Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK Europlatform 16 September Maastricht, Netherlands www.eurplatform.info APEX 17-19 September MECC, Maastricht, Netherlands www.apexshow.com

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NEW MEMBERS

AFI-Uplift takes on CAP

IPAF welcomes the following new members. Full contact details can be found in the Membership Directory at www.ipaf.org

HIRER/RENTAL/TRAINING Bollmeyer GmbH Co & KG, Germany Southern Cranes & Access Ltd, UK

COMPANY ASSOCIATE Debru Hoogwerk Zuid BV, Netherlands

INSTRUCTORS Grant John Bohm, UK John Patrick Mungovan, UK

DEALER Norbert Wienold GmbH, Germany

MANUFACTURER/ DEALER/HIRER Matilsa SA, Spain

DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR Paul Gibson, SIG PLC, UK Platform Sales & Hire Ltd, UK RF Lifting & Access Ltd, UK HIRER/RENTAL CTC de Maquinaria SA, Spain Debru Hoogwerk Noord BV, Netherlands Kardon Kontracts Ltd, UK McLaren Access Plant Hire, UK HIRER/RENTAL (GROUP) ALS Robert Uhlemann, Germany Beyer Mietservice, Germany

TRAINING Regiomech, Switzerland Sage Safety & Training Ltd, UK SPIE Matthew Hall Ltd, UK TRAINING CENTRES BS Technology Pte Ltd, Singapore EDF Energy, UK SATELLITE TRAINING CENTRE Mark One Hire Ltd, UK

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With the purchase of Central Access, AFI-Uplift is now able to offer CAP (Competent Assessed Person) assessments in the UK. The CAP programme assesses service and maintenance engineers as competent persons who can perform thorough examinations of access platforms. A CAP assessment takes one day and covers thorough examination requirements, performance, records and defect reporting. Successful candidates are issued with the CAP Card, which certifies that they have been independently assessed as competent persons having the knowledge and ability to plan, manage or carry out thorough examinations of platforms. In

the UK, six-monthly thorough examinations of all equipment used to lift people are required by law under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998. ■ More information on CAP and location details of approved centres can be found at www.ipaf.org/cap

Unlike other lifting equipment, MEWPs used in the UK to lift people must have a thorough examination performed by a competent person every six months.

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9.4m 11.1m 12.5m 13.5m

1999/2000 2005/6 2004/5/6 2004/5/7

Diesel Booms 16m - 20.4m Genie Z45/25 BI Genie Z45/25RT Genie S45 Genie Z51/30 Genie Z60/34

16m 16m 15.7m 17.6m 20.4m

21.8m 26.4m 27.9m 40.1m 43.1m

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2007 2000 2001 2004/6/7 2001 2000/1/4 2005 2005 2004/6/7 2005 2005

Telescopic Forklifts 4m - 21m Manitou MT420 Manitou SLT415 Manitou MLT523 Manitou MT932 Manitou MT1030 Manitou MT1335 Manitou MT1740 Manitou MRT2150

4m/2 tons 4m/1.5 tons 5m/2.3 tons 9m/3.2 tons 10m/3 tons 13m/3.5 tons 17m/4 tons 21m/5 tons

2002 2002 2004/5 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

Vehicle Mounted 13m – 50m 2002/3/4/5 2004/5/6/7 2004/5/6/7 2007 2004/5/6/7

Diesel Booms 21.8m - 43.1m Genie S65 Genie Z80/60 Genie S85 Genie S125 Genie Z135/70

12.2m 18.5m 19m 21.8m 22m 24m 29m 29m 29.7m 37m 42m

2001/4/5/6/7 2004/5/6/7 2004/5/6/7 2003/4/5/6/7 2006/7

Large choice of: Simon S220/263/300 Bonto S34/46/50

1987 – 1999 2002 – 2005

Mini Cranes 2 – 3.5 tons Maeda MC104 CRG Valla 20E Maeda MC285 CRME Maeda MC305 CRME Valla 35E Maeda MC405 CRM E Maeda LC785

5.5m/1 ton 4.5m/2 tons 8.7m/2.82 tons 12.6m/2.93 tons 6.5m/3.5 tons 16.8m/ 3.83tons 16.35m/ 4.9tons

2006 2003 2006 2006 2003 2007 2007

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Machinery For Sale z Machines sold tested and certified z Lead-times a fraction of the manufacturers

z Packages/special offers available z We can organise delivery

Genie S65 Telescopic boom 21.8m - 2001/4/5/6

Genie Z30/20N Articulated Battery Boom 11.1m - 2005/6

Genie Z34/22N Articulated Battery Boom 12.5m – 2004/5/6

Genie Z60/34 Articulated Boom 20.4m – 2004/5/6

Genie GS2632 Battery scissors 9.9m – 2004/5

Liftlux SL 153-12 Battery scissors 17.3m – 2001

Skyjack SJ7135 Diesel scissors 12.5m – 2007

Liftlux 205-25 Diesel scissors 22.5m – 1999

Manitou BT420 Diesel teleporter 4m/2 tons 2002/4

Manitou MT523 Diesel teleporter 5m/2.3 tons 2004/5

Manitou MT1335 Diesel teleporter 13m/3.5 tons 2005

Manitou MT1740 Diesel Teleporter 17/3.5 tons 2005

Simon S263 (Volvo FL618 Chassis) Truck mount 26.3m - 1999

Simon S300 (Seddon Atkinson) Truck mount 30m - 1990

Falck Schmidt FS290 Specialised spider 29m – 2003

Denka DL22n Specialised spider 22m – 2001

Contact: Ronan MacLennan Coolquoy. The ward. Co DUBLIN. Ireland

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Tel: + 353 (0)1 835 2835 Fax: + 353 (0)1 835 2856

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