Access Lift & Handlers - April 2017

INTERVIEW: JLG
JLG’s president, Frank Nerenhausen, sat down with Lindsey Anderson at
The Rental Show to talk about recent company news, ambitions for
the next 18 months and product development.

TRACKED AERIALS
While this market is still gaining acceptance in North America, that’s not
stopping manufacturers and dealers from introducing new units. Lindsey Anderson reports on the latest.

CONEXPO REVIEW
ConExpo 2017 is now in the books. The week-long construction exhibition in Las Vegas was bigger than ever, with more than 128,000 attendees. Here’s what ALH saw at the show.

SAFETY AND TRAINING
More than five years in the making, the proposed new ANSI A92 Standards will be published soon. Tony Groat previews the standards and changes.

NEWS
AGF launches special projects division; Optimism abounds at ConExpo 2017; Dan Miller leaving Manitou Americas; Skyjack debuts 85-foot boom; Ruthmann and ReachMaster pair up for new AWP; SkyGuard now standard across JLG boom range; TireSocks debuts new products; New CEO for TIME
Manufacturing; Landoll shows all-new telehandler; Ballymore enters AWP market; plus Highlights, By the Numbers, Events and more.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Wide basket booms from Smart Platform Solutions; Nationwide named world’s largest IPAF trainer; GTAccess widens Trackunit coverage; plus more.

TRUCK-MOUNTED AWPS
With big platform heights and the ability to traverse without a trailer, truck-mounted AWPs have a ton of potential. Lindsey Anderson reports on the North American market.

APEX PREVIEW
The exhibition space for APEX is sold-out and the show is set to be the biggest gathering for accessspecific professionals in the world. ALH provides a preview.

IPAF NEWS
International Awards for Powered Access 2017 shortlist revealed; IPAF brings hi-tech safety stations to ConExpo 2017; New CSA B354 aerial lift standards to be published, plus more.

Access, Lift & Handlers April 2017 Articles