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May/June 2009 Vol. 11 issue 4

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TelehandlersTelehandlers SelfSelf erectingerecting towertower cranescranes Mast New products climbers from Intermat

...New cranes from Jekko, Link-Belt & Comansa…New Holland Lift line…Teupen takes Traklift…Access Rentals & WD Bennett go down.…

On the cover: Did you guess it? Part of a Merlo 40.25 MCSS telehandler on show & at Intermat. ccontentsa Comment 5 Vertikal Days 37 News 6 Now in its third year, Vertikal Days has firmly 17 Telehandlers established itself as THE lifting show for the WD Bennett fails and re-emerges, Traklift UK and Ireland, with its relaxed atmosphere acquired, Ainscough's first big crawler arrives, conducive to networking, making new PB goes with Ranger, Tadano confirms Knecht contacts, discovering new products and appointment, Access Rentals in administration, ideas and in some cases, trying out the Elavation acquires Safeline, New European distri- equipment in the demonstration bution centre for Genie, GGR launches Airlift, area. Here is the 12 page Isoli to appoint UK dealer, Sholz joins Sany, show guide. Jekko unveils new mini crane, Holland lift to launch Eco range, SED roundup. Mastclimbers 49 We take a closer look at the pros and the cons 25 Self erectors Telehandlers 17 of using mastclimbers and ask why only a few 32 The telehandler sector appears to have gone contractors from boom to bust within six months with sales are exploiting to the construction sector in several major the benefits markets well down on last they offer. year. Mark Darwin takes a look at one of the most IPAF popular items of Summit 63 site equipment, decimated by The 2009 IPAF summit and awards dinner is Mastclimbers the current market conditions. Or is it? now long past, however as promised, we are 49 publishing our alternative photo album of the Dublin event. Hopefully the following pages Intermat review 25 will give an accurate flavour of the event, Despite its problems, Intermat remains one of albeit in a humorous and irreverent manner. the world’s largest international equipment shows. See what was happening in the Cranes&Access review. regulars Self erectors 32 ALLMI Focus 55 As if the current economic climate isn't enough SUBSCRIPTIONS: Cranes & Access is published eight times a year of a challenge, self erecting tower crane rental Training 57 and is available on payment of an annual subscription of £40.00. companies (particularly those with small fleets) If you wish to subscribe, please send a crossed cheque made payable to The Vertikal Press Ltd to: Subscriptions, The Vertikal Press, PO Box have a variety of other issues to watch out for. Your letters 58 6998, Brackley, Northants NN13 5WY. Address changes should also be sent to this address. Please include the address label from a recent issue Cranes&Access takes a closer look at these and with all correspondence and allow 3 months for changes to be effective. at the pros and cons of using small tower cranes IPAF Focus 59 SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT: rather than telehandlers on-site. www.vertikal.net/en/journal_subscription.php Pasma Focus 61 BULK DISCOUNTS: These are available to companies wishing to take out multiple subscriptions. Please contact the subscriptions manager for more details. Books & Models 62 Tel: +44 (0)8707 740436 Fax:+44 (0)1295 768223 E-mail: [email protected] What’s on? 68 Kran & Bühne: The Vertikal Press also publishes a German magazine which deals with the same issues as Cranes & Access, but is written for German users and buyers. Details available on request. On-Line directory 72 While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information published in Cranes & Access, the Editor and Publisher can accept no responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions. Views expressed in In the next C&A articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or Publisher. Material published in Cranes & Access is protected under international copyright law and may not be reproduced Plant shutdown, Annual dealer guide, Industrial access, Pick and carry cranes and Vertikal Days review, without prior permission from the publishers. and a look back at 10 years of Cranes&Access.

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& ccommenta cranes It’s specialist showtime As the exhibition season reaches its &access peak it's all a little confusing. The Vertikal Press For users & buyers of lifting equipment PO box 6998 Brackley NN13 5WY. UK May/June 2009 Vol. 11 issue 4 Tel: +44(0)8707 740436 Fax: +44(0)1295 768223 At one extreme we have very email: [email protected] successful and well established shows such as Hillhead deciding web: www.vertikal.net Editors: Leigh Sparrow that this year is too hard, postponing the event until next year; In Germany: SED went ahead in a greatly reduced mode with most of the 'bolt on' Vertikal Verlag Mark Darwin Sundgaualle 15, D-79114, sectors such as recycling and access giving it a miss and then we Freiburg, Germany Associate Editors: had Intermat where it was almost business as usual although Tel: 0761 8978660 Fax: 0761 8866814 email: [email protected] Rüdiger Kopf (Freiburg) attendance was down around 10-15 percent. web: www.vertikal.net Alexander Ochs (Freiburg) Germany, Scandinavia, Andrew Klinaichev (Moscow) It would appear that the economic crunch may well have finally Austria and Switzerland polarised companies' views on shows and it seems the ayes are Karlheinz Kopp, Vertikal Verlag, Sundgaualle 15,D-79114, Freiburg, Germany Sales & customer support: with either the specialist shows or the mega annual show. For our Tel: +49 (0)761 89786615 Pam Penny sector this means Bauma, Conexpo and Intermat (yes, I think that Fax:+49 (0)761 8866814 Karlheinz Kopp email: [email protected] it still has a valid place in the three year, global show cycle). Claire Engelke Italy That leaves the specialist shows. At the same time as SED there Fabio Potestà, Mediapoint, Corte Lambruschini, Production: was the Safety & Health Expo at the NEC. Only the first time I have Corso Buenos Aires 8, V Piano-Interno 7, Nicole Engesser been to this but I was impressed with the vitality, attendance and I-16129 Genova, Italy Tel: 010 570 4948 Fax: 010 553 0088 positive buzz. Cranes&Access' own Vertikal Days - solely aimed at email: mediapointsrl.it Publisher: the cranes, access and lifting sector - is now in its third year and The Netherlands Leigh Sparrow despite the current climate, 2009 has more exhibitors than ever Hans Aarse 39 Seringenstraat, 3295 RN, before. With about 60 access manufacturers represented it looks S-Gravendeel, The Netherlands set to be the biggest access equipment show yet in the UK Tel:+31-78 673 4007 Mobile:+31(0) 630421042 email: [email protected] (not forgetting the 30 or so crane and numerous other affiliated Russia The Vertikal Press Ltd. companies attending). Cranes&Access Russia MEMBERS OF DM Publishing 127287 Pocc But why are the specialist shows doing so well? Moscow tel. +7 (495) 685 94 28 fax +7 (495) 685 94 29 Companies may finally be realising that the general equipment e-mail: [email protected] exhibition attracts customers after 'general equipment' and for UK and all other areas visitors it is easier and better to have a show where every exhibitor Pam Penny PO box 6998 Brackley NN13 5WY. UK is of interest? For the exhibitors the returns are better at a show that Tel: +44(0)8707 740436 may be smaller, may have less visitors but where every visitor is a email: [email protected] potential customer. Design & Artwork by: bp design Ltd. If you haven't yet been to Vertikal Days at Haydock Park it is well Tel: 01707 642141 Fax: 01707 646806 worth making the effort. A full show guide - including information on email: [email protected] exhibitors, seminars and meetings - is included in this issue as well ISSN: 1467-0852 as a run-down of all the World, European and UK launches - and © Copyright The Vertikal Press Limited 2009 there are quite a few. Letters, emails, faxes and The Vertikal Press also publishes: phone calls are welcome and Yes there is a global recession, but an enormous amount of business should be sent to: is still being done. And the best way to get more business is to meet more companies in your sector and the specialist show is The Editor, probably the most cost effective way of doing it. cranes & access, See you at the end of June - oh and bring an umbrella. After all, it is PO Box 6998, Brackley England in the summer! NN13 5WY, UK Tel: +44(0)8707 740436 Mark Darwin Fax: +44(0)1295 768223 email: [email protected] Please mail, email or fax any comments you may have, to the editor, stating if we may publish them or not.

May/June 2009 cranes & access 5 Teupen Hungaria news c&a launched a 21 metre Traklift Traklift at Intermat acquired Teupen founder Alfons Thihatmer has acquired a majority stake in Teupen Hungaria which recently launched the Traklift brand. The company, established in 1995, was equally owned by Thihatmer, a colleague and the Fekete family which in spite of owning just 33.3 percent of the shares had a controlling veto. Teupen Hungaria built the smaller WD Bennett fails trailer and track mounted spider lifts for Teupen which it sold under the Teupen brand. Teupen Hungaria did legal battle which appeared to and re-emerges much of the design work on the be going in favour of the Feketes. UK tower crane company WD Bennett Plant and Services was placed machines it built incorporating However following the recent into administration in early May following a difficult trading period and Teupen patents into those designs. It buy-out, all sales of Teupen having lost a major accident lawsuit. The Sharpness, Gloucestershire- began building up its own distribution Hungaria products under the based company was ultimately owned by Edward and Karen Seager network with the Traklift name after Traklift banner have been suspended and ran a fleet of 121 tower cranes. Nord Holding acquired a majority stake and the future of the marque is The company had implemented a rapid fleet renewal programme, in in Teupen last year. This triggered a still uncertain. response to the increased focus on tower crane safety. However with the recent downturn and law suit, had no choice but to seek protection under the UK bankruptcy rules. PB goes However the company's owners did a 'Pre-Pack' arrangement forming Bennetts Cranes Ltd which then purchased 18 cranes from the Administrator, along with the debtors and the goodwill. He has also purchased a further 24 with Ranger cranes from various finance companies and will continue the Bennett PB Liftechnik, the German-based heavy duty and business from the same premises with the same staff. Seager essentially narrow aisle scissor lift manufacturer, has appointed paid £534,149 for the business, most of which was financed by Lloyds Ranger Equipment, which also trades as The TSB Corporate Finance, the main preferred creditor of WD Bennetts. The Spiderlift Company, as its distributor for the UK and purchase price was made up of the encumbered asset value of £458,749, Ireland. The two companies will formally launch their £74,496 of other assets plus £1 for each of the following: customer lists, partnership at Vertikal Days later this month. Ranger existing contracts, goodwill and intellectual property rights. Seager Equipment has expanded rapidly in recent years and provided Lloyds with personal guarantees of £175,000 in order to secure was recently appointed as the UK distributor for the funding. Aichi booms and scissor lifts. The company also handles Teupen tracked, trailer and truck mounted lifts and Dinolift trailer and self propelled lifts. Ainscough's first big The Spider Lift Company offers the larger and more crawler crane goes to work unusual products for re-rent, and it is possible that it will add a few PB lifts to the fleet in order to help it The first of Ainscough's big crawler cranes, a Terex Demag CC2500 ordered last establish the PB brand in the UK. August, has started its first job, a long term project in the UK. The crane was originally scheduled for delivery later this year. The 500 tonne CC2500, one of PB will be distributed by Ranger Equipment. two on order, is understood to be signed up for a job in the London area. Since announcing its first purchases in August 2008 the company has been on a £20 million plus spending spree and has added a 1,250 tonne CC6800 for delivery next year, two 600 tonne CC2800-1, the first of which is also on its way and a Access Rentals in administration 600 tonne Liebherr LR1600/2 for delivery towards the end of this year. One of the UK's largest aerial lift rental companies, Access Rentals, has filed for administration, appointing KPMG to restructure the business. The business which is/was largely owned by Keith Kendall had piled First Youngman up debts and fallen out with at least one of its largest creditors. Alex Lee, the recently appointed managing director left the company Boss X3delivered in May, although he continues to manage Access Rentals Scotland, The first batch of Youngman Boss in which he has a financial stake and which is not affected by the X3 push around scissor lifts have administration of the English business. At time of going to press Kendall been delivered to London Tower was attempting to obtain the agreement of the finance companies Services (LTS). that fund the fleet to acquire the business. However KPMG had given manufacturer Haulotte a period of exclusivity to acquire the business The first four Youngman Boss X3's as a going concern. to be delivered.

6 cranes & access May/June 2009 Elavation acquires Safeline c&a news Elavation, the Milton Keynes-based powered access rental company has acquired the powered access rental division of Safeline Access Solutions, also based in Milton Keynes, for an undisclosed sum. Safeline, which sells and rents the Latchway Mansafe safety system, Tadano confirms developed its powered access division to compliment the products it provided to its petro-chemical and industrial power client base, but has now decided to focus its efforts on its core business while Elavation Knecht appointment will supply the powered access. Tadano has confirmed Stuart McClurg, managing director of Safeline said: “The synergy between that Alexander Knecht, both businesses made the acquisition a seamless fit. Elavation shares the previously chairman of same core commitments to service and quality that we built our business Terex Cranes, has joined on. This move will allow us to develop our core business at a time when the company, succeeding there is huge innovation and growth in our industry.” Masaharu Nakanishi as Mani Gonzalez of Elavation added: “This is a fantastic opportunity for president and chief Elavation to develop its business into this notoriously difficult marketplace, executive of the Tadano with an existing customer base and innovative machines that command Faun Group. He has also premium rates.” joined the board of Tadano, Japan as director/executive officer. Knecht will be joined by Minoru Sakuta as vice president Faun GmbH who returns to the German business after seven years in Japan, and Satoru Oyashiki - Tadano president Koichi Tadano heavily involved in the (R) welcomes Alexander Knecht acquisition of Faun in the early 1990's - who becomes president of Tadano Faun GmbH, the sales, marketing and service organisation. Oyashiki replaces Shinichi Iimura, who returned to Tadano Japan as director in charge of overseas sales operations.

Genie is centralising its European regional distribution in the Netherlands. New European distribution centre for Genie Terex AWP/Genie, has announced support staff focused on the local a restructuring of its European market. In the UK, the Grantham distribution organisation, location will include the centralising all logistics and refurbishment, used equipment, distribution functions for new parts fabrication, service and products and replacement parts training centres, while the Dubai into a dedicated logistics centre facility includes a local spare parts in Roosendaal, the Netherlands. operation for fast moving items. (L-R) Yasuo Ayai (director finance TF), Satoru Oyashiki, Minoru Sakuta, Alexander The new operation will offer same The new facility - managed by Knecht, Koichi Tadano Tadashi Suzuki (senior executive officer Tadano), Rolf Sonntag day shipping for most machines and Howard Wilkinson - will also become (director sales administration TF). replacement parts and includes a the base for Dutch-based sales and paint shop offering custom livery support staff, and will include options and a workshop for around 30 Genie staff responsible pre-delivery inspections and the for whole goods and parts fitting of options and accessories. inventories for all Genie aerial lifts, Snorkel recall The new operation opened for telehandlers and Terex lighting Snorkel has issued an urgent warning that some of its 120 and 126ft parts business on June 2nd and is towers. Customers will have the booms, built prior to 2004, may not be fitted with the correct number expected to be fully operational by option of accessing the new facility of boom sensors. the end of November. via the web, for parts orders or If you own or use any TB126, TB126J or PRO126 models built between Genie customer support centres in local toll free numbers. They can also 2000 and 2003, they should be checked to ensure that they have the France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, continue to call their local Genie correct boom and boom angle sensors as soon as possible by calling and the UK will remain as the main service centres. Some jobs will be the following numbers: North and South America: Gary Wampler commercial bases for those markets lost at the local centres, while new 800-255-0317 Asia-Pacific: Doug Floyd +61 2 9725 4000 jobs will be created in Roosendaal. and will continue to include product Europe, Middle East and Africa: Michael Wright +44 (0) 845 1550 057

May/June 2009 cranes & access 7 news c&a New Faun on the Horizon Horizon Reinforcement & Crane Hire of Falkirk, Scotland has taken delivery of a new Tadano Faun ATF220G-5 from UK distributor Cranes UK. The company runs a fleet of All Terrain, truck mounted and loader cranes as well as providing a full, steel reinforcing supply and service. The new crane now the largest the company's fleet, will allow it to carry out a significantly wider range of work in the area. The company is owned and managed by the Dougall family.

GGR has launched Paul Goodall (L) of Cranes UK hands over Airlift - the worlds first the ATF 220G-5 to Steven Dougall fully ATEX certified of Horizon Zone 1 compliant series of compressed air powered spider cranes GGR on air Unic mini crane master distributor GGR has launched Airlift, the world’s first fully ATEX certified Zone 1 compliant series of compressed air powered spider cranes. Developed primarily for the petrochemical, offshore and underground controlled sectors, the six model AL series of spider cranes have been engineered for working in Zone 1 and Zone 2 environments. And the winners are….. The EU ATEX 94 (Atmospheres EXplosibles) Equipment Directive came More than 200 members, associate members, sponsors and guests into effect in the UK in March 1996 and required the classification of attended the European Rental Association annual convention at the working areas into zones where hazardous explosive atmospheres may Midland Hotel, Central Manchester last month. exist and prohibits the use of petrol or gas engines. In the evening was the annual awards dinner and the winners (in no The six model range spans from the AL529 - 2.9 tonne capacity to particular order) were: 8.8 metres maximum height - to the AL660 with a six tonne capacity and Rental Product of the year: Rental Company of the year - 19.5 metre lifting height. All cranes offer light weight, small footprint, low less than 10 depots: point loadings and ease of installation with their compact dimensions Winner: Haulotte H28TJ+ ideal for working in confined spaces and areas with restricted access. Also nominated: Niftylift HR21 Winner - Lipac of Sweden bi-energy, Dust control air cleaner Also nominated: Cofiloc, and Hitachi ZX14-3 mini excavator. Destination Bulgaria and Høyde Van Riel takes first GCK Rental Company of the year - Service. Dutch-based crane rental company attaches through a simple elevation more than 10 depots: ERA Rental person of the year: MJ Van Riel has ordered the first of the boom and then a twist of the Winner: Aggreko Winner: Mendes Migotto - Venpa Grove GCK3045 city crane. The jib by the operator before pinning Italy. company - which operates from into position. The entire operation Also nominated: A-Plant and three locations in Tilburg, Oss and is said to be a one-man job and can Malthus. Also nominated: Pierre Boels of Eindhoven - already runs the 40 be done within the crane's 2.55 Lifetime achievement award: Boels Verhuur, Holland and Erkki Norvio of Ramirent. tonne, three axle Terex Demag metre overall width, meaning full Winner: George Burnett former AC40 City crane and so has boom and jib can be rigged in a CEO of Ashtead group. experience of this type of crane. narrow street or aisle. The hook The GCK3045, is a compact 45 block stows automatically for travel. tonne, three-axle, single cab unit Martin van Riel, CEO and owner with classic city 'Nose down' said: “I have been running and Isoli to appoint UK dealer design. Its 34 metre main boom operating cranes for the past 20 Following discussions at Intermat, Italian specialist is said to be best in class, while years and this GCK3045 is a perfect truck platforms, breakdown recovery vehicles and the fact that it requires no extra crane. The best feature is its size. military vehicles manufacturer, Isoli is poised to counterweight and offers asymmetric It is just three metres high so we announce Promax Access as its new UK dealer. outrigger settings are significant can get it into all kinds of places. Promax continues as distributor for the popular benefits for work in congested It's also shorter than similar cranes Platform Basket and Bil-Jax machines. The plan areas. The crane has an optional which is another advantage.” is to launch the new partnership at Vertikal Days 6.3 to 10.2 metre 'twist' jib which later this month. (L-R) Eric Etchart, Manitowoc, Martin van Riel, Philippe Cohet and Frans Vanwinkel both of Manitowoc Sholz joins Sany In a move seen by many to underline Sany's crane intentions, Sascha Scholz, previously with Terex Demag's engineering team, has joined Chinese manufacturer Sany as head of R&D - mobile cranes. Sholz will be based at Sany's new facility in Koln Germany.

8 cranes & access May/June 2009 Jekko unveils c&a news new mini crane Big Easi Brontos Italian crane manufacturer, Jekko will unveil Easi Uplifts, the Dublin-based rental company, has taken delivery an all new tracked mini crane at Vertikal of four new Bronto truck mounted lifts for the UK. The delivery Days later this month. The new model, its includes a 70 metre S70XDT which will be on display at Vertikal largest to date, is the SPX1040, with a Days later this month and three, 46 metre S46XDT. maximum lift capacity of four tonnes and All four units include the maximum specification with the S70 a maximum tip height of 23.5 metres. destined for the company's new London location while the S46's will The new model is a narrow-aisle, pedestrian The new Jekko SPX1040 be located across the UK. The company is also looking for new staff controlled crane although it can pick and carry up to 2.4 tonnes and is available to man its UK expansion programme. in a variety of configurations. The basic model comes with rubber tracks, a 14.5 Martin Keenan metre four section boom and heavy duty 4.8 metre swingaway with optional 2.7 (L) of MacDonald metre stinger extension, which gives it a class leading tip height of 23.5 metres Commercials, with an offset capability of up to 25 degrees. the Volvo truck dealer with The standard counterweight is 700kg, with a 1,000kg option which is normally John Ball, paired with an optional extendible - 1.45 to 2.05 metre - undercarriage, steel MD of Easi UpLifts tracks and a shorter, three section, 11 metre boom for maximum 2.4 tonne pick with the new and carry capability. With the narrow fixed chassis and rubber tracks this is Brontos reduced to 1,000kg. A load chart will be available for the crane without counterweight, which reduces the GVW to just 5,000kg. The SPX1040 is equipped with a fully automated rated load limiter and includes automatic monitoring of outrigger configuration and selection of the appropriate load chart. As with larger cranes it also includes an easy to use zone limitation device with automatic cut-out when the crane approaches the restricted area. Biggest yet from Comansa So how does it stack up? Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa has launched its The new Jekko fits between the Unic 504/Maeda MC405, the new Unic 547 largest standard tower crane to date. The 21 LC 750 is one of the and the Unic 706 but in some areas competes with the Maeda LC mini crane market's most powerful flat-top cranes with a maximum capacity models, in that with it offers respectable pick & carry duties, particularly with of up to 48 tonnes with up to 7,000kg at its 80 metre jib tip. the wider chassis and steel tracks. The new crane can be climbed with a maximum 80 metre jib to a Model Unic Jekko Maeda Maeda Unic Unic freestanding height of 75.5 metres and is already available in three 504 SPX1040 MC405 LC785 706 547 versions, depending on its maximum load of 24, 36 and 48 tonnes. Max capacity 4.0t* 4.0t 3.8t 4.9t 6.0t 4.0t The 21 LC 750 Boom 15.7m 14.5m 16.5m 15.6m 19.2m 18.2m replaces Comansa's Tip height 17.0m 23.5m 22.0m 22.0m 20.8m 18.6m LC 8952, and says Overall width 1.40m 1.40m 1.38m 2.35m 1.60m 1.40m the company, Overall length 4.80m 5.35m 4.98m 5.00m 5.60m 4.96m features technical Outriggers 5.94 x 4.17x 5.20 x None 5.94 x 5.94 x improvements and max 5.90m 4.17m 5.70m None 5.90m 5.90m be much easier to The new Linden Comansa 21 LC 750 Outriggers 4.08 x 3.00 x 4.00 x None 4.08 x 4.08 x produce. min 4.67m 3.00m 4.90m None 4.67m 4.67m (For more info see www.vertikal.net) GVW 4.9t 5.7t 5.6t 10.2t 8.0t 5.0t Boom 6 section 4 section 5 section 5 section 6 section 6 section Radius capacity Six stars for GT Access 6m 1,550kg 1,600kg 1,680kg 1,010kg 2,900kg 1630kg GT Access of Bromsgrove, UK, has purchased 10m 750kg 800kg 580kg 450kg 1,200kg 600kg 13m 350kg 500kg 430kg 210kg 700kg 410kg six Haulotte Star 10 mast booms for its growing fleet. The new units are the first Haulotte 1,000kg to? 8.5m 8.0m 8.0m 6.0m 11.0m 8.0m+ products that the company has purchased. Pick&Carry No 2.400kg+ no 2,000kg No No Jonathan Till (L) with Craig Rooke of Haulotte * with extra fall of cable +with extendible chassis and steel tracks O/R =Outriggers

May/June 2009 cranes & access 9 Holland Feeling the to Lift launch Squeeze? Eco range Holland Lift announced a new Eco Star range of compact battery powered scissor lifts at a 25th anniversary party at its Hoorn headquarters in mid May. The company also displayed an upgraded The new, version of the B-195DL25 with upgraded Holland Lift B-195DL25 increased lift capacity - now 750kg - yet weighs almost 1,000kg less. The four model Eco Star range will offer two platform heights - 26ft/7.8 m or 32ft/9.7 metres - and two chassis widths of 1,000 mm or 1,400mm. Lift capacity is 450kg on the lower models and 325kg on the higher. The two wider units are also rated for both indoor and outdoor use. A 900mm roll-out deck carries the same rating as the main deck and platform width extends virtually to the edge of the machine on the narrow units and to within 100mm on the wider. The specification looks strong and one assumes that the Holland lift structural quality will not be sacrificed. The 32ft narrow model could be a very attractive compromise between the 800mm wide Genie 3232 concept with jacks and more normal 1.2 metre wide 32ft scissor lifts. The official launch of the new range will be at Bauma Try the next year. UpRight Around 150 people attended the event. Snorkel launches compact TM12 telescopic trailer lift • Drives easily Snorkel Australia has unveiled the through a single MHP14AT, a compact 13.5 metre doorway articulated trailer lift with telescopic top boom. The unit, which will be built Easy step on, in New Zealand, is based on the • company's MHP trailer chassis and step off incorporates the telescopic boom from the UpRight AB38 self propelled boom • All steel, lift. It will initially only be offered in rental-tough the Asian and Australasian markets. chassis The Snorkel MHP12AT. • Ideal for construction & maintenance A century for Facelift self-drive applications Hickstead, based access rental company Facelift has added the 29 metre GSR E290PX to its self-drive fleet See the taking it up to 100 units. UpRight The new lift was chosen for its TM12 at 28.7 metre working height and Vertikal Days exceptional working envelope, with 11 metres up and over Stand111-112 reach and more than 15 metres unrestricted outreach - on a 7.5 tonne Iveco chassis. www.upright.com Facelift has added the 29 metre GSR E290PX to its self drive fleet. 10 cranes & access May/June 2009 First Octopussy Vehicle for Jackson mounted access Market Leader New Build Service Gordon Jackson with Michela Viviani of Oil&Steel UK at Intermat Training Jackson Tools, Scotland has purchased the first Oil&Steel Octopussy 1400 spider lifts in the UK. The order for two units was placed by Gordon Jackson at Intermat. Skylift Hire of Ireland also ordered one New LVI option of the new platforms. Other orders for the 1400 included 10 units from Dutch distributor Van Beuzekom, which also ordered Snake 2512 Compact and Snake 2010 truck mounts. Speedy rights issue and results Speedy Hire, the UK's largest equipment rental company, has announced a fully underwritten, 9 for 1 rights issue to raise £100 million, through the issue of 458,658,900 new shares at 23 pence each. The company also issued its preliminary year-end results with revenues up 2.3 percent to £476 million while profits plunged from a profit of £30 million last year to a loss of £70.6 million this year, due to £95.3 million of write downs and restructuring costs. (See www.vertikal.net for more info) Terex seeks new funds Terex Corporation, owner of Terex Cranes and Genie AWP has announced that it is seeking $600 million in new financing and that it has agreed a further amendment to its current facility. 1 Altendiez Way, Latimer Park, The company intends to offer $450 million in notes and 11 million shares in Burton Latimer, Northants. NN15 5YT exchange for the new funding. It will use the proceeds to reduce its current t:01536 721010 f:01536 721111 debt and for general corporate purposes. e:[email protected] Tanfield to consolidate shares Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has announced plans to consolidate its shares with a one for five swap and the cancellation of its share premium account. The move should both help the share price and save the company a considerable sum on registration fees. New MD for Liebherr GB Liebherr Great Britain has appointed Richard Everist, previously with HMF (UK), as its new managing director. Everist takes over from David Milne who is set to retire from the business this summer, having spent at over 15 years with the company and 35 years in the crane business. Everist (43), APPROVED will assume full responsibility from 1st August for Mobile, Crawler, Tower TRAINING and Harbour Mobile Cranes, Drilling CENTRE Rigs and Foundation Cranes, Concrete Mixing Plants and Concrete Richard Everist (L) and David Milne Truck Mixers. www.versalift.co.uk

May/June 2009 cranes & access 11 news c&a Urban adds World Lift Poole-based Urban Access has been appointed The new UK distributor for World Lift Industries, the Denka manufacturer of Denka Lift and Falck Schmidt DLX15MkII Liebherr scoops spider and trailer lifts. Formed almost three years ago, Urban already offers a wide range of aerial lift equipment from manufacturers such Queens award as Genie, Nifty and UpRight. Liebherr Sunderland, the UK-based maritime crane manufacturing divi- “The appointment comes at a time when sion of the Liebherr Group, has won a Queens Award for Enterprise in established and new rental companies alike International Trade, the UK's top business performance award. The may be looking to diversify and consider award recognises companies that have 'demonstrated significant alternative types of powered access growth in overseas earnings and commercial success'. equipment to compliment their existing range “We are delighted to receive this award,” said Liebherr Sunderland's manag- of machines,” says Urban Access managing director Neil Wilkinson. ing director Ralph Saelzer. “It is a great honour and one which we could not have achieved without the dedication of our skilled workforce.” Established in 1989, Liebherr Sunderland manufactures ship, port, offshore New Multihandler cranes and mobile harbour cranes, exporting more than 85 percent of its After undertaking trials in the UK, the new Sennebogen 310 Multihandler will production. China, Singapore and South Korea currently account for more be launched by UK dealer Hassells at the Futuresource exhibition this month. than half of its total volume and exports have increased by more than 40 The new 20 tonne 310 Multihandler from the Sennebogen Greenline range percent since 2005. can lift up to 10 tonnes, has an out reach of 9.3 metres and a massive five The Sunderland plant is part of the Liebherr Nenzing group, along with cubic metre bucket. An elevating cab gives the operator an optimal view Liebherr Container Cranes, Ireland and Liebherr-MCCtec, Rostock, Germany. providing efficiency when loading high sided trailers or containers. The formal presentation of the award will take place later in the year. The new handler will The machine can lift up to 10 tonnes,with a be exhibited on 9.3 metre reach the 'Innovations' Liebherr Sunderland. and a massive stand and is suited 5 cu m bucket. to cope with the demands of the growing waste management industry.

12 cranes & access May/June 2009 SED down but not out This year's reduced size SED at and the TCC-750 - both making Rockingham race circuit near their European debut. NRC Corby struggled to attract sealed a deal with Jones Crawler anything like its usual visitor Cranes of Shaftsbury, Dorset, numbers, despite the sunny which became the first company weather. The total of 12,500 worldwide, to purchase a TCC-750. attending is almost 50 percent down on its peak in 2005. The new Traffic problems - which usually Leguan 160 haunt the show at this venue - were non-existent, obviously helped by the reduced numbers of exhibitors and visitors. Halving the show's physical size also helped to create a 'busy' feel with most exhibitors The new crane was developed in reasonably upbeat and several partnership with NRC and reported sales. includes numerous features With very few cranes, access aimed at making it as versatile equipment or telehandlers on as possible. These include a display, the show appeared to be telescopic three position returning to its original format - undercarriage with load charts Come & see us at general contractor's plant. Those for each width, a hydraulically lifting related exhibitors that did removable counterweight with days attend were reasonably pleased separate load charts without CA/06 Stand No. MP14 with the results. counterweight and unrestricted side visibility from the operators cab. Skyking, King's access business, obviously benefited from the lack Other highlights included the first of competitors at the show as it UK outing for the Unic 547 spider received a number of enquiries crane and the 15.8 metre working particularly from utilities and local height Leguan 160. Dunham authorities interested in its new Cranes is now offering the 40 Land Rover chassis/Matilsa vehicle metre Benazzato Gru self-erecting mounted boom lift and new Skyking crane (in addition to its FB E140TJV telescopic van mount. range) and Baker Access - the new distributor for the SUP NRC had by far the largest crane Elefant range of platforms - showing stand, launching two new models off a 15 metre tracked unit. from Link Belt - the 75 tonne HTT-8675CE Truck Terrain and 70 SED 2010 will be back in Corby tonne telescopic crawler crane for the 18th, 19th and 20th of May.

(L-R) Rod Abbott of NRC, Mark and Alexandra Jones and Bill Stramer of Link-Belt

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News HIGHLIGHTS c&a news •Palfinger has merged its two aerial lift operations, • UK-based Aerial Platforms has achieved full • Aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer JLG has Wumag and Bison, into a single company - Palfinger 'Building Confidence' accreditation run by Achilles reported second quarter revenues down 69.4% Platforms. on behalf of Bovis Lend Lease. on last year and has booked a loss of $942 million. •Trojan Batteries has appointed Union Power Systems • Pat Fiscelli, president of US operations at Lifting • Manitowoc Crane has posted first quarter as its new master distributor/importer for the UK. Gear Hire, has announced his retirement at the end revenues of $673 million - 24 percent lower than last year while operating income dropped •Surrey and Sheffield-based access of this month. 58 percent. specialist, Working At Height, • Bravi UK has appointed Clare Lusardi as a sales • Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has established a new has appointed Catherine Deal and customer service co-ordinator. Mobile Harbour Crane sales and service station responsible for customer relations. • Finning has reported a 29% drop in Antwerp, Belgium. •Vp - owner of telehandler rental in revenues at its UK Crane, • Sparrows Offshore has been appointed sole company UK Forks and rental access and telehandler rental agents for Norway for Stahl Crane Systems EX company Hire Station - increased Catherine Deal company Hewden. explosion protected overhead cranes and hoists. both revenues and profits for • JLG has promoted Tim Morris to • United Rentals, the world's largest equipment its full year 2008/9. the position of senior vice president rental company has reported a 23% fall in first quarter revenues and a loss of $33 million. •Senn AG, of Oftringen, Switzerland has ordered a sales, marketing and customer Tim Morris 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 All Terrain crane. support and Chris Mellott to head • IPAF has called for a radical re-examination of up sales in the Americas. harnesses used by female operators of boom lifts •The Doncaster depot of Peter Hird & Sons, has been • Mikael Öberg, senior vice president and announced a competition approved as an IPAF training centre and achieved of Scandinavia for Finnish-based to find the best new design. Rental+ accreditation. international rental company • Manitowoc Crane has added •David O. Turner has been appointed as CEO of Pon's Ramirent has announced his Latin America to Ingo global aerial lift and materials handling businesses resignation. The company reported Schilller's responsibilities as and will be based in Houston, Texas. first quarter revenues down almost Chris Mellot vice president of sales and 25% while profits dipped 96%. marketing for the Americas. •HSS Hire, one of the UK's largest general rental • UK-based van mounted lift Ingo Schiller companies, has launched Livehire, an online hire • Oshkosh, owner of JLG, has agreed to sell Geesink manufacturer, Aldercote has management system for major accounts. Norba, its Dutch-based refuse truck business. appointed two new dealers, Logan Inglis of •Pon, the Dutch based CAT distributor and owner of • Ashtead, owner of A-Plant and Sunbelt, has issued Cumbernauld, Scotland and Mooretown Gunco, HDW and Milcon has announced the merger a fourth quarter trading statement which indicates engineering in County Meath, Ireland. of its aerial lift and fork truck business into Pon a 24% drop in revenues, in line with its forecasts. • Cargotec says that it will combine Hiab and Material Handling. • Iron Planet, the on-line auction company has Kalmar sales and services networks in Europe, appointed Chad Groves as managing director of its Middle-East and Africa. •Kirsten Skyba, vice president of global marketing at Australian business. JLG has left the company. • Tower crane manufacturer Wolffkran has signed • US crawler crane rental company Essex Crane, has a partnership agreement with the Arabian Roots •Sanghvi Movers, India's largest crane rental reported first quarter revenues down 15%. Group in Saudi Arabia. company has reported an upbeat first quarter and • French-based telehandler and aerial lift is forecasting improved demand for new cranes. • Loader crane manufacturer Effer has appointed manufacturer Manitou has reported first •Frank Klessens has been appointed Domenico Polimeni as its quarter sales down 46.2% as managing director of Alimak new sales manager. • Gordon Gedling, founder and managing director Hek, in Holland, taking over from of Hoist-it, the UK-based construction • Ahern Rentals, the Las hoist specialist, has retired as MD. Ernst van Hek who has retired for Vegas based access and personal reasons. Manitou has announced senior telehandler rental company Domenico Polimeni (L) • Holt Crane & Equipment has management changes, replacing Marcel • Frank Klessens has reported total first with Lorrenzo Cippriani Claude Braud with Jean-Christophe opened its new headquarters in quarter revenues almost of CTE Houston to sell and service Link-Belt brand mobile 25% down on last year. Girouxas as chief executive officer. cranes throughout most of Texas. • Haulotte has announced first quarter • RSC, one of the largest equipment rental companies revenues down 61% down on the Jean-Christophe •Australian crane hirer Huntingdale Mobile Cranes in the USA has reported first quarter revenues same period last year. Girouxas down 16.8% as well as reporting a pre tax loss. has been fined A$70,000 after being found guilty • Aerial Platforms the Leigh, Lancashire-based of failing to carry out simple safety checks, • FEM - Cranes and Lifting product group - has rental company has gained IPAF Rental + causing a fatality. warned crane manufacturers to start modifying certification. •IronPlanet the online auction company has reported their cranes to meet the amended EN13000. • Terex Cranes has first reported quarter revenues record first quarter revenues up 26% on 2008. • David Maddicott of Devon-based down 29% to $461 million, while operating •Horizon Platforms the Wakefield-based aerial lift Dainton Crane Hire, sadly passed profits slumped 70% to $25.4 million. rental company has been accredited and approved away following a heart attack. • Terex AWP, largely Genie, has reported a 65% as an IPAF training centre and achieved the • Facelift Access Hire is offering a decline in first quarter revenues to $228.5 million IPAF Rental + accreditation. free full colour safety poster for and posted a loss of $41 million. those working at height. • Ernst Van Hek, has resigned from mast climber •Lavendon UK, the aerial lift and telehandler rental David Maddicott and hoist manufacturer Alimak Hek. company that comprises Nationwide Platforms, • H&E Equipment, the Baton Rouge, Panther and Skylift, has announced that seven Louisiana, based crane, access and earthmoving • Manitowoc Crane has announced a partnership company, has reported first quarter sales down 24% with Orbcomm, the global satellite data more depots have achieved accreditation to its communications company. TechX standard. Finnish based international rental company Cramo, • Ambassador Susan Schwab, US trade David Jefferies, 30, has joined the sales team of has reported first quarter revenues down 15.7% • • and a loss of €6 million. representative from 2006 to 2009, has been UK-based access specialist, Working At Height. appointed as a director of Caterpillar. • Palfinger the loader crane and access company has •Cranes UK has been appointed as the UK/Ireland reported first quarter sales down almost 33% on • Giles Marchand, previously distributor for Broderson pick&carry industrial cranes. of Manitowoc France has last year, while posting a €4.7 million loss. created a new company, •Heli Iisakka, chief financial officer of Finnish-based • Industrial, port and overhead crane manufacturer, Standup, to buy and sell international rental company, Ramirent is leaving Demag Cranes has approved a major restructuring specific used cranes. the company. of its operations as second quarter profits fell 50% • JLG has received an order •Traction Equipment of Stafford, UK, has added more and orders 43%. from the United States Army Nifty HR15 narrow aisle articulated boom lifts to its • David Galloway is retiring at the end of the month for 214 JLG ATLAS II Giles Marchand growing powered access fleet. as a non executive director of Speedy Hire, the telehandlers. UK's largest general rental company. • Cramo, the Finnish based international rental •Ian James, general manager of € Access Platform Sales (APS), the • Skyjack owner Linamar has reported a 60% fall in company has issued a 50 million hybrid bond. UK distributor for Hinowa, Omme first quarter revenues at its industrial division. • Valla UK the pick & carry crane specialist and and UpRight has announced his David Symon formerly CEO of Peterhead PLC, Cox Valla distributor in the UK, USA & Middle East, departure from the company. • has expanded into the rental market with six Plant, Cox Hire Centres and most recently of Nigg new cranes and several new appointments. •The first Wumag Palfinger 53 Ian James Plant has died. metre WT530 in Russia has been delivered by local sales and rental company LTECH. See www.vertikal.net news archive for full versions of all these stories

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What a difference c&a telehandlers A 30 metre a year makes Manitou In our last telehandler feature a year ago we reported on the enormous market expansion, growth of the compact machines and developments within the sector. Companies were claiming record sales and market leadership in almost a 'chest beating' fashion and all was sweetness and light. My, how times have changed. Mark Darwin takes a look at a sector a decimated by the current market conditions. Or is it? The telehandler sector appears sales. Telehandler manufacturers to have gone from boom to bust offering specialist niche products within six months with sales to such as higher reach, larger the construction sector in capacity, compact and 360 degree several major markets models are fairing quite well, with evaporating almost overnight. buyers looking for a telehandler to Rough estimates suggest that last do a job rather than mass market, year around 7,000 telehandlers were rental machines. sold in the UK. About 3,000 of these It is also apt that we feature self were sold into the agriculture sector erecting cranes in this issue. Looked (which has been growing along at logically, the self erector and with food prices) leaving in the telehandler should be in direct region of 4,000 units going to the competition on low to medium level contractors content to continue doing consolidating its operations to maximise construction/industrial sector. The housing developments. In fact there things “the way we always do it” or sales when the market returns. problem for the market-leading should be many more self erector by looking at the low initial outlay In the same way as a traffic jam manufacturers such as JCB and and small city tower cranes used in rather than the space and productivity equalises the performance of a Manitou, is that the vast majority of the UK than at present but the main benefits. (See self erectors page 32). supercar and banger - a recession these (around 3,000) are employed advantage of the telehandler is its Still developing hits all manufacturers - even market vast availability, low rental rate, in the house-building sector which Despite the global problems, leaders. And both market leading (even more so at the moment), its has almost completely dried up. In manufacturers have continued to telehandler companies - JCB and ability to place and move materials stark figures this is a 43 percent fall develop and improve their Manitou - have had their own set inside a building and its ease of mobility. in total sales or more than a 90 telehandlers and this includes of problems recently. percent drop in that sector. Unfortunately for the self erector, its several new entrants finally making Troubled times However, as always, there is some many advantages are all too often it to market. Two relatively new Manitou is going through a sticky hope in the form of the remaining dismissed or overlooked by UK machines trying to gain a foothold time renegotiating the financing of Liebherr has concentrated in the UK market a year ago were North American telehandler, skid on growing its rental fleet. Haulotte and Liebherr. The Liebherr steer and mini excavator manufacturer product was never intended or Gehl that it acquired last September. priced to be a big seller, and the The purchase, which looked expensive company in the UK has concentrated even at the time, is inevitably on growing its rental fleet making it impacting on the whole company. available to rental companies on a Manitou had looked long and hard at rehire basis. Haulotte after some initial ways to increase its market share in success with its 14 and 17 metre North America, however the market machines is currently resigned to was already falling in September and selling in small numbers and is has fallen drastically since as

While being well received, Haulotte's 14 and 17 metre telehandlers have not yet achieved major sales.

May/June 2009 cranes & access 17 The collapse of the housing market telehandlers c&a has meant a production reduction of 75 percent for JCB. residential and some commercial construction has dried up. Six months after the purchase, and with a predicted 40 percent fall in revenues, Gehl was in serious trouble and in breach of its bank covenants. The company has currently entered into a forbearance agreement with its lenders while a deal is finalised, avoiding Manitou's threat to seek Chapter 11 protection. It has also repaid a portion of the outstanding credit line using cash generated from operations. The collapse of the housing market is continuing to grow, in comparison in both the USA and UK has presented to the general house building market. JCB with its own problems and it The Roto offers spectacular performance has made several sizeable headcount and can often replace several reductions in the UK as it slashed machines on-site.” output. The company said that Trundell was one of the early converts production in the first quarter to the Roto concept, buying his first of 2009 was 75 percent lower than unit in 1997 when he was special the first quarter of 2008, and the projects manager for Gamble Jarvis. anticipated upturn in the second GT Lifting Solutions now has several quarter was showing no sign of heavy-lift Merlo six and 10 tonne materialising blaming the poor capacity telehandlers as well as the sales primarily on the lack of credit The Super Compact P25.6 18-strong Roto fleet with 16, 21 facilities from banks to fund takes Merlo back into the and 25 metre lift heights. machine purchases along with compact sector which it pioneered low levels of business confidence. back in the early 1990's. Merlo UK says that the specialised telehandler market remains strong, “Back in November we forecast a moderate second quarter recovery market is still tough it is fairing a rear mounted three point linkage and believes the manufacturer is in 2009 based on the fact that lot better than most”. It recently will lift seven tonnes and has a well placed to weather the current Governments around the world had introduced two new models at the standard 540/1000 rpm mechanical economic conditions with no pumped a huge amount of money SIMA agricultural show, intended Power Take Off. The three section borrowings, a very high percentage into recapitalising financial institutions for 2010 production. boom reaches 8.8 metres and Merlo of its products manufactured 'in-house' and an unusually high and had committed to stimulus The Super-Compact P25.6 will take says it will be making a two-section level of automation. packages which included significant Merlo back into the compact sector seven metre version available. spending on public construction which it pioneered with the P20.6 Another new feature on the One of the 18 strong projects,” said chief executive SC of the early 1990's. It says the Multifarmer is the 40.9 CS cab Merlo Roto machines Matthew Taylor. “Two months most obvious feature of the new module - incorporating in the GT Plant fleet. later, despite the recapitalisation, machine is the massive cab which hydro-pneumatic cab suspension. customers are still struggling to buy has “fantastic visibility”. At 995mm Inside the cab, there is a completely machines because of a lack of available wide, the cab is identical to that new layout which will look very credit. And with Government-funded of the larger Merlo models, even familiar to tractor drivers. construction projects not moving though the machine is just A 103kW diesel drives the forward quickly enough, this means 1,800mm wide and 1,920mm high. permanent four wheel drive at the anticipated second quarter up to 40 km per hour through a recovery simply won't happen.” With 2,500kg lift capacity and six metre lift height, the P25.6 uses hydrostatic transmission and a Agriculture saviour Merlo's normal permanent four three-speed drop box with For certain manufacturers, the wheel drive hydrostatic driveline oil-immersed clutch for 'on the go' impact of the decline has been concept, albeit with a single speed range changes. Like the P25.6 this partially offset by the buoyancy in central drop box, permitting a new Multifarmer will be homologated the agricultural sector which after maximum road speed of 30 kph. for use on the road as a farm tractor several hard years is replacing and The P25.6 was shown with its in many European countries. adding new machines for feed and optional three point 2,500kg rear Merlo UK, recently delivered its materials handling. linkage and hydraulic Power Take Off. 7,000th telehandler - a 25 metre JCB has strong links in the agricultural The second new Merlo model was Roto 40.25 MCSS - to GT Lifting side as does Merlo with more than the Multifarmer 40.9 CS - the third solutions of Lancing West Sussex, half of its UK sales in the agriculture line of Merlo tractor/telehandler 15 years after it began importing sector along with a strong range of products. Heavy duty axles from the Italian-built machines. specialist products including its the P55.9 CS telehandler, gives this GT's managing director, Graham market leading Roto models. four tonne capacity machine a Trundell said: “This brings our fleet The company says that “while the purposeful look. The Category 3, to eight, 25 metre Rotos and demand

18 cranes & access May/June 2009 Attachment success JLG manufacturing The combination of compact JLG - with its Gradall, Lull and c&a telehandlers dimensions, loader-like performance Skytrak as well as the JLG branded European and North American ranges - and wide range of attachments has, JLG launched three says Bobcat, helped boost sales of has by far the widest portfolio of compact ag its T2250. Now a new factory- any manufacturer in both product telehandlers including installed second auxiliary line option and brand terms, although only the this 3507H model and several more attachments JLG brand is marketed in Europe. extend its versatility further. Late last year JLG announced that The second auxiliary line allows the it is to drop the Gradall brand name machine to operate attachments re-badging the products as JLG but requiring two hydraulic lines such retaining the grey/blue colour scheme as the angle broom attachment. which will continue to be applied to It also allows the use of attachments the distinctive rear pivot steer models. and a faster response for the bucket eight and nine metres respectively with the hydraulic Quick-Tach A much smaller player outside of its attachment. Optional automatic with a 4,000kg maximum lift capacity. system without having to home market of North America, JLG wheel alignment allows the operator disconnect the couplers. also produces a range of ag machines The telehandlers are based on JLG's to change more rapidly between the Another feature on the latest version for sale under its own name as well European model range, as such they three different steering modes. have a slightly longer wheel base is the Speed Management System - as building a version for Deutz-Fahr. Improvements also include a tighter than some other purpose built ag a form of creep control - which is Three new JLG models at the SIMA turning radius, increased fuel telehandlers which, says Deutz-Fahr, now standard. It allows the operator show, the L2906H and 2906H both capacity and enhanced access helps provide a more stable base for to decrease the forward speed at offer 5.8 metres lift height and 2,900 to service areas. heavier loads. any engine speed and gives precise kg maximum lift capacity with the L Robert Monteban, director of The new models include a new control on auxiliary flow when model featuring a two metre overall marketing for Europe, Middle-East load-sensing high volume hydraulic using attachments. Two new jib height, while the 3507H has a 6.9 and Africa, said: “The compact system, powershift transmission attachments are also available for metre lift height and 3,500kg lift capacity. range of JLG telehandlers was with four forward and three reverse developed to be a highly reliable gears providing a top speed of 40 and complementary work-tool on km per hour. The cab is equipped the farm. We see many business with air-conditioning and a high quality pneumatic seat as standard, opportunities with the launch of this while chassis levelling is optional. compact range of telehandlers.” Telehandlers at Intermat In total there are eight JLG agricultural telehandler models with The recent Intermat show in Paris lift heights ranging from 5.6 to nine saw the launch of several new metres and lift capacities from telehandlers including the first from 2,500 to 4,000kg. a Chinese manufacturer, Sunward.

The new Deutz-Fahr Agrovector telehandler built by JLG

The new Bobcat baler with tines attachment. the construction market. The first Developed and produced at the is a crane jib with hook. Bobcat is JLG production facility in also offering a new extension jib, Maasmechelen, Belgium, all three which like the crane jib, is feature Tier III Deutz engines and Quick-Tach mounted. high-torque hydrostatic transmissions. The first of the new agricultural Other enhancements include attachments is the Bob-Tach improved hydraulics with increased JLG also manufactures machines After showing its prototype at mounted pallet frame with bale flow for smoother boom operation for Deutz-Fahr which has shown Bauma in 2007, Sunward is now spikes designed for transporting two new models at the UK agricultural ready to market the machine The new JLG 3507H compacted hay or straw bales show - LAMMA. The Agrovector although it has still to appoint using two small-diameter forks. 40.8 and Agrovector 40.9 have dealers or finalise a pricing lift heights of With the new tubular bale squeeze structure for Europe. The Sunward handler, the T2250 telehandler can SWTH3514 is a 3,500kg capacity, be used to transport straw bales 13.65 metre lift height machine with diameters from 1.0 to 1.3 powered by a 75kW Perkins engine. metres. The handler is provided Its two speed forward and reverse with two hydraulically operated hydrostatic transmission claims a tubular arms which retract to firmly top speed of 35 km per hour and 60 grip the bale. The tubular bale percent gradeability. squeeze handler is available with The boom is stowed in a low both Bob-Tach and Quick-Tach position allowing the operator good mounting systems. visibility and the chassis - made from 22mm thick plate to reduce

May/June 2009 cranes & access 19 telehandlers c&a twisting and deflection - can level tradition of launching several new on slopes up to plus or minus eight products at almost every show it degrees and offers the usual three attends. The largest machine on its steering modes. This is not a stand was the new 10 tonne capacity The smallest Bourgoin compact machine (less than two Hercules 210.10. Two smaller models telehandler in the range - metres high), the unit has a width the 160.10 and 120.10 were shown the 1,400kg capacity CT1250 is light and height of about 2.5 metres. at SAIE but the range has undergone enough to be trailored behind a 4x4. several technical improvements under five tonnes, lift height of 13.7 Compact telehandler manufacturer Another telehandler Bourgoin - based in Bournezeau, including improved ground clearance. metres and forward reach that was seen as a France displayed two of its three of 9.2 metres. prototype at Bauma model compact telehandler range. Load-sensing, flow-sharing hydraulics is the 2,500kg allow for all three boom functions to capacity Smallest is the 1,400kg, 4.80 metre MZ Imer. CT1250 which weighing just be operated simultaneously and 2,650kg, can be transported to site proportionally. on a trailer behind a 4x4. The five The unit is powered by a 74.5 kW metre CT1865 has an 1,800kg lift (101 hp) Cat C4.4 DITAAC mechanical capacity and the CT2280 is capable control, turbo charged engine as of 2,200kg and 5.2 metres. Bourgoin standard and certified to Stage IIIA is currently looking for dealers. (Tier3) emission regulations. Also Another compact telehandler shown standard is a limited slip differential in prototype form at Bauma 2007 fitted in the front axle. and now ready for sale following A range of Cat work tools extends significant changes is the MZ 2706 from Imer. The compact, 2,030mm high, 1,860mm wide machine has a 2,500 kg maximum lift capacity and The new larger T276H behind the can lift 1,200kg to its maximum lift T204H at Intermat. height of six metres. Powered by a Kubota 50kW, four cylinder engine The Icarus 40.17 will have a new cabin for next year and the Dedalus 26.8 - basically a 26.6 with an eight metre boom - will also be introduced. Dieci said that the Spanish market continues to be 'really bad', and that the UK was not much better. “We can see it being very quiet up to September after that The largest Dieci machine is its maybe it will improve”. new 10 tonne capacity Hercules 210.10. A few years ago its 14 metre Icarus the versatility. A high visibility joystick with roller switches is easy 40.14 was a very popular model manual IT coupler comes as standard, to use, and all controls, including Two years after the first prototype, selling 4-500 per year. Now it is just with the option of a hydraulic quick auxiliary hydraulics, are fully Sunward unveiled its SWTH3514 four! Taking its place is the 17 coupler to allow work tool changes proportional. An in-cab LCD displays telehandler at the Intermat show. metre Icarus 40.17 with man basket without leaving the cab. a wide range of information, and with hydrostatic drive, it has a or jib, which will have a new cabin Cat says the new cab has good the keypad can be used to select maximum speed of 25 km per hour. for next year. The company's visibility and features a new heating various operating modes, including current best seller is the 50.21 - the three steering modes. Spanish producer Ausa unveiled and ventilation system with optional a 360 degree, 21 metre machine - its new Taurulift T276H which air conditioning. The single lever with the seven tonne capacity. features a 6.1 metre lift height and a maximum capacity of 2.7 tonnes. In 2007 it opened its new factory A big brother to the two tonne and produced 2,200 units, this capacity, 4.2 metre lift height would have grown to 2,500 last T204H launched at Conexpo, it year, however production in the last features permanent four wheel two months of the year dropped hydrostatic drive and Kubota power. considerably - running about 40 percent below 2007 levels. Italian telescopic manufacturer Farasin did not add to its range but New Cats said that its 4.5 tonne to 18 metre The JLG/Caterpillar telehandler Roto 1845 Storm is the next alliance has been rather quiet telehandler to be updated. It also since the Cat TH255 was launched indicated that there may be a new almost two years ago, however it 3.5 tonne capacity, 10 metre model has just introduced the new ready for next year's Bauma. Cat TH514. The 5 tonne capacity TH514 is With one of the most impressive Aimed at tough applications, the aimed at more demanding applications outdoor stands, Dieci continued its TH514 has a load capacity of just 20 cranes & access May/June 2009 The RANGER Equipment Company

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A four tonne capacity, 25 metre lift Roto 40.25 The largest MCSS with 4 tonne assembly kit winch attachment in the world? What is possibly the largest assembly kit in the world - a 600 acre oil refinery in Milford Haven - is being moved to Pakistan by industrial process plant dismantling and erection specialist company, Ailsbury. Built in 1964 the refinery now This kind of work can't be attempted belongs to Dutch oil group without the right equipment and Petroplus but has not been Thomas claims that the job would Versatility the key producing for the last 12 years. have been impossible without his “To maximise our investment it is Grant Thomas, Ailsbury's logistics fleet of 12 Merlo telehandlers. Thirteen JCB Loadall telescopic handlers originally purchased for important they are permanently manager explains: “Many “The Merlos have been fantastic,” winter road maintenance duties are employed with material handling developing countries need to he says. “We currently have six of proving productive summer duties irrespective of seasonal increase their processing output the largest Rotos, three 17 metre performers for highways weather changes, so versatility quickly. To design and build a lift Panoramics and three 13 metre maintenance specialist Ringway. was a key consideration.” plant like this would take 10 units.” Horsham-based Ringway is Supplied by dealer Holt JCB and years and probably cost £10 Specialist rental responsible for the ongoing purpose specified for the role, the billion. It seems an enormous JCB Loadalls - decked out in All are rented from Scarborough maintenance of large sections of undertaking, but dismantling a the country's road network under Ringway's white livery - feature an based specialist Greenwood Hire, previously-used facility and long-term service contracts with extensive list of features to ensure which with 140 units boasts the re-assembling it on a new site several local authorities. The safe and efficient operation in the UK's largest Merlo fleet. He says can take a third of the time and company purchased the JCB 531-70 high pressure and confined depot that the attraction of the Roto is its models earlier this year to load environments. have a similar cost saving.” ability to quickly and safely access salt-spreading vehicles at each of its Ringway Infrastructure Services Thomas has been on-site for two difficult and tight spots and county depots. However, as weather offers a series of long-term years and the project is now in the complete the lift far more rapidly conditions improve, the machines maintenance, highway final dismantling stage. The scale of than if he had to bring a mobile are proving equally adept loading reconstruction and related services the work is staggering and has crane in. aggregates into the company's to highway authorities. These range ongoing highway maintenance required 1,000 tonne cranes and ”With many of the lifting jobs being from network management, asphalt vehicle fleet. pipe work, these four tonne capacity surfacing, and specialist road treatments to routine highway machines are seldom stretched for “We are committed to providing services to highway authorities maintenance to winter activities capacity. The Rotos are terrific for throughout the year so these including snow clearance, loading the containers and for machines are in regular operation,” salt-spreading and then a 24-7 dismantling within the confines of says Ringway group plant and fleet service for all highway related the refinery structures,” adds Thomas. manager Gary Condon. incidents. Each Roto 40.25 MCSS is equipped with a four tonne intelligent winch Originally purchased for winter road maintenance duties, 13 attachment. The load control JCB Loadall telescopic system of the MCSS machines was handlers are proving Each part has to be individually designed and built in-house by productive summer tagged for identification. performers for highways Merlo. Unlike off-the-shelf systems, maintenance twenty axle, self-powered, remote it allows the maximum safe capacity specialist Ringway. control hydraulic trailers. Five ship to be used at all times, adjusting loads of the larger dismantled plant automatically to asymmetrically items have already been sent to the outrigger extension and the like, client, Bosicor Oil, along with some very useful in tight quarters. 400 shipping containers. In all, about So important are the Rotos to this 80,000 tonnes of parts have been operation claims Thomas, that carefully catalogued and bar-coded Ailsbury has trained and certified for 'easy' identification at the point 30 operators as 360 degree of reassembly. telehandler drivers. May/June 2009 cranes & access 23

c&a intermat review Don't write off Intermat yet... Despite all the economic problems and lack of certain exhibitors, almost 185,000 visitors voted with their feet, made the effort to go to Intermat and had a very good show. Whilst attendance was almost 12 percent down on 2006, Intermat remains one of the world's largest international equipment shows with 45 percent or 85,000 overseas visitors. Direct comparisons with Bauma with its half a million plus visitors are now unrealistic, but it still has a place in the three year, Bauma, Intermat, Conexpo cycle. Whether or not the show would have attracted more visitors if all the major manufacturers had attended is debatable, but even On reflection - a good show Some stands early in the week were a bit quiet with total visitor numbers down, there were still major benefits for manufacturers attending the The show gained pace during the recent distribution agreement 6.35 metres. Production is said to show. Contacts made and built-on week with an exhibition 'buzz' on between Holland Lift and Haulotte be starting this month with several here could pay dividends when Wednesday and Thursday. for France, Italy and former orders already received. For those customers think about buying in We spoke with several companies Yugoslavian states. wanting a closer look, the MX225 big numbers again. Were 1,470 in our sector that did not attend. Multitel will be officially launched in the UK exhibitors wrong to attend? The access manufacturers said they Multitel's new MX225 caught the at Vertikal Days in June. were uncertain if they had missed Those who decided to stay away, attention not because of its 22.5 out however, the crane companies Imer will point to the fact that there were metres working height mounted on after visiting the show were sorry Light construction equipment times early in the week when stand a 3.5 tonne chassis, but its 10 not to have been there. company Imer showed several personnel significantly outnumbered metre outreach with stabilisers set visitors. This was certainly true on 2012 will hopefully be more of an within the width of the vehicle. new products including a compact some of the major construction upbeat year for the next Intermat telehandler, the MZ 2706 with 2.5 According to export director Jerry equipment stands, however, it is and it will be interesting to see if tonne capacity and six metre lift Kist the machine's secret lies in the rare for any stand - even at Bauma - companies return or find an excuse height and two models of a three lift geometry with the first boom to be constantly busy throughout a to stay away. Overall, this year's giving an increasing stabilising model range of spider lift platforms, six day show. And there were show was good, and with an moment as it telescopes out. the fruits of its joint venture with deals being done. improving global economy 2012 The unit has two outreach curves Japanese manufacturer IHI. should be even better. for 120kg and 200kg and utilises The 15 metre LEM 1500 and 18 Our Intermat preview in March the same 180 degree cage rotation metre LEM 1800 on display at and the Intermat stop press in last system as the larger MX270. Intermat will be joined by a 12 month's issue covered the major Overall travel height is just over metre model. Maximum capacity launches at the show. So we have 2.4 metres with overall length is in all three platforms is 200kg. focused our review on the products not previewed. Haulotte Haulotte, the largest access company exhibiting had an interesting stand (in black, of course). As well as its new 10 metre, 4x4x4, zero tailswing articulated compact HA120PX, it unveiled the Compact 14 - a 12 metre platform height, 1.2 metre wide scissor lift. Based on the other Compact Multitel's new MX225 impressed models, it features a short overall with its 10 metres outreach with Haulotte unveiled the Compact 14 - length and 350kg lift capacity. stabilisers within the width a 12 metre platform height, of the vehicle. 1.2 metre wide scissor lift Also on display was a Holland Lift heavy duty scissor, marking the

May/June 2009 cranes & access 25 intermat review c&a Platform Basket At the centre of Platform Basket's stand was its new 21.70 metre working height 21.10 spider lift. With an unrestricted lift capacity of 200kg, the platform has a maximum working outreach of 10.3 metres. Features include two position adjustable stabilisers, radio remote control with a permanent cable Traklift showed three connected control panel in the tracked spider basket, a choice of either Kubota Adrian Fekete, head of Traklift's platforms with diesel or Honda petrol engines international sales - the company has working heights up to (and 220/110V), hydraulically sincebeen acquired. 20.6 metres adjustable tracks - from 940mm to 1,250mm - all internal hose and Traklift cabling in the boom for increased Traklift may be new to most in the protection, a 1.5 metre jib and industry but it has been around for removable basket. quite a while under its corporate Chris Taylor of CAT Access name, Teupen Hungary. Its future is Solutions shook hands on a deal now uncertain however following its for a new machine with Shaun Day acquisition by Teupen founder of UK distributor Promax Access. Alfons Thihatmer (see news page6). Taylor has been steadily expanding It used to manufacture the smaller his fleet of machines since tracked machines for Teupen, but purchasing the first Platform Basket was showing its own range of early last year. Platform Basket has platforms under the Traklift brand. also been working with Promax to Four spider lift models were develop an articulated, 14 metre rail available with working heights of mounted platform which may be 12.1, 14.9,17.6 and 20.6 metres available later this year. The company respectively. Horizontal outreach is also working on several other new ranges from 5.6 to 9.6 metres platforms including a 15 metre and which is very similar to the up 18 metre trailer lift aimed at the and over clearance heights. Adrian Scandinavian, German and UK Fekete of Traklift said that the markets for possible launch at company had sold an 18 metre unit SAIE in October, and a self propelled into Scotland and is looking at 18 metre and possibly 25 metre manufacturing van mounted Dieci had an impressive stand including the new Hercules 210.10 and 160.10. telescopic and articulated booms platforms. What happens after the for next year. acquisition remains to be seen. Dieci Marchetti With one of the most impressive Italian crane manufacturer stands, Dieci continued its tradition Marchetti unveiled its MTK 1006 of launching several new products mounted on a four axle Volvo FM at each show it attends. 84R truck chassis although it can The biggest new machine on its be mounted on any 8x4 commercial stand was the Hercules 210.10. SAIE chassis. With a lifting capacity of saw the introduction of the smaller 80 tonnes the crane has a maximum 160.10 and both have undergone several boom length of 40 metres and a technical improvements including greater ground clearance. Its Icarus 40.17 will have a new cabin for next year and the Dedalus 26.8 will be introduced, basically a Chris Taylor of CAT Access Solutions buys another machine - 26.6 with an eight this time the new Platform Basket 22.10 spider platform from metre boom. Shaun Day of UK distributor Promax. The Marchetti MTK 1006 mounted on a four axle Volvo FM 84R truck chassis has a lift capacity of 80 tonnes and max tip height of 55 metres with jib.

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Seen by many for the first time is the 600 tonne Liebherr LR1600/2. max tip height of 55 metres with although not seen by many in jib. Gross vehicle weight is 32 Europe - were the 600 tonne tonnes. Marchetti says that it LR1600/2 (on Ainscough's recent currently produces around 50 AT, crawler crane shopping list) and City and truck cranes a year. the 40 tonne heavy duty cycle Liebherr HS 825HD. The company was also promoting We have extensively covered its remote diagnostic Teleservice Liebherr's new mobile cranes - product through a live crane the 350 tonne LTM 1350-6.1 and simulator which is now an the MK88 self erecting tower crane important part of crane driver in our previews - but there were instruction at Liebherr's Biberach several other interesting products training centre. Consisting of a on display. software supported simulation and and nine used machines. The range Furukawa Unic To meet the market's demands for large screen graphics within a tower has now been reduced to six Furukawa Unic showed its range of heavy lift tower cranes, Liebherr crane cab, it gives operators a very models although there are plans straight boom loader cranes. Whilst has introduced the 130 EC-B 8 realistic but totally safe environment for a new 70 metre, seven tonne not popular in Europe, its range of FR.tronic flat-top crane with a to practice and improve crane skills. capacity crane to slot in between maximum lifting capacity of eight 11 models in five different categories Raimondi the MRT126 and the MRT294. tonnes, replacing the 130 EC-B 6 offer lifting capacities from one to eight tonnes and it says, gives better FR.tronic. Power from the standard Making sure everyone knew it is Maeda still in tower crane business - albeit capabilities than articulated loader continuous FC hoist gear has been Tucked away on the extremities of with new owners Ramco Group of cranes. increased from 30 to 37kW and the crane area was Maeda. Even Qatar - was Raimondi. After a cost though it was hard to find, more The smallest model, the A100 lifts now allows hook heights up to 190 reduction exercise which included than enough visitors saw the two just under a tonne at 1.8 metres metres and hoist speeds up to 105 about a third of its staff, the company new models, the six tonne capacity and with a four stage boom can lift metres per minute. All loads are is again in the market under the pick and carry LC1385 and the 250kg at its maximum radius of 4.8 carried in two-line mode and at 60 Raimondi Cranes S.p.A banner, this 590mm wide, 1.72 tonne MC174 metres. The larger W series cranes which replaces the have capacities from 2.3 tonnes to Liebherr's realistic live crane simulator forms more than four tonnes and are an important part of crane drive instruction at MC104. The company its Biberach training centre. also has another new designed for light to heavy duty model in the pipeline, the trucks. The W540W for example 2.93 tonne capacity, 4.3 has a maximum of six boom sections tonne GVW, LC383 mini and handles 250kg at 15.47 metres. crawler crane which should have a pick and carry capacity of about 1.45 tonnes and roughly 8.35 metre lift height - which 'will definitely be at Bauma'. Also on the cards is a new 8-10 tonne capacity crawler unit. No doom metre maximum radius it has a follows a six month period where and gloom here with lift capacity of 1.3 tonnes. production totally ceased. Since Kranlyft saying its January and February sales months were its Two crawler cranes that have been starting up again it has sold 14 new One of the range of Furukawa best ever. Unic straight boom loader cranes. known about for some time - cranes for use by its new owners

May/June 2009 cranes & access 27 intermat review c&a Using extruded aluminium profiles Claiming to be the to keep the weight down the worlds highest platform has a 12.5 metre outreach platform on a 3.5 to the side and front with 100kg tonnetonne chassis,chassis, in the platform which increases thethe PalfingerPalfinger P260B.P260B. to 13.5 metres over the rear of the machine. Hinowa's first truck mounted platform - the Orchid Lift 21.11 has a 20.9 metre working height and 10.6 metre outreach. Four different outrigger modes are available giving the operator Oil&Steel priced above the existing Octopussy enough flexibility to set up in Italian truck and spider platform machines they offer extendable most terrain or space situations. company Oil&Steel probably had tracks, rotating basket, and jib and Hinowa more new products on show than new offset outrigger system - to justify the additional expense. We only published very brief any other manufacturer. We were details of Hinowa's new 20.9 metre expecting four new platforms - two The other 'brand new' machine on working height truck mounted truck mounts and two tracked spider show was the 'bare bones' tubular Orchid Lift 21.11, its main machines - but an additional spider steel frame Octopussy 1400 attraction. The company's first was also unveiled. Classic. Available in two versions - truck mounted platform uses the The Snake 1770 Compact and the the 120kg capacity 4001 and 200kg popular 3.5 tonne Nissan Cabstar 2512 Compact mounted on a six 4002 - the unit is a more basic and double pantograph boom tonne chassis join the Snake 2010 machine that will obviously be arrangement, with parallel vertical launched last year. The three popular with plant hirers. Palfinger movement up to a height of nine machines now cover 17 to 25 metre Giraf Track As well as its loader cranes and metres at a constant outreach of working heights and use three Giraf Track's has already delivered 103 metre Wumag WT1000 truck 10.6 metres, lift capacity is 200kg. different stabiliser systems - within 10 units of its impressive - particularly mounted lift, the first in France, The two position, vertical stabilisers the width of the chassis, variable with its 13 metre long platform - sold to Mediaco - Palfinger also can be used within the width of stabiliser width and the Gekko system. tracked boom lift/crane/telehandler. launched the P260B, a 25.8 metre the chassis reducing outreach to The new tracked 15 and 18 metre It is currently working with an electrical working height platform mounted on about eight metres and working Octopussy EVO series machines supply/maintenance contractor for a 3.5 tonne chassis. height to more than 18 metres. were on show for the first time, projects in the UK. The final machine

28 cranes & access May/June 2009 Böcker Böcker unveiled two new products, c&a intermat the 2.3 tonne material or 12 person rack and pinion Superlift LX which Oil&Steel's fits between the Superlift MX and 'bare'bare bones'bones' tubulartubular steelsteel the Giant Lift, it offers lifting speeds framedframed OctopussyOctopussy up to 40 metres per minute up to a 14001400 ClassicClassic isis maximum lifting height of 200 aimedaimed atat thethe plantplant hirers.hirers. metres and the more interesting 31.4 metre hook height AK 32/1500 PLC aluminium truck crane. The company says that the combination of a smaller chassis and a fixed can be seen at Vertikal Days at semi-trailer means that driving Haydock in June and will feature an license class BE is sufficient to operator cab with joystick controls drive the crane. and front blade for stabilisation. The tracked machine can lift two people with a 250kg transformer outperforming regular boomlifts.

By using a combination of smaller chassis and fixed semi-trailer, Böcker says that a BE class driving license is sufficient to drive the crane.

Impressive with its 13 metre long platform, GGR Unic the Giraf Track can be seen at Vertikal Days The GGR stand was a mixture of red this month with operator cab and front blade. and yellow as it launched its new ATN GGR AL series of Airlift mini cranes. French mast boom manufacturer In its bright yellow livery, the air-powered ATN showed its first boom lift, the mini cranes claim to be the world's Zebra 12, a 12 metre Rough Terrain first fully Atex certified Zone 1 spider articulated boom with 8.5 metres cranes. Designed primarily for the outreach. Sales manager Patrick petrochemical, offshore and underground Biasin said that the company is controlled sectors the AL Series can looking to extend the range, to work in Zone 1 and Zone 2 environments include 16, 18 or 20 metre models. with all the attributes of the standard The Zebra 12 has good ground Unic mini crane. GGR has developed clearance, is simple to operate and six models from the 2.9 tonne AL529 has its own in-build diagnostic to the six tonne AL660. Included in screen allowing users to monitor the range is the AL740 which is based the machine's performance without on the new four tonne capacity Unic plugging in laptop computer. URW-547 but which has an improved working radius of 17.83 metres and 18.6 metres lift height.

ATN's first boom lift - the 12 metre rough GGR introduced its new AL series of terrain Zebra 12 has its own built-in diagnostic screen. Atex certified Zone 1 spider cranes.

May/June 2009 cranes & access 29 Intermat photo collage and IPAF’s IPAF demo intermat review c&a ‘no harness’ demonstration

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Mediaco takes Wumag WT1000

Manitowoc Orbcomm partnership

30 cranes & access May/June 2009 self erectors c&a Good problems & bad problems? As if the current economic climate isn't hard enough to deal with, self erecting tower crane rental companies (particularly those with small fleets) have a variety of other problems to deal with. Cranes & Access takes a closer look at this and at the pros and cons of using small tower cranes rather than telehandlers for on-site material handling. When a customer wants to extend a very similar end result. Feedback the hire of your self erector or top from crane rental companies suggest slewing city crane, you would initially some customers are increasingly think that the extra revenue would negotiating 'long term' hires (50 be welcome. It can, however, cause weeks plus) to obtain a very good a major headache for the smaller rate but then off-hire the crane well rental company, particularly if the before the end of the hire contract, crane is already booked on another often after just 30 weeks or so. long-term contract - which it often Again a tricky situation. is. If the crane remains on site - It the rental company enforces the even for a few more months - it original contract period and goes where contracts actually end early, companies we spoke to thought may mean loosing the other contract looking for the money through the possibly because the tower crane - there is a definite trend for the original which could be for a year or more. legal system, most hirers said that in this instance its own worst rental period 'exaggerated' just to Passing the work on through a they were concerned that they enemy - has enabled the contractor get a lower rental rate. Perhaps this cross-hire deal rarely works in this would not obtain work from that to save time during the construction is an area where the industry ought market, and even if it does, the customer again so this route is and complete the work much quicker to agree strict contract terms or company then has the challenge to rarely followed. The practice is all than envisaged. The use of a self better still rental companies find a similar contract for its own the more galling if as many think erector or small city crane is - maintain their pricing but making crane when it comes free a month the customer 'over estimated' the despite having first arrived in the UK the last month or two free of or two later. A tricky situation in the rental period for financial gain. The more than 40 years ago - still in its charge. For the genuine contractor current environment, but one that problem is further compounded if infancy in this country and the he still benefits from the keen contract smaller companies relying on full the crane was purchased specifically speed and efficiency of the equipment price, while the fraudster doesn't. utilisation have to deal with on a for the long-term contract with compared to more traditional plant So what are the benefits of using a regular basis. financing/purchase/cash flow and equipment can be a surprise to self erector or small city crane new users. However, the general However, there is a growing trend arranged around the length of the hire. rather than its main competition, sentiment of the tower crane rental for the opposite to happen but with Occasionally there are instances the telehandler? Self erecting crane v telehandler

Benefit Self erecting crane Telehandler Reach across entire site? Yes No Lift into/out of smallest spaces? Yes No Quiet operation? Yes No Immediate mobility? No Yes Precision movement? Yes Varies Superior visibility Yes No Position material inside covered structures? No Yes Widespread availability? No Yes Minimal environmental impact? Yes No Radio control? Yes No Electric power? Yes No Reduced manpower? Yes No Taken from a Manitowoc 'The Advantages of self erecting cranes' presentation

32 cranes & access May/June 2009 The above table (with an addition Key attributes and 'tweak' or two) was taken from Whatever the manufacturer, all self c&a self erectors a Manitowoc presentation on 'The erectors have the same key attributes. Liebherr 26K.1 Advantages of self erecting cranes' They are easy to set-up - if you aimed at convincing users in North know what you are doing - have a America of the benefits of the self-erector. small on-site footprint and good lifting Ignoring the obvious manufacturer characteristics. The site power supply bias, the article highlights the self can be used, if available, although erector's advantages which are still most cranes have a standard or applicable and which more and optional generator to obtain power. more customers in the UK and Self erectors can be positioned in North America are now realising. some of the tightest, most inaccessible The combination of superior reach, areas of a site. There are occasions safer operating techniques and quieter however where this is not possible, purely because the positioning/towing operation means self-erecting Small city or self erector? certification should now have taken cranes can outperform telehandlers vehicle - usually a telehandler - place with production scheduled to Let's suppose you are one of the on many projects. The cranes can cannot position the crane without start this year. enlightened, and have decided on a be used in areas not accessible by blocking itself in or it cannot physically small tower crane for your project, City cranes tend to have greater a telehandler and reach across the get into the space. Even this problem what do you go for, a large self working radii and the base takes up entire jobsite instead of one area, has now been solved with a erector or small city crane? From a less space on the site. The downside place materials exactly where they motorised mobile power pack such as the Italian-built Gapo, available in rental point of view, the city crane is that the self erector is easier and are needed - and not on the edge of the UK from Ladybird Crane Hire. will be cheaper, the complicated cheaper to erect (about half the the building requiring further handling price) so for contracts under about Bigger is better self erector being more expensive - improving safety and speeding up 20 weeks or so it is the obvious choice Sales of self erector tower cranes in to purchase (possibly twice the the construction process. given that it fits the other criteria. the UK or Ireland have never been price in the case of a large crane) Radio remote controls have really large, although in Ireland contractors and therefore also to rent. Both Dunham Cranes, the Ramsbottom/ boosted the efficiency and safety of have been far more willing to adopt need a similar pre-prepared base Bury-based developer and distributor the self erector, by allowing operators the technology than in the UK. The although size for size, the self for Italian-built FB Gru self erectors, to place themselves in a location with current economic climate has seen erector is heavier and therefore is one company that sees the the best visibility to handle the lift. a drop from those low levels. The tends to have the higher foot loading. benefits. It did a job last year with Users also benefit from the crane's reduction in the smaller residential But the three main criteria that will one of its self erectors that reduced ability to work on environmentally and retail/office developments means decide one way or another are: the the build time by three months. sensitive sites or in residential that utilisation among the larger crane under hook height, maximum jib This alone saved the client £50,000 areas with electric power, even rental fleets has fallen significantly, radius and space to position the in finance costs without even when generated, being quieter and to the point where Belgian-based crane on site. counting any of the other financial cleaner than mobile diesels. A final Arcomet has shipped a portion of Generally higher under hook heights savings through having a crane advantage is the ground is not cut-up its UK inventory to other markets. permanently on site. by heavy machinery moving around and risk of lower level obstructions, However it seems that it is common Why the UK construction industry the work site and site traffic is tend to suit a city crane. Most self for many users to 'overspec' the has not yet realised the benefits of significantly reduced. erectors have fixed mast heights crane, selecting a model with more and jib lengths whereas a city crane small tower cranes is a mystery. Many users also claim that self reach and capacity than necessary, can add sections up to its maximum. True, the popularity of the machines erecting cranes save on manpower even if it costs slightly more. Hence There are exceptions, of course, in mainland Europe is probably as with one company stating that on the demand for the smaller radii self with a self erector such as the much related to contractors owning average, it has six to eight fewer erector is not as great as for the Potain Igo T85 and the San Marco their own cranes as anything else. workers on site when using larger cranes, particularly 40 metre 45N, both launched last year. In the UK the tendency to rent compact tower cranes. working radius cranes. The Igo T85 has a lattice mast that equipment, means that contractors can offer working heights of rely on what rental companies have between 20 metres and 35 metres available and most are still unsure or either by telescoping or adding unwilling to invest in self erectors which sections. With its jib luffed to are less versatile than mobile cranes. San Marco 45N maximum it has a maximum tip Using a self erecting tower crane height of 51 metres and an on-site does mean organising the site differently footprint of 4.5 metres square. With and changing some of the existing the jib fully extended to 45 metres working practises. But with significant the crane can lift 1,250kg, or with time and cost savings to be had, it the jibfolded to 33.8 metres the can't be too long, before they are crane picks 2,350kg at jib tip. more widely adopted, can it? San Marco's 45N has a maximum capacity of 1,500kg at 45 metre radius and is the first model in a new series that can add up to four, 2.5 metre tower sections, giving various under hook heights from 26.5 - 36.5 metres. The 45N has a maximum lift capacity of 6,000kg and final testing and May/June 2009 cranes & access 33 Mantis 36.10 prototype self erectors c&a Mantis looks overseas Irish self erecting crane manufacturer Mantis, launched its new four tonne capacity 36.10 at Intermat and plans to expand is export markets further. The new model supersedes the 35.10 and has been designed to utilise ballast weights from the Mantis 32.10 thereby providing a cost saving to owners who may have both models. The 36.10 also shares the same hoist and If required, Mantis can supply an also designed our own range of trolley motors and other components. axle kit with brakes, incorporating self-erecting tower cranes to meet lights and other features to comply the specific requirements of the with road regulations, allowing the construction industry in the UK, crane to be towed behind a truck on namely the Mantis TC 25 which has its own wheels - common in its own on-board generator and can mainland Europe but seldom used be transported with its full complement in the UK or Ireland. of ballast enabling the crane to be The new model is the largest in a erected for work in less than growing, range of six self-erecting 30 minutes from delivery.” tower cranes manufactured by “We are now looking to expand into Mantis at its facilities in Ireland. Its other countries,” he adds. “Although current line-up comprises the 23.09, we are initially focusing on Poland, 30.10, 32.10, 35.10, 36.10 and the CIS, Czech Republic and the Baltic TC 25. Apart from manufacturing, States we are prepared to talk to Fabrication of crane base the company also has a fleet of dealers anywhere. We have already self-erecting tower cranes for hire sold cranes directly into mainland One of the key features of the 36.10 height and wind speed. As an throughout the UK and Ireland. is the relocation of the trolley motor alternative the crane can be operated Europe, Africa and the USA. to the bottom of the tower which using a cable control, while few General manager Robert Rowlette I believe that now is a good time to simplifies maintenance work, and operators will choose this option, says:“We are trying to educate start working with dealers who can allows adjustment of the trolley brake, it is useful as a backup in the event contractors and builders of the deliver the required level of customer without need to dismantle the crane. of the radio remote control unit economics that self-erecting tower service. Being small has its advantages, cranes provide, their ease of use, we can react to customer needs The new crane can set up with jib being damaged. flexibility and adaptability. We have quickly and efficiently.” lengths of 36, 32, 28 and 14 metres, The 36.10 requires a 400V, 50Hz giving a maximum hook height with mains electricity supply or a 30 to jib fully luffed of 27 metres or 22 40kVa generator. Just two trucks metres with a horizontal jib. The are required for transportation - crane can also operate in winds of a low-loader for the folded crane up to 72 km per hour depending on itself and a flat-bed for the ballast. load dimensions. With its own wheeled chassis it A new radio remote control unit is can be quickly dismantled and used which, apart from operating moved around on site to different the crane, also displays a variety of positions using a site vehicle information, including the weight on equipped with tow hitch or a the hook, trolley distance, hook powered tug such as the Gapo. Mantis TC25 being towed by a Tractor Back in production Raimondi's recent problems - six the market and selling cranes under months out of production - are the Raimondi Cranes S.p.A banner now in the past, with the company and has already sold 14 new cranes - under new owners Ramco Group to its new owners. The range has of Qatar and exhibiting at the been reduced to six models recent Intermat show. although there are plans for a new A review of costs meant about 70 metre, seven tonne capacity one third of its staff were let go, crane to slot between the MRT126 but the new company is back in and the MRT294.

34 cranes & access May/June 2009 May/June 2009 cranes & access 35 self erectors c&a Easy does it Manitowoc's latest self erector, the Igo 30, is available in two versions: a 30 metre jib version that has a tip capacity of 900kg and a 28 metre jib version that can handle 1,000kg. Maximum capacity for both versions The crane also features the is 2.2 tonnes, which the crane SmartCom system that incorporates useful on job sites where 'free slew' easy as possible,” says Vincent can take to 14.6 metres radius. special sensors and an on-board is not possible or where there are Milan, Manitowoc's senior Height under hook is 21 metres computer to improve efficiency and strict rules regarding the position of product manager for self-erecting and the jib can luff to either eight bring additional safety to folding and the jib during out-of-service operation. cranes. “When designing the or 20 degrees. With a total weight unfolding operations. For ease of All of the mechanisms are frequency cranes, we focus on transporting of less than 26 tonnes, it can be set-up, it has side ballast, which controlled and radio remote control it to the site, rigging, maintaining, transported on a single truck in means the counterweight does not is included. operating on site and then most markets, reducing need to be moved during erection “The emphasis on the Igo range is moving on to the next job.” transportation costs. and dismantling. This is especially to make everything about the job as Looking for New four something bigger Dunham Cranes, the Ramsbottom/ about 4.5 metres square,” he says. axle MK While the UK has something of a and the maximum working radius to Bury-based distributor for FB Gru Dunham took delivery of the first blind spot for self erectors, it does more than 44 metres. self erectors which introduced its GHS 401 in the UK last year. like the mobile version which can The completely new design, the largest machine, the 1,000kg at Designed in six metre modules, the offer many of the advantages of a two-section lattice-construction 36 metre radius GA136 last year, unit can be easily handled and regular self erector while retaining telescopic tower is said to be has seen the demand for the transported to site on one truck. the mobility of an All Terrain exceptionally rigid and has three longer radius self erecting cranes crane. Liebherr has recently The units can also increase its standard steep-angle jib settings: introduced its four axle MK88 mobile increase in the UK. Unfortunately height with the addition of more 15, 30 and 45 degrees. tower crane, the successor to the its request for a larger FB crane tower sections, unlike the fixed MK80 of which sold nearly 150 units. The electric power supply for crane has so far gone unheeded, so it height self erector. erecting and operation can be taken Like the three axle MK63 and has entered into an agreement either from the standard compact five axle MK100 models in the with Benazzato to distribute 48-kVA generator on the superstructure Liebherr's range, the new MK88 its 40 metre self erector. or by connecting to an outside is an extremely compact, source. The generator allows the Dunham director, Alan manoeuvrable design and therefore crane to be erected and operated Dunham said: “We now have ideal for use in town centres where no suitable outside power where space between buildings is an arrangement with supply is available - a major bonus limited. Benazzato and its UK dealer in town centres and noise to take the 40 metre crane Transport dimensions are similar protection areas. should we need it. We have to the MK80 but the crane The cranes radio remote control been asking FB for a while superstructure is distinctly larger includes a full display of the essential to produce a larger self allowing a maximum hook height load and operational information, erecting crane but this does with the jib in the 45 degree including actual working radius, not look like happening in 'super steep-angle' position to hook height, lifting speeds and the increase to more than 57 metres the near future.” load on the hook. Dunham also thinks that the small city tower crane has great potential in the UK. “FB Gru's new GHS 401 is much lighter and needs a much smaller base than a self erector - 2.8 metres by 2.8 metres compared with

36 cranes & access May/June 2009 The Guide for buyers and users of lifting equipment

Access Equipment Cranes Telehandlers

Haydock Park 24th & 25th June 2009

www.vertikaldays.net vertikal days c&a Even bigger and better Despite the current economic climate, Vertikal Days - the only UK event aimed specifically at the crane, access and telehandler industry - will have more exhibitors, more worldwide new product debuts and product launches than ever before.

Now in its third year, the event has The Marketplace firmly established itself as THE Meetings and Seminars lifting show for the UK and Ireland, There are a number of meetings and seminars being held on-site with its relaxed atmosphere throughout the two days. conducive to networking, making new contacts, discovering new New Crane Hire/Contract Lift IPAF Rental Plus meeting products and ideas and in some guidelines - Wednesday 24th Wednesday 24th cases, trying out the equipment in Entry and parking is free of charge The CPA/HSE will unveil a major There is a seminar on IPAF the demonstration area. to anyone employed by companies revision of the CPA Best Practice Rental Plus, the quality standard Almost 60 access manufacturers that buy or use the wide array of Guide for Crane Hire and Contract for powered access rental from Aichi to Youngman will be products and services on display. Lifting, which companies will be able companies, open to both members represented as well as more than And when at the show all to comment on prior to the HSE and non members. rolling it out with training sessions for 30 crane and telehandler producers refreshments - tea, coffee snacks Time: 11.30am in the Newton Stand and more than 20 other related and lunch is also provided - no hire desk staff in the second half of associations and companies. charge! Register on line before the this year. ALLMI Operators’ Forum - Thursday 25th Haydock Park is once again the event at www.vertikaldays.net Time: 10am for coffee with a venue, with the two day show and then just pick up a badge at 10.30am start in Leverhulme suites The ALLMI Operators Forum will taking place on June 24th and 25th. the entrance to the show. You can 1 and 2 on the second floor of the be holding its General Meeting. also obtain a VIP ticket (exchanged There is plenty to see including: Tommy Whittle stand. Time: 10.00am in the Whittle for a badge at the entrance) from suite. Aerial Lifts an exhibitor or just turn up on the Construction Hoists Best Mobile Access Towers day and complete a registration Practice - Wednesday 24th Higher Concept Syrinx Mast Climbers and Hoists form. If you are a manufacturer of The CPA Construction Hoist Interest workshops - Both days lifting equipment and are not Group (CHIG) is launching a Best Mobile Cranes Higher Concept Rental software is exhibiting you will need to contact Practice Guide on Work At Height organising a series of training Tower and Trailer Cranes the organisers to purchase a on Construction Hoists. workshops on both days of the Loader Cranes non-exhibiting manufacturers pass. Time: 2.30pm in Leverhulme suites event for its clients, in the Telescopic Handlers The Vertikal evening networking 1 and 2 on the second floor of the Newton stand. Safety Equipment event on Wednesday evening is Tommy Whittle stand. ‘Protect yourself through strictly by ticket only. The event is Training Centres the credit crunch’ - already close to capacity but any IPAF Hirers open meeting Wednesday 24th Both days Components & Accessories spare tickets will be offered on the Affiliated Trade Associations day on a first come, first served basis. IPAF is holding its annual hirers Top Service will host short committee open meeting which is seminars on Wednesday morning Aerial view of 2008 open to all IPAF rental company and throughout the day on members. Thursday entitled 'Protect yourself Time: 2:00pm in the Newton Stand through the credit crunch' . Show information Venue: Haydock Park Racecourse Newton-Le-Willows Merseyside WA12 0HQ (just off Junction 23 of the M6 motorway) Dates and times: Wednesday 24th June - 10am to 5.30pm Thursday 25th June - 10am to 4:30pm How to Register: • On line at www.vertikaldays.net and pick up your badge at the gate. • Obtain a VIP ticket from an exhibiting supplier and exchange it for a badge at the gate • Turn up on the day and complete a registration form.

38 cranes & access May/June 2009 Exhibitors and exhibits c&a vertikal days AGS Ascendant Access Australian Crane and AGS, the French-based crane Expanding UK-based manufacturer of Machinery electronics safety specialist will be truck mounted platforms Ascendant Australian Crane and Machinery, exhibiting with Falcon Cranes its Access will show two of its latest exhibiting for the first time in the UK distributor, displaying its latest platforms designed primarily for UK, will be based in the overload and anti-collision devices outreach rather than height - the 17 Marketplace where it will have for tower cranes. metre outreach Ascendant A17-12 in details on three new products. Access Industries Facelift colours mounted on a 3.5 The ACM-200 Super Platform, - see Multitel tonne chassis and the A22-17 aimed at the mining industry for Aichi mounted on a 7.5 tonne platform in maintenance of large earth moving Midland Truck Mounts livery. - see Ranger Equipment equipment and tunnel operators for ATN general maintenance; the ACM-280 Altec French-based mast boom manufactur- truck mounted aerial platform - see Kalmar er ATN will be showing its all new 12 which has the ability to travel in ATN Zebra 12 ALLMI metre Rough Terrain articulated boom any direction with a single lever The Association of Lorry Loader lift, the Zebra 12, with 8.5 metres control and the new 20 tonne Bil-Jax Manufacturers and Importers will outreach. Known for its wheeled and capacity ARC-20 articulated pick - see Promax Access once again be exhibiting at Vertikal tracked mast boom machines, the and carry tractor type crane which Bison Palfinger Days and hosting the general company is looking to develop a full is so popular in Australia. It is - see SkyKing meeting of its Operators Forum. articulated boom lift range up to 20 also looking for dealers in the Böcker APS metres and is seeking distributors and UK and Ireland. - see Power Lifting Services APS will show the recently launched partners to expand its export sales. Baker Access Broderson 23 metre Hinowa Light-Lift 23:12, Vertikal Days will also be the first time Newly formed Baker Access will some of the smaller Hinowa models that the company has displayed its - see Cranes UK launch the SUP-Elefant spider lift Bronto along with products from the Omme well known track and wheel mounted and CMC truck mounted product Finnish-based Bronto Skylift will be range. The company will also co- mast booms in the UK, with an eight range in the UK with a 15 metre metre tracked model and a more showing one of its XDT - Extra Duty man the UPAS stand with IPS which compact articulated tracked traditional 10 metre wheeled unit Telescopic truck mounts - the 46 will show models from the UpRight spider lift on display. aerial lift range. on display. metre S46 XDT, mounted on an 18

May/June 2009 cranes & access 39 vertikal days c&a Unic URW-547

tonne GVW chassis which provides has also been appointed as the Snorkel, Upright and MEC machines. up to 25 metres of outreach and a Broderson pick and carry industrial Take a look at its video presentation 700kg platform capacity. crane distributor for the UK and and interactive demonstrations of City Lifting Ireland and hopes to launch the its online ordering system which City Lifting is hoping to surprise range by showing the IC80 crane. will be running throughout the show everyone with a brand new K type CTE and pick up its latest European jib, compact city-type tower crane. New equipment from CTE includes catalogues and parts cd's Although with delivery due the the CTE 230 a 23 metre straight available on the stand. week before the show, it is far boom platform mounted on a 3.5 Facelift from certain that it will be ready. tonne chassis fitted with variable The Hickstead-based access The company will also have a six position 'H' frame jacking. Also on specialist will show a range of axle Spierings self erecting tower show will be its 13 metre Traccess products from its specialist sales crane on display. 135 and 17 metre Traccess 170 and hire division, and will most CMC tracked spider lifts, the 21 metre likely include Denka and Falck Zed 21 mounted on a 3.5 tonne GSR - see Baker Access Schmidt atrium lifts. Nissan Cabstar, the compact 32 Galizia - see Skyking CPA metre Bizzocchi KJF320 and the Hiab - see GGR-Unic The association representing plant Effer 585 loader crane. - see Muni-Serv hire company's will be on hand to Genie Higher Concept Software meet with members and will host Genie will display a raft of products two important seminars including the first UK showing of Higher Concept will be providing complimentary training workshops (See meetings and seminars) CTE Zed 21 the GRC-12 Genie Runabout Cranesafe Contractor. The steel mast and on its Syrinx rental software giving platform on the GRC-12 comes with customers an extra incentive to Cranesafe - the UK affiliate of SMIE visit Vertikal Days. The workshops, the leading manufacturer of tower a standard slide-out extension deck that provides 440mm of outreach. being held in the Newton Stand, crane anti-collision and safety will be run by HCS trainers with electronics systems - will have a With a lift capacity of 227kg, two operators can work to a height of experience of working directly in variety of products for tower the Plant and Tool Hire industry. cranes including anti-collision and 5.5 metres. The GRC-12 is also drivable when fully elevated. The sessions are intended to help zoning systems, remote monitoring customers maximise the return Other products will include the and data logging systems, along from their existing IT investment, Custom Equipment trailer mounted TZ-34/20, the with products for all types of hopefully strengthening and driving - see R2 Access AWP-25S portable personnel lift, cranes include anemometers their businesses forward in 2009. Dinolift the SLA-15 portable material lift, and wind speed alarms and All attendees will be given - see Ranger Equipment the Z-51/30J RT articulating Rough load view cameras. a fact sheet specific to the attended Terrain boom with jib and the Cranes UK Eazzi Access workshop and a complimentary gift. GTH-2506 compact telehandler. Tadano Faun distributor Cranes UK Eazzi Access, the recently founded Hinowa will probably be showing the company will be showing its new GGR Unic - see APS largest crane at Vertikal Days - range of UK-built push-around The GGR stand will be a mixture of the 220 tonne ATF 220G-5 as well scissor lifts. Together with R2 red and yellow as it launches its HMF as the UK launch of the HK40 truck Access it will be auctioning a new six model range of GGR AL Danish-based loader crane mounted crane in John Sutch special 'Pink' machine for womens' series of Airlift spider cranes. In manufacturer HMF will display a colours. Also making an appearance charities. their bright yellow livery, the variety of its current model range, on its stand will be the 40 tonne Easi-Uplifts air-powered mini cranes claim to be including the HMF 1720K3, HMF ATF40-G2 and 50 tonne ATF50-G3 Easi Uplifts - the Irish-based the world's first fully Atex certified 2420K7, HMF 0DIN OK6, HMF All Terrain cranes. The company international crane, access and Zone 1 spider cranes. Designed 1643 Z2 and the HMF 340 K3. telehandler rental company will primarily for the petrochemical, Holland Lift exhibit a selection of its specialist offshore and underground controlled - see Russon Access Genie equipment which it offers on both sectors the AL Series can work in inspHire a retail and re-rent basis in the UK. Zone 1 and Zone 2 environments Making its third appearance at The centre piece of the company's with all the attributes of the Vertikal Days, inspHire will be display will be a new 70 metre standard Unic cranes. Models range demonstrating its Hire Management Bronto S70XDT truck mounted lift from the 2.9 tonne AL529 to the Solutions designed to handle all the which will be based in London. The six tonne AL660. day-to-day tasks associated with company is also looking for staff Also on show will be the six tonne the running of a hire business. and partners to support its UK Unic URW-706 and the new four Now using Windows 2007 look expansion plans. tonne capacity Unic URW-547 and feel, inspHire has streamlined Effer which has an improved working menus for quick and easy system - see CTE radius of 17.83 metres and 18.6 navigation and live two-way EPW UK metres lift height. Completing the integration with 'best of breed' Equipment Parts Wholesale, the stand is the two tonne Galizia accounts packages like Sage and California-based parts supplier has G20 pick and carry crane. Microsoft, for easy month end recently opened its Flintshire-based Giraf Track procedures. New features include European parts business and will be - see Test Centrum 'Smart Views' which allow the user showing a range of OEM parts that Grove to create live, dynamic and it stocks for Genie, JLG, Skyjack, - see Manitowoc interactive reports - to interrogate

40 cranes & access May/June 2009 and analyse 'just the information' distributor but the company will have required. its Land Rover-based 14.2 metre, 6.7 c&a vertikal days Latest developments include Vista metre outreach MPT 140 on display Certified inspHire CRM which is and hopes to announce its new UK intuitively simple and created distribution arrangements at the show. specifically for the rental industry Iteco to harness customer information to - see Russon Access help build stronger more profitable Jekko UK relationships - now with remote Italian crane manufacturer, Jekko will synchronisation. InspHire unveil an all new tracked mini crane, MobileWorking provides the the SPX1040, as well as showing the freedom to work away from a MPK 20W and the SPD360. The new hardwired workstation. Using model, its largest to date, has a the latest Net technology and maximum lift capacity of four tonnes features such as barcode or RFID and a maximum tip height of 23.5 functionality and signature capture metres. The new crane is a narrow on-site. aisle pedestrian controlled crane Isoli MPT 140 IPAF although it can pick and carry up to The International Powered Access Federation will be looking to meet Jekko SPX1040 2.4 tonnes and is available in a a chart for the crane without with members and promote its variety of configurations. counterweight, which reduces Powered Access Licence PAL card The standard model comes with the GVW to just 5,000kg. training programme while also narrow fixed chassis and rubber JLG hosting two rental meetings - tracks, a 14.5 metre four section JLG is going electric, displaying see meetings and seminars. boom and heavy duty 4.8 metre five electric-powered aerial work IPS swingaway with optional 2.7 metre platforms. The 13.72 metre E450AJ IPS, the international parts and stinger extension, which gives it a articulated boom lift, specifically service supplier, will have a new class leading tip height of 23.5 designed where space is limited metres with an offset capability line of automotive, plant and access and claimed to be the fastest boom of up to 25 degrees. parts on display including bulbs, in its class. alarms and will be promoting its on Options include an extendable For lower level access work, and line parts ordering system. steel tracked chassis for maximum in confined or weight-restricted Isoli pick and carry duties, a shorter applications, JLG's 'ultra-compact' three section boom and three mast lift model 1230ES, with a No confirmation yet of Italian counterweight options, including platform height of 12ft, provides platform manufacturer Isoli's UK

May/June 2009 cranes & access 41 vertikal days c&a Maeda LC1385-B MEC 5492 RT

convenient access for routine Kranlyft interior repair and maintenance Kranlyft will be showing for the first work. The Toucan 10E is the time in the UK its new six tonne company's latest mast boom with mini crawler crane, the Maeda a 10 metre working height. Electric LC1385-B with is 16.7 metre main scissor lifts - the 19ft 1930ES and boom and two tonnes pick and a 20 metre Liftlux 180-12 - will carry capability. Another first for is also be on show. the 2.8 tonne capacity Maeda Kalmar MC285 ultra compact spider crane, Kalmar, the Altec and most recently which will be shown with a glass Socage distributor in the UK, will suction unit mounted to the head of Mayfield Publishing MEC be showing two new products the crane with full radio remote Dick Lloyd will once again be selling Back again this year, MEC has two including the Socage Apache DA controls. Other mini cranes on the and signing copies of his book '40 new machines making their UK 320, its latest 20 metre working stand include the LC785 mini crane, years a salesman'. debut - its largest scissor lift to height truck mounted platform and full line of Maeda spider cranes date, the new 54ft platform height unveiled at Intermat. Mounted on a - the MC405 with fly jib, MC305, He has announced that this is his turbo powered 5492 RT with 3.5 tonne chassis, the platform has MC174 CRM-G and the MC104 CR-G. last show and that he is selling off optional Ultra Deck and the electric a 9.2 metre outreach with a 250kg his remaining inventory at half Liebherr powered 3084 Speed Level which platform capacity. The company will price. So this may be your last Liebherr will use Vertikal Days for is a must see product in that it also be showing a new 13 metre chance to obtain a signed copy of the first showing of its new LTM extends the self levelling concept Altec boom lift mounted on a Ford his entertaining book. 1150-6.1, 150 tonne, 66 metre main into possible new applications. Transit van. boom All Terrain crane in Ainscough MCS The Californian-based manufacturer Kingfisher livery. The new crane will be used Software supplier MCS is attending will also display a wide range of to demonstrate the very latest Vertikal Days for the first time and One of the more unusual products electric scissor lifts including version of the company's Bluetooth says that it has worked alongside on show will be a new platform 1932ES, 2033ES, 3247ES and the remote control system which so a number of access and lifting emergency escape/rescue device 3772ESHD machine which it says impressed visitors at last year's hire companies to develop and from Kingfisher Access. The is unique in its class, being fully Vertikal Days. The system has refine its comprehensive software compact device incorporates a electric with four wheel drive and moved on dramatically in the 12 solutions - automating many friction descent reel which, self-levelling outriggers. combined with one of the months since then. critical business processes Mecaplus company's multi-linkharnesses, Also on show will be the four without the need for extensive allows an operator stranded in an tonne maximum capacity 32TT customisation or radical changes Spanish company Mecaplus is elevated platform to safely lower fast-erecting tower crane which to existing business processes. exhibiting for the first time in the himself to the ground under his offers seven different jib lengths Features include the Allocation UK and will be demonstrating its own control. The device will be and three different under-hook Chart - a colour-coded visual unique 12 metre, self levelling demonstrated every hour from a heights. Also on show is the LTM calendar showing each machine's ME1254 self propelled articulating 60ft boom. 1095-5.1 and the MK110. booking status; Daily Diary - a boom aimed at high volume tree pruning applications, although a The company will also be promoting The Liebherr after-sales product daily 'to do' list of a depot's more general construction version its wide range of training courses support team will be out in force, deliveries, collections and projected of the lift is also available. The and its range of harnesses to cope with a display of service vehicles, returns; Associated Specification platform is also available with half with all manner of working at height and an example of the automotive Documents - a useful option and full tracked chassis. situations. quality respray service offered by providing a machine's safety Liebherr's state-of-the-art paint and operating instructions printed If you are looking for a product that Kingfisher shop. Also look out for the (or emailed) with the contract can truly revolutionise a sector then company's in-house CPCS Training or delivery note at the point of some time spent on this stand will School information desk which hire, ensuring the customer is pay dividends. will have an instructor on hand to supplied with the pertinent Merlo discuss the many training schemes information at the right time and Italian telehandler manufacturer on offer. Scheduled Maintenance Alerts Merlo is showing one of its Manitou which collate each machine's popular Roto 40.25 MCSS 360 maintenance and service intervals Access and telehandler degree telehandler fitted with an into a work to-do list displayed manufacturer Manitou will be EN280 compliant 300kg capacity in ascending date order for showing a selection of its diesel variable width platform with has a workshop staff. and electric articulated booms maximum width of 4.5 metres. including its new 17 metre Liebherr LTM 1150-6.1 Kirby Tyres bi-energy lift, one of its VJR mast booms and an 18 metre telehandler. Kirby Tyres has entered the UK Manitowoc market with the Triple Coin range of All Terrain crane and truck tyres. Manitowoc has taken a booth in Effectively breaking the two the Marketplace and will be supplier - Michelin and Bridgestone demonstrating its exciting new - hold on the crane tyre market. CraneStar fleet management Early indications on the durability system for cranes which it is and wear characteristics of the planning to make standard on all tyres are promising with several of its Grove, Potain and Manitowoc crane hirers having made the switch. cranes. 42 cranes & access May/June 2009 Brand listing NEWTON Access Equipment STAND CPA/HSE Access Industries 114 IPAF, Syrinx, ALLMI Aichi 135 Top Service Seminars Altec 140 Seminars APS 111 Ascendant 106 ATN 113 CATERING Baker Access 127 ORGANISERS BilJax 137 OFFICE Bison Palfinger 142 Bizzocchi 101 Böcker 105 Bronto 100 CMC 127 CTE 101 MARKET PLACE 100 110 121 130 139 148 Custom Equipment 125 Wynne Systems Denka 145 RACE COURSE 101 111 122 131 140 Dinolift 135 149 Myerscough College Eazzi Lift 124 132 141 AGS 102 112 123 Facelift 145 DEMO Insphire Genie 147 133 142 AREA 124 IPAF Giraf Track 123 103 113 GSR 142 134 143 Australian Cranes 114 125 Hinowa 111 104 Kingfisher Access 135 Holland Lift 132 151 115 126 Therm Oil Hy-Brid 125 105 Isoli 103 EPW UK 116 127 Iteco 132 106 144 Higher Concept JLG 130 DEMO 117 AREA Will Leftwich Kalmar 140 107 MARKET Associates Manitou 118 PLACE CPA Matilsa/SkyKing 142 108 MCS Mecaplus 143 118 136 145 152 MEC 128 109 Manitowoc 119 128 137 146 153 Merlo 136 Cranesafe Multitel-Pagliero 114 120 129 138 147 Niftylift 122 Shield Batteries 154 Oil & Steel 120 109a Omme 111 Palazzani 110 Palfinger Platforms 142 PB Lifttechnik 135 ENTRANCE Platform Basket 137 CAR PARK Powerlift 131 Power Lifting Services 105 Power Tower 101 Promax Access 137 Cranes and Lifting Equipment Liebherr 152 Telehandlers IPAF MP Pyrascaf 139 AGS MP Maeda 144 Genie 147 IPS 112 Manitowoc MP R2 Access 125 Australian Crane & Machinery MP JLG 130 Kingfisher Access MP Moffett 104 Kirby Tyres 116 Ranger Equipment 135 Böcker 105 Liebherr 153 Broderson 154 Muni-Serv 104 Manitou 118 Mayfield Publishing MP Russon Access 132 City Lifting 109a Penny Hydraulics 102 MEC 128 MCS MP Skyjack 138 Crane Safe MP Power lifting services 105 Merlo 136 Myerscough College MP Skyking 142 Cranes UK 154 PM 120 Skyjack 138 Nooteboom 148 Effer 101 Socage 140 Potain MP Terex 147 Shield Batteries MP Galizia 129 Teupen 135 SMIE MP Test Centrum 123 Syrinx MP Genie 147 Speedy Lifting 133 Thermoil MP Test Centrum 123 GGR 129 Other Spierings 107 Tinsley Trailers 151 The Spider Lift Company 135 Glasboy 129 ALLMI 102/103 Tadano Faun 154 Top-Service MP Tracked Access 110 Grove MP CPA MP Terex AWP 147 Triple Coin Tyres 116 SUP Elefant 127 Hiab 104 Cranes Today MP HMF 102 Test Centrum 123 Trojan Battery 121 UpRight 111/112 Crown Battery MP Imai 141 Tinsley Trailers 151 Union Power Systems 121 Versalift 117 Jekko 141 Tracked Access 110 EPW MP Will Leftwich Associates MP Wumag 142 Kalmar 140 UNIC 129 Higher Concept Software MP Wynne Systems MP Youngman 115 Kranlyft 144 Valla 119 Insphire MP ZF 115 Penny Hydraulics vertikal days c&a

Multitel products at Vertikal Days. The 15 Multitel MX225 Multitel and its UK distributor metre, track mounted TD150T which Access Industries has two models fits in between the compact 12 metre TD120T and very large TD170 making their UK launch. The 22.5 Muni-Serv Hiab XS offering a greater working height in metre working height Multitel a much more compact package. MX225 truck mounted platform is The other new product on show will mounted on a 3.5 tonne chassis be the 12 metre self drive SD120T with stabilisers that set up within low weight self propelled boom lift. the width of the vehicle and provide Nooteboom a 10 metre outreach from its Nooteboom will show a brand new narrow footprint. semi-trailer designed specifically to Also new is the SMX 170 tracked transport aerial lifts with hydraulic Platform Basket spider lift, launched late last year. ramps, standard superwinch and - see Promax The unit incorporates the boom the ability to carry a load on the PM 21.10 spider from Platform Basket. structure from the MX 170 truck With an unrestricted lift capacity of gooseneck for maximum carrying The loader crane company is mounted platform mounted on a capability. 200kg, the lift has a maximum expected to exhibit alongside its Palazzani developed crawler outreach of 10.3 metres. Features Oil&Steel sister company Oil&Steel chassis. Weighing just two tonnes include two position adjustable Oil&Steel will be showing its four Potain the platform has a small operational brand new aerial lifts including the stabilisers, radio remote control with - See Manitowoc footprint but has close to eight metres 17 metre Snake 1770 Compact, a permanent cable connected con- outreach with 200kg lift capacity. mounted on a 3.5 tonne chassis trol panel in the basket, a choice of Finally a 35 metre J335ALU truck and offering up to seven metres either Kubota diesel or Honda petrol mounted lift - destined for Rapid of outreach and the 25 metre engines (and 220/110V), hydraulically adjustable tracks - from 940mm to Platforms -will be shown with Snake 2512 Compact with an 1,250mm - all internal hose and variable outrigger jacking, 400kg outreach of 12 metres specifically cabling in the boom, a 1.5 metre jib payload, 22.5 metres of outreach developed for the next level up and removable basket. and 300 degree jib rotation. from a 3.5 tonne truck. Alongside will be the new Platform The MX 270 and MX200 truck Also on show will be the new Easy Lift R150 Basket 1890 compact tracked mounted platforms complete the Octopussy EVO tracked spider lift Power Lift UK access platform with 18 metre company's line up. platforms which feature a new Back again this year with two new working height and increased Muni-Serv multi-area stabilisation system, 45 degree right and left rotating products is Easy Lift distributor outreach of nine metres. The Muni-serv specialist vehicle Power Lift UK. The new Easy Lift platform weighs in at 2,350kg and solutions, the Hiab authorised platform, tracks extendible from R160 tracked spider lift is more includes features such as radio service centre for the North West 780 to 1,080 mm and an optional compact yet has an additional one control and extending tracks. will be launching and demonstrating 45 degree articulating jib. metre of working height than the the Hiab XS MEWP, a completely Omme Pyrascaf R150 spider. Also new is the K-Lift EN280 certified aerial work platform Irish company Pyrascaf will unveil - see APS LV125 van mounted platform which combined with the benefits of a its new, patented mobile alloy tower Palazzani can be seen alongside the LV145 state of the art loader crane. In that it says is 'safe to build, safe to - see Tracked Access van mount. addition there will be a variety of climb and safe to work from'. The equipment from the Hiab XS range Palfinger Platforms Power Lifting Services company has found a new method and the Multi-Lift demountable - see Skyking UK distributor for Böcker trailer of erecting and using a 5.5 to 6.5 range. Penny Hydraulics cranes will be showing one of the metre working height mobile work Myerscough College Penny Hydraulics will show a wide company's aluminium cranes while platform using lifting bars, therefore Industrade will show off the Myerscough College offers a wide range of its vehicle mounted lifting eliminating the need to climb the manufacturers hoists, including a range of courses for crane and products, including the new 500kg tower during the build process. ladder frame type roof hoist. general plant service engineers. capacity FV500 and 1,200kg An integral fall arrest system allows Apprentices will be on hand at the capacity, 4.3 metre reach FV1200 Power Tower the scaffold to be climbed in safety show to explain more about SwingLift. Also on the stand will be - see CTE and once on the work platform, the courses and the College. its Davit, Easy Loader, Sidelift, Promax Access harness is fixed to a central, Niftylift Steplift, Miniloader 250 and 500 UK distributor for Platform Basket stainless steel rotating harness The UK's leading manufacturer of and Knuckle joint cranes. Also look spider lifts and Bil-Jax trailer and point giving 360 degree access self propelled and trailer platforms out for its new track mounted crane self propelled lifts, Promax Access, around the platform without having Niftylift will be showing two new developed with Hinowa. is launching the new 22 metre to move the harness position.

Merlo 40.25MCSS Niftylift Oil&Steel Snake 1770 Compact Platform Basket 21.10

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B195-25, a 19.5 metre diesel pow- vertikal days & ered scissor lift with an increased c a Aichi SR14CJ capacity of 750kg. Also new is the Holland Lift Q135- 24 battery pow- Skyjack SJ51AJ ered scissor lift. Both are drivable at full height. The Iteco scissor lift range will be represented by several models including the IT 4680 MC battery powered with side deck extension, the IT12122 and IT12151, both offer- Ranger Equipment levelling stabiliser system, a full ing 14 metre working heights but in Ranger Equipment is launching not outdoor rating and travel at full narrow and wide versions. one but two major new brands into height. PB's S171-16ES has a 17 Skyjack the UK market - PB Liftechnik, the metre working height, a 1.6 metre Skyjack will have five platforms on German-based heavy duty and 'wide body' with a self levelling its stand as well as the telescopic narrow aisle scissor lift manufacturer stabiliser system. boom SJ66T in the demonstration as well as the leading Japanese Also on display will be the Leo 23GT area. Making its first appearance in aerial lift manufacturer Aichi. The and Leo 30T, while the 50 metre Leo the UK is the 51ft articulated boom company which also distributes 50GT will be performing in the SJ51AJ which is now beginning to demonstration area. Teupen spider lifts will also have four ship. Also on show are two rough brand new models on the stand, the R2 Access Platforms terrain platforms, the full size 50ft Leo 13GT spider, Aichi SR14CJ boom R2 Access Platforms will be using platform height SJ9250 and the and PB S171-16ES and PB S225- Vertikal Days as the UK launch pad compact 6832RT. The highly popular for Custom Equipment's Hy-Brid 12ES scissor lifts. 3226 and 3219 electric scissor lifts range of lightweight compact The 13 metre Teupen Leo 13GT is a Russon complete the line-up. new, low cost entry level model, scissor lifts designed for working Access SkyKing while the Aichi SR14CJ is a 14 metre both in carpeted areas and on self propelled 'crawler' boom, one of upper floors during construction Shield Batteries Skyking will show the all-new 12 Aichi's brand new 'global' series. where load bearing is critical. The Bishop's Stortford-based Shield metre Land Rover mounted platform company will also debut the Eazzi Lift. The PB S225-12ES is a technically Batteries will be showing the high using the Matilsa-built super advanced 1.2 metre wide, 22.5 Russon Access quality range of Crown deep cycle structure, as well as the GSR E228TJ metre working height electric Russon Access - the Holland Lift and batteries that it says even manages and E200PX. It will also have a scissor lift that claims to be shorter, Iteco distributor for the UK - will be to outperform the other high quality Wumag WT450 on display alongside lighter and more maneovrable than showing several new models, American built aerial lift batteries on the largest Wumag in the country - a the competition and has a self including the new Holland Lift the market. 70 metre WT700.

46 cranes & access May/June 2009 SkyKing Thermoil Terry Fellner, president of Thermoil c&a vertikal days Inc, USA - the Wisconsin-based supplier of battery protection and be showing the range of Trojan Youngman refurbishment products - will be on products including two volt cell Boss X3 the Thermoil Europe stand batteries, the Trojan battery explaining both the cost saving and programme and the Platinum environmental benefits of the Smie VRLA battery programme. products. Fellner will also be doing UpRight - UPAS - see Cranesafe live demonstrations of both the The joint venture between APS and Socage Battery De-Sulfater and Battery IPS will show a range of UpRight - see Kalmar De-Mister throughout the show. products, including the X27BE Speedy Interactive CD's and product literature bi-energy scissor lift and the The UK's largest supplier of lifting will be available for visitors and XT24AL trailer mounted scissor lift. product available for purchase. gear will display a wide range of Valla Tinsley Trailers lifting and rigging equipment. Speedy Valla Lifting Solution (VLS) is the new is also a major provider of generators Tinsley Special Products designs, lifting equipment division of Valla for the tower crane industry and will develops and manufactures special- Crane UK will exhibit a selection of have units on display. ist HGV trailers and ancillary its electric powered pick and equipment for both the UK and Spierings carry cranes. Its specialist lifting continental European markets. It will Spierings is exhibiting in its own equipment vehicles have a full display its award winning crane right this year with a full range of its range of lifting tackle enabling its counterweight trailer with built in mobile self erecting tower cranes in lifting teams to undertake almost fall protection system. customer colours. Cranes on show any small to medium lifting job on will include a John Sutch three axle Top Service site. VLS will also be showing a SK377-AT3, a four axle K-Lift Specialist construction industry small range of powered access S498-AT4, a five axle City Lifting credit reference agency Top Service equipment from Genie and Bravi. SK599-AT5, a six axle BCHC will be demonstrating its online Valla UK is also the UK distributor SK1265-AT6 and a seven axle credit check and debtors exchange for 3B6 load monitoring systems NMT SK2400-AT7. service. Exhibiting with O Donovan offering a full range of parts and after SUP Elefant Solicitors it will also be hosting sales services throughout the UK. - see Baker Access seminars 'Protecting Yourself Versalift Through The Credit Crunch' in the companies such as United Rentals, Tadano Faun Versalift - the market leading pro- Newton stand. See seminars and RSC and Sunbelt use its Rentalman - see Cranes UK ducer of van mounted and insulated workshops. software to manage its rental Terex AWP lifts will be showing five platforms business. Tracked Access - see Genie on its stand including British Youngman Tracked Access will have several Telecom 3.85 tonne Ford Transit Test Centrum Youngman will have a wealth of tracked Palazzani Ragno spider ET36NF van and 5.2 tonne Iveco This will be the first opportunity access equipment on display platforms and is hoping to have a mounted ET38NF van; a Scottish & for the UK to see Giraf Track's including its new push around mini crane on show. Southern Energy five tonne impressive, particularly with its scissor lift the Boss X3 which offers The Ragno TZX 170 was developed Mercedes Sprinter mounted ET38NF 13 metre platform, tracked boom a working height of up to 4.55 with Multitel and is a low weight with street lighting specification; a lift/crane/telehandler. The company metres. The machine incorporates 17 metre spider lift that weighs Mercedes Unimog U4000 mounted is currently working with an electrical big scissor features such as 2,000kg. The larger 19 metre Ragno ET36NF 'Low Voltage Insulation' supply/maintenance contractor to overload and tilt alarm cut-outs and TSJ19 is available with either utility specification vehicle and a build a machine specifically for the a platform descent interrupt switch. wheeled or tracked chassis and has new Mercedes Sprinter Versalift UK utility market. The resulting The company will also have its new an outreach of nine metres. The 27 service van. platform will feature an operator BoSS Evolution aluminium access metre tracked Ragno TSJ27C has Vertikal Press cab with joystick controls and front tower system on display. The tube 14 metres of outreach controlled by blade for stabilisation. The tracked Located inside the Entrance tent, to tube design eliminates T-Joints Palazzani's patented 'automatic machine can cope with two people Vertikal Press will have the latest providing a stronger frame that is outreach limiting system'. plus a 250kg transformer. issue of Cranes & Access magazine both stiffer and lighter. Teleguard, Also on show is a four Teupen available plus a number of back an innovative telescopic platform tonne capacity Merlo issues. A 50 per cent discount on ladder and single-person work - see Ranger Equipment Roto 40.25 MCSS subscriptions will apply for the station and Transforma, a telehandler which two days of the event. professional multi function ladder can lift 1,500kg WLA - Will Leftwich will also be on show. Visitors will to its maximum Palazzani Associates also see an improved version of the 25.25 metres WLA offers a wide range of BoSS Zone 1 fibreglass tower and lift height. consultancy services for the rental P1000 podium steps. Completing industry, from recruitment, hire the display is a new range of websites, company management and staging boards available with both operating and safety guide services. plywood and composite decking. Wumag Palfinger ZF Trojan - see SkyKing ZF supplies most of the transmissions - see Union Power Systems Wynne Systems used in Europe's mobile cranes as Union Power Systems Wynne Systems, one of the world’s well as running gear for telescopic Union Power Systems - the recently largest rental software suppliers is handlers. Stop by and see its Giraf Track appointed Trojan batteries master stepping up its activities in Europe latest ideas as well as its product distributor/importer for the UK - will and will be demonstrating why support team.

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Some assembly c&a mast climbers required At the recent IPAF summit in Dublin, Kevin O'Shea of Mastclimbers Inc made a presentation extolling the virtues of renting mast climbing work platforms, particularly during the current recession. His pitch focussed both on the contractor benefits of using mastclimbers on a project, as well as the profitability potential for access rental companies.

limited to the occasional job where it is essential to have tradesmen working on multiple levels at the same time. Multi-level mastclimbers are available but probably best for long term jobs such as cathedral/large church renovation and cleaning where the shapes are very awkward and where the platforms will remain Kevin O'Shea in place for several years. As with scaffold, Mastclimbers can at the IPAF When it comes to costs O'Shea Summit be adapted to any shape and surely quoted savings of more than 50 will become the façade access percent when using mastclimbers on method of choice It is surprising that some 50 years a typical façade job. Most of the after the first mastclimbers were saving comes, of course, from the fact tradesmen are always working at contract for it and can generally first introduced, they are still not - that the delivery cost and set up time the optimum height, which in itself plan his sales efforts far better than perhaps with one or two exceptions is substantially lower. When you add brings in productivity and quality of the day to day nature of mobile - the façade access product of the other benefits to the equation, work benefits and it is hard to work platforms. choice. No matter how you look at such as the time saved climbing imagine why mast climbers are not it, mastclimbers provide a more If you go back to the late 1980's, ladders, the elimination of a material always the access method of convenient, safer and more efficient mastclimbers were the hottest or personnel hoist, the fact that choice for façade work. working platform for the vast majority new product in the UK and Ireland of façade work than regular scaffold, Mastclimbers vs scaffold O'Shea argues that given the fact and a good number of powered whether system or tube and fitting. that mastclimbers, like scaffolding, access rental companies added Typical application: Facade 50 are an integral access solution for a them to their fleets. On the whole it metres high by 40 metres wide, building, it must be designed even was a disaster as everyone cut the requires brick finish 2,000 on the most basic level - unlike just rates for the simplest jobs and then square metres of coverage for turning up and unloading a scissor found that they had underestimated six months lift. This fact tends to favour the the work required to design and Scaffold: $175,000 better organised companies, which install the equipment and lost run solid quality control procedures money while distracting themselves Mastclimbers: $90,000 and can prove their competence to from their core boom and scissor Scissors or Booms: Not suitable serious contractors. business. Cradles/Swingstage: Not suitable It also allows, he points out, Gradually all of them exited the companies to be paid for their market, with the net beneficiary Scaffold v mastclimbers expertise, something that has all being Andrew Reid and his young Footprint on ground but vanished from most day to day company Mastclimbers. Having • Scaffold: 100 square metres crane or powered access rental spotted the fact that the logistics businesses. and design skills were more • Mastclimbers: 4 square metres The design and build element, along important than the product itself, he Mastclimbers also benefit from: with the fact that most mast- set out steadily building a business based on these lines. Mastclimbers • No repetitive strain from climbing climbers tend to be tied into the = lower absenteeism building, make the rental far more gradually acquired most of the In spite of the obvious benefits that permanent, not subject to mid competitive fleets in the UK to a mast climbers offer façade scaffold is • Exactly the right working contract undercutting and temporary point where it almost had a still the by far the most widely used height at all times = access method for buildings. off-hiring, allowing the rental company monopoly. It became part owned better productivity and quality by SGB after absorbing its There are of course a few applications of work. to safely predict the contribution where the façade scaffold, even a over the life of the project. With a mastclimber fleet and today is an • No hoist required = tube and fitting façade scaffold is mast climber placed on say a four integrated division of SGB UK, further cost saving the best tool for the job. However month project, the rental company itself owned by the US-based they are few and far between and Source: Kevin O'Shea actual example, USA East coast has all that time to seek out a new conglomerate, Harsco.

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While powered access companies took a stab at the market in the 1980's the scaffold industry largely ignored it, seeing it as a competitor to their products and services. This in spite of the fact that the skill sets required to operate mastclimbers efficiently are precisely those needed for contract scaffolding. The big scaffolders made and are still making the same mistake as the coaching companies when the railways arrived, thinking that they were a coaching company rather than a transporter of people. One or two scaffold companies are now getting the message and we take a look at one of the fastest growing companies below. Complex design problems and tieing into the building allows companies to be paid With no space on the ground for the above O'Shea certainly makes the for intellectual contribution and prevents application the company designed a unique solution mastclimbing rental business look mid contract undercutting proving an elevated base for the mast climbers very appealing and it has been shown to be a first class, highly rewarding business. Is it a good loose most from the growth of and the speed that they switch over have the design, delivery and erection bolt-on for boom and scissor rental mastclimbers, they also appear to from scaffold. One interesting skills and are usually one of the first companies? We think not - it needs be highly conservative and slow to recent development is the arrival in companies on site. Maybe over the to be set up as a specialist stand adopt new technology so perhaps it the market of one or two tower next 10 years we will see the alone business or division. While will be the new entrants that will crane rental companies, such as emergence of the specialist tower scaffold companies already have benefit the most. Much will depend HTC. While they may not be well crane/hoist/mastclimber supplier? most of the skill sets and stand to on the demands from contractors versed in the access industry, they

One UK company that has gone hard balance to pull off well. “If from strength to strength by you are passionate about what Going from spotting trends in façade access mastclimbers can do and believe and putting its money where its that they are the best tool for the mouth is, is BFT Mastclimbers of job you effectively end up selling Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. against traditional scaffolding. strength to The company started out as a If you also have a scaffold division traditional tube and fitting and try and put the same passion scaffolder. After some years in and belief into that product, you the business it spotted the need to be selling against potential and the benefits of mastclimbers and can end up strength switching to system scaffold and tearing yourself apart as two parts dropped most its traditional of the business compete with inventory and invested in large each other.” BFT has dedicated volumes of Layher equipment, itself to Mastclimbers “There is also the case of course dropping its which helped it to grow and move scaffold business ahead of the pack. where most of the company's mastclimbers are out on rent but Then three years ago BFT recognised you have scaffold sitting in the yard. the fact that for the vast majority of At that point, that is what you applications, (90 percent it claims) would inevitably end up selling to mastclimbers would or should be the customer regardless of whether replacing scaffold. As a result the it is the best solution for his company began buying mastclimbing application.” work platforms from Spanish “Once we got into the mastclimber manufacturer Alher. The company's business it became very clear to us managers quickly realised that to that this was the way forward - the make the most of the new equipment future - and that few if any it had to fully stake its belief in the contactors will return to scaffold concept and exit the scaffold once they have used a business in order to focus all of its mastclimber,” adds Head. efforts on mast climbers. Managing director, Robin Head says that trying BFT currently operates a fleet of to keep a foot in both camps is a 220 mast climbers all of which are

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BFT prides itself on proper profiling of buildings using slide out extensions made by Spanish manufacture much of the versatility of the larger Alher. Until recently utilisation has products with up to 60 metres lift been as close to 100 percent as is height, and 750kg lift capacity on a physically possible, which has single mast or 900kg in double caused some problems with mast configuration. availability. A further 30 units were The company prides itself on the added late last year, in spite of the fact that when profiling a building poor exchange rate between it always uses purpose designed sterling and the Euro, simply to mesh floored deck extensions rather keep up with demand. After a than loose scaffold boards. Details slightly slower start to the year such as this, combined with a real utilisation is back in the high 90's 'can do' customer service attitude, with a reasonable forward order together with the small specialist book. Head says that he expects company focus should help ensure to add further platforms during the the company's continued growth year as the market grows and, he as it plays its part in expanding says, due to winning increased the market. market share.

The company's latest product from Not everyone is as Alher is a lighter weight, more thorough when it comes to edge extensions compact mastclimber, the PM60 with easier to handle triangular mast. BFT says that it is targeted at the London market where it feels its compact, lighter weight components will suit the space limitations so often found in the capital. The ultra compact base is just 800mm wide and can be moved with a simple stack truck. 1.5 metre mast sections weigh just 44kg and yet the PM60 retains

British Aircraft warning light solution specialists Delta Obstruction Lighting, is currently installing a lighting system on the cooling towers at the new Cairo West power plant in Egypt. In order to transport men and materials to the top of the 150 metre towers and to carry out the installation work, the company used a rack and pinion hoist to reach a slip-form type cantilever platform.

May/June 2009 cranes & access 51 mast climbers c&a Raising the profile The Guggenheim Building in Rochester, Minnesota is one of the landmark features of a city center which is steeped in the highest traditions of architecture and design. Built in 1974 and part of the Mayo Clinic's portfolio, needed a stable working platform Working with a mobile crane over it recently required some which could access 100 percent of 200 stone cladding panels were removed the profile of the façade so that we in order to replace the steel supports serious renovation work. and then refitted. The contact was awarded could achieve high productivity. to local company, Building Working with Atlanta-based its introduction to the project, has Mastclimbers, we developed a revolutionised the task. The Restoration Corporation and square profiled 'U' shaped, productivity benefits are huge, and Tom Fee, project manager twin-mast platform which operationally the task is infinitely for the job explains the enveloped the full façade.” easier with mast climbers than main work involved. Mastclimbers worked closely with any other form of access.” “The support steel which holds the Canadian manufacturer Fraco to “The training requirement consisted stone cladding in place required customise an ACT8 Electric, of taking experienced construction replacement. To achieve this we mastclimber. Kevin O'Shea of trades people and introducing them had to remove around 200 stone Mastclimbers said: “Fraco worked to new technology. You won't get The Fraco mastclimber wrapped around panels, each weighing between closely with us to design a them on any other type of access the façade to provide full access 550kg and 1,100kg. Our personnel tailor-made solution which, since now!” adds Fee. Sloping distillery When we think of malt whisky distilleries in Scotland, originally going to use scissor lifts and the designers to determine the traditional building's steeped in tradition come to mind. with extending platforms, but this anchor points for the masts and However the new Diageo distillery at Roseisle, Speyside presented problems of instability at taking into account the position of is a futuristic building with sloping sides that presented maximum working height. the various openings in the façade. several challenges when it came to cladding. Contractor Rok Scaffolding seemed to be the only What started out looking like a very alternative until we consulted complicated access problem quickly understood that this was a job for mastclimbing work SGB who proposed the use of actually turned out to be a platforms and called in SGB's Mastclimber division. mastclimbers, which it had used straightforward operation that The £40 million building is the first complete the other half. on inclined facades before.” worked well and went very new distillery to be built in Scotland smoothly”, added McLaughlan. Working closely with Rok, SGB “SGB was very involved in the for 30 years and while it adopts developed a design which minimised design process, working with us traditional malt whisky methods interference with the installation of within the dramatic architecture by SGB Mastclimbers provided the cladding and insulation Austin Smith Lord, the building a solution to a challenging materials, allowing the cladding houses traditional copper stills. cladding job that turned subcontractor to install thermal out to be remarkably straightforward The long 10 bay, 15 metre high insulation as well as the cladding façade, inclines 15 degrees ruling panels over the steel frame. The out the use of scissor lifts and inclined towers were supported on would also have been a challenge a special base unit with the built-in for traditional scaffold - not to offset, designed by SGB to transfer mention the inefficiencies of using the loads directly to the ground. non powered access for the job. The masts were also supported at the top of the façade and at SGB used a 15 metre high twin intermediate points to provide the mast assembly which covered half necessary lateral stiffness. of the building's length. Once the cladding was completed the masts Rok senior project manager Tom were dismantled and relocated to McLaughlan said: “We were

52 cranes & access May/June 2009 The answer c&a mast climbers to your prayers

A new Geda Multilift P18 Comfort passenger and material hoist is at work on Munich's famous Frauenkirche

Munich's Frauenkirche is currently level pre-selection control system hidden behind scaffolding in order with digital display is simple and to deal with serious moisture practical to use, with each level to damage - particularly on the be reached selected with the simple windward side of the building - push button, like any hotel elevator. which is costing €500,000 a year. The hoist's inbuilt frequency control The renovation work currently eliminates jerky starts and stops, being carried out on the north while reducing wear and tear on tower, is being assisted by a new the brakes, track rollers, etc. Geda Multilift P18 Comfort Numerous safety features have passenger and material hoist been built in to allow for the supplied by Geda's dealer BNS in combined passenger and material Chemnitz, working closely with application, including the overspeed the Munich scaffolder SGM. safety brake, overload protection The 90 metre hoist can stop at any with top and bottom limit switches one of 23 levels. The hoist's integrated and interlocked safety gates. A Titanic development Belfast-based mast climber rental heights of up to 25 metres. AER company AER is working with Harcourt staff make daily calls to the site in Construction on the regeneration of order to ensure that all platforms are the historic Titanic Quarter in Belfast. functioning as planned and to Harcourt gave AER the challenge of discuss any fine tuning or platform finding a practical way to provide repositioning. The site was originally access to all areas of the Gateway planned for system scaffold, but Building, a key part of phase one of having carried out a feasibility study the huge project. The building has a concluded that mast climbers would concrete frame with an external façade be both faster, provide better consisting of stone cladding and access and be less costly. glazed screens to a large double atrium. The solution consisted of a number of single and twin masted Alimak- Hek mastclimbing platforms, equipped for a combination of light duty work and brick- laying. The machines have to be positioned in 30 different configurations throughout the Mastclimbers are being used for construction and renovation of Belfast’s Titanic Quarter duration of the project, working at currently one of the largest redevelopment widths of up to 24 metres with projects in the British Isles.

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54 cranes & access May/June 2009 Next meeting of the c&a ALLMI focus Operators' Forum - 25th June 2009 Vertikal Days, the UK's only show Following the meeting, members dedicated to the lifting equipment will have the chance to visit the industry, will host the next ALLMI numerous companies exhibiting at Operators' Forum General meeting this years show and see and try on the 25th June at Haydock some of the latest lifting equipment Park. The meeting will include to hit the market. updates on the issues currently affecting lorry loaders and the Association's activities. Members will also receive presentations from Serge Cren of business ALLMI at communication specialists, Difference Corporation, and ALLMI technical manager, Alan Johnson, Vertikal Days on the projects he has planned for ALLMI will once again have a ALLMI executive director, Tom 2009. Mike Hodson, formerly of presence at Vertikal Days, Wakefield, said: “We're delighted to British Standards, will talk about Haydock Park on 24th/25th June. be involved with this year's show standardisation and legislation and Following the success of last and we expect to build upon the year's event, ALLMI will exhibit success we experienced last year. the part that the UK industry plays ‘The Operators’ alongside a variety of loader crane ALLMI fully supports the event and in the generation of standards. forum vehicle sticker manufacturers which so far it's pleasing to see loader crane includes: manufacturers using Vertikal Days Review of ALLMI General Meeting Effer, Muniserve/Hiab, HMF as the platform to promote their On the 21st April, ALLMI held its first General Meeting of 2009 for Penny Hydraulics and PM latest products.” manufacturer/service agent members. In addition to a trading update, members heard from Serge Cren of Difference Corporation on the benefits of various business communication systems, and how they can help members to work more efficiently and to deal with the challenges they face in the current economic climate. The meeting concluded with a presentation New Look from ALLMI's technical manager, Alan Johnson, who informed members of the projects he will be addressing throughout 2009, including ALLMI's Identity Card ongoing negotiations with CPCS, gaining Driver CPC accreditation for the ALLMI has launched its new look ALLMI training scheme, further work on the Engine Management Systems identity card (pictured right), project, development of ALLMI's auditing system, Whole Vehicle Type Approval which is awarded to operators guidance, and guidance relating to the forthcoming amendment of EN12999. who successfully complete one or more of the Association's training New ALLMI Guidance Note programmes. ALLMI has released a new guidance calibrated accordingly, and it is these ALLMI executive director, Tom note covering the calibration of issues that the guidance note aims to Wakefield, said: “We're very pleased relating to the operator's training. reduced capacity areas for loader address. It can be downloaded from with the new design, we feel that it The card will also continue to be cranes. www.allmi.com builds upon the professional image the only one for lorry loader training already established, whilst continuing to bear the HSE's 'Working in Fitting a loader crane requires careful to provide the important information Partnership' logo and commendation.” selection of the vehicle to suit the size of the crane being fitted (see ALLMI Guidance Note 007). Even so, it may not always be possible to achieve the New Guidance for ALLMI's required stability for the rated capacity of the crane through 360 degrees, with Hire Company Members some installations requiring reduced ALLMI recently produced template form that can be used by people capacity in areas, such as over the comprehensive guidance for its delivering the familiarisation training. vehicle cab. In such cases the stability hire company members on Johnson says: “we have quite a few limit has to be found and the rated product familiarisation training. capacity indicator and limiter need to be members involved in the hire of lorry Produced by technical manager, Alan loaders and it was felt that whilst these Johnson, in conjunction with the Operators' companies already operate to very high Forum Executive Committee, the guidance standards, it would be helpful to have ISO Crane Conference comes in two sections - the first provides guidance that clarifies exactly what is Speaking after ALLMI's recent sponsorship of the ISO Crane Conference guidance on the required level of information expected of the hire company, and to 2009, chairman, Mark Rigby said: “It was a very interesting and worthwhile and familiarisation that should be given assist them by providing a template event, which led to us making numerous international contacts. As a result to those who hire lorry loaders, as well document they can use. So far the of the conference, it has been decided that ALLMI will take the lead on the as details of the audit trail that should be feedback on the guidance has been revision of ISO 15442, which covers the Safety Requirements for Loader Cranes.” put in place. The second document is a extremely positive.” May/June 2009 cranes & access 55 Are your staff properly trained ? Don’tDon’t risk itit call aa certifiedcertified locallocal companycompany todaytoday

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All training centres above offer IPAF approved and audited courses for Operators of Mobile aerial work platforms, European directives require that all staff are fully and adequately See www.ipaf.org for full listing trained in the safe use of the equipment they operate. Fall costs c&a training £4,700 due to lack of training Thornett Mechanical Services, of Services failed to carry out a risk John Ball presents the Napier Street, Coventry, was fined a assessment or plan a safe system of A-Plant training award total of £2500 plus costs of £2151.50 work. This could have involved on 13th May, following an accident fabricating the roof at floor level and on 2nd December 2008 at a unit in lifting it into position so that the Bilton Industrial Estate, Coventry, in perimeter fixings could then be IPAF Iapa training awards which an employee fell 3.5 metres undertaken from the tower scaffold, UK based A-Plant won the first Camillo Vismara of Switzerland and dislocating two fingers, fracturing his or erecting edge protection around the IPAF/Iapa Access Industry Training the IPAF instructor of the year was left wrist and injuring his eye socket. roof's perimeter as the tower scaffold award, while the Best marketing won by Mauro Potrich of CTE, Italy. The employee was constructing the only covered the width of the booth. campaign for IPAF training went to roof of a 3.5 metre high acoustic “The injured man had not been booth. A mobile scaffold tower was trained to work at height and his Training award for Lavendon used to gain access to the top of the supervisor had not been trained to booth, however in order to undertake conduct risk assessments. Lavendon Access Services (UK) has won this year's Hire Association of the roof work, it was necessary for Furthermore, the supervisor had not done Europe's 'Excellence in Training' Award. the employee to work on the roof and any work at height training himself.” One of the areas that the judging panel identified as key to winning the so two planks were placed on top “Such failures are unacceptable, award was the Lavendon Access Services Academy in Lutterworth, of the booth to kneel and stand on. especially as HSE has published a Leicestershire. The Academy is responsible for welcoming new employees He was kneeling on the edge of the wealth of advice and guidance for to the company, along with the ongoing development of over 900 staff booth, drilling, when his drill bit broke, employers to help them reduce the through a suite of courses and projects. jolting him forward. As a result, he risk of falls from height. HSE has also lost his balance and fell onto a recently launched the 'Shattered concrete floor. Lives' campaign to raise awareness of Mentor gains first HSE investigating inspector Pam slips, trips and falls in the workplace.” Folsom said: “Thornett Mechanical LEEA accreditation Training company Mentor has keen to ensure that become the first training company its two day course Pyeroy atributes safety to have a two day lifting and slinging met the exacting course accredited by the Lifting requirements of the Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) scheme. After a thorough audit the record to training LEEA awarded Mentor with the first Following the recent launch of the LEEA “Accredited Training accreditation for a course under the Gateshead, UK based Pyeroy Group has recorded a million man hours without a Companies” scheme, Mentor was new scheme. single lost time accident. While it's Construction Division has chalked up three years without a 'lost time accident'. The fast growing industrial services company employs over 1,000 people working on industrial, construction and marine projects throughout the UK and Ireland, Who trained frequently at height. It also provides access equipment for its customers. him then? Spotted in Montreal, Canada recently not quite what is meant by using a van mounted access platform. Note the second ladder just prior to the photo being taken a second man was working on the A typical job for a Pyeroy other step ladder. employee, painting a beam in the ceiling of a large hall

Over the past 18 months Pyeroy says it has enhanced its investment in training, with an emphasis on 'behavioural safety training' designed to enhance its safety New IPAF training centres ethos and encourage people to take more personal responsibility for on-site safety. The following UK based companies gained their IPAF training centre Hugh Pelham, managing director, said: "Health and safety is of paramount accreditation in May: importance and our investment is paying dividends in enabling us to consistently • Wakefield, Yorkshire, based Horizon • The Bradford depot of achieve a high standard of safe working standards on-site across all areas of Platforms which also gained Rental Caledonian Access has become our business.” Plus status. the first of the company's "Customers will also see the value of the safety practices in place, which can • The Doncaster depot of Peter Hird & locations to achieve IPAF training help to prevent injuries, improve the long term health of our workforce and avoid Sons, which also achieved IPAF Rental centre accreditation. on-site accidents from occurring." Plus status. May/June 2009 cranes & access 57 In response to our training article (page 55) in the April issue regarding a telehandler equipped with a work platform working with its tail protruding into a busy street, we had a call from Mark Clarke a Readers health & safety consultant representing Frank Rodgers the contractor responsible. He told us that etters the photograph misrepresented the facts and did not show that a site supervisor was located on the opposite side of the telehandler and was guiding the youngsters around the back of the Dear Sir, L machine. He also said that it was not possible to put out any cones as it was too close to a busy side road. He also referred to the fact that the company has an exceptional safety record on this I very much appreciated your Comment site and that it does take safety very seriously. in the latest Cranes & Access 'When is pricing We agreed to publish his response and explanation of events and all of his written correspondence follows. While we respect that Frank Rodgers is a reputable company we are still unconvinced that it predatory' I think if we are all honest with ourselves we would was not at fault in this case. The reader who took and sent us the photos is a safety professional like to be able to discuss pricing with our competitors, not that it and was totally shocked when he saw this and pulled over to take the photo. Clarke argues, perhaps validly, that if it was so dangerous the photographer should have ran over and intervened, would be likely to work in this industry. I recall 'in the bad old days' rather than stand and take a photo - Perhaps? The fact is that the machine could have been when crane hirers used to get together at industry meetings the properly cordoned off, or a different more compact machine used that was able to pull off the road? discussion of rates was one of the main subjects, that and crane

Leigh, driver’s pay. And we did make agreements on pricing, but any such agreement would barely last a week before someone broke it Thank you for taking the time to discuss the article that was printed in last month's and the whole thing would collapse with recriminations fired back magazine on page 55 concerning Frank Rogers. As I discussed with you on the and forth at the next meeting. phone this photograph is a total false impression of the operation being taken at However most of us also recognise that any suggestion of such the time. practices is just not even worth contemplating these days, just I have enclosed an email from Dean Rogers who is the son of Frank Rogers. watch the faces at any association meeting if you even mention Frank is recently deceased and Dean is the MD of the company. the word! It has almost become socially unacceptable ...like drink

The article in the magazine has caused a lot of problems for Frank Rogers driving. BUT the laying down of some strong professional guidelines from their client who is also mentioned in the article. by associations like the CPA, IPAF and others, would be a good start. Other trades or professional bodies (lawyers, doctors etc ) The client is now insisting that Dean Rogers ensures that their name be do it in order to foster a professional and consistent approach by exonerated from any bad publicity and as well as publishing something in your their members and if in doubt we can always cite the favorite magazine the client who is mentioned in your excuse of the day “It is for Health and Safety reasons” after all as magazine has asked for a letter you say in your article changing equipment over mid contract can be from your organisation to clear their name. construed as adding increased and unnecessary danger - Imagine

Thank you for your cooperation. how a site agent would feel if one of his men was killed while unloading or loading equipment during such a change over? Mark Clarke MA CFIOSH MIIRSM CRSP Perhaps we members should lobby our associations to draw up some solid codes of practice and then be prepared to strike off

Leigh, those who disregard them? I seem to recall reading somewhere that one of the scaffolding associations is starting to do something Please find below a document from the along those lines and suggesting that contractors should not employ Considerate Contractors which was issued to Frank Rogers. As you will see this is non certified companies. one of the highest awards to contractors within the Construction Industry. This is This was only meant to be a quick note. Just really wanted to say further evidence of the high standard of safety on this site where this distorted that I like the fact that you are prepared to speak out-we need photograph was taken and sent to your magazine. If you require any further more of that, especially in information please let me know. We asked this correspondent if we could publish these difficult times, the letter and attribute it, he agreed to publication but after saying yes to including his name called Regards Keep up the good work. back and said “ After reading my words over again better not put my name - you never know I Mark Clarke. Name withheld might have the police around here investigating on request cartel plotting or old price fixing rings or something? “

58 cranes & access May/June 2009 IPAF report c&a IPAF focus puts rentals in good position to weather crisis Rental revenues in Europe for 2009 as a result of the current MEWPs peaked in 2007 at almost economic crisis. €5 billion, according to the IPAF However, the report predicts that the European Powered Access Report reduction in rental revenues due to 2008 released at Intermat in Paris. lower overall demand will not reduce According to the report MEWPs the incidence of equipment rental account for 24 percent of the total within the various national markets. Pat Cox, a former president of the European Parliament, gave the audience an European market for construction Lower rental rates and poor credit equipment rental. While the overall insight into the process of European enlargement and the current economic crisis. availability will make rental a more Other speakers on the panel (left to right): John Ball of Height for Hire Ireland, market increased by almost 21 viable option for many users both percent in 2007, it is estimated Michael Kneeland of United Rentals and Kevin O'Shea of Mastclimbers, with IPAF within and beyond the construction managing director Tim Whiteman. to have slightly declined during industry. Despite the economic 2008 and will decline further in downturn, rental penetration rates for MEWPs are expected to rise. Seize market opportunities The IPAF European Powered Access Rental Report 2008 can be purchased at €175 (IPAF members) or €265 in difficult times, says United (non-members). IPAF has also published the IPAF US Powered Access Rental Report 2008. Rentals CEO at IPAF Summit Access rental companies should this federation - the collection of The two reports can be purchased face the current economic crisis people, the collection of ideas.” together at a special price of €290 with “open minds and open eyes” (IPAF members) or €435 United Rentals' application for IPAF and dare to take strategic membership was approved at the (non-members) at the publications decisions, be it changing their section of www.ipaf.org. IPAF Council meeting earlier that day, sales structure or leveraging on taking the federation's membership size, said United Rentals CEO to a record 673. Michael Kneeland at last month's Access awards celebrate the winners Also speaking at the Summit was IPAF Summit in Dublin. Close to 400 access industry professionals attended the first ever John Ball, managing director of International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) in Dublin last month, with The chief executive of the world's Height for Hire Ireland and IPAF big winners including Riwal, Netherlands (Access Rental Company of the largest construction equipment rental president. Ball charted the company's Year); JLG (product of the year for the LiftPod); Denis Ashworth and John company was addressing more than strategic route through several Fuller (jointly awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award); and Mauro Potrich 200 delegates who had come to learn recessions. He pointed to specific of CTE, Italy (IPAF Instructor of the Year). more about “Dynamic powered solutions for powered access access solutions in difficult times”. Other winners included Andy Studdert of US-based NES Rentals (IPAF Safety including diversification from Champion of the Year) and UK-based A-Plant (Access Industry Training “Price is something we shouldn't play construction, investing in new Award). Atlanta-based Mastclimbers took the Mast Climbing Work Platform with,” said Kneeland, highlighting equipment and internal systems, Achievement Award and Camillo Vismara, Switzerland won for the Best recent United Rentals research that developing maintenance, and Marketing Campaign for IPAF Training. showed customers putting price as building and expanding on training. their fifth priority. “Your best customer The 2010 IAPAs will be held in London. The date and venue will be The IPAF Summit 2010 will be held will pay a higher price, because you announced shortly. Details at www.ipaf.org/iapa. in London, together with the are giving them something they value. International Awards for Powered Go out and create value. Be good Access (see next story). stewards of the industry.” Commenting on the role of IPAF in the powered access industry, Kneeland said: “That's what excites me about

Celebrating a lifetime of achievement: IPAF, Bridge End Business Park, John Fuller (extreme left), recently Milnthorpe, LA7 7RH, UK retired from Genie, receives his award from Tel: 015395 62444 Access International managing editor Fax: 015395 64686 Murray Pollock. Denis Ashworth (extreme www.ipaf.org [email protected] right), one of the access industry Offices in France, Germany, Italy, pioneers who started with Simon, the Netherlands, Spain, receives his award from IPAF Switzerland and the USA. president John Ball.

May/June 2009 cranes & access 59 The following letter was in response to an accident in Turkmenistan in which a truck crane tipped and the beams then retracted/collapsed as the outrigger beam cylinder anchor points Readers gave way pushing the beams out of the back of the boxes. etters Hi Leigh, L Dear Sir, Thanks for your response reference pins in legs! I would imagine that you found all mobile cranes have a simple pin system relying on the Please keep my company, my name and my operator to use it! email details confidential - I will say that the only mobile crane that I know of that doesn't rely on I am only reporting this for your general information. this both cheap and antiquated system is the Boecker truck crane (we We supplied PSS Lifting with our traffic management services back in run the only one in the UK) however this started life as an access mid Jan 2009 and we shall never work for them ever again as we are platform which appears to be an industry that has always successfully left with unpaid bills and threatening letters. I am only telling you this relied upon lock valves! (I can't ever remember seeing a picture of an access platform in the same sort of predicament) because had I known what I have read since on your website about Lee Rowe and his company I would have given them a wide berth and Just another observation! How efficient are the authorities in dealing promptly in Taiwan when a crane tips over! Not that I'm saying that avoided the cost and hassle of dealing with this disgraceful business were not! You have to wonder if such from day one. prompt action was to be taken in the UK if careless oversights/ accidents would Name and details withheld on request. be reduced. Regards, Neil Berry, Berry Crane, Towcester, UK. We have in this case decided to take the cautious route and have deleted the The accident that references to the company and its co owner. In spite of the fact that we have satisfied The Taiwan reference refers to the fact prompted the letter that when a tower crane collapsed in ourselves that the complaint is totally valid and simply mirrors the experiences of many Taipei in April, the District Prosecutors Office and police other suppliers in the crane and access business. We have highlighted the antics immediately arrested the six people that made up the crane team, of this company or rather companies - the name changes slightly every couple of years including an engineer, the team leader, a crane operator and three or so - in this publication before and repeating individual complaints may look like other workers from the crane operations team - only releasing them persecution and that is not our role. What it does highlight is the need for an later after eight hours of interrogation and following the posting of bail information exchange on such companies. We are planning to host a free seminar at of between NT$100,000 ($3,000) and NT$500,000 ($15,000). It also Vertikal Days by a company that is building a database such as this for the construction issued a fairly comprehensive report of what went wrong within 24 and allied industries. hours and announced a hefty fine on the construction company.

60 cranes & access May/June 2009 David Walker appointed c&a PASMA focus southern regional auditor the PASMA training scheme and David Walker consistently achieve agreed standards. He brings to the post a wealth of experience in the access industry. As chairman of the Ladder Association he was a founder Christine Shepherd (L) and Jill Couttie (R) member of the Access Industry Forum and has worked closely with the Health & Safety Executive - in particular to introduce the industry standard Ladder PASMA at PASMA has appointed David Association training scheme. Walker, 43, as its new southern Walker has served on several Safety & Health Expo 2009 regional auditor. As one of three standards committees and has long As in previous years, the PASMA stand was one of the auditors, he will now be responsible time experience of internal quality most popular in the Access Village sponsored by the for ensuring that PASMA training systems and management audits, Access Industry Forum. centres in the south of England especially QA management Seen here are administrative assistant, Christine Shepherd, and meet the stringent requirements of systems to ISO 9000. communications officer, Jill Couttie. VIP visitors included Judith Hackett, chair of the Health and Safety Executive. 2009 AGM New Online Training The 2009 AGM will again take place at Moxhull Hall Hotel. Registration System The hotel is conveniently situated in Sutton Coldfield, just off the A446, one mile north of The Belfry golf course and a The new online training registration system is now up and short drive from Birmingham International Airport. The date running. Designed to speed and simplify the whole process, is Tuesday, 14 July. For more details please visit it delivers a number of distinct advantages. www.pasma.co.uk or email [email protected] These include a new messaging function when looking for a particular delegate. between PASMA and its nationwide PASMA managing director Peter training centres; a new online booking Bennett says: “The new system calendar allowing centres to book represents a major step forward in multiple courses on the same day; a the way cards are produced and Latest facility to select training locations managed. There are a significant from a drop down menu rather than number of new features and having to enter them manually; and benefits which will quickly become leaflets fewer mandatory fields to search apparent to users.” The association took the opportunity to launch its stamp of approval 'Tower trained: Competence Workshop week without compromise' and a new set The association has arranged a series of 'Managers/Supervisors' and of leaflets at Expo 2009, including: 'Advance Modules' workshops for approved instructors and training centre staff. The aim is to introduce instructors to the revised course syllabus and • Become a member of PASMA support documents. Free of charge, the courses will also revise the 'Work Enjoy the status and recognition of belonging to at Height Awareness (Basic)' and 'Low Level Access' courses. Dates and YOUR trade association. locations are : • To get ahead in training, you need 4 June: Kingfisher Access 10 June: HSS Hire Service Group, to stand out from the crowd Services, Hornchurch London Apply to become an Approved PASMA Training Centre. 9 June: Capital Training (SW) Ltd, 10 June: Instant Upright, • PASMA safety-related products Cardiff Dublin A unique source of tower guidance and information More details from the website or email [email protected] For copies email [email protected] Sign Up! Safely Contact details PASMA is joining forces with the NASC and the Ladder Association to Cranes & Access deliver a joint presentation 'Working at height - getting it right' at a day-long event in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, organised by the HSE and the British Tower Supplement PO Box 26969, Sign and Graphics Association. The date of the event is Tuesday, 30th June The date for publication of the special Glasgow G3 9DR 2009. More details from Chris Kendall on +44 (0)7973 727356. tower supplement has now been fixed Tel: 0845 230 4041 Fax: 0845 230 4042 Under the AIF umbrella, the association will also be taking part in a series of for October 2009. Further details will be Email: [email protected] presentations and demonstrations organised by the Association for Project circulated shortly. www.pasma.co.uk Safety at Lingfield Park Racecourse on Monday, 28 September 2009. May/June 2009 cranes & access 61 books & models c&a TopNotch good few hours to build but the effort is well rewarded. The underside of the carrier is excellent with very good transmission and suspension components detailed, and they are all-metal too. The tyres even feature the 'Michelin' logo on the outside. A superb quality model This level of excellent detail continues throughout the The Liebherr LG1550 lattice boom carrier, and the metal outrigger beams Lifting a smaller crane mobile crane is an older design are beautifully made with hydraulic very nice rollers for allowing ropes to it is made in the modular system which has a maximum capacity of lines detailed within the castings. The run smoothly. Two alternative boom which replicates the real machine and spreader beams and pads contain 550 tonnes and can lift to heights head sections are provided with can therefore be configured in many magnets which allow them to stick of up to 180 metres. It has a range either 16 or four metal sheaves. Also different ways. of boom options available and is together which is a first rate design detail. included is a rooster head/auxiliary This model from YCC sets the highest mounted on an eight axle carrier. The high quality continues into the boom nose, this difficult section is of standards in mobile crane models, This 1:50 scale model is made by crane body. The sheaves used are superbly made with a folding line pulley at a price of around €640. It is made the small Taiwanese company YCC metal and are painted to match the and tiny rollers to enable it to roll on in limited numbers and some versions which has built a reputation for crane colour so they look very good the ground if needed during erection. are produced in various rental company highly detailed models. The model indeed, and the counterweight slabs Three hook blocks are supplied with liveries which suggests that it is likely is licensed by Liebherr but is not are top notch, with each one having the model and this approach is to be to hold its value in the longer term. It sold by them directly. excellent lifting points and the Liebherr particularly commended as it gives fully deserves an 'Outstanding' rating. It comes in some exceptionally high name and weight clearly visible the collector flexibility in rigging the To read the full review of these quality packaging, and is complete within the casting detail. crane. Each one is excellent in its models visit www.cranesetc.co.uk with good instructions, and technical Moving on to the boom sections, own right and would look great on information about the real machine. YCC's skill continues to be evident any Liebherr crane model. As a more complex model it takes a with fine metal mesh walkways and Cranes Etc Model Rating All the crane functions work well, the four winch drums in the superstructure Packaging (max 10) 9 The LG1550 carrier body are accessed by using removable Detail (max 30) 29 magnetic side panels. This excellent Features (max 20) 18 design feature allows the model to be Quality (max 25) 22 operated without having unsightly access holes in the side of the structure. Price (max 15) 13 A strong feature of the model is that Overall (max 100) 91%

Rigged for the high lift

Excellent boom details

62 cranes & access May/June 2009 A truly International affair c&a IPAF summit The 2009 IPAF summit and awards dinner is now long past, however as promised in the last issue of Cranes&Access we are once again publishing our alternative photo album of the event. This year has presented us with a major challenge in that we had way too many photos to choose from, due to the fact that the event, held in Dublin, ran over two days kicking off with an evening at the Guinness Brewery, sponsored by Height for Hire/Easi UpLift. Add to that the fact that the dinner attracted well over 360 industry people and perhaps you can understand how many photos we had to deal with. Hopefully the following pages will give just a flavour of the event, albeit in a humorous and irreverent manner. We apologise in advance for any sensitive souls that we might have offended with our captions. Next years summit and awards dinner will be held in London, with the dates to be announced shortly.

The event kicked off with an evening at the Guinness brewery

Wow look it's a bus! Tim Whiteman happy that the “We're done” Tony Groat of AWPT with Roy Funk and Toodie “Stop posing and get on the bus” Chris Buisseret moving in on John Ball. busses have arrived for the Guinness outing. West of Hoj Engineering

“We call it being Versatile” The Versalift team Ken Cooke, Steve Couling, Lisa Guerin and Steve Cockayne.

The Italian communicators from top left: Renata Bernardini, Tony Mort with John and Carrie Jordan Emanuela Pirola, Mauro Potrich, Pierangelo Cantù and Marta Lucani.

“Smile and stay put we'll be needing two more in no time”

“Looks like a big cold espresso!” Roberto Ferramola and Ilaria Trouble on back of bus …..spot the ringleader! Benassi of Airo survey a pint of Guinness.

“Don't worry we're taking him home” Steve Smith, Steve “Stop tickling me Gordon” hosts Patrick and Sino Italian relations - JCHI and Airo Kissinger and with the Cheshire Cat smile - Kevin O'Shea” Harry McArdle with Gordon Leicester of Facelift partake in a Guinness or two.

“What do you think of this then?” “You just stay here my dear” Richard Will Holloway and Guy Harris pose with Gordon Leicester of Facelift flashes his Rawlings of RM Marketing ensures John Ball as man gets mugged in Teutonic Knights - Holger Johan, Wilhelm Buchtmann, Jan chest, showing a stolen badge his supply of Guinness. the background Schumacher, Peter Cramer and Carsten Bielefeld

May/June 2009 cranes & access 63 IPAF summit c&a

Happy birthday Mr President …….. not that it was “Oh no - now what's he saying?” John Ball and Tim Whiteman go electioneering “Go away and don't be so silly” Richard Rawlings of RM Marketing his birthday! John Ball and Linda Betts.

“Vat is ze problem? Don't you know who I am?” “Come back to Chile with me?” Rupert Douglas Jones with Rheinhold Willenbrock looking for his badge Sandra Franco of Alo Rental- Chile “I can't believe you just did that…… in public…..

“Lunch can't be too far off can it?” Tony Mort of AJ “So its true then that grass never grows on a busy “Come on John it’s not that interesting!” John Ball goes over the Summit Access with Peter Grant of Merlo at the AGM. street?” John Jordan with Lars-Petter Godenhielm of Dinolift. programme with Peter Power while Tim Whiteman waits.

“And then they made me president!” “Oh Murray you are such a beast...but i like you!” A calm approach is best of all. A “These Anglo Saxon types are a John Ball shares a joke with Peter Power - Maria Hadlow looks on as Murray Pollock asks a question. serene Cees van der Kooij of strange bunch” Michel Petitjean Ireland's development minister. Loxam listens at the summit. of the ERA with Dan Kaplan.

“This is a bit like my bar” Alistair Robertson, John Ball, - bar owner and Terex man - “Help I am outnumbered” Julie Houston surrounded by “Sloncha!” Leigh Sparrow and John Ball Bob Backer, Chris Goodwin and Steve Kissinger. a bevy of British men.

“What is he going on about?” “So why do you want this job then?” Tim Whiteman and Most of, but by no means all of the IPAF team Reinhard Willenbrock at the summit. Andrea Certo of Oil&Steel.

64 cranes & access May/June 2009 c&a IPAF summit

“Why don't you come up and see me sometime?” Maria Hadlow with Peter Jones and Peter Whittall

“Isn't he cute?” Jean Harrison of IPAF with Jan Denks of Bronto.

“He is not really on his Dennis Ashworth and wife knees” Macarena Garcia of Ann with his IPAF lifetime Movicarga with Maurizio achievement award. Bonaldi of Nacanco.

“Meet my mate Pat” Kevin O'Shea puts his arm round Pat Cox, previous president of the European Commission with Alison O'Shea and John Ball.

“Don't look now but they are taking our photograph” Mark van “You said to say cheeeeeeeeeeeeeese” Marzia Giusto with Oosten shares a confidence with Tim Ward of Niftylift. Roberto Marangoni - JLG Italia.

“You must come to Russia we do things differently there” Peter Hird gets the Russian message from Yana Gorokhova and Mikhail Malvinskiy of LTech. “Let me take you back to my castle” Jean Harrison and Rupert No its not big band night, the Gecko travel club organised by Douglas Jones with Vlad the card man. Mastclimbers. Back row: Arthur Shapiro, Steve Smith, Jeff Johnson, Alex Slatapolski and Tom Fee. Front row: Mike Radigan, Bobby Reese, Kevin O'Shea, Mike Pitt and Bob Backer.

Andy Wright prepares to accept Lavendon's award for safety “So these are my chums from IPAF that I have been telling you Simon Rush with Dave Stuart and Ken McDougal of Skyjack about” Sheila and John Ball during the dinner.

Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum Neil Wilkinson of Urban Access, Andy McCusker of Active Rentals, Ian James of APS and Alex Lee of Access Rentals.

“ And best of all I am going to be your next president ha ha ha “ Steve Shaughnessy - deputy president “Oh what a wonderful life it is” Gerhard Hillebrand “No No No that does not mean I'll “Look how I can tickle Jean's nose, then we show her how to of IPAF, asks an animated question of IPAF Italia sandwiched between Romina Vanzi have two” Mikhail Malvinskiy and dress like Russian woman” Jean Harrison accosted by Mikhail at the summit. and Marta Lucani. Simone Scalabrini. Malvinskiy and Yana Gorokhova of LTech

May/June 2009 cranes & access 65 IPAF summit c&a And so to dinner and... This year the dinner attracted record numbers and included the first IPAF - IAPA awards.

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