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Volume Twenty Four I Issue Five I August-September 2017 A KHL Group publication I www.khl.com/ai The world’s largest access equipment rental companies Official magazine of IPAF INTERVIEWS: CHINA | APEX ASIA PREVIEW | ONSITE IN INDIA | SCISSORS Access 08-09 2017 Cover.indd 1 21/08/2017 09:09:00 SJ85AJ LAUNCH READY! CLASS LEADING 85’ (25.91 m) PLATFORM HEIGHT DUAL CAPACITY RATING OF 750/500LBS (227/340 kg) 34’ (10.36 m) UP AND OVER CLEARANCE Launching the newest addition to its growing boom lineup, the SJ85AJ Articulating Boom fills out Skyjack’s offering in the core 40’, 60’ and 80’ boom classes. Like all Skyjack booms, the new SJ85AJ is engineered with simple reliability in mind. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SKYJACK.COM IRN MAR 2017 indd 1 2017-01-30 10:08 AM Untitled-1 1 22/08/2017 08:19:46 commentFROM THE EDITOR Volume 24 ■ Issue 5 August-September 2017 STAFF LIST Changing gears Editor Euan Youdale e-mail: [email protected] t has been a year of change in the world of access and, as I write, we Staff Writers are still well within the third quarter, meaning there is still plenty Many Chinese Lindsey Anderson, Alex Dahm, I of time for more major industry news to develop. Steve Ducker, Sandy Guthrie, In this issue of AI we have the access50 listing of the world’s manufacturers Mike Hayes, Joe Malone, “ biggest rental companies, ranked by fl eet size, which very much refl ects Cristián Peters, D.Ann Shiffl er Consultant these changes. Th e rental sector has seen United Rentals acquire NES will be at APEX Murray Pollok in the US, then Loxam buying out Lavendon, following a bidding IPAF News Editor battle with TVH Group. Not to be left out, TVH swiftly took Asia, 31 Oct – Tim Whiteman ownership of Gardemann – the German rental company that had been Production & Circulation part of Lavendon - in a follow up deal with Loxam. Th e acquisition trail 3 Nov, in Shanghai, Director doesn’t end there, with UK-based AFI Group buying fellow specialist Saara Rootes Kimberly in July, and in the US H&E Equipment confi rming it was to as will those from Digital Print & Production buy Neff Corp., until United put in a better off er, which has now been Manager accepted, but not before H&E pulled out of the bidding. Europe and North Ross Dickson Combine this with recent movements in the manufacturing sector, e-mail: [email protected] Production Assistant including acquisitions and new names, and you have an industry America. Anita Bhakta that is in transition. Th ree of those relatively new manufacturers, e-mail: [email protected] all based in China, are included in this issue of the magazine. Sany Design Manager Palfi nger, LGMG and XCMG have all set up access divisions, which ” Jeff Gilbert demonstrates the importance generalist manufacturers in China are Event Design Manager attaching to access equipment. AI visited the head managers of the Gary Brinklow three companies to interview them about their plans. Print & Digital Designer A vast majority of Chinese manufacturers looking to grow in the Mitch Logue country and wider Asia will be at the APEX Asia exhibition, taking VP Global Sales place 31 October – 3 November in Shanghai, as will those from the Trevor Pease Sales Manager established markets like Europe and North America. Th e show is held Tony Radke parallel with CeMAT ASIA and is organised by KHL Group and e-mail: [email protected] BV Industrial Promotions International (IPI), in cooperation with Office/Bookshop Manager Deutsche Messe AG. Clare Grant See some of the launches set for the show in the APEX preview in Digital Media Director this issue. It will be followed by the comprehensive Showguide in the Peter Watkinson next issue - October - of the magazine. Circulation & Data Manager One of the reasons for the fast-past change in the global access sector Helen Knight is that it is a relatively young industry in which entrepreneurial spirit Commercial Director abounds. Th is subject was picked up by Eline Oudenbroek, who has Paul Baker Finance Manager just stepped down as managing director of Holland Lift after entering Alison Filtness the access industry for the fi rst time in 2013. She said, “I love the access Finance Team industry. Th e business is still full of the original owners and pioneers.” Josephine Harewood Gillian Martin Euan Youdale Kate Trevillion Editor Editorial Director Paul Marsden Publisher James King ACCESS PORTFOLIO JULY 2017 ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS VOLUME 13 ■ ISSUE 5 www.khl.com/irnwww.khl.com/irn Access International is published seven INTERNATIONAL www.khl.com/alh NEWS A KHL Group Publication Volume Twenty Four I Issue Five I August-September 2017 A KHL Group publication I www.khl.com/ai Volume 17 Issue 6 A KHL Group Publication rentalJuly-August 2017 times a year (Jan-Feb, March-April, Rental software INTERVIEW: p35 Angus ALH Gensets Kennard S20 p27 p14 May, June-July, August-September, SCAFFOLDING October, November-December) and INTERVIEWS Hydro Mobile Millstone has a worldwide circulation of more SHOP TALK Hybrids Batteries The world’s largest access than 8000. Access International is only equipment rental companies Mini excavators Hoists Official magazine of the ERA p1919 Official magazine of IPAF OFFICIAL NORTH INTERVIEWS: CHINA | APEX ASIA PREVIEW | ONSITE IN INDIA | SCISSORS AMERICAN MAGAZINE ACCESS ■ TELEHANDLERS ■ SCAFFOLDING ■ BUSINESS ■ NEWS ■ PEOPLE ESSENTIAL READING FOR THE GLOBAL RENTAL EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY Correspondence or comments available to subscribers (IPAF members Access 08-09 2017 Cover.indd 1 21/08/2017 09:09:00 ALH 07 2017 Front Cover.indd 2 27/06/2017 10:40:42 IRN 07-08 2017 Front Cover.indd 1 01/08/2017 15:37:32 receive a free copy, details available on should be sent to: request). Annual airmail subscription The Editor, Access International, € International rate £130, US$210, 155. Awards for Powered Southfi elds, Southview Road, 2017 Access Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 6TP, UK. The paper in this magazine originates from timber that is sourced from Tel: +44 (0)1892 786214 sustainable forests, managed to strict environmental, social, and economic standards. The manufacturing mill has both FSC & PEFC certifi cation, and Fax: +44 (0)1892 786257 also ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditation. e-mail: [email protected] AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 accessINTERNATIONAL 3 Access 08-09 2017 Comment.indd 3 21/08/2017 09:10:52 REACHING OUT | RS-scissor 6RS & 10RS REACH NEW LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE WITH FEATURES THAT UPHOLD PRODUCTIVITY MAKE IT EFFECTIVE. MAKE IT DURABLE. GIVE IT VALUE. JLG designed its RS series of scissor lifts around three basic principles. The RS scissor lifts provide the reach, reliability and serviceability job sites demand, with a value that fits nearly any budget. Available in two models, the 6RS and the 10RS, JLG’s RS scissor lifts prove that cost-effective design should never sacrifice performance. www.jlg.com JLG EMEA BV | Polaris Avenue 63 | 2132 JH | Hoofddorp | The Netherlands | [email protected] Untitled-1 1 22/08/2017 09:57:36 contentsWHAT’S INSIDE Incorporating Access Now! NEWS 6 RENTAL REPORTS 32 The offi cial magazine of the International Powered Access AFI acquires Kimberly, TCA Lift buyout, Oudenbroek With the latest Powered Access Rental Market Report Federation leaves Holland Lift, United Rentals set to acquire now out, the global picture for the MEWP rental Neff Corp., Skyjack climb continues, TVH acquires market is good, with the US, Europe and Asia-Pacifi c KHL OFFICES Gardemann. in many cases exceeding expectations. Matt Brereton UK HEAD OFFICE provides an exclusive insight into its fi ndings. KHL Group Southfi elds, Southview Road, NEWS 35 Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 6TP, UK. Th e regular round up of news and views from the Tel: +44 (0)1892 784088 International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). Fax: +44 (0)1892 784086 e-mail: [email protected] www.khl.com/ai CHINA 38 Euan Youdale speaks USA OFFICE with the heads of Sany KHL Group Americas LLC Palfi nger, XCMG and 3726 E. Ember Glow Way, LGMG on a recent trip Phoenix, AZ 85050, USA. to China to fi nd out Tel: +1 480 6590578 e-mail: [email protected] about their new access divisions and their global SOUTH AMERICA OFFICE LARGE CAPACITY SCISSORS 11 ambitions. KHL Group Américas LLC Th ese products ascribe well to the general view that Av. Manquehue Norte 151, of 1108. AWPS are getting bigger and more powerful, while MANUFACTURER NEWS 45 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. environmentally-friendly machines are top of the AI visited Klubb, France’s new manufacturer of van Tel: +56 2 28850321 e-mail: [email protected] design strategy, as are the implications of new standards mounts and even more recently truck mounts, following in North America. its acquisition of the Comilev assets. CHINA OFFICE KHL Group China ACCESS IN ACTION 19 ICUEE PREVIEW 47 Room 768, Poly Plaza, No.14, Steel producers in India are utilizing aerial work Th e ICUEE 2017 show has South Dong Zhi Men Street, platforms in a big way as they discover their surpassed its previous exhibitor size Dong Cheng District, numerous benefi ts for regular plant maintenance. record, jumping up three acres this Beijing 100027, P.R. China. Tel: +86 (0)10 65536676 Partha Pratim Basistha reports from Tata Steel. year to 28 for the event in Kentucky, e-mail: [email protected] USA, during October. ACCESS50 22 KHL SALES WORLDWIDE: It’s been a dramatic year for the NORTH AMERICA/UK/IRELAND Access50 listing of the world’s biggest Tony Radke access equipment rental companies, Sales Manager thanks to a number of major acquisitions and a strong Tel: +1 480 4786302 e-mail: [email protected] showing in the sector overall.