INTERVIEW: NOBLE IRON
Noble Iron wants to build a better equipment rental business – but not via the traditional routes of new locations to target new customers. Lindsey Anderson reports.

TELESCOPIC BOOMS
With upcoming standards set to reshape the industry as we know it, a number of new and refreshed units will hit the market over the next 18 months.

MANUFACTURING NEWS
JCB has entered the access market with the promise of a comprehensive global product range and service strategy. Euan Youdale reports.

CONEXPO SHOW GUIDE
Attendees have five days to peruse and schmooze with 2,500 exhibitors
at ConExpo 2017. Not enough time to see what you want? Search no
further – ALH reports.

NEWS
JLG to close three facilities; First speakers announced for ALH C&A; Manitou Group debuts new telehandlers; Time acquired by Sterling; Terex appoints new VP and CFO; Genie debuts Lift Guard Contact Alarm system; APEX Asia signs up big-name exhibitors; Increased expectation in U.S. rental market; plus highlights, By-the-Numbers, events and much more.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Loxam plans global expansion following Lavendon buyout; AFI adds SX-180s to fleet; Chinese powered access study; plus highlights and more.

RENTAL SOFTWARE
What do customers want from their software? Control and information. Lindsey Anderson spoke with a number of providers to take the pulse on what’s new, what’s happening and what’s to come.

JOBSITE STORY
A unique high-rise architecture serves as the perfect structure to utilize suspension scaffolds. Katherine Marr and Keith Wells report.

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.

COST OF OWNERSHIP
ALH is looking for your input! We are launching a cost of ownership survey
in order to provide readers with a look into fleet costs.