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Look Back 2015 (PDF, 1.69 c&a a look back at 2015 2015 was really not a bad year overall, yes it got a little tougher for some as we moved through the second half, while the senseless, A look mindless and cowardly violence seen in Paris and elsewhere risked increasing the levels of uncertainty. Oil prices plunged unexpectedly creating challenges in some parts of the industry, while providing relief in others. Long- suffering Southern Europe appears to have back at turned the corner but it looks as though we are heading into yet another uncertain year in 2016. During 2015 1,694 news reports were posted on the English service of www.Vertikal.net with a further 1,026 on the German service - a new record. All the news stories - totalling almost 29,000 - can be searched and accessed at any 2 015 time with the simple click of the mouse. US Marks Crane & Rigging c&a acquires Neff Cranes & Rigging Bobcat of Lubbock, Texas. unveils three Hertz appoints John Tague as 16.9 new 10 and chief executive, replacing Mark December January 12 metre Frissora. industry telehandlers. IPAF opens an office inChina and news appoints its first training centre in Kevin Parkes, chief executive Wolf Haessler - the founder UK crane rental company Lifterz the country. of UK rental company Hewden, and previous owner of Skyjack - Cranes is closed and liquidated. announces his departure from the launches WolfLift. World News..World News.. company. Manitou launches a new version 12 people are Terex Cranes of its mast boom for the Australian killed when expands its market. gunmen storm Charlie Hebdo Explorer range TVH acquires the assets of C-Tech offices in Paris. of ATs with Industries. the 130 tonne Saudi Arabia’s acquires 98 percent of its Explorer 5500. Terex King Abdullah dies - half-brother, Topower crawler crane joint Crown Prince Salman, assumes UK rental group AFI acquires venture in China. Dinolift appoints Reachmaster the throne. Altitude Access. as its distributor for North America. Russia, Belarus, HTC’s tower crane operators IPAF issues Armenia, Manitex and Terex complete the accept a 14 percent pay increase. the millionth Kazakhstan and ASV joint venture. PAL card. Kyrgyzstan form Böcker confirms the Eurasian Alexander Böcker Economic Union. as managing Boko Haram massacres more German crane company Wiemann director taking over than 2,000 in Baga, Nigeria and establishes a new access rental from father Robert surrounding villages. Böcker who died a few months company. Lithuania adopts the earlier. Satoru euro becoming the 19th Oyashiki, vice The firstLiebherr LR 11000 fitted Eurozone country. president of with a Power Boom attachment The Swiss National Bank Tadano Faun, goes to work. abandons the cap on the franc’s Jekko ships its first 7.5 tonne moves back to value to the euro, causing turmoil SPX 1275CDH mini crane to the Tadano Japan in financial markets. Netherlands. after six years The first production Houthi rebels in the job. unit of Maeda’s new Sinoboom Europe is launched in take over the articulated spider crane Bergeijk, the Netherlands. Yemeni capital German access rental company arrives in Europe. Comansa Jie launches a new flat Gerken acquires the platform ousting the top crane. division of the Willenbrock group. government. December/January 2016 cranes & access 45 a look back at 2015 c&a UK rental company GH Johnson Crane Hire c&a buys two 80 tonne Kobelco CKE800G crawler c&a cranes. Palfinger 17.1 launches 17.2 February March the P-Fold industry industry assistance news system on news its PALcom The HSE finally launches prosecutions for the Genie launches a new P7 remote 2006 tower crane collapse in Battersea. 17 metre GTH-1256 controller. JLG launches three boom lifts, telehandler for North AFI hires former employees Brian Parker, America. a large scissor and a redesigned Darren Kesterton and Paul Maxwell as part line of telehandlers at the ARA. of a new business development team. Alimak Hek launches the new SC 65/32 hoist. Alan Peck is promoted to sales director for Ainscough Crane Hire Maeda and Böcker dealer Kranlyft UK. purchases eight new Böcker UK rental group AFI AK44/4000 truck mounted acquires the assets of Safe Access Loxam UK orders three 48 metre Palfinger cranes. Solutions (SAS). P480NX truck mounted lifts Genie unveils its new Grove unveils three David and John Barton establish access 150ft telescopic boom telescopic crawler rental company Quick Reach. lift - the SX-150. cranes in partnership UK rental company JMS Access takes delivery with Sennebogen. Ruthmann launches of its 1,000th aerial work platform. a new version of its Daniel Pitzer replaces Georg Diesch as 27m 3.5t truck mount - the TB270+. Liebherr unveils an innovative president of Liebherr Cranes in the USA. Skyjack launches its self-contained tower crane Genie starts manufacturing telehandlers at new 82/86ft SJ86TJ elevator dubbed the LiUP. the Terex facility in and SJ82T telescopic boom lifts. Terex acquires Dueco - Terex Oklahoma City. Utilities’ largest distributor and Hewden appoints Hiab announces the 80 tonne/metre X-HiPro mounting company. Adrian Murphy as 858. Hiab launches its chief executive CMC delivers the first units of its 18.8 metre the 90 tonne/ following the departure S19N spider lift. of Kevin Parkes. metre X-HiPro Snorkel unveils six new 1058. Gardemann, the German subsidiary of models including its first Lavendon orders 50 Ruthmann truck mounted UK-based tower telehandler. lifts in a deal worth €6.4 million. crane company Dutch cladding specialist HTC Plant sells World News..World News.. World News V.d. Tillaar takes its hoist division delivery of the first remote controlledMagni to Reco Hoists. Leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Germany telehandler. and France agree a ceasefire and withdrawal of Jekko develops a 2.5 tonne SPX 424 spider heavy weapons from Eastern Ukraine. Time Manufacturing celebrates its 50th crane for the German market. anniversary with new Versalift aerial work Daesh burn to death captured platforms. Palfinger exceeds €1 billion of revenue Jordanian pilot Muath for the first time. Kasasbeh, the Jordanian MEC unveils its new 60ft Kobelco government executes two 60J telescopic boom lift. Cranes terrorists and vows revenge. Imer Access/Iteco opens its The Egyptian military appoints Cumberland Global conducts airstrikes against Platforms as its UK Parts rebels in Libya after more than a dozen distributor. Centre in Egyptian Christians are beheaded. UK’s King Lifting receives a new Spierings Singapore. Russian opposition SK599-AT5 mobile tower crane. politician Boris Iowa Mold Tooling (IMT) adds the 22.3 Palfinger and Russian truck manufacturer Nemtsov, is shot tonne/metre 28562 loader crane to its range. Kamaz begin two joint ventures. dead in Moscow. Manitex completes PM The Africa Cup of Skyjack celebrates its group acquisition and Nations semi-final 30th anniversary with plans to build PM cranes in between Ghana and 30 projects for 30 America. hosts Equatorial Partners. Canadian-based NCSG Guinea becomes a Bangkok Airport takes delivery of four 32 Crane & Heavy Haul “war zone” with riot metre Falcon FS320Z spider lifts. acquires Energy Transportation police using tear gas UK-based Green Access Platforms of Wyoming. and helicopters to restore calm. Ghana won 3-1. recruits John Corrie. 46 cranes & access December/January 2016 Hong Kong certifies A-Plant - the UK arm of Ashtead - acquires TRAC temporary roadways. its first female crane c&a operator, Janet UK-based Baldwins Crane Hire takes delivery Wong, 25. of a Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom truck crane. AFI acquires Astra 17.3 Haulotte unveils new models - Training from April/May the Star 10, Optimum scissors, administration. industry Star 6 and Dutch rental company HWS takes the first 60ft news HA20RTJ Pro MEC 6092RT Rough Terrain scissor lift. boom lift. Grove launches MOBA opens a subsidiary in Brazil and builds a the GMK5250L, a new production hall in Germany. single engine Snorkel promotes five axle 250t All Manitou unveils the new 33ft Matthew Elvin to chief Terrain crane. Mango RT boom lift. executive. US-based Fleurieu Cranes takes Oaktree Capital delivery of the firstGrove Management GMK6400 in Australia. purchases UK-based Ainscough Crane Hire. Palfinger launches The UK HSE appoints Peter Baker as chief Andy Studdert of NES takes over as IPAF the new 55m inspector of construction. president from Steve Couling. Jumbo NX model US-based ALL Erection & Crane Rental Integrated Logistics of Kuwait adds 10 new - the P550 - and a orders 17 Tadano cranes. 100 tonne Grove All Terrain cranes. 28m P280AXE. Socage opens a subsidiary - Socage Do Terex Port Solutions launches the Liftace World News..World News.. World News Brasil - in São Paulo. 5-31 reach stacker. 148 students are shot dead at the Liebherr upgrades Dutch rental group Collé Rental Garissa University College in Kenya, its 750 tonne LR1750 & Sales takes delivery of 10 new by Al-Shabaab. crawler crane 180/185ft boom lifts from Genie An earthquake kills and JLG. 8,857 in Nepal, 130 in Tadano invests $2.5 million in its Mantis India, 27 in China and crawler crane plant in Richlands, Virginia. four in Bangladesh. World News..World News.. World News Manitou celebrates its 500,000th machine The World Health The ancient city sites of Nimrud, with 80 limited edition MLT 735 telehandlers. Organization declares that rubella has been Hatra and Dur-Sharrukin in Iraq are Dingli successfully launches its Initial Public eradicated from the Americas. demolished by Daesh. Offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange 750 refugees die NASA’s DAWN probe Main Board. after a boat capsizes enters orbit around during a crossing UK rental company Ceres, becoming the from Libya. Morris Leslie Plant first spacecraft to Hire orders 140 Manitou Tennis player Andy Murray visit a dwarf planet.
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