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Self-erectors

Bauma review

Three Bavarian men in traditional costumeenjoying the sights of the biggest Baumashow ever which attracted a record numberof visitors.

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In the next issue of Cranes & Access out in June we will have a full Vertikal Days show preview, as well looking at All Terrain cranes and the big scissor lifts sector.

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Bauma 2013review 37

The best Bauma ever broke all records in termsof visitors, exhibitors and

space. We have dedicated10 pages to a photographic

review of the more interesting products and

sights at the show.

VertikalDays 52

Next month’s Vertikal Days looks set to be theUK launch pad for a host of new products from

crane, access, loader crane and telehandlermanufacturers as well as

associated equipment and services. Here is a

flavour of what to expect.

Comment 5

News 6Genie launches 180ft SX180 , Manitou

announces new management appointments, LifetimeAchievement award for

McArdle, Terex Cranes restructures

management team, A future for Denka, 70

ton Manitex truck crane, Holland Liftunder new ownership and

management, New Bronto XR range, First Superlift 3800 delivered, Record attendance at UK

tower crane meeting, Bronto success in the UK,Mammoet collects the Liebherr set, Rail mountedcrane and access platform, Atlas and Effer movecloser, £12 million investment for Port Services,Weldex orders 11 crawlers, Manitowoc 31000

for Chunjo, Lifterz trials Dingli, First TadanoATF400 in UK.

Spider lifts 17We review the new 30 to 35 metre working

height sector, compare the new 52 metre Palazzani against existing competition and look at

several applications including the refurbishment ofa modified spider lift

working at the ‘Gherkin’in London.

Self-erectors 27Is the self-erector tower crane finally on the vergeof making a breakthrough in markets outside of its

strongholds in continental Europe? We speak tothe two largest self-erecting rental companies in

the UK - Mantis Cranes and Ladybird Cranes - andhear how contractor attitudes may be changing...

“Let me give you my vision: A man’s right to work as he will, to spend what he earns, to own property, to havethe state as a servant and not as master – these are the British inheritance. They are the essence of a free

economy... And on that freedom all other freedoms depend.”

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ALLMI Focus 55Training 57

IPAF Focus 59PASMA 61

CPA 62Innovations 63

Books and Models 65Letters 67

What’s on 71Online directory 80


Slow adopters In this issue we cover the latest innovations from Bauma - the world’sbiggest equipment show. The chance to see and learn about new products and ideas is so important that the show attracts more than half a million visitors, yet many of the most innovative productsonly ever sell in limited numbers.

This month we also feature self-erecting tower cranes and spider lifts -both ‘amazing’ but niche products although self-erectors are morebroadly accepted in a handful of continental European countries. Bothproducts can offer huge benefits, including increased speed and efficiency, improved safety and reduced overall costs, making it evenmore of a mystery why they are not more universally adopted?

Yes, contractors in many countries tend to be slow to adopt new methods and equipment. They have their own way of doing things andare reluctant to risk trying a new method, even if the overall costs arelower and benefits greater. Many of these same contractors will frequently take massive risks by sourcing their ‘traditional’ crane or access suppliers based purely on the initial price even risking a mid-contract switch.

But contractors are not the only brake on the uptake of new concepts.Rental companies can also block the adoption of new products on thebasis that they continue to buy what is already popular. They also prefer multi-purpose products over more specialist kit, even though theymay not be the right tool for the job.

True for customers to use new equipment such as a self-erector or spider lift often requires a complete change in work methods, but withthe overall benefits growing all the time there has to be an industry tipping point?

Don’t get me wrong, the rental industry has helped enormously with theuptake of new equipment and is the most efficient method of equipment supply - but it can also block the adoption of new ideas.Where is their incentive to invest in new, different machines unlessenough customers are already asking for them? Perhaps this is wheresmall rental companies have a role to play, by introducing new equipment to the market, which then stimulates demand which is eventually recognised by the larger players.

However amazing a new product is, if it isn’t adopted its potential willnever be realised.

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Genie unveils180ft SX180Genie finally revealed its new straight telescopicself-propelled boom lift at Bauma. The 180ft SX180was bigger than expected and 30ft higher than thecurrent record holder the JLG 1500SJ.

The new lift features a slightly unusual five section mainboom, the second section has a dedicated telescopic cylinder and remains retracted unless the boom is extendedto more than 150ft. The top three sections are synchronisedin the same way as a regular three section boom. Another‘novelty’ is the 3.3 metre articulating jib which is mounted ona slew ring and offers about 160 degrees of rotation and 135degrees of articulation. Maximum outreach is 24.5 metres withmaximum capacity of 340kg.

The new machine uses a new X type chassis which differs fromthe one used on the Z135/70 in that the ‘legs’ are fabricated ratherthan cast and the chassis frame is wider so that the ‘legs’ do notneed to extend as much which helps provide a longer extendedwheelbase. The extended width is just over five metres, retractingdown to 2.49 metres for transport. Overall length is 12.98 metres when the jib is tucked under and Gross VehicleWeight is 24.5 tonnes. More changes at Manitou

Access and telehandler manufacturer Manitou has appointed François-Frédéric Piffard as vice president salesand marketing, following thepreviously announced departure of Henri Brisse. Piffard combines the new rolewith his responsibilities as vice president new business.Chief financial officer Hervé Rochet takes over as companysecretary from Hervé Saulaiswho will leave the business.

Agnès Michel-Segalen joins thecompany as a non-executive director, replacing interim chief executive Dominique Bamas who steppeddown as a director when he took over as chief executive from Jean-Christophe Giroux in March. Bamas thanked Saulais for his contribution andsaid: "In the current period of the consolidation of our functions, I'm choosinga closely knit team with intimate knowledge of the group, its customers, itsemployees and its history.”

Lifetime achievement award Harry McArdle, the founder of Irish-based international rental companyHeight for Hire/Easi Uplifts has received this year’s IPAF/IAPA lifetimeachievement award. The award was presented by newly elected IPAFpresident Steve Couling, whose day job is managing director of Versalift in the UK.

Paying tribute to McArdle, Coulingsaid: “Harry was one of the first entrepreneurs to take access seriously as a rental business. He isalso quick to see new opportunitiesin products and markets, seeing, forexample, the potential of large truckmounted platforms as well as otherspecialist forms of access.”

…And Couling becomes presidentCouling took over as president of IPAF at the IPAF summit and awards dinner in March as previous president Wayne Lawson completed histwo year term, the occasion also marked his retirement from JLG.

Other award winners included:

IPAF Training Instructor of the year: Rafael Bazzarella of SkyJack.

Best New IPAF Training Centre of the year: The Sheet metal workers 33,Cleveland, USA.

Product of the year - Mastclimbers and Hoists: Scanclimber SC8000 Eiffel Transport Platform.

Product of the year - Vehicle/Trailer Mounted lifts: Ruthmann SteigerT540 truck mounted lift.

Product of the year - Self-Propelled: Cormidi KB-X spider crane/lift.

Product of the year - Low Level: ReachCraft of the USA for the PowerLift.

Award for outstanding after sales service: Independent Parts & Service(IPS), UK.

Contribution to safe working at height: AFI-Uplift, UK.

IPAF safety champion: Kevin O’Shea, Mastclimbers, USA.

Access rental company of the year: Industrial Access, Romania.

Further coverage along with the photo album will appear in the June issueof the magazine.

IPAF president SteveCouling presents theLifetime Achievementaward to Harry McArdleof Easi UpLifts

François Piffard

So how does it stack upagainst the 150ft JLG?If you can move a JLG 1500SJ then apart from three tonnes more overallweight, you’ll have no problem with the Genie. Specification wise it offers the same outreach, but almost 120kg more platform capacity inaddition to the 30ft more working height. But its working width is overfive metres.

All manner of sales statistics circulated at the show, none of which Geniewas willing to confirm. However we do know that the first two units in Europe will go to the Kimberly Group in the UK and Schickling Arbeitsbühnenin North Germany.

Genie SX180 JLG 1500SJ

Working height 56.86m 47.72m

Outreach 24.4m 24.4m

Capacity 340kg 227kg

Extended width 5.03m 3.81m

Jib length/articulation 3.3m approx/135° 7.62m

Shipping size 12.98 x 2.49 x 3.05m 13.1 x 2.49 x 3.05m

GVW 24,495kg 21,770kg


newsc&aTerex Cranes restructuresTerex Cranes is restructuring its mobile crane organisation on a regionalbasis to ensure that sales and support for all cranes are made locally,rather than by the factory supplying the product. As a result Harry Bussmann has been appointed managing director, Terex Cranes Europe,Middle East, Africa and Russia, while Dan Slater becomes general manager, Terex Cranes North America. The company is currently looking for a head of Terex Cranes Latin America to be based in SaoPaolo, Brazil.

Danny Black, general manager, TerexCranes Australia/New Zealand, DanMicheau general manager, Terex CranesChina, Carsten von der Geest, director ofsales for Terex Cranes China and SouthEast Asia and Martina Moritsch, TerexTower Cranes all continue in their current positions.

“These changes will require a transitionperiod to implement,” said Terex Cranespresident Tim Ford. “I am confident thatthey are the right step for our business allowing us to leverage our experience,act with more speed and deliver results that grow your business more effectively.”

A future for DenkaGerman distributor Rothlehner has acquired thedesign rights and replacement parts businessfor Denka trailer lifts.

The company will offer worldwide product support forall Denka products from itsbase in Germany and is investigating the resumption ofproduction in Germany. Chiefexecutive Manfred Rothlehnersaid: “We want to finish theturbulent times of Denka andbring the brand back to hisstrong position. Before the firstdeliveries of new machineswill happen, some challengesneed to be solved.”

Largest Manitex truck craneUS boom truck specialist Manitex has launched its largest crane to datethe 70 ton/63tonne TC700. While the new crane has boom truck heritage it is very much a commercial carrier mounted truck crane witha 38.1 metre four section main boom and a 54.9 metre maximum tipheight when fitted with a two part extension.

The TC700 has been designed as a ‘global’ machine and is CE compliant, designed to be fitted to a wide variety oftrucks. Overseas it will befitted to a four axle chassis,while five and six axle factory installed configurations will be available for North America.

New owners and management at Holland Lift ProDelta Investments - the owner of crane and access rental companiesRiwal and Hovago - has acquired heavy duty scissor lift manufacturerHolland Lift. Former director and majority shareholder Menno Koel hasleft the company and is replaced as managing director by Thom Sijs.

The company says that it agreed the full takeover in January and that Koelstepped down on May 1st in order to give the new owner a free reign to takethe company into a new growth phase. ProDelta said: “ProDelta Investmentssees a strong potential for growth in the organisation thanks to increasing international demand for Holland Lift’shigh quality products across a largenumber of countries.”

Speaking to Cranes & Access late lastmonth Sijs said that his first objective is to improve the supply chain, improve production efficiencies to helpbring down the long lead times that the company has become known for.

More in our big scissor lift feature in the June issue.

Thom Sijs

Tim Ford

Bronto unveils XR rangeBronto Skylift launched its new XR range of truck mounted lifts atBauma, the first two models are the 56 metre S56 XR and 65 metre S65XR which will eventually replace the XDT range. The S65 XR features afive section main boom, long two section jib and short articulating ‘skyjib’ which features more than 160 degrees of articulation. Mounted on a26 tonne three axle truck, it offers up to 40 metres of outreach and700kg platform capacity - 600kg with the hydraulically telescoping platform option. It also offers 15 metres of outreach at an up and overheight of around 40 metres.

Bronto said it has focussed on lower running costs, and a greater workingenvelope per tonne of Gross Vehicle Weight. The new models have up to 15percent more outreach and a 35 percent better working envelope. The twonew units have an overall length of less than 12 metres, low axle weights,rear wheel steer, all-wheel drive with Hydro-Drive, 180 degrees platform rotation, Bronto B+ Geometric Control System, longer outrigger jacks for levelling on slopes up to 10 degrees, faster auto levelling, fully variable jacking widths, a 2,000kg lifting eye on the main boom and a 300kg platformwinch or 1,300kg boom winch.

Bronto claims a record breaking 40 metres of outreach on the XR65

A Denka trailer lift

The two Bronto XRs at Bauma, the XR65 sold to Janneniskaand the XR56 to Jalo & Jalo of Turku, Finland

The new Manitex TC700


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Record turnout for UKtower crane meetingThe UK’s CPA Tower Crane Interest Group annual open meeting in late March attracted arecord attendance with around 110 delegates participating in the one day meeting.

The presentations covered a wide range of subjects with a strong focus on the effect of wind on cranes and their foundations. Senior inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive -Joy Jones and Ian Simpson - also provided useful updates including an outline of the type of questions that the HSE asks following a tower crane incident.

Some of the principal points that were covered included:

• When calculating tower crane foundation loads a storm blowing from the front is the worst case and can inflict 25 percent more stress than normal operation.

• Out of service wind loads should be calculated with C25 and D25 windspeeds in the UK.

• Wind loading calculations should be in line with EN 14439 as well as looking at wind from the front, rear and side (FEM 1.005).

• There should always be a simple method statement of how the towercrane is to be removed when the contract is completed.

• Since 6th April the need to notify a tower crane event on the register has ended.

• The UK Safe Crane Campaign to reassure the public, needs industry support by putting posters (available from [email protected] for free) on site hoardings.

• Site contractors are responsible for rescuing people from a tower crane – not the tower crane rental company. The emergency services may be able to help but not all areas have the capability to do so.

• Any crane or equipment with a height of 10 metres more than surroundingstructures (or over 10 metres when working in a flat field) within six kilometres of an aerodrome, requires the aerodrome to be informed. If thecrane is more than 300ft (91.4m) high the Civil Aviation Authority alsoneeds to be informed and if taller than 150 metres it needs obstructionlighting.

Bronto racks up the ordersBronto Skylift has had a sparkling start to the year in terms of ordersand deliveries in the UK. Nationwide Platforms ordered 10 new unitsincluding a number of 38 metre S38XDT, 50 metre S5OXDT-J and 70metre S70XDTs.

Easi UpLifts also continues to build its UK base. Director Fergus McArdlehas relocated to the UK to help build the business as it looks for a suitablecandidate to head its international truck mounted rental operation. As partof this expansion the company has ordered three 50 metre S50XDT-Js andthree of new Bronto 55 and65 metre XR rangelaunched at Bauma. Thecompany’s third 90 metreS90HLA’s is also due for delivery this month alongwith three more 70 metreS70XDTs.

Mammoet takes 1,000 tonne LiebherrThe new 1,000 tonne Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane on its Bauma stand was purchased byheavy lift and moving specialist Mammoet. The company’s fleet now includes examples of everyLiebherr crawler crane over 300 tonnes. The new crane was ordered with the PowerBoom optionwhich boosts capacities, allowing it to compete with a 1,300 tonne crane in some areas.

The company said: “The new LR 11000 crawler crane supplements our range between the LR 1750 andLR 11350. After the prototype was unveiled, discussions about the concept of the crane were quickly followed by the decision to buy one.”

First Terex Superlift 3800 delivered Terex Cranes has delivered the first of its new 650 tonne Superlift 3800crawler crane to Ulferts & Wittrock in Germany with a 153 metre mainboom and a 12 metre light fixed jib in combination with a Vario-superliftsystem with counterweight tray.

Co-owner Klaus Wittrock said: “We believe in investing in the latest technology to maintain our leadership position and perform jobs all over Europe, so transportability and efficient use of counterweight is a huge plusfor us.”

Hermann Ulferts added: “We own a Terex TC2800-1 lattice truck crane anda CC2800-1 crawler crane andare very satisfied with their performance. We were positively surprised by what the Superlift 3800 is capable of.The fact that a crane of thisclass can erect 150 metre turbines is a remarkableachievement.”

Easi UpLifts is adding more big Bronto truck mounts to its fleet

Crane operator Albert Schroer atthe controls

The Superlift 3800’s boom goes up at Ulferts & Wittrock yard

Mammoet has taken the Liebherr LR1100 from Bauma.


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Railway crane and accessBelgian crane distributor Belgian Lifting & Equipment Company (BLE) has built and delivered a special rail mounted crane and access maintenance unit to rail construction and maintenance companyDuchêne, for the installation of overhead electrical wires throughout thecountry’s rail network.

BLE opted for a 30 tonneGrove RT530E-2 superstructure with a 29metre main boom, reducingits maximum capacity to 14.3 tonnes at a three metreradius and 1.2 tonnes at 12metres. It then removed thestandard steel counterweightreplacing it with an unusualshaped lead one that was significantly more compact.Once mounted on an 18.66

metre long RS model railway wagon it added thesuperstructures from two 12 metre Sky-High ACpowered 120MA boom lifts, one at each end ofthe wagon.

The machine was then equipped with a variety ofsafety devices to ensure stability of the craneand platforms, along with railway requirements,including specialist electronics, automatic axlelocking, slew limiters and emergency generators.

Bakers dozen for ALEInternational heavy lift and haulage company ALE has taken delivery of13 new Terex cranes - three All Terrains and 10 Rough Terrains. The RTorder includes two 75 tonne RT 75’s, four 35 tonne RT 35’s and four 60tonne A600s. The three All Terrain cranes include a 250 tonne AC 250and two 100 tonne AC 100’s.

The cranes will be used to supportits activities in the Middle East andAfrica. ALE’s regional director ofMiddle East and Africa Richard Peckover said: “Following operatortraining, all the cranes are meetingour expectations and performing satisfactorily on a day-to-day basis.”

Atlas and Effermove closerLoader crane manufacturers Effer and Atlas have extended their UK co-operationagreement to other dealers in the Atlasnetwork. All Atlas crane distributors nowhave the opportunity to add Atlas brandedEffer cranes to their product ranges, following the success of the agreementlaunched in the UK in October 2012.

Effer branded cranes will also be sold andsupported by Atlas dealers in a number ofcountries with particular emphasis on Germany and the Middle East, whereAtlas has a strong network. The Effer cranes will be sold by Atlas in Germanyand other markets in Atlas orange and branding, while the Effer brand andyellow colour will be used in the UK. At Bauma Atlas unveiled the new AtlasAK 955, built by Effer.

15 big Genie booms for KimberlyUK-based rental company, Kimberly Group has placed an order for 15 Genie135ft self-propelled articulated boom lifts, including 12 units of the existingZ135/70 and three of the recently launched ZX135/70s. Kimberly chairmanRay Ledger said: “This order reinforces our position as a major provider ofbig booms and further investment in big booms is likely in the next fewmonths.”

Port Services Group of Invergordon and Aberdeen, Scotland has confirmed a £12 million investment programme, after winning a numberof new contracts within the wind energy market, as well as increased activity in its core Oil & Gas business and the securing of a five year £20million contract from the Global Energy Group.

The equipment - due for delivery within the next four months - includes a 750 tonne Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1, a 500 tonne LTM 1500-8.1, two 220 tonneLTM 1220-5.1 and a 130 tonne LTM 1130-5.1. The heavy transport equipment includes 16 Goldhofer THP SL axle lines, an 8x4 250 tonne MANtractor head and a 160 tonne payload low bed insert attachment.

Port Services managing director Steve Clark said: “Securing contracts withhigh-profile international organisations such as the Global Energy Group hasbeen a key part of our growth strategy, this coupled with a generally verybusy oil and gas market with good visibility moving forward, and with our recent emergence as a player in the wind energy market has given us theconfidence to make this major investment in our heavy crane and transportdivision."

The crane and platforms are mounted on an RS type wagon

The counterweighton the RT530E waschanged to a more

dense and compactone made of lead

The 12 metre Sky-High booms are

mounted at each endof the wagon

The 60 tonne A600 which has amaximum tip height of 55 metres

A line of Terex Rough Terrain cranes destined for ALE

A 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1

£12 million investmentfor Port Services

The Atlas AK955 built by Effer

The new Genie ZX135/70.


Eleven new crawlers for WeldexUK-based crawler crane specialist Weldex has ordered 11 new Liebherrcrawler cranes worth €20 million. The order consists of seven telescopiccrawlers, including three 220 tonne LTR 1220s, two 100 tonne LTR 1100’sand two 60 tonne LTR 1060. The lattice boom models include one ofnew 1,000 tonne LR 11000, a 250tonne LR 1250 and two 600 tonne LR1600’s. The cranes will be used forprojects in the oil, gas and renewableenergy sectors.

More JLGs for HorizonUK-based Horizon Platforms has ordered 90 new aerial lifts from JLG. Thelatest order will take the fleet of the Yorkshire-based business to around500 units, with the bulk of thenew machines going to its recently opened North West location in Warrington. Theorder is made up of 19, 26 and32ft ES electric slab scissorlifts and E300 and M450 articulated booms which willbe equipped with JLG’s SkyGuard anti-entrapment system, an option that the company says it will specify on all future JLG boom lift orders.

Klaus Huberle (L) handing over the keys of the new Liebherr LTR 1220 to

Iain McGilvray at Bauma.

(L-R) Ben Hirst and Ruairi Duggan ofHorizon take delivery of a new E300AJP boom lift from Edward Price ofJLG at the new Warrington facility

Chunjo's Manitowoc31000 carries out itsfirst lift - a 250 tonnevessel

Manitowoc 31000 for ChunjoChunjo Construction of South Korea has taken delivery of a 2,300tonne Manitowoc 31000 crawler for work at a liquefied gas from coalplant operated by Posco E&C in Gwangyang, South Korea.

The 31000 is making a series of 12 heavy lifts, the first of which was 250tonnes, while rigged with 55 metres of boom and a 60 metre luffing jib.Chunjo also purchased a further three 600 tonne Manitowoc 18000 crawlercranes taking its fleet to 12 – the world’s largest fleet of 18000s.


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First UK Tadano ATF400 Welsh rental company Davies Crane Hire has ordered the first 400tonne Tadano ATF 400G-6 in the UK. The new six axle All Terrain wasdisplayed at Bauma and is scheduled for delivery in early June complete with the Heavy Duty Power System and a range of extensions, including the 76 metre luffing jib. The new crane will bethe 12th Tadano crane in the Davies fleet and be based at its recently

opened Cardiff depot, in orderto offer coverage over awider area and to help reinforce the company’s presence in South Wales.

First crane for theNew Forth BridgeThe first tower crane for the new Forth Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotlandhas been installed using barge-mounted crawler cranes. The crane - a40 tonne Liebherr 630ECH 40 - is the first of three identical cranes thatwill be used to build the three 207 metre towers that support the newbridge. As the towers are built the cranes will be climbed to a height ofwell over 200 metres.

The Liebherr was supplied and erected by Streif Baulogistik one of Europe’slargest tower crane rental companies. The 2.7km bridge will cost £790 million and replaces the 1964 suspension bridge which is suffering fromweakened suspension cables, failed expansion joints and mounting maintenance costs. The iconic 1890 railway bridge continues in active service. The new bridge is expected to open in 2016.

Lifterz givesDingli a tryUK rental company Lifterz has placed a ‘sample order’ for Dingli electric scissor lifts with the new UK/Irelanddistributor Oswald Record. The dealcomprises at least eight units includingthe 19ft JCPT0807DC and the 26ftJCPT1012DC models.

Lifterz joint managing director Benjamin Bowers said: “I was so impressedwhen I saw the Dingli product at Vertikal Days last year, it included some ofthe best componentry in the machines along with direct electric drive, so Iexpect our customers will be well pleased when they turn up on site.”

The first of three Liebherr 630ECH 40 tower cranes is erected on the new Forth road crossing

(L-R) Benjamin Bowers of Lifterztakes delivery from StanLaunchbury of Oswald Record

Davies new Tadano Faun ATF 400G-6was the star of the Bauma stand.


news c&aProfit record for JCB 2012 revenues were flat for JCB at £2.7 billion, however it claims that interms of profits it was the best year in its 67 year history, with ‘earnings’reaching £365 million.

Slow start for HaulotteFirst quarter revenues at Haulotte slipped five percent to €84.5 million, with reductions in new equipment, parts & service and rental. The falls werelargest in North America - down 23 percent - while Europe declined 11 percent, South America rose 42 percent,and Asia Pacific 15 percent. Haulotte saysthat order intake was maintained and thatit expects to be on plan for the full year.

Cramo back to redFinnish international rental company Cramo saw first quarter revenues drop7.2 percent to €148.5 million, while last year’s pre-tax profit of €2.4 millionturned into a loss of €2.3 million this year.

Rami goes coldFirst quarter revenues at Ramirent fell seven percent to €152.8 million, whilepre-tax profits leapt 42.5 percent to €15.2 million, however this includes a€10 million one off gain on its Russian business which merged with Cramounder the FortRent banner.

Financials round up

Hiab slips Loader crane manufacturer Hiab has reported a five percent fall in first quarter revenues to €192 million, while order intake declined 12 percent to€216 million. Operating income plummeted from €7.5 million a year ago to €2 million this year, including €1.6 million in restructuring charges.

Manitou stumbles Manitou revenues fell 14 percent in the first quarter to €271.8 million. However it says order intake remained strong. Telehandler and aerial liftsales fell 22 percent to €171.9 million, while revenues at Gehl increased 21 percent to €64.8 million. The company does not post profit details in its quarterly statement. Profits for the year were £20.8 million, on revenues four percent higher at £234.6 million. Underlying profits showed an even stronger improvement.

Soft start for Lavendon International rental company Lavendon saw first quarter revenues slip four percent, seven percent in the UK and 12 percent in bothGermany and Belgium, while France improved two percent in a tough market. The Middle East continued to outperform with revenues up 34 percent. Net debt at the end of the quarter was up £14 million to £111 million due to increased capital expenditure.

Record revenues for LiebherrLiebherr managed a 9.2 percent rise in revenues during2012 to €9.1 billion - a new record. Total crane sales -including mobile, tower and maritime cranes were up almost seven percent to around €3.35 billion. Mobilecranes improved 12 percent to just over €1.94 billion,while the tower crane and concrete technology divisionwas roughly flat at €580 million and maritime cranesales improved three percent to around €830 million.

Ruthmann up 25% German truck mounted lift manufacturer Ruthmann has reported sales of €95 million for 2012, an increase of 25.5 percent on 2011. No profit or other information was disclosed.

Profit hike at SkyjackLinamar’s Industrial division, which includes Skyjack, saw revenues decline 2.7 percent to$137.5 million. However profits more than doubledfrom $6.5 million last year to $14.3 million thisyear, thanks to improved margins and a betterproduct mix.

Kalmar does better Hiab sister company Kalmar, fared better with revenues up one percent to€323 million and order intake rising nine percent to €366 million. Operatingincome was 13 percent higher at €7 million.

Profits soar at Terex Crane First quarter revenues at Terex Cranes improvedthree percent to $470.9 million, while operatingprofit more than doubled to $32.5 million from $13million last year. The Material Handling and PortService business had a bad start, with revenuesdown almost 23 percent, while operating profitsplummeted from $600,000 last year to a loss of $29 million this year. Terex as a whole saw revenues decline over five percent to $1.72 billion,while pre-tax profits improved 14 percent to $34.4 million.

Genie goes higher Terex AWP/Genie boosted first quarter revenues by 21 percent to $509.1 million, while operatingprofits jumped almost 85 percent to $72.4 million.The company’s backlog at the end of March was$577.3 million, 10 percent up on last year.

Manitowoc profits jump Manitowoc Crane achieved first quarter revenues of $574.4 million - up 7.8 percentthanks to on-going improvements in NorthAmerica. Operating income climbed morethan 46 percent to $31.3 million.

Telehandler sales boost JLG Half year revenues at JLG increased 10 percent to $1.39 billion thanks to a 34 percent jump in telehandler sales to $514.3 million. Aerial lift shipments were flat at $631.5 million. The company’s backlog slipped around 17.5 percent to $778 million. Operating profit increased 38.9 percent to $95 million thanks to higher prices and efficiency initiatives.


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Bauma 'circus rides' concernsIPAF - the International Powered Access Federation - raised serious concerns with the Bauma authorities over tower crane ‘pleasureflights’ during the Munich exhibition last month. The rides - organisedby AirEmotion on the stand of truck manufacturer Paul-Nutzfahrzeuge -used a Liebherr 81K self-erecting tower crane owned by Nagel with a50 metre hook height. A strongly worded letter from IPAF chief executive Tim Whiteman to Georg Moller of Bauma asked the organisers to “immediately ban the use of cranes for circus rides atBauma”. They chose not to but Conexpo took the opportunity to confirm that it would not allow anything similar at its event next year.

Lifting people with cranes for entertainment purposes has always been acontroversial area. In a work environment this should only occur if there isabsolutely no other access method that can be used. The European materialhandling federation - FEM - published a position paper on the subject in May2011 which virtually outlawed the lifting of people for entertainment purposes. It subsequently modified the guidance after an appeal from ‘Dinner in the Sky’. One concern about the Bauma ride was that those taking part might drop their cameras onto those below however we understand that cameras could only be used if they had a safety strap.

France Elévateur acquires CTE FranceFrance Elévateur has acquired a controlling interest in CTE France - theCTE, Paus and Unic distributor - following a period under the protectionof French insolvency rules. The company was previously owned byPaus, CTE Italy (which had a 40 percent holding) and CTE France’s president Christian Cazabat.

France Elévateur now owns an 80 percent stake whileCTE Italy and Paus each retain a 10 percent holding inthe business. Cazabat has sold his shares and is nowmarketing manager for France Elévateur.

CTE France is now part of the France Elévateur group.

Tanfield issues more sharesand looks to sell SnorkelTanfield, owner of Snorkel aerial lifts has issued and sold 10.5 million newshares in order to raise £2.1 million gross. The net proceeds will be used forgeneral working capital purposes. At the same time the company said that it had receivedseveral approaches tobuy Snorkel andhas appointed an advisor to assistwith the sale.

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Haulotte UK has appointed Claude Dubé as technical service manager and Sarah Price as sales administrator. The MacAllister family has acquiredaccess rental company Titan Equipment. Niftylift has been won Queen’sAwards for Innovation and Export. Trojan Battery has appointed REMS Batterie Industrielle Services as a master distributor.Al Mazrooei Engineering Services has opened anew Hiab service centre in Dubai. Niftylift has appointed IPS France to provide partsand service. Cementation Skanska ordered twoKobelco CKE 800G crawler cranes. UK access industry veteran Rab Paterson has died.Stockholms Höjdliftar (SHL) has ordered a Bronto Skylift S65XR.Riwal UK has achieved the IPAF Rental+ accreditation for all of its UK locations. UK-based rental company Vp has appointed PhilWhite as a non-executive director.Niftylift won HAE awards for best new productand supplier of the year. Snorkel has unveiled the new 43ft S4390RTRough Terrain scissor lift.Simon Cracknell has joined Skyjackas director of business developmentAsia. Multitel Pagliero has launched a new68.5 metre MJ685 truck mountedplatform. Atlas Maschinen and Finnish port loader company Mantsinen have formed a strategic partnership. Beyer Mietservice of Germany has purchased 59new scissor lifts from PB Lifttechnik. Germany’s Megalift has taken delivery of a 350tonne Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1. 3B6 has appointed Hird as its UKdealer for load monitoring devices. A-Plant has appointed Simon Coveney as director of its Acrowformwork division.Collé Rental & Sales has purchased10 H.A.B. TR16JD tracked telescopic platforms. Dutch rental company Boels is joining the SmartEquip network in Europe. ZF Kama has taken delivery of the first JMGindustrial crane in Russia. UK-based Prolift Access has opened a new depotin Ringwood, Hampshire. Outreach Access has taken delivery of a 70 metrePalfinger. Harsco has appointed F. Nicholas Grasberger aschief financial officer.US crane company Deep South has taken delivery of a Terex AC 500-2 All Terrain. Link-Belt has appointed Bakheet Company for Machinery as distributor for Saudi Arabia. German rental company Eisele has taken delivery of a new 750 tonne LiebherrLTM 1750-9.1

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Kevin O’Shea of Mastclimbers LLC ismoving to Canadian mastclimbermanufacturer Hydro Mobile. The powered access division ofBrazil’s Mills increased first quarterrevenues by 35 percent. CMC has appointed Hydroline Oman as its distributor. Riwal France has opened its 10th location in Ozoir-la-Ferrière south east of Paris. Luxembourg’s Eurolift System (ELS)has appointed Oliver Feldbusch ascommercial director. Oil&Steel has appointed Steko as aservice partner in Bavaria. Mielly Transport Manutention of France has purchased a 40 tonne Valla 400E. Ramirent has made changes to its internal management structure. Kalmar has acquired Spanish crane refurbishmentand maintenance company Mareiport. St. Peter Port Guernsey has taken delivery of aTerex HMK 170 E mobile harbour crane. Beirut crane rental company Transport Houmanihas taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM1040-2.1. Hiab has appointed Carl GustafGöransson as senior vice president of its global markets business unit. Mantall has officially appointed Istanbul Vinç as its sole distributor in Turkey. UK-based Emerson Crane Hire has ordered aTadano ATF90G-4 and Liebherr LTC1045-3.1. Equipment manufacturer JCB has produced its onemillionth machine.UK-based Platform Hire has opened a depot inSouth Wales. Sarens Nass has taken delivery of the 400th Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1. Component manufacturer SME has appointed IPSas a distributor in the UK. US-based Trico Lift has appointedChris Carmolingo as chief executive. UK-based Prolift Access has takendelivery of a range of new Niftylifts.Beyer Mietservice has ordered 20Snorkel A38E boomlifts. My Wish Enterprise has been appointed as theBobcat dealer for Ethiopia. UK-based Emsley Crane Hire has invested £3.4 million in five new Liebherr cranes. Elebia has appointed Red Plant in the UK andPavlínek in the Czech Republic.R&B has appointed Sin Heng Heavy Machinery asits distributor in SE Asia. Sennebogen has appointed Gaya Makmur Tractorsas Indonesian crane and green line distributor. UK rental company Nationwide Platforms has appointed Rob Owen as commercial director.Texas-based TNT Crane has acquiredTSD Crane & Rigging and GreenergyConstruction & Maintenance. Bigge Crane and Rigging has ordered four LiebherrLR 1300 SX crawler cranes. Russian rental company LTECH has added twoR&B spider cranes to its fleet.

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obtain a good outrigger spread froma chassis that had an overall widthof less than a metre. The companystill produces niche machines tocope with applications such as ahigh atrium and auditoriums, although it is now focussing moreproviding general purpose modelsfor rental companies.

Fellow Dane Denka Lift soon joinedthe specialist market by offering analternative chassis concept for thesame applications while in GermanyTeupen leaned more to towards general purpose machines as did theother Danish producer Ommelift,while Italian Palazzani initially appeared to offer a Falck Schmidtcopycat product for the niche market. However it was the arrivalof smaller machines from Italian producers, such as Oil&Steel withthe Octopussy around 10 to 12years ago or so that things startedto get revved up in the spider liftmarket.

Italian influenceThe big difference between companies such as Oil&Steel,


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However in the seven or eightyears since that interview, spiderlifts have developed in manyareas. In line with Thihatmer’sdream working heights and outreach have generally increased and at the same timemachines have become lighter.Power sources are changing(lithium batteries are becomingincreasingly popular for instance)making the product more efficientand more environmentallyfriendly. In last year’s spider liftfeature in Cranes&Access we reviewed the 25 metre sector asthe up and coming sector. Withseveral introductions at Baumathis year it would appear the 30to 35 metre working height sector is where most of the manufacturers are now concentrating developments.

Equipment designers are always striving for that little extra in performance, an extra metre here, anadditional tonne there..... For spider lifts it is evenmore difficult trying to achieve greater heights andoutreach, while keeping the overall machine compact and narrow so that it can access tightareas. During an interview at the end of 2006 withTeupen mastermind Alfons Thihatmer, he revealedhis dream – to create a spider lift with 30 metresworking height, 30 metres outreach that was nobigger than a children’s pram. Impossible? Yes certainly with existing designs and materials, but itdoes show how the designer always has an ultimate - if seemingly impossible - target.

The main positive that can be takenfrom the spider lift market is that developments are taking place rightacross the size range, and involveimprovements not only to basic performance but also in regards tomaking them safer and easier to use with remote controls, self-stabilisation/outrigger setting, movement memory etc…

Market developmentThe development of the spider liftmarket is interesting. It all beganwith very expensive, niche machines from Falck Schmidt - nowTCA Lift - developed for applicationswith narrow entrances and tall working height requirements. It wasthe need to pass through a singledoor and then reach up to 20 metresor more that pushed Falck Schmidtto invent the spider leg as a way to

Hinowa and others - many of whomwere truck mounted lift manufacturers - was that they offered smaller, simpler and less expensive products that could betransported on equipment trailersused by many small contractors andrental companies for mini excavators and smaller skid steers.

The first of these ‘Italian’ spider liftshad working heights in the region of12 to 14 metres and so targeted thetrailer lift market, although theywere and remain a great deal moreexpensive. The next big step wasthe move up to 15 to 17 metres,which almost instantly became themore popular of the two size ranges- mainly because their transportweight and purchase price was notthat much greater. And as such theyoffered the opportunity of faster payback through improved utilisation.

The Italian producers have gone onto dominate the spider lift market interms of unit production, howeveruntil recently only Palazzani offeredany machines over 25 metres.

..Move on up....

A Dino 185XTC on a lightweight DT3500 trailerspecifically designed forspider lifts


spider l i f ts c&aHaving marketed a similar range toFalck Schmidt for many years, itbegan broadening its product linesignificantly a few years back andnow offers a substantial selection ofdifferent products in the over 26metre market, including its latestmodel a 52 metre tracked andwheeled unit which it launched atBauma. Hinowa led the way into thelightweight 20 metre market when itintroduced its 23 metre 23.12 in late2008. The challenge as always wasto keep the weight down so that itcould be transported on a two axletrailer or the back of the popular 3.5tonne delivery trucks.

Teupen is possibly the only non-Italian company competing in thesub 25 metre market. In recentyears it has completely redevelopedits smaller models in order to keepthem competitive in terms of price.

Initially this included building themin Hungary, but having completelyredesigned its smaller units for efficient assembly it has moved allproduction back to Germany.

So the next step has started. Themainstream Italian producers arenow moving into the 32/33 metremarket with CMC having shown 32metre prototype, the S32 at SAIElast year and then the final productwith some ‘updates’ at Bauma. Alsonew at Bauma was a very handylooking 33 metre machine from Platform Basket - the Spider 33.15 -with dual telescopic booms. Thecompany has quietly built up a significant share of the spider liftmarket, having moved away fromthe original company’s focus on self-propelled lifts. In addition toselling units under its own name itbuilds badged units for IHImer.

Platform Basket’s managing directorCarlo Molesini considers the launchof the Spider 33.15 as pivotal, allowing the company to enter themedium to high market sector. Thedouble boom articulation means agood up and over height of 17 metres as well as working height of32.4 metres and outreach of justunder 13.5 metres with 230kg platform capacity (15.2 metres with136kg).

Easy Lift has also launched a highermodel with its 30 metre R300 bothon tracks and more recently onwheels and says it is currently designing 36 and 41 metre modelswhich looks like part of a strategy totarget the atrium market with alower cost alternative. Cela is alsodeveloping a 30 metre model by putting its DT30 truck mount

superstructure onto a tracked chassis. Heading in the opposite direction to the others is TCA Liftwith its 32 metre Falcon FS320Z,first seen at Bauma three years ago.The heavy-duty machine boastsmore than 15 metres outreach andthere are a fair few already at work,but it is only now really ramping upproduction.

With all this 30 metre plus activitygoing on you can expect others tojoin in. The big question is how bigis this sector likely to be? There aresome who expect these new models to take some business awayfrom the truck mounted market, asthe larger spiders are a lot less expensive a big truck mount, and ifthe job lasts a few days they offer asound alternative.

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Teupen Platform Teupen TCA CMC Omme Omme Palazzani Palazzani Easy LiftLeo 30T Basket 33.15 Leo 36 FS320Z S32 3150RJ 3000R XTJ 32 XSJ35 R300

Platform 28m 30.4m 33.5m 30m 30m 29.1m 27.7m 28m 33m 28m

Outreach 15.7m 15.2m 15.6m 16m 15.8m 12.6m 12.6m 15m 15m 14.5m

Cap at max O/R 80kg 136kg 80kg 100kg 120kg 200kg 200kg 120kg 120kg 120kg

Maximum cap 200kg/ 230kg/ 200kg/ 200kg/ 220kg/ 200kg 200kg 200kg/ 200kg/ 200kg/14m 13,7m 13.9m 15m 14m 14m 14m 12.5m

Up&Over no Yes/17m No Yes/10m Yes/18m No No Yes/25m No No

Jib yes 180 No yes 180 Yes 110° Yes/150° No Yes/90° Yes/170° Yes/175° Yes

Levelling 16.7° 17° 16.7° 20° 15° 21.8° 21.8° 19° 10° 16°

GVW 4,225kg 6,000kg 4,850kg 5,900kg 6,560kg 4,000kg 3,900kg 5,800kg 6,500kg 6,000kg

Max footprint 5.5 x4.75m 4.8 x 4.6m 5.5x4.75 7mx4m 4.6 x3.75m 4.6 x3.75m 5.2 x 3,3m 4.2 x 3.3m 4.4 x3.2m

Variable yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Platform rotation 180° 180° 180° 90° 180° 82° 82° 180° 170° 180°

Overall Width 1.58m 1.39m 1.58m 1.1m 1.54m 1.1m 1.1m 1.4m 1.5m 1.4m

Overall Height 1.98m 1.99m 1.98m 2.27m 1.99m 1.99m 1.99m 1.99m 2.35m 2.0m

Overall length 7.2m 7.1m 8.18m 6.95m 7.5m 8m 8.25m 6.9m 7.7m 6.7m

Below ground no Yes/-5.5m no No Yes/-2m No No yes/-4m No No

Power D/AC/DC D/AC/DC/HYB D/AC/DC D/DC DC/AC D/DC/hyb D/DC/hyb D/AC/DC D/AC/DC D/AC/DC

Platform mount Bottom End Bottom End Bottom Bottom Bottom End End End mount mount mount mount mount mount mount mount mount mount

The new 32.4 metre working height Platform Basket 33.15

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New 52 metre platformHowever it was at the top end of theworking height scale and theintroduction of the 52 metre workingheight Palazanni Ragno XTJ52 thatwas perhaps the biggest spider surprise at Bauma. With the trackedunit on the stand already sold to Italian rental company Viviani Noleggio, the second three axle

wheeled unit - two axles at the rearand one steered axle at the front - isalready on its way to China.

A large proportion of sales for thissize of spider lift are destined forspecific maintenance projects onlarge buildings, hotels or shoppingcentres with high atriums. The 52metre Palazzani joins the FalckSchmidt FS520 as the highest

reaching spider lifts in the world -overtaking the older 50 metre Teupens - the Leo 50GT and Leo50GTX with its 400kg platform capacity.

For many years Teupen was the onlymanufacturer with a 50 metre spiderlift, products with this workingheight are physically large - all threeweigh in around the 13.5 tonnesmark - however the spider designmeans that they are all less than1.58 metres wide and as narrow as

1.2 metres with the Falcon althoughthe FS520 follows a different designpath and uses a double crawler system which adds to its overalllength.

Despite being the oldest design andhaving two metres less workingheight, the Teupen has a similar 20metre outreach to the Palazzani, andhas the shortest length but thelargest outrigger spread – often themain problem for these large spiderlifts. It may be the widest (380mm

A Cela DT24 showing its gradeability

Spiders are ideal in confined situations.

After tracking to the job along ariver this spider lift is involvedwith bridge maintenance

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wider than the FS520) but itsweight is competitive. The newPalazzani XTJ52 is the match of theFS520 for working height, equalsthe Teupen for outreach, has a superior 300kg platform capacityand is reasonably compact - apartfrom its 2.48 metre overall height.And like all Palazzani spiders it has a250kg lifting capacity in ‘cranemode’.

As mentioned the FS520 is thelongest at 9.25 metres however it isthe only one that offers any belowground capability - a capability thatseems to be gaining in popularity.While a number of rental companies

have added Teupen GT50/GTX50unit to their fleet, this size of machine has never been a very popular rental machine. HoweverEasi UpLifts was the first rentalcompany in the world to order theFS520 although the first deliverieswent to end-user projects in the Far East.

Perhaps it is the purchase cost,physical size and relative lack of applications that has up to now deterred many rental companiesfrom investing in spider lifts of thissize? With the growth and availability of the larger 50 to 90metre truck mounted platforms

there are fewer reasons to use a bigspider for day work, as long as thereis some form of road access. For remote, inaccessible applicationssuch as electricity pylon maintenance the large spider lift isideal - until utilities companies perfect a tracked high speed carrierwith 50-60 metre boom.....

One of the most significant problems with the spider lift sectoris its lack of awareness, both in therental industry, and among endusers. Seeing an end user struggling

to reach a job from a distance withwhat the local rental company hadin its yard is exceptionally commonplace, when a small spider lift couldsqueeze through a gate, or zipthrough a building to get muchcloser to the work. However withthe number of manufacturers -around 20 - together with the recentdevelopments and new model introductions one thing is certain.The spider lift marketplace is set toget a whole lot more competitiveand perhaps a whole lot larger.

Teupen Palazzani FalconLeo 50GT XTJ 52 FS520

Platform Ht 48m 50m 50m

Outreach 20m 20m 17.5m

Cap at max outreach 80kg 100kg

Maximum cap 200kg/17.1m 300kg 200kg/16.5m

Up&Over 26.5m No

Jib No Jib Yes 170 yes 180

levelling 16.7° 9.0° 20.0°

GVW 13,500kg 13,800kg 13,500kg

OAL 8.45m 8.7m 9.25m

max footprint 7.6 x 5.65m 6.2 x 6.2m 5.5x4.75

-variable spread Yes Yes Yes

platform rotation 180° 170° 180°

Min Width 1.58m 1.45m 1.2m

O/A Height 1.98m 2.48m 2.1m

Below ground No no Yes/-4m

Power D/AC/DC D/AC/DC D/AC/DC

Platform mount Bottom mount top mount Bottom mount

How the 50 metre plus machines compare

The newly built, futuristic looking buildingopened in September last year directly behindthe original City Hall which has been converted into a library. The C22/11 will beused to assist in the maintenance of thebuilding which is almost entirely coveredwith glazing.

Bluelift said: “It is an eco-friendly project andthe operators wanted an eco-friendly machine. The Bluelift lithium machine haszero emissions and having no trailing powerleads it does not suffer the usual problemswhen working with a mains AC powered machine such as voltage loss, cable trip hazards or other safety issues. Also the

functions, especially the travel speeds, are notreduced from the diesel powered machine.”

The C22/11 features a double sigma riser, with telescopic top boom and articulated jib.Weighing three tonnes it offers an outreach of11 metres with a 200kg platform capacity. Themachine’s overall dimensions are just undertwo metres in height, 900mm overall widthand 5.2 metres in length - which can be reduced to 4.5 with the basket removed. Itslithium battery pack offers up to eight hoursuse between charges, with the companyclaiming that its rapid charge system tops itback up to 80 percent recharge within twohours.

Seoul spiderThe Seoul metropolitan government in South Korea has taken delivery of a 22 metreBlue Lithium C22/11 spider lift from Bluelift to help maintain the City Hall.

The C22/11 being usedto gain access to the living plant wall insidethe Seoul City Hall.

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Orchestral manoeuvres in MiamiA Palazzani Ragno TZX 225 has been working in one of the most famousAmerican concert halls – the New World Symthony Orchestral Academyin Miami, Florida – known for its groundbreaking design.

Ragno TZX 225 has been chosen because of its compact overall dimensionsand low weight as it has to operate in extremely narrow spaces and on delicate surfaces including the concert hall's precious parquet floor.

Ragno TZX 225 is equipped with a clean and quiet battery powered electricengine lifting the staff to a height of 22.5 meters. Its main uses at the Academy building is to position and change lights as well as carrying outmaintenance including cleaning thebuilding's internal and external panels.

Avon Access has helped anhistoric abbey save tens ofthousands of pounds oninspection and repair work.The Churches ConservationTrust wanted to conduct inspection and repair work toEvesham Abbey Bell Tower inWorcestershire, in the UK, atheights of up to 33 metres.However the only access tothe Grade II listed buildingwas via a narrow gate andacross the soft ground of thegraveyard. The job site wasalso just above the ancientcrypt, which meant weight -and particularly ground pressure - was a major issue.

The rental company solved the problem by deploying its recently acquired 37 metre Omme 3700 RJ spider lift which has an outreachof up to 14 metres, a 130 degree articulating jib and 180 degree platform rotation with a platform capacity of 250kg.

“One of the reasons I bought the Omme is that the 250kg basket capacity allows me to operate the machine and a take a specialiststonemason and his materials with me to the required workingheight,” said Lee Roberts, managing director of Avon Access. “TheOmme 3700 RJ was an absolutely ideal machine for this job. Beingmounted on long tracks means significantly reduced ground pressurecompared to an ordinary self-propelled boom lift - and movingthrough the graveyard and did not create any issues.”

“We also had to get through a historic narrow gateway - and although a big machine it is only 1,100mm wide in travel mode. The Omme’s mixture of compact dimensions and tremendous manoeuvrability got the job done.”

Richard Tindale, managing director of Access Platform Sales the UKdistributor for Omme products said: “This is a great example of howspecialist, expert rental companies can save a fortune for their customers. The options for the Trust were £30,000 for scaffold orAvon Access with an Omme lift for two days.”

Founded in 2000, Avon Access specialises in tracked spider liftsfrom its depots in Bristol and Cardiff.

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The Confederation of Danish Industry has taken delivery of a 32 metre Falcon FS320 articulated boom spider lift from TCA Lift for the maintenance of the newly revamped Industriens Hus building in Copenhagen.

Falcon in the HusSituated in the heart of the city, the buildingis home to the Confederation of Danish Industry, the premier lobbying organisationfor Danish businesses. When looking to update the building the confederation decided to strip and remodel rather thancompletely demolishing it and starting again,retaining and reusing as much as possible ofthe existing construction. The process hassubstantially reduced the resources requiredand the volume of construction waste, whilestill becoming one of the most sustainablebuildings in the capital.

“TCA Lift was consulted at a very early stageof the process and we assisted at the design

stage by showing that the Falcon could actually reach all corners of the building,”said sales manager Brian Falck Schmidt.“The machine is currently being used for thefinal stages of work being carried out for thebuildings official reopening. Following this itwill then continue to be used to clean andmaintain the building.”

The FS320 offers a 200kg platform capacityand an outreach of up to 15 metres with areduced capacity of 100kg. Weighing4,150kg it has an overall length of 7.2 metres with an overall width of 900mm, depending on optional equipment.

Industriens Hus is home to the Confederation of Danish Industry

The Falcon FS320 is being used for maintenancework on the Industriens Hus building

“Customers remember them andask for the equipment by name,”says Wakeford, “giving them a personality means they generallytake more care resulting in lessdamage.”

Delila is a 16 metre Dino 160XTtrailer mounted platform, Sabrina isa Platform Basket RQG15 with 15metres working height and 8.7 metres outreach and Sophie, is a17.7 metre Platform Basket 18.90with 9.1 metres outreach.

“I got into spider rental by accidentafter being made redundant, settingup on my own and buying the firstmachine – the Dino 160XT – fromPromax Access. The 160XT wasprobably the first in the UK and is agreat platform. Users love it because it is so sturdy and has anunrestricted platform capacity.”

Wakeford then purchased Sabrinasecond hand from Promax which hesays has been “100 percent reliable, with just two fuses blownin four years. I then wanted something bigger and saw and triedthe new Platform Basket 22.10 atVertikal Days but in the end wentfor an 18.90 Pro (Sophie).”

“Business at the moment is ticking

“I really enjoy the work and the machines have been brilliant sinceday one. Rates are competitive - Iusually charge about £10 a metre of working height per day plus delivery. There are companies asking more for the equipment andoperators but I would rather chargea reasonable amount and get repeat

over nicely with good demand forthe machines from residential andindustrial users. Between the threeplatforms I can cover most requirements - from painting, decorating, gutter and facia boardrenewal to roof repairs. Tower usersare always amazed at how quickand easy jobs are with a spider lift.All three machines are easy to useand usually go out as self-drive. Alternatively my son and I are qualified operators and can operatethem or carry out the work. If customers want something withmore height I usually cross hire a 27metre truck mount.”

business.”The biggest problem? “My son hasn’t got his license to tow themachines yet, so delivering machines on the same day can be achallenge. The problem with thistype of work is that everyone leavesbookings until the last minute - no-one plans ahead.”

What’s in a name?Giving equipment girls’ names might seem a bit peculiar, but for ShaneWakeford of UK based rental company High Reaching Solutions it is paying dividends. The company has two spider lifts and a trailer liftnamed Delila, Sophie and Sabrina and covers North East Yorkshire andHumberside.

Shane Wakeford

Shane with Sophie

Spider lifts can set upin the most unlikely of positions

The unusual shaped building designed by Norman Foster andArup engineers has 41 floors andtwo modified Teupen spider liftsthat maintain and clean insideand out of the top of the 180metre tall tower.

Both Teupen platforms – a rail-mounted 33 metre TL33S which issituated on the 36th floor to provideaccess for window cleaning on theoutside of the dome, and a 17metre GT17S located under therestaurant floor on the 40th storeyfor cleaning the inside of the dome -are also of a similar age and recently in need a 10 year check-up.

The first machine to undergo its 10

One of London’s most iconic symbols and one of theCity’s most widely recognised modern buildings, 30St Mary Axe - previously the Swiss Re Building orinformally known as the Gherkin – is approachingits 10th birthday.


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year refurbishment was the TL33Smanufactured in 2002. Three companies were involved - PinnacleCradles which looks after all of thecradle equipment on site, Teupenthe manufacturer and Alfa AccessServices which has maintained andcarried out the LOLER inspections onboth machines over the past fewyears, but has more recently beenappointed Teupen service providerfor England and Wales.

The Teupen TL33S moves aroundthe outside of the building on the36th floor using a twin rail system.

“The platform sort of cantilevers onthe outer rail and is located by theupward force of the machine on theinner rail,” says Allen Freeman,

owner of Alfa Access Services. “It is a very clever system with thetwin rails following the outside ofthe building until a short sectionwhere the tracks deviate into thebuilding so the platform can bestored maintained inside.”

“The 10 year refurbishment of the175kg capacity TL33S included replacing all of the hydraulic hoses,oil, filters and electric cables. It alsoneeded a chain inspection, safetysystems and structural checks ending with an operational checkand thorough examination. All workapart from the final examination

Keeping theGherkin cleanKeeping theGherkin clean

was carried out with the machinedocked inside the building by threeengineers, two from Teupen Germany and one from Alfa AccessServices taking four days to complete rather than the scheduledfive days.”

Now where is that 17 metre unit?

30 St Mary Axe - informally known as the Gherkin

The GT 17S is kept under therestaurant floorwhen not in use

The TL33S isused to cleanthe outside of the dome

A view from the TL33S basket

The TL33S moves on its rails and isstored inside the building


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One possible reason is a well-developed rental industry in theUK which has changed thementality of equipment ownershipputting off many end users frominvesting in their own equipment.

Why buy an expensive crane tobuild a house when it might besitting idle for 20 weeks of the year?Another is that historically the UKand USA have never reallyembraced the small tower craneconcept. On smaller and low riseconstruction sites builders havetraditionally rented in mobile cranesto lift any items that they could notbe manhandled. In more recentlytimes – over the past 25 years or so– the telescopic handler taken overthe lighter lifting duties, such asmoving and lifting materials so thatcranes are only rented for the biggeror higher lifts. The same applies toNorth America although telehandlersthere are taking over from the ‘barelease’ rental of small Rough Terraincranes that contractors tend to keepon site for lifting duties. Only Franceconfounds the either/or theory byusing a large number of self-erectingtower cranes and a large numberof telehandlers.

Who in their right mind would buya self-erector? Well unless you area contractor with a stream of smalldevelopments of one or two housesor a small block of apartments youwouldn’t. However even for a oneoff development you shouldseriously consider renting one.

While contractors in most parts ofthe developed world tend to be very‘conservative’ (or should that beslow) to adopt new methods ofconstruction, the telehandler wasrelatively quickly accepted in thosecountries where it is now strong -driven primarily by the palletisationof building materials delivered tosite. While loader cranes canunload such loads freeing the truckup to move onto its next job, thechallenge is moving the material towhere it is needed or to a storagearea. A small tower crane is idealfor this, at least on smaller sites,however many would argue thatthe telehandler is more versatile,and versatility is something thatshort term rental companies love.Specialist equipment is fartoo restrictive.

Over the past two decades thetelehandler has developed into

the ‘do everything site machine’with manufacturers offeringincreasingly higher lift heights, avast array of attachments and 360degree rotation which allows largermodels to double up as a smallcrane as well as a material handler.

Telehandler v SETC?The telehandler is now the mostpopular item of constructionequipment – in those countrieswhere it has been adopted - and asdemand has increased the rentalindustry has invested heavily inthem, with tens of thousands ofthem are available to rent, in the UK,Ireland and USA and possibly Francewhere they are the second mostpopular rental item after aerial lifts.Because of the large population andthe rental industry’s cut-throatnature, the smaller sizes areavailable at very competitive rates.However looking at the UK, thelarger fixed frame models up to 18metres have weekly rental rates ofbetween £325 and £450 with 360degree machines fetching around£600 per week and the 25 metreplus telehandlers between £1,200and £1,500 a week (Cranes &Access 2012 rental rate guide).Compare this to a cost of between£400 and £750 for a self-erector.

But is the telehandler the bestmachine for the job? Over the pastfew years there has been andclamp-down on site safety in theUK and in particular movements ofequipment around the site. Engineemissions are also a growingproblem with equipment on manysites in cities now requiring theadditional cost of DPF (dieselparticulate filters) or additives toreduce pollution on older, lesscompliant engines. Rising fuel costsis another significant factor formobile equipment as well as tyresand puncture repairs, noise andkeeping the public road free frommud etc. The list goes on and on……None of these factors howeveraffect the self-erecting tower crane.

With sites becoming ever morecompact and confined some arebecoming too small for anythingbut the most compact telehandlerto operate. And even if you persistin using a telehandler you willprobably need to rent in a mobilecrane to help with lifting in somelarger or more bulky items or toplace the top panels in timber frameconstruction. One mobile crane liftmay well pay for one week’s rentalof your self-erector.

The lack of interest and sales in the UK and Irelandfor self-erecting tower cranes (SETC) is one of themodern lifting mysteries. Go anywhere else inEurope and the countryside will be littered with them,involved in projects from single and small housingdevelopments to blocks of flats and even road bridgeconstruction. So why the dearth of self-erectors in theUK and Ireland and to a similar extent North America?

Are self-erectorson the up?

The Gapo self-propelledtransport system is thesafest and easiest methodof moving a self-erector


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On the up…..Perhaps UK and to a lesser extentUS contractors are finally realisingthat there is a cost-effectivealternative – one which continentalEurope has been using widely foalmost 50 years – and this may bethe reason behind the increasingdemand over the past 12 months.

Estimates vary but the total UK andIreland self-erector fleet may be assmall as 175 and 200 units, downfrom a peak of 300. Up to a yearago there were three main playersin the rental market – MantisCranes, Ladybird Cranes andBelgian-owned Arcomet. Howeverwith Arcomet deciding to pull outof the UK - both as the Potain dealerfor new cranes as well as its rentalfleet – it leaves just two major

players with around 150 cranesbetween them. Although Arcomethad a fleet of around 40 in the 2011(Cranes & Access Top 30 rentalcompany report) it is thought it hadjust 20 to 25 units left when itfinally decided to exit the market.

Doing the simple maths, a reducednumber of cranes usually meansmore work for the remaining rentalcompanies. However MantisCranes chief executive SeamusMcMenamin thinks there may beanother reason.

“The UK construction industry isquite reserved in its attitude tonew methods, but it always looksat reducing costs. With thedownturn in the economy, we arenow finding major contractors –companies familiar with usingtower cranes on the larger contracts– chasing smaller jobs but still withthe mentality of using a crane.”

Unfortunately the decision to use atower crane or not is usually madeby the contract quantity surveyorand this will inevitably come downto which is cheapest on paper.And because it is often purelycalculated on the number of week’srental rate, the telehandler usuallycomes out on top.

“A self-erector immediatelyovercomes potential safety issueswith equipment moving constantlyaround the site as well asemissions, noise and fuel costs,”says McMenamin. “It also onlyrequires a very small site footprint,needs no reinstatement and keepsthe majority of the site clear fordrainage and earthworks to becompleted perhaps saving a fewweeks on the overall contract time.

When you look at a tower crane youhave to see the benefits to thewhole contract and not just thenumber of lifts. It is getting thesefacts over to the decision makersat the design stage or before thecontract starts that is very difficultand probably the main reason theyare not more popular in the UK.”

“Ireland was more of an end usermarket with the owner of thecompany often on the site and hecould see the benefits of using acrane throughout the wholecontract,” adds Robert Rowlette ofMantis Cranes. “Rental rates arecurrently low all over the UK andwould not sustain investment innew equipment. In Ireland there isnow a cautious air of optimism andthis year there has been a fewstructural steel projects where theself-erecting cranes have been used.It has been slim pickings over thepast five years and recovery is goingto be very slow but we are hopeful.”

Undercutting rental ratesDespite the overall reduction in fleetnumbers and seemingly increasedutilisation, some rental companiesstill drastically undercut each otheron rental rates. We have heard ofnumerous instances of say one

company quoting £700 per weekonly to be undercut at £500, whichmany would say is unviable.

Market rental rates vary with size –not type of crane – within quite atight range. The smallest self-erectors go for about £400 perweek and the largest around £700to £750, a relatively small spreadconsidering the range of productswhich may have maximum reachdifferential that runs from 16 to 50metres. And although there are onlya small proportion of cranes outsideof the Mantis and Ladybird fleets,there is robust regional pricing withsmaller rental companies makingsure they remain in the ‘driving seat’locally. Some of these cranes tendto be much older and have beenpurchased second or third hand.

According to Robert Bird of Ladybirdthere has to be a minimum price forany self-erector of about £400 to£500 a week, just to cover theregular maintenance, rope andpulley replacement and occasionalbreakdowns.

“If an invertor needs replacing it cancost £3,000 which can account forsix weeks of hire,” he says. “Therental rate has to cover the normalmaintenance and replacements.”

Potain Igo 85A

The latest Eazy 90 from Terex Cranes

FB Gru launched this newcompact GX251 at Bauma


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The sector is not alone in having lowrental rates restricting investment innew equipment. Take the exampleof a rental company which bought aself-erecting crane with a 40 metrejib tip for close to £70,000 aboutseven years ago. The weekly rentalrate at the top end may be £700 butto buy the crane new now would setyou back around £100,000 yet therental rate has not improved atall. Not the sort of return that wouldentice companies to enter thesector. For good or bad, self-erectorsdo last a long time and develop-ments are small, so many rentalcompanies are not under pressureto replace older equipment. A newset of sheaves and hoist rope anda crane can be like new.

Rental rates in the much moremature continental European marketare about two percent per month,but companies aim to make moneyon the residual values of theequipment. At the moment this istrue with certain makes of crane –Liebherr and Potain for examplewhich are globally tradable – othermanufacturers even where thequality is good or even better, do nothave the brand name recognitionand therefore attract lower prices.

Where are SETCs used?Most self-erectors are used on largehouses, care homes, timber framedconstruction and smaller apartmentblocks, many on 10 to 20 weekcontracts. General guidancesuggests that a self-erecting towercrane should be used when liftingup to about 100 tonne metres andhook heights of around 21 metres –any bigger than that and a topslewing tower crane should be usedor rather a crane with an elevatedoperators cab. There are a numberof larger self-erectors on the marketsuch as Potain’s largest model - theIgo T130 - which has a maximumextended tower height of 36.2metres and an eight tonne capacityat 18.6 metres, but this type ofself-erector does have an elevatedoperators cab.

Advantages?Accepting all the advantages of aself-erector over a telehandler as agiven, one of the main advantageswhen compared to a city ortraditional tower crane is that it isgenerally much quicker and cheaperto install. On average to install andremove a self-erector costs about£2,000 each operation comparedwith about £6,000 for a tower,although this can vary significantlydepending on the ground etc... That £8,000 difference in the fixedcosts is significant over a shortcontract. Taking a weekly rental of£500 per week means theself-erector can be installed andworking 16 weeks for the fixedcosts of a crane that needs aspecific base. For something witha little more mast height, yet stillbeing pedestrian operated you havethe city crane. These may beslightly less expensive to renthowever they usually cost morefor installation and removal.

One type of self-erector that maybe worth seeking out is onepowered by single phase AC/mainselectricity. Cranes that require athree phase generator obviously

construction industry’s blinkeredattitude, not helped by a crane rentalsector that is simply not geared upto run this type of crane and whichprefers its road going mobiles.

However rising costs, environmentaland safety issues may well forcecontractors to look at this methodof construction – and they may bepleasantly surprised. They will thenneed to pressurise their rentalsupplier to invest, or like manycontinental European builders, buytheir own.

need re-fuelling which is gettingmore and more expensive, whereasa single phase powered crane costsa fraction to run. Unfortunately thereare very few of these cranesavailable for rent in the UK and theytend to be popular. Ladybird CraneHire has several Potain Igo 21swhich can be powered by 220 voltsingle phase electricity.

Like many ‘new-fangled’ ideas theuptake of the self-erecting towercrane in Anglo Saxon markets hasbeen severely restricted by the

Self-erectors can set up in the most unusual and remote areas

Liebherr 81 K

A Potain Igo installing itsown ballast

Mantis 35.10

Two Mantis 35.10 either side of a traditional tower crane

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Ladybird Crane

Mantis Cranes

There aren’t many cranecompanies that also own and runa micro brewery - Bromsgrove,UK based Ladybird Cranes doesthough. The company is behindBird ales which began brewingin 2009 and is increasingly seenaround the West Midlands andwhich uses part of its headoffice building.

Since purchasing the Potain UKrental fleet in 2003, Ladybird CraneHire has built up a fleet which nowtotals around 70 Potain Self-erectors- the largest Potain fleet in the UK.The company was also appointedas the UK Potain self-erectingcrane distributor about a year ago.

“The UK market for self-erectingcranes has been resilient in recentyears, despite lower levels of

construction activity,” says managing director Robert Bird.“Contractors are focusing on costsand operation and self-erectingcranes are a cost-effective singlesource for material handling.Compared with other Europeanmarkets the UK is still relativelysmall. The more customers useself-erecting cranes though, themore they are coming back, whichis positive news for the industry.”

Ladybird Crane Hire has takendelivery of two Potain Igo 50self-erecting cranes and hasanother on order. They are amonga handful of new cranes from anymanufacturer to arrive in the UKin the last five years.

“As a result of the recession,companies have focused on theircore businesses and for some thishas seen the disposal of poorlyutilised cranes,” he says. “This hasreduced the number of self-erectingcranes available in the country andbrought some balance back to themarket. In addition to this we areseeing an increase in demand withdevelopments taking shape aroundthe country – many of which aresmall scale residential sites thatare perfect candidates for self-erecting cranes.”

“The recession also meant that thesale of new self-erecting craneswere few and far between so manyof the cranes in the market are atleast five years old now. Whilstgood quality, well maintained craneshave a service life of more than 20years, some larger companies limitthe age of equipment used on theirprojects to 10 years so fleet ownersare starting to look at upgradingtheir cranes.”

“We expect to see an influx of newequipment in the coming years asrental companies look to moderniseand expand their fleets in line withrising demand for the latest

Mantis Cranes is a specialistcrane rental company offeringself-erecting and City type towercranes throughout Great Britain.

What may be a surprise to many isthat Durham-based Mantis Cranes isan UK registered company and whileit gets support from Ireland it isentirely self-reliant. As well as itsDurham facility it has another depotin Wellingborough and has apartnership with Cornwall-based CJTrading adding to its nationalcoverage. It has a range of cranesfrom 23 to 45 metres.

“At the top end of the range wehave a number of units of the PotainHDT80 a ‘great workhorse’ of amachine with a maximum lift of

6,000kg and capable of lifting1,250kg at 45 metres with a heightunder the hook of up to 34.2metres,” says chief executiveSeamus McMenamin.

At the other end of the size range ithas the Mantis TC25, a crane whichthe company has designed andmanufactured since 2006.The company was set up in 1999is the only manufacturer ofself-erecting cranes outside ofmainland Europe with manufacturingfacilities in Killygordon, Ireland. TheTC25 is a self-erecting trailer craneand features ease of mobility, sitingand erection. It is a self-containedunit built on a road-going chassisand the crane has fixed ballast sothat one articulated tractor unit canmove the 20 tonne rig to site in asingle vehicle journey.

The TC25 has a maximum capacityof 2,000kg and can take a 750kgload to 25 metres at a hook height of19 metres. Mounted on high speedaxles for road use at 80km an hour,it can be operational within 30minutes having hydraulic outriggersfor self-levelling. It is self-containedwith its own on-board generator andhas dual hitch with either fifth wheel

coupling for road use or towingeyes for on-site movement.According to Mantis the craneis proving very popular in itshire fleet particularly with thetimber and light steel framesectors. Other cranes in thefleet have jib lengths of 32, 35and 40 metres.

Mantis is also starting a newbusiness (Mantis Access)covering the truck mountedaerial lift market and is lookingto become a distributor/dealerfor a major manufacturer andwill hopefully be launching thisnew venture at Vertikal Days atthe end of June.

equipment – and for some of us thatexpansion starts now.”

Ladybird’s two Igo 50 cranes whicharrived in February are currentlyworking on their first projects – oneis working at a high-end home buildin Purley, while the other is helpingto build a small apartment block inKidderminster. A third has just ar-rived. The Igo 50 is the largest inPotain’s Igo range with a four tonnecapacity and a 40 metre jib with 1.1tonnes maximum lift at the tip and23 metres under hook height.

A Ladybird Igo 50

Ladybird Crane Hirehas a fleet of about 70

Potain self-erectors

Self-erectors can be installed almost anywhere

Mantis TC25

A Mantis TC25 beingtowed by an articulated

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The stepped pyramid structurehas 60 sandstone towers risingfrom the corners of five terracesand was built by King Yasovarmanas the centrepiece of his newcapital, Yasodharapura, now partof the Angkor Archaeological Parkin north western Cambodia andthe home of other magnificenttemples of the Khmer empire.

The temple has serious structuralissues, with shifting of the stonesallowing undergrowth and wateringress to erode the structure.Restoration work by the WorldMonuments Fund (WMF) began in2004 when urgent stabilisationwork to the temple’s collapsedsouth west corner was carried out.

To help with the current restoration,the WMF decided to use a compactand easily transportable self-erecting tower crane for liftingand placing materials.

“Taking into consideration theposition of the temple, we decidedthat a self-erecting tower cranewas the answer,” says Ben Haley,WMF communications manager.“We opted to invest in a Terex CBR24 Plus which can be erectedquickly and easily and allows us tolift the stone blocks and othermaterials up to a maximum of twotonnes and up to its maximumradius of 24 metres.”

Work was to start at the North Eastcorner of the temple howeverbecause of the uneven ground andthe presence of a collapsed brickshrine, a substantial raisedreinforced concrete platform wasconstructed to form a solid basefor the crane and a bridge over theshrine. The platform was supportedby steel beams sitting on concretepads and had to be strong enoughto carry the total 9.3 tonne weightof the crane which includes 8.46tonnes (nine x 940kg concreteballast blocks) of counterweight.

Once the platform was completed,the CBR 24 Plus was transported upthe hill to the temple along a verysteep, narrow path that had been

archaeological dig. Someemergency stabilisation andprotection of the surrounding brickstructures were also completed.

Any stones had to be numberedbefore being moved to safe storageareas. The work area wasdetermined by the reach of thecrane, space required for storageand the size of the conservationworkshop.

Phnom Bakheng is one oldest and most threatenedmonuments of Angkor, Cambodia. Dating back to thelate ninth century the hill-top temple is known morefor its panoramic view of the much larger Angkor Wattemple situated about 1.5km away. However over thecenturies Phnom Bakheng has suffered the ravagesof nature and war but is now being damaged bytourism with over 1,000 visitors climbing over itsfragile structure every year.

PhnomBakhengtemplerestoration

widened by a locally rented dozer.The crane was then winched intoposition with the aid of a temporaryramp using sand bags. Once on theplatform the crane was erectedwith the help of a Terex technicianand began with the restoration ofthe lower terrace on the northernhalf of the East elevation. Thisinvolved dismantling some of thestructure together with an

Phnom Bakheng is one of the oldest and most threatenedmonuments of Angkor, Cambodia

The temple has suffered the ravages of nature and war but is now being damaged by thousands of tourists

The Terex CBR 24 Plus

A substantial raised reinforced concrete platform was constructed for the crane


The series travels from venue to venue on a160 metre cargo ship that carries 1,500 tonnesof gear, including the boats, equipment and110 containers that transform into a full-scalevillage directly on the pier for boat repair,maintenance, operations, storage and hospitality. Setup and teardown takesapproximately a week.

Once the ship arrives at its destination, the Liebherr 81 K is quickly set up alongside the pierby Graham Goff, the wing and platform logisticsmanager. The crane remains in place for the duration of the event and is used to raise and holdeach sail during installation.

The crane then lifts each boat in or out of thewater - each lift taking about 20 minutes.

“It only takes about two hours to set up or dismantle the crane and I can do it myself in mostcases,” says Goff. “When the boats are practicingand racing, we use the 81 K every day to getthem into and out of the water. We couldn't keepon schedule without it.”

Goff has even designed a special lifting system sohe can release the hook from the sail after placing the boat without climbing up the mast. He first saw the Liebherr crane when hewas in New Zealand lookinginto renting a crane to lift the boats. The high cost ofrenting

a mobile crane compared toa Liebherr 71K was a goodincentive to try it out. Afterusing the 71K for a month,Goff purchased the 81K asthe series permanent crane.

“I love how smooth the

The oldest trophy in internationalsport - the America’s Cup - wasfirst contested in 1851. Today, theAmerica’s Cup World Series(ACWS) is an enormous globalventure that includes 11, AC45wingsail catamarans involved inraces where speeds approach 30knots (35mph). A Liebherr 81 Kfast-erecting tower crane is helping take the boats in and out of the water every day.

America’sCup racingyachts

machine operates with the frequency drive, especially when setting the AC45 sails onto thebody and lifting the boats,” says Goff. “No matterwhat I'm doing, I know that the crane will be accurate even at full speed.”

The graphic display on the controller features asimple menu guide and shows important operational data in one view. In addition, the electronic monitoring system provides informationon loads, driving modes and other operationalfunctions. The fine positioning mode - Micromove -reduces hoist speed to 25 percent, so that loadscan be precisely positioned without the hoist gearbrake being applied.

“I haven’t used the older technology contactorcontrol since we started using the frequencydrive,” says Goff who has crane operatorcertifications in several countries. “The controls onthe 81 K simply improve my ability to do my job.”

The 81 K also features a cab for optimum visibility,and the Americas Cup wanted a machine thatcould operate anywhere in the world using localpower, whatever the voltage or frequency, whichthe 81 K does from a connection point on thelower frame.

“We have travelled all over the world with the 81 K,” says Goff. “In the 2011-2012 Series, westarted in Newport, Rhode Island and then SanDiego and San Francisco, California. The cranetravels well by boat, road and rail. As someone involved in logistics, the efficiency we gain byusing the 81 K to get the boats in and out of thewater is invaluable.”

America’sCup racingyachts

The Liebherr lifts each of the 11 boats in and out of the water

The crane remains in place for the duration of the event

A record-breaking 500,000 plus attended the show

Talking equipment in the sun

Iron Man 3 came to the Zoomlion stand

Boys andtoys....

People everywhere


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With a reported 530,000 visitorsfrom more than 200 countries,this year’s exhibition broke allprevious records. Not only interms of exhibitor numbers andexhibition space but it attractedthe highest number of visitors and a greater proportion of international visitors than ever before. Many were hoping thatthe show would somehow be thecatalyst to kick start falteringeconomies and the success of theexhibition may go some way towards that.

So many new products were shownfor the first time which is alwayswonderful for the industry, indicatingtrue growth and development. However many were prototypes,made specifically for the show sothat manufacturers could gain additional publicity or feedback fromcustomers. Unfortunately some willnever see the light of day and othersmay take several years before theyare available for sale. The positivething is that companies are investing in new products,

While the final figures define the success or failure of an exhibition, Bauma 2013 was an unmitigated success. The most pleasing aspect of the show wasthe general mood of optimism from manufacturers,users and everyone connected with the lifting and access equipment sectors.

maBestBaumaever!

Crowdswatch the

JCB acrobatic

performance

advancing the designs and performance and happy for theworld to see just what they aredoing.

For marketable products there wereso many deals done showing thatwhile certain markets may be in thedoldrums (Southern Europe) thereare many in Europe and around theworld that are more buoyant. Withso many interesting products wethought the only way to do it justicewas to use as many pictures aspossible - 10 pages in total. Evenwith this amount of space, Bauma isso big and has so many exhibitsthat we are bound to miss some -so apologies in advance.

Picking the major highlights is alsotricky…….Liebherr as usual dominated the show both with itsstand and range of equipment. However almost every crane, access and telehandler manufacturer had a story to tell andnew products to show. Everyoneplayed their part to make this thebest Bauma ever!

Bauma alwayshas some

wierd stands....

Bronto launched a new XR -extreme reach - range. Two modelswere at the show - the 65 metreworking height S 65 XR and the 56metre S56 XR both on three axles although the larger is also availableon a four axle chassis

Cela's Simone Scalabrini withthe DT30 truck mounted platform

Dieci was showing several new telehandlers including the 360 degreePegasus 40.25 and the 50.21

One of Cormach’s latest updates - the45000 E9F64ASC which can lift 2420kgat 10.7 metres and has a 31 metre reach

CMC unveiled its PLA250 with 24.8 metres workingheight and 220kg basket capacityon a 3.5 tonne chassis

Atlas loader cranes stand includingthe new AK955 A8 with 2.82 tonnescapacity and 20.6m reach

All new Teupen Leo 21 GT withstyling and features across thesmaller end of the Teupen range Alimak Scando

650XL with a 3000kg maximum capacity

Bocker unveiled its AHK 34-1800 trailercrane with 34m lift height and 1,800kg maxcapacity all in 3.5 tonnes GVW

Another new GSR this time the E210PXJ

As well as its new 68 metre MJ 680, Multitelhad a wide selection of its 3.5 tonne chassistrucks on display including the new MT222EX as well as its spider platforms

Bobcat TR 50210 telehandler

Airo has a new12.1 metre

working heightX12EN 890mm

wide scissorwith 300kg

capacity

CMC was showing offits S32 spider platform

Although no major product launches at the show, Niftylift is enjoyinga lot of success with its new lightweight products

Bergmanntracked dumperwith two Hiabloader cranes

Chinese manufacturer Mantallshowed several scissor platformsincluding this 14 metre XE140W. It also has a range of single anddouble mast platforms, booms andtruck mounts

Dingli had agood displayincluding anew mastboom and its16 metreworkingheightJCPT1612DC

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Bravi Sprint

Although not on display Manotti hasa new 60 tonne ARM 600 RoughTerrain crane with 35.48 metre foursection boom


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Fassi had many new models including its largest loader crane to date - the F1950

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A Hidrocon loadercrane and cab

H.A.B's 7.8 metre S78-8 E2WD electric scissor lift which only weighs 990kg

First in a new range of larger Isoli truck mounts - the 36 metre PTJJ3627

Galizia Multis 636

Fabio Vercelli-Galizia with thenew all electric Galizia GF25

Flight checks - buckling up on the AirEmotion lift...

...take off...

...flying high on the crane lift

France Elevauteur and its 172 TPFvan mounted platform

Fighting for space above the concrete pumps was this Zoomliontower crane - the product of itsJost design purchase

FM Gru showed its 16 tonne capacity 26 75CX flat-top towercrane with operator hoist

Haultotte's productionversion of the HT23RTJ

Greek manufacturer GAL exports thevast majority of its loader cranes Genie's new GTH 5021R

The 18 tonne YardbossYB5520 carry-deckcrane joined severalother new cranes onthe Manitowoc standincluding the 60 tonne,43 metre boomGMK3060 and two RTs - the RT550E andthe RT770E

Expected for 2014 is Palfinger’s Jumbo NX range which willincrease the working heights of its two,three and four axle machines.

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Highlighting its history, JLG had this refurbished Model 27-32 manufactured in 1975 on its stand

Jost JTL 318.16 claims to be thelargest and strongest crane of itstype - 340 tm load moment with 4.4tonnes at 55m and 16 tonne max load

Hidrocon 45 TRX truck platform

This Igo M14 prototype was sneakedonto the Manitowoc stand amongstthe many other new cranes

Hinowa 20 metre Lightlift 20.10Performance IIIS with lithiumbattery or new diesel engine

Holland Lift's new general manager - Thom Sijs.

Ice sculpting on the Jungheinrichstand

Hungarian manufactured EuropeliftTM15T trailer platform with 250kgcapacity and weighing 1890kg

JLG launchedthe Toucan 12E and theToucan 12 pluswith two andthree sectiontelescopicbooms giving4.5 and 5.5 metres of outreach respectively

Kreitzler's raildrive system

integrated on its8.5 metre

KIB 08-085 GTmast boom

Imer has its range of three spidersincluding the IM R13 spider - a lightand compact platform with three telescopic extension and jib

Part of the Holland Lift stand

The JCB acrobatic show - alwaysgood to watch and attracted hundreds at each performance

Iteco IT 14220E with

two metre extension

front and onemetre rear

IPAF chief executive Tim Whitemanannounces the launch of a Germanversion of its MEWP's for Managerscourse, with French, Italian, Dutch,Spanish and Portuguese spokencourses to follow

Jianxue Zhu, chairman of ChineseJianghe Lifting which has a rangeof scissors and booms currently undergoing CE certification

Hitachi Sumitomocrawlers includingthe 100 tonne SCX1000A-3 and the 150 tonne SCX 1500A-3

The new Jekko SPX 212 mini crane

Isoli re-entered the large truckmounted market unveiling the 36metre PTJJ 36.27 the first of a three model range with 48 and 60metre models to come. Mounted onan 18 tonne chassis it has 27 metres outreach

Large and small scissors on the H.A.B. stand Tucked away

in one of themain hallswas a 3.7metre PE-3,7push aroundlift fromSpanish scissor manufacturerMieve

Jianghe Lifting stand with scissorsand articulated boom platforms Time for brunch

JCB new 535-140 telehandler withTier 4i engine. JCB used the showto launch its new Ecomax poweredLoadalls which save a furtherseven percent less fuel as well asimprovements to performance

Kramer Allrad was showing this platform attachmentmountedonto a smallwheeledloader

Hoeflon dealerSankoo was

showing the newC4 and C10

Locatelli showed its new Gril 8800T

Magni showed almost its full rangetelehandlers

Just the Manitou280TJ and not

is smaller sisterthe 260TJ

Link-Belt showed off its secondgeneration six wheel hydrostaticdrive RTC 80100 Rough Terraincrane with tilting cab and onboard extension and inserts fora 76.2 metre maximum tip height

Linden Comansa had a 3AM640jib section from its LC3000 seriestower crane with a capacity up to64 tonnes


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Manitou platform and 300kg winch

Many new models were shown on the Effer stand

New engines and housing on thesmaller Teupen Leo spiders

Ommelift had a full stand with trailer and spider lifts

Jekko unveiled this 990kg capacity SPB109CP mini crane

Multitel MJ685 has a68.5 metre working

height and a maximumof 35.5 metres outreach

with 120kg in the basket. The unit can

also reach 12 metresbelow ground level

No City Boy on the Spierings stand -production has been put on hold - but several other new mobile towercranes including SK1265-AT5 and aseven axle SK2400-AT7

One of many interesting new products from Versalift the 24.5metre working height VTX 240mounted on a 3.5 tonne chassis

JLG's new X17JPlus and X20JPlus tracked platformsOrmig stand

Palazzani was showing this platform attachment to one of its wheeled loaders

Oil&Steel's new Compact 2612

P C Produzioni was showing itsnew Manotti GDX28 truckmounted platform

Other new Fassi models includedthe F800RA 2.28 - a 69.72 tonne metre crane with 20.6 metres reach

Merlo launched its five tonnePanoramic 50.8 and its four tonne Roto 40.18S which offers an 11 metre lift height at full capacity

Noblift was showing a good selection of scissors and booms

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Lots to see on the CTE stand including the Zed 20.2 HV with variable outrigger positions, 300kgmaximum basket capacity and full9.2 metre outreach narrow jackedwith 120kg in the basket

XCMG also showed this 70 tonne CE marked RT70E with 43.2 metre boom


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Palfinger P900 - a 90 metre platformon a commercial chassis

Palazzani 52 metre Ragno XTJ 52 spider

Palfinger P200A Smart with the P 300 KS in the background

PB Lifttechnik stand

Platform Basket is having goodsuccess with this railway adapted articulated platform

The Raimondi tower crane stand

Saltec launched its two tonne PL20passenger and material hoist as well as a small passenger lift for usein conjunction with tower cranes

Sennebogen 655E - a 55 tonne heavy duty cycle crane

Sany exhibited three crawler cranes at the show

Paus' new 24.5 metre PTK25articulated trailer crane has amaximum capacity of 1,000kgand a towing bar attached to

the end of the main boomwhich minimises the footprint

of the machine

Possibly the best way to get around the show

The IPAF stand

The 300 tonne Sany SCC8300

Palfinger Italian rentalcompany BaschierRentals has purchasedthe first five 20 metreP200A Smart truckmounted platforms

Seen by many for the first time the 750 tonneLiebherr LTM 1750-9.1 has been very popularsince its launch

Raxtar's new heavyduty RX Professional Series transportplatforms whichhave capacities upto 2,500kg on a single mast and5,000kg on a doublemast configuration

ReechCraft's European distributor of its PowerLift products Alan Russon (L) appointing René Stich of Hek & Partner as the new Austrian distributor

PalfingerPK200002 LSHboom wasprobably thelargest at theshow

Ruthmann T 540

R&B showed a new one tonne capacity CR174GE previously a1.7 tonne capacity crane but hasbeen reduced for CE certification.The CR335D now has a new fly jiband searcher hook and 500kgpick and carry capacity usingthese foldaway wheels


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On the far right isFerrari's latest 27.9tonne metre 729loader crane which isavailable with up toeight extensions

Terex laser show

Sheuerele blade transporter

Tadano ATF 400 bought by Davies Crane Hire

Teupen Leo 21GT with 12 metres ofoutreach and 250kg basket capacity

Youngman was exhibiting its range of access and lighting equipment in the halls

Terex new 5 axle Explorer 5800

Snorkel unveiled two new RT scissors including the larger 43ft twin deck S4390RT

Two Noblift articulated boomsRuthmann T720


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The 1,000 tonne LR 11000 slots between the 750 and 1350 tonnemodels having a 222 metre maximumlift height. Transportation is madeeasier with a maximum width of 3.5metres and height of 3.2 metres withindividual components. This wasbought by Mammoet

Vertikal guides and magazines The Vertikal Guide girls

That's one way of getting aroundthe show...

The crane simulator on the Liebherrstand was proving popular with allages The articulated jib Maeda MK1033C

gives good up and over capabilityhas a maximum lift capacity of995kg and can lift 200kg to 9.65metres

The Electroelse stand

The 25 tonne Marchetti CW 25.35with extendible tracks from 1.9 to3.3 metres and a 33.2 metre maximum boom and jib height

The excellent Manitou stand showing off its products and attachments

Terex Quadstar Rough Terrain crane

The halls were filled with component manufacturers - here is JSC Avtokranwhich claims to be the only producer of U shaped booms in Russia and the CISwith a capability of 5,000 per year

The new 60 tonne GMK3060

The Genie SX 180 was kept a secretuntil the start of the show. The 180ftmodel includes a new rotating jiband up to 24 metres of outreach

The demountable Time Versalift LDT 140 TB on a VW Amarok chassis

Snorkel's new 1030E

Sennebogen had the world premierof its 70 tonne 673R HD telescopiccrawler with 36 metre main boomand two fly booms of 8 and 15 metresgiving a maximum of 51 metres

The new HBC radiomatic controllerwith screen to view up to three different cameras

The Dinolift 185XTS is growing inpopularity

The Geda stand

The first 45 tonne SRSC4535C1 reach stacker to be manufactured at Sany's European headquarters near Cologne, Germany

Terex, Sennebogen and JCB stands at night


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The ReechCraft PowerLift - its European distributor Alan Russonappointed René Stich of Hek & Partner as the new Austrian distributor

Unic was launching two new battery powered spider cranes onwheels, this is the one tonne Eco095 with enough battery power fortwo and a half hours continuous operation

Terex Superlift 3800

Zoomlion QAY 260 inIron Man Three colours

Iteco scissors from the Easy-Up 5SPto the new IT 14220E

Klaas trailer crane

Wolff stand with the 166B hydrualic luffer in the foreground

The Kreitzler KIB 25 315 with 315metre working height and 1000kgcapacity possibly the largest scissorat the show?

Pega showcased what it is claimingto be the fastest passenger-materialhoist in the world with the ability tolift up to 3.2 tonnes 120 metres aminute to a maximum height of 450metres

The new 33metre Platform Basket 33.15 spider

Arcomet Cranes

Wow look at that...

Versalift LT-110-TB demountableplatform on the Ruthmann stand

The Magni HTH 30.12 claims tobe the biggest telehandler in theworld with a 30 tonnes maximumcapacity and 11.7 metre maximumlift height

Jaso unveiled the newcompact J380PA-36tluffer with 6.9 metre

long counter jib and 3tonnes at 65 metres.

Also a dismantlingpackage - the

J80PAR-8t recoverycrane and J1125

dismantling derrickpole.

The variable supporting base fromLiebherr prevents the operator fromaccidently or deliberately fooling theLiccon - LMI - with regard to outrigger position or ballast configuration

Don’t missthe UK’s numberone lifting eventthe only specialist equipment event for the UK and Ireland

email the Vertikal Team at [email protected] UK Office +44 (0) 8448 155900

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If you buy, use or have a professional interest in Access Equipment,Working at Height, Mobile Cranes, Tower Cranes and Loader Cranes,not to mention Telehandlers then register now for the UK and Ireland’s event for lifting professionals – Vertikal Days.

See the latest equipment and services, meet the experts and enjoy a day of networking, deal-making and socialising.

...new PASMA village...Lorry Loader workshops...IPAF safety demonstrations...Crane and Access demonstrations...

Haydock Park

June 26th &27th 2013

Just part of the mightilyimpressive Liebherr stand


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Enerpac put on an impress display

H.A.B. was showing a newtracked boom platform

Farasin showed its new FH8.40 telehandler

The 21.7 metre working height

Ihimer Lem 2200

The main exhibit on the Kobelcostand was the 250 tonne CKE2500Gordered by international cranerental company Hovago Cranes

Manitou reinforced underground mine basket for up to three people

The Glaslift range of handlers from Denmark-based Intellitech

Manitowoc MLC 165 crawler crane

Need a rugged 6x6 chassis -the Titan Z80-609 F

Liebherr added its biggest MK mobiletower crane to its range. The five axleMK140 has an eight tonne maximumcapacity and a 57 metre reach althoughthis can be extended to 65 metres withan additional jib head

Moog Staff (including production manager MarcusRief) entering into the Bavarian spirit with national dress

Ommelift had a full stand withtrailer and spider lifts

Zoomlion's 35 tonne ZTC 350 mounted ona commercial chassis for the first time


The seventh Vertikal Days eventlooks set to establish new recordsbeing well ahead of last year’sshow in terms of the number of exhibitors and equipment scheduled for display. The site will now cover more than 50,000square metres all of which will bededicated to a wide variety of lifting equipment.

Among the new products on showwill be the world’s largest boom lift,the new 180ft Genie SX-180 with itsrecord breaking 57 metre workingheight and the nine axle 750 tonneLiebherr LTM1750-9.1 All Terraincrane. At the opposite end of thespectrum Power Towers will showits diminutive PecoLift, while HLSmay unveil a new micro lift of itsown and Cushman will show itsTitan carrier/buggy mounted scissor lift for the first timeever outside of the USA. The company is looking for feedback on working heightsand other details, prior tocompleting its CE certification. Mini cranecompany Cormidi nowwith GGR/ Unicwill also makeits Vertikal

Vertikal Days 2013 looks set to be the UK launch pad for a host of new products from crane, access, loadercrane and telehandler manufacturers and associatedequipment and service suppliers. And being a Baumayear, many of the new products unveiled in Munich willbe seen for the first time by those visiting Haydock Park.

Days debut as will ReachCraft withits Powerlift.

The successful format of the showremains the same with free parkingand free all-day refreshments including a full lunch including a hog roast andbarbecue. So far productsfrom more than 155 companies are scheduled tobe represented on over 100 stands,with several more exhibitors

expected to confirm inthe days ahead.

Register onlineand print outyour badge

If you have not alreadyregistered, do so nowon line and print outyour name badge and

entry pass - just like would an airlineboarding card - and bring it alongwith you in order to streamline yourentry into the show. The following isa brief outline of some of the key exhibits that we already know about,the full guide will appear in the nextissue Cranes & Access, due outaround 10 days prior to the show.

Access:Just about every truck mounted, spider, scissor and boom lift manufacturer will be represented atVertikal Days this year, so it as aprime opportunity to see the latestproducts and check out the latest developments. Skyjack will show its63ft SJ63AJ articulated boom liftwhich started shipping a few monthsago. The company is also looking tofind the oldest SkyJack scissor liftstill in service and is offering a freereplacement to the owner, so if you

have an old Skyjack don’t beshy. Niftylift is

planning to unveil the productionversion of its all-new 83ft HR28boom lift with hybrid drive systemalongside a full line up including itslow-weight champion and award-winning HR15 boom lift. JLG hopesto have its new Toucan 12E plus onthe stand, offering more outreachfrom a more compact base. APS/Hinowa will show the latest 20metre 20.10 spider lift from itsPerformance IIIS range. HLSwill have the new 18 metreBluelift spider lift onshow as well as theRAM Gemini20:35PTJ truckmount, which has already sold exceptionallywell. Teupen willdebut its new direct sales organisation and is expected to show itslatest models, whileBronto hopes tobring at least one

of its new

ays

New products abound atVertikal Days

Sennebogen 673R-HD

Socage DA328

LiebherrLTM1750-9.1

Genie SX-180

CushmanTitan

SkyjackSJ63AJ

ATN Zebra 16

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XR truck mounted products. Socageis back with Cumberland Industriesand will have number of highly interesting units, while Multitel willhighlight at least one of its Baumaintroductions. Versalift will showsome interesting 4x4 utility platforms alongside its new 14metre pick-up mounted unit thatwas a hit at Bauma, and a full rangeof van mounts. Powerlift will alsotalk van mounts, while focusing onthe Movex truck and Land Rovermounted lifts alongside the latestspider lifts from Easy Lift. Manitouis planning a big splash after a greatshow last year, while ATN returnswith its new models, including the46ft Zebra 16 and 11 metre mastboom. Dingli is back with its newdealer Oswald Record, whileMEC’s new 60ft Titan boom withscissor lift platform will make itsfirst appearance in Europe just oneof several new machines that youcouldn’t see at Bauma!

Custom Equipment will also makeits debut at Vertikal Days with itsHybrid low level scissor lift range,including some exciting new modelsas will Bravi – now selling directwhile Snorkel will display its newRT scissors and the low level platforms. SkyKing is almost guaranteed to surprise with its GSRand Palfinger units - will the new90 metre make it? We simply cannot say, but hopefully its newItalian-built 3.5 tonne unit will bethere. Ruthmann dealer ASI alsohas a wide range of new products tobring probably one of the new models from its Height Performancerange, and Ascendant is back withits latest truckmount. FinallyHaulotte

CranesMoving onto cranes and the numberof manufacturer’s represented hasgrown with the full return of Kranlyft, now representing Böckertrailer and truck mounted cranes aswell as Maeda spider and minicranes. Sadly its new MK 1033C articulated crane is unlikely to makeit. Other new exhibitors include Sennebogen with EH Hassel andSpierings with at least two of its sixaxle mobile self-erecting cranes ondisplay. Liebherr also plans to showits own version in the guise of theMK140, while Terex Cranes willhave its Challenger 3180 and models spread across its range.Tadano-Faun and UK Cranes willhave the 400 tonne flagshipATF400G-6, making its UK debutfresh from Bauma alongside the 100 tonne ATF 90G-4.

Another crane company returningafter a couple of year’s absence isValla pick & carry cranes with PeterHird. Galizia will be on the GGRstand and Ormig on the Crowlandcranes booth so plenty of Pick &Carry exhibits for industrial movers.Tower cranes will be represented byPotain, Terex and Liebherr and Mantis, with a possible additionalproducer yet to confirm. Link-Belt/NRC will be one of several companies showing telescopiccrawler cranes with its 100 tonneTCC-1100. Auction houses RitchieBros and Iron Planet will have displays focusing on cranes as activity in this market continues togrow. Finally Manitowoc will havethe 300 tonne Grove GMK 6300 AllTerrain playing a starring role. However also stop and look at thecompany’s latest tracking and electronics - it has an awful lotgoing on in this area.

Loader cranesMoving on to loader cranes andALLMI is planning an even largerevent at this year’s show hosting its annual meeting for both

manufacturer/dealers and for theALLMI Forum made up of big fleetowners such as builders merchantsetc. The ALLMI Village will also hostthe third annual ‘Operator of theYear’ competition with £250 prizemoney, free training and a trophy –you can enter on the day or in advance. Palfinger/TH White, Atlasand Effer, HMF, Hiab and PM willall have their latest models and systems on show so it is a perfectchance to check out the latest technology in this area. Cormachcan also be found on the Ernest

Doe stand and you willalso have the

chance to seethe latest

automatic

radio controlled hooksystems from Elebia andLudwig Hook now beingoffered by first time exhibitor Red Plant. Talking of lifting attachments Probst isyet another companymaking its Vertikal Daysdebut with its widerange or lifting attachments.

Telehandlers Once again telescopic handlers willbe well represented at the showwith JCB back for a second yearwith more kit this time, JLG andGenie - both with new models -Manitou of course and Haulottewith its latest generation productsand finally Sennebogen which produces some unique heavy-dutyhandlers within its Green Line range.Another new development to belaunched at the show is the partnership between telehandler,crane and platform manufacturerGiraf Track and GGR which shouldboost the Belgian company’s exposure in the UK helping sell moreof its versatile tracked machines.

OtherThis year also sees a number oftrailer and truck body producersshowing off their art includingShawtrack, Nooteboom, AndoverTrailer, Ifor Williams and KingTrailer.

Onto the non-powered access sector and PASMA members

are back - this time in an

will be offering demonstrations of its

new 70ft telescopic boom lift the H23TJ. Do try it -

it is quick and smooth.

Haulotte HT23RTJ

JCB 540-200

Palfinger will have its latest models

Cormidi Spider crane

Elebia


expanded Marketplace - along witha host of training companies all looking forward to talking to fleetowners about safety and otherforms of training. This year the Market place has a new open plantheatre which PASMA and other exhibitors are planning to use forshort safety and other informativepresentations, giving those in thearea a chance to sit down with acoffee and pick up some useful tipsand pointers.

IPAF is also planning some majoractivities on its stand following afantastic event last year. It returnswith its igloo and will be giving livedemonstrations of its advancedtraining packages.

Finally on the technology side therewill more than ever to see and learnincluding more software supplierswith Motion Software making itsdebut. The popular short workshopsoffered by inspHire and Higher Concept will once again use the enclosed Marketplace meetingrooms. These workshops are alwaysoversubscribed so call today andbook your place. One particular exhibitor to note is Smie/Cranesafewhich will be showing off its crane

management software, now justabout ready after more than 12months of intense development following its concept programme at Intermat in early 2012. If lift planning is for you check outMethod Cad exhibiting for the first time.

The above does not even scratchthe surface of what there will be tosee at this year’s record-breakingVertikal Days. One thing we canpromise is that anyone with even

the slightest interest or involvementin lifting or work at height will benefit enormously from visiting theevent. This year is also a show tobring along colleagues with thehuge increase in Marketplace suppliers offering everything fromjob planning to replacement parts,integrated software to credit controlsupport.

Finally don’t forget that this is ashow about people and networkingand having a good time. If you join

the evening networking event wehave a new band direct from Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Cluband are working on a change to theevening menu.

Go to www.vertikaldays.netto see the full list of exhibitors and to register and print your badge.

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ALLMI has released a new guidance note to the industryaimed primarily at persons conducting thoroughexaminations and their employers, as well as thosethat own and operate loader cranes.Titled “Reporting of defects arising from a ThoroughExamination of a Loader Crane”, Guidance Note 020looks at the legalities surrounding the issue, as wellas providing examples of how to determine when such defects shouldbe reported and the method of reporting that should be undertaken.

With the date having recently been set for the association’s first fleetowner get-together of 2013, one of the key features of the Operators’Forum General Meeting will be anupdate on the industry’s rapidadoption of the “ALLMI Terms &Conditions for a Lifting Operationusing a Lorry Loader”.

ALLMI has opened the registration process for its 2013 “Operator ofthe Year” competition, an event which forms the centre-piece of theALLMI Village and is a key feature of Vertikal Days. Operators can nowregister for the competition online by visiting the ALLMI website.

For a copy of the Guidance Note, as well as any others produced by ALLMI,visit www.allmi.com

As the chairman of the ALLMItechnical committee responsible forproducing the document, AlanJohnson said: “The document looksat the requirement from LOLER andalso the Health & Safety at WorkAct, and then provides a series ofexample defects, considering ineach case whether it presents an“existing or imminent risk of seriouspersonal injury”. If it does then it ofcourse needs to be reported to therelevant enforcing authority and the

document goes on to explain howto do this, as the method will varydepending on the circumstances.”“The development of the GuidanceNote is a result of enquiries we’vereceived where confusion appearsto exist regarding exactly when,how and to whom reports shouldbe made. We’re confident thatthe document will clarify theseissues and help those in theindustry to further comply withtheir legal obligations.”

The Operators’ Forum ExecutiveCommittee, a body elected by themembership to represent itsinterests, has been monitoring thesituation closely since thedocument’s launch launch late lastyear. Committee member, PaulBishop of Axle Haulage, said:“As a company, we’ve been usingthe Terms & Conditions since thedocument’s release and the impacthas been very positive. Together

Dates have been confirmed for ALLMI’s first General Meetings of 2013.Both will be held as part of the Vertikal Days event at Haydock Park, withmanufacturer/service company members meeting in the afternoon of 26thJune and fleet owners coming together in the morning of the 27th.

ALLMI meetings provide an excellent opportunity for industry stakeholdersto be updated on and have input into a wide range of loader crane relatedissues, and pre-registered non-members are more than welcome to attend.

with the guidance material andonline support video, we feel thatthey have already started to set abenchmark for lorry loader liftingoperations and have helped us todemonstrate on numerousoccasions how we comply withbest practice and provide addedvalue for our customers. As acommittee, we look forward todiscussing this issue with membersand sharing experiences.”

ALLMI chief executive TomWakefield, said: “The competitionis a great opportunity for operatorsto test their skills in relation tospeed, accuracy and the safetyof operation. Entrants will berequired to place a load at specificpoints on and around the vehiclebed, and provided this isperformed in the correct sequence,the winner will be the operatorwho completes the task in thequickest time; however, timepenalties will be incurred for anydangerous movements. Not onlywill the winner walk away withthe “Operator of the Year” title andtrophy, there’s a £250 cash prizeat stake, as well as a free ALLMI

training course and use of thecompetition logo for theoperator’s employer”. (see above)

“All ALLMI operators at VertikalDays will be welcome to take part,but entrants can also pre-register atwww.allmi.com. This facility,together with the extensivepromotion of the competition, hasalready generated a huge amountof interest and we expect a recordnumber of participants.”

New ALLMI Guidance Note

ALLMI General Meeting dates

Registrations begin for the ALLMIOperator of the Year Competition.

Terms & Conditions updateALLMI Operator of the Year Competition 2013

• ALLMI Village, Vertikal Days Show, Haydock Park, 26th/27th June.

• £250 and the Competition Trophy to the winning operator.

• Use of the “ALLMI Operator of the Year 2013” logo for theoperator’s employer.

• Free ALLMI training course for the employer(potentially worth over £4,000).

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A painter in La Jolla, California, some six or seven metres up andusing every bit of his long ladder.

Who trained him then?

The Hampshire farm manager PeterKirby, 62, of Newton Valence Farm,near Alton was then prosecuted forputting two employees at risk byusing the grain bucket of histelehandler to lift them up to workon the gable end of a barn. Kirbyused the telescopic handler in spiteof having attended an HSE safetyday less than a year earlier.

Kirby was fined £330 plus £1,757in costs. HSE inspector Craig Variansaid: "Mr Kirby had received trainingand advice by HSE consultants andhad the opportunity to use thecorrect equipment provided by hisemployer to carry out this jobsafely. Yet, despite all this, he liftedtwo men several metres in the airusing an unsuitable work platform.”

"Often, people about to do a jobbelieving it will only take a fewminutes, take a risk in the hope thatsimply being careful will be enough.This display of bad practice couldhave resulted in serious injury, ordeath, whether it lasted a couple ofminutes or a couple of hours. Thebucket had no fall protection andthere was a risk of being accidentlytipped out. If they could not use anauthorised work platform designedto lift people, then they could haveused a tower scaffold.”

Kirby claims that a full riskassessment had indicated that thebucket was the safest method andthat the HSE was simply makingan example of him.

£2,000 for using atelehandler bucket

Falling apprentice costsscaffolder £16,000

Guilty charge for loader crane operator

Using the bucket on a telehandler as a form of powered access has costa UK farmer £2,000. The event was photographed last February by apasser-by who then contacted the Health & Safety Executive.

A Health and Safety Executiveinvestigation found that he wasallowed to work unsupervisedwithout toe-boards, guardrails or aharness. At times he stood directlyon tubing and gained access withan unsuitable ladder and byclimbing the outside of the scaffold.The HSE said the work had not beenadequately planned, supervised orcarried out in a safe manner.A more experienced colleagueaccompanied the apprentice buthad not worked on scaffolding for15 years or received any refreshertraining in that time.

The investigation also found thatHarris Scaffolding had not followedits own risk assessment and hadfailed to work in accordance withindustry best practice guidance.Neither man was given any specificinstructions or drawings beforegoing to site or seen a riskassessment or method statement.

HSE inspector Luke Messengersaid: “In this case the company fellwell below accepted standards anda trainee was badly injured as aresult. It was lucky his careerwasn’t ended before it hadproperly begun.”

An employee’s three metre fall from a scaffold has cost HarrisScaffolding of Halesowen/Telford, UK, over £16,000. The incidentoccurred at a site in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire in November2011,when an 18 year old apprentice was helping make modifications toa scaffold that had been erected two months earlier, and he fell,fracturing two vertebrae in his back. He was off work and in a backbrace for three months.

Napier claims to have been workingfor 13 hours when he arrived at thedocks to deliver some pontoons. Heand his father got out of the truck,put on their hi-viz vests, picked upthe cranes remote control unit,unfastened the chains securingthe load and then “exchangedpleasantries” with two of the menwaiting to help with the unloading.“If they hadn’t come over the nextthing would have been to deploythe stabilising legs,” said Napier.

He claimed that the interruption tohis routine caused him to forget theoutriggers, so he started lifting one

of the pontoons, which weighedaround 1,000kg. He then said thatwhen he saw the truck start to tipand shouted to Neville Wightman,52, to get out of the way, but hewas crushed and killed by one ofthe pontoons which slid off thetruck bed.

“I have been doing this for 16 yearsand I have never operated the cranewithout deploying the stabilisers,”said Napier, “there was noadvantage to not using them as itwas inevitable that the lorry wouldtip, putting me and other people atrisk along with my livelihood.”

Haulier Paul Napier, 48, has been found guilty of gross negligentmanslaughter following a loader crane fatality at Ipswich docks in 2011. He will be sentenced next month.

The damning photograph

The late Neville Wightman

Paul Napier


I PA F f o c u sc&a

In a document distributed to inspectors andshared with IPAF, the HSE notes that “the use ofpowered access to provide a safe means ofworking at height has grown massively and thishas reduced accidents”. However, the HSE alsonotes that accidents do occur and it is aiming to raise awareness of the need for qualified management to oversee the use of powered access and in particular aerial work platforms onsite in order to help further reduce accidents.

HSE inspectors are being asked to select sites

UKCG considers mandating PAL+ trainingThe UK Contractors Group (UKCG) is considering a move to mandatePAL+ training for safety netters and steel erectors and their associatedtrades on member sites from July 1st. The proposed measure is part ofthe UKCG’s policy to address the risk of entrapment while using aeriallifts. At a meeting of the UKCG Health and Safety Sub-Group, it wasagreed that a note be sent to the supply chains with the aim of consultingmembers and seeking feedback on the intention to mandate PAL+.

The note states that: “The UKCG recognise that there are now a wide variety of anti-entrapment devices available on the market, and that these can be selected to suit both the machines and the work tasks being carriedout. It is also recognised that such devices are not, on their own, a solution toentrapment, but along with adequate planning and competent operators, playa significant and essential part in reducing the risks of entrapment.”

The feedback is now being assessed. The UKCG already encourages safetynet riggers, steel erectors and their associated trades working on UKCG sitesto hold an IPAF PAL+ qualification following a decision made last year.

More information on PAL+ can be found at www.ipaf.org/palplus

IPAF celebrated its 30th anniversary during the recentIPAF Summit and InternationalAwards for Powered Access(IAPAs) at the end of March inMiami, Florida, USA. More newson the access event of the yearis at www.iapa-summit.info TheIPAF Summit and IAPAs 2014 will be held in the UK.

Save the PDS datesThe IPAF Professional Development Seminars (PDS) for instructors and training centres will be held on 24th September in the North of the UKand on 3rd December in the South of the UK.

The PDS in the North will be held at the Metro Centre Marriott Hotel, Tyne & Wear NE11 9XF. IPAF has agreed special room rates with the hotel, validuntil 31st July.

The PDS in the South will be held at the De Vere Milton Hill House, Oxfordshire OX13 6AF. IPAF has agreed a special room rate with the MiltonHill House, valid until 11th November.

Details are at www.ipaf.org/events

with “substantial use of aerial lifts”, which mayinclude but are not restricted to steel erection,net fixing, fire protection installation or electricalwork. Inspectors are then urged to assess theway the platforms are managed on site usingnine key points. Priorities identified include:the selection of the lift type, risk assessment, uptake of the IPAF MEWPs for Managers course, familiarisation procedures, and rescue planning.

A copy of the document is available atwww.ipaf.org/news

The management of aerial lifts on site is under scrutiny

“The IPAF Safety Experience at Bauma saw the globallaunch of IPAF’s MEWPs for Managers course andprovided members with a meeting point to discusssafety issues and to network.”

The UK Health & Safety Executive’s Construction Division is investigating the way aerial work platforms are being used and managed on construction sites.

gatingHSE investigatingMEWP use on site

Valuable statistics on the rental marketThe worldwide aerial work platform rental fleet size is estimated at 950,000units. What is the industry investing in and where are the new growth sectors? Give your business strategy and decisions a push with the latestIPAF Powered Access Rental Market Reports 2013 for Europe and the USA.Order online at www.ipaf.org/reports

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As a PASMA member, if you have an interesting or unusualstory to tell about towers andtower training, please send it [email protected] w w . p a s m a . c o . u k

Given that over 60,000delegates a year pass throughthe various PASMA towertraining schemes,the association feel that it ismore important than ever thatmanagers and supervisors canrely upon the validity andauthenticity of PASMA training PhotoCards. It is essential employers or site managers etcretain the confidence and reassurance of knowing they are genuine.With this in mind, it has introduced a new-style PhotoCard designedto foil any attempts to forge them.

The Health & Safety Executive will address the issue of ‘Lofstedt:The findings, the outcomes and the actions’, in the Access IndustryForum’s Working at Height Knowledge Base at this year’s Safety &Health Expo on Tuesday, 14th May at 11.05. it will also take theopportunity to introduce two new guidance documents: INDG401Work at height: A brief guide to the law’ and INDG455 ‘Safe use ofladders and stepladders: An employer’s guide’ (formerly INDG402 & 3).

PASMA and its members will take centre stage at Vertikal Days 2013by relocating to the popular Marketplace area.

In recent months PASMA and other memberorganisations of the Access IndustryForum (AIF) have liaised closely withthe UK Health & Safety Executive(HSE) following the recommendationof the independent Lofstedt Reviewthat the Work at Height Regulations (WAHR) and associatedguidance should be reviewed by April 2013.

The new card, launched at the endof March, incorporates a number ofsophisticated security featuresdesigned to make it virtuallyimpossible to duplicate. Accordingto PASMA, as more and moreconstruction sites and workplacesinsist on tower users being PASMAtrained to ensure their safety andcompetency, the PhotoCard isbecoming increasingly attractiveas a target for fraud.

PASMA’s managing director, PeterBennett said: “By focusing onsecurity we aim to protectcompanies and organisations fromthe risks posed by untrainedworkers and prevent people putting

themselves into unsafe situationsby working at height withouttraining. With so many fatal fallsdue to easily avoidable errors,PASMA is committed to ensuringthat those working at height knowthe dangers and understandgood practice.”

Alongside the new cards, PASMAhas also introduced an updatedversion of the certificate it issuesto trained tower users. Similar tothe cards, the certificates alsoincorporate security features aswell as reflecting a new and moremodern design consistent with theassociation’s new branding.

For its part, PASMA will talk about‘New guidance to protect the publicaround mobile access towers’ at11.40 on the same day and ‘PAS250 new standard sets thebenchmark for low level access’at 11.05 on 15th May.

Sponsored by PASMA, PAS 250 isthe Publicly Available Specificationfor podiums and pulpits. It specifies

The association will be on hand to offer advice and guidance and,along with member companies, deliver talks and presentations on thelatest tower developments, safety and best practice.

the requirements for a low-levelwork platform with one workingplatform with side protection, foruse by one person, with a maximumwork platform height of less than2.5 metres. In particular, it specifiesthe requirements for materials,design loads, dimensions, strengthand stability tests, marking and userinstructions.

Following this consultation withPASMA, the Forum and otherprincipal stakeholders - includingthe Institution of OccupationalSafety & Health (IOSH), the BritishSafety Council and trade unions –the HSE review concluded thatwhere problems remain with theapplication of the Work At HeightRegulations, they arise frommisinterpretation rather than fromthe regulations themselves. Thismisinterpretation leads some to‘go beyond’ legal requirements,while others, such as contractorsand insurers, appear to bedemanding a greater level ofcompliance than strictly necessaryin order, it is thought, to reducethe risk of civil litigation.

Having received a report of thereview including evidence andcommentary from PASMA, theForum and others across industry,the HSE Board has decided thatthere should be no changes to theexisting regulations themselves.However, it suggests that theassociated - and voluminous -guidance should be revised andsimplified. The objective? To enablebusiness and other organisations -particularly micro, small andmedium-sized enterprises to adoptpractical and, most importantly,proportionate measures, making iteasier for people to comply withthe law and manage the risksassociated with work at heightin a sensible way.

PASMA launches newtraining PhotoCard

Revised and simplified guidancefor working at height

WAHR: The findings, theoutcomes and the actions

PASMA: Into the limelightat Vertikal Days


CPA focus c&a

The CPA’s Tower Crane InterestGroup has updated a TechnicalInformation Note on the Rescueof Personnel from Tower Cranes.The revision was prompted bydiscussions with the Fire andRescue Services about the levelsof support that have now becomeavailable around the UK.

The new document covers therescue of authorised persons onsite, such as tower crane operators,maintenance crew, and personscarrying out thorough examinations.It does not extend to the specialcircumstances of rescuingnon-authorised persons such astrespassers. Its primary purpose isto provide guidance on the planningof the rescue should an incidentoccur. Planning for emergenciesis ‘key’ from the outset and theprincipal contractor isrecommended to take all possiblescenarios into considerationBEFORE work begins onsite.

Tower cranerescue adviceupdated

One of key revisions in the paper isa recommendation that when theprincipal contractor is planning arescue from height from a towercrane, it should ‘always consult thelocal fire and rescue service, whomay be able to assist with aspecially trained crew. If thisservice is not available for whateverreason then the contractor needs toinvestigate other means of rescueand should seek the advice of thetower crane supplier.

Details of the rescue plan shouldbe recorded in a method statementwhich should be specific for eachtype and model of crane. The planshould include details of the rescueequipment to be used; configurationof the equipment for different typesof casualties, for example, walkingwounded, assisted lower orstretcher rescue. The plan shouldalso state what action is to be takenin the event of adverse weathersuch as high winds.

The method statement should beused to brief those who will beworking at height and involved inthe rescue plan. It is essential thatall rescue from height on towercranes is carried out by adequatelytrained and competent personswho should be available on siteat all times when rescue maybe required.

Initial training, which should includepre-use checks of equipment,should be carried out by thesupplier of the system to be used,or by in-house trainers who havebeen trained and assessed by thesystem supplier. Trainees should beassessed using practical exercises,as well as theory sessions andadvised to undertake a simulatedrescue on-site to confirm that thetraining has been understood. It isalso essential that rescuers receiverefresher training and reassessmentat suitable intervals to ensure thattheir skills are maintained at an

appropriate level.

The revised versions of Rescue ofPersonnel from Height on TowerCranes published by the CPA onbehalf of the Tower Crane InterestGroup, are available to downloadfrom the CPA website atwww.cpa.uk.net free of charge.

The Construction Plant-Hire Association - the CPA -is among other things, the UK’s crane associationand one of the more active members of ESTA, theEuropean crane and heavy transport association.

Minton moves upIn April Kevin Minton wasappointed a director of the CPA,reporting to chief executive ColinWood and the CPA’s governingcouncil. Minton has been a seniormanager at the CPA for five years,during which time he has beeninvolved in the full range of CPAactivities, with a specialemphasis on health & safetyissues and representing the CPAto other bodies.

He was instrumental in formingthe Strategic Forum Plant SafetyGroup in 2009, and since then hasco-ordinated its activity, mostrecently chairing the working groupbehind the new Good Practice Guideon Medical Fitness for PlantOperators. His new role will see himtaking on a bigger role within theorganisation and reinforcing hisiaison work with government bodiesand industry associations. Minton isalso chairman of the EuropeanRental Association’s Safety andSustainability Committee and isactively involved in the LighthouseClub as chairman of theMidlands Branch.

“I am looking forward to expandingmy role at the CPA and getting moreclosely involved with the

industry,” said Minton “Theforthcoming Vertikal Daysexhibition will be the perfectopportunity to meet withmembers. I am always interestedin what our members have to say,my job is as much about listening,as it is talking.”

“Kevin has a wealth of experienceworking for trade associations inthe plant hire sector. He has beenwith the CPA for over five yearsnow, in a senior managementposition, having spent almost 20years with the HAE before that. Ilook forward to working with himin his new role,” added Wood.

The CPA represents the UK mobileand tower crane hire industry andcan be contacted on: Tel: 020 7796 3366 Email: [email protected] .

Kevin Minton


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Simulating training Liebherr has launched a range of maritime crane operator simulatorswhich provide virtual training for its ship to shore, rubber tyre gantry,mobile harbour and offshore canes.

Liebherr Simulations (LiSIM) allows trainees to practice operating maritimecranes in a realistic environment with the option of modifying scenario parameters tailoring them to the training requirements. This can includewhether it is a day or night-time operation, the type of cargo or the size of thevessel. It can also be programmed to simulate harsh weather conditions suchas heavy winds, snowfall, torrential rain or high waves, allowing both trainedoperators and trainees alike the chance to gain experience of how to react tounexpected or challenging situations.

The driver’s cab and control panel incorporates Liebherr’s original drive systems, software and hardware, ensuring that the feel and movement of thecranes are precisely replicated. High definition flat screen monitors and highquality surround sound speakers are used to imitate the views and soundstypically experienced in the cab. It is also possible to design specific port environments and exact port layouts in order to assist in creating a realistictraining experience.

The benefits of simulation based training avoids downtime and reductions inproductivity which are often caused by onsite crane training. It eliminates anydelays in training which might have been caused by poor weather conditionsas well as eliminating any risk of damaged equipment or injuries to port personnel.

The instructor stationed outside of the simulator can create challenging or unexpected situations, like sudden heavy winds or

lift object faults, during a training session.

Weighing up the optionsUK based scale manufacturer Avery Weigh-Tronix has developed an integrated Forklift Scale System (FLSC). Although primarily designed for use on forklift trucks it is also suitable for use on any telehandler fitted with an ITA class II or class III cleat type carriage.

The retrofit scale is comprised of two metal plates coupled together by fourweighing sensors which electronically measure loads up to five tonnes,transmitting the data to an in-cab display. An optional wireless system isalso available for environments or lifts where a standard coil cable might bedamaged. The scale is easily attached to the machine’s fork carriage and asthere are no flexures or springs, the weighing sensors ensure accurateweighing regardless of whether the truckis on uneven ground or the pallet load isoff-centre.

The weight of the load is then displayed on a seven inch FLI 425 touch-screen colour LCD monitor which displays and stores a variety of information. A more simplistic FLI 225 monitor is also available with limited features. Additional extrasinclude a power conditioner usedto regulate powerfrom the electrical system and a Wi-Fi flash cardused to extract information storedon the more advanced FLI 425display system.

Automatic hoist line adjustment Austrian crane and access manufacturer Palfinger has launched RopeTension Control (RTC) and Synchronised Rope Control (SRC) winch systems for its SH range of loader cranes.

The RTC system has been designed to automatically adjust the rope lengthto match the loader crane’s movements, allowing for the rope and sheavehead to remain permanently mounted on the crane. Hook operation with theknuckle boom and reeved-in rope is also possible with the new system eliminating the need for any disassembly.

Similarly the SRC system automatically adjusts the rope length to maintain aconstant distance betweenthe sheave head/boomnose and the hook block to prevent two-blocking.Sensors in the roller headensure the same distancewhen it detects cranemovements that lengthenor shorten the rope length.Loads can therefore be traversed horizontally at a constant height or at a constant angle allowing it to easily overcome building contours duringroofing work.

Palfinger’s RTC and SRCsystems being used on

its loader crane to assist with the

roofing work

Easily fitted onto thecleat type carriage

A breakdown of the FLSC which

is fitted behind the forks.

The inside of theLiSIM simulator


Surviving examples ofthese cranes are rapidlydisappearing which is agreat shame for what is aclassic, if not iconic mobilecrane. If someone with thespace and possiblyengineering apprenticesthat would work on sucha restoration could takeon this project we wouldbe delighted to chart theprogress in our magazines. If anyone is interested theycan contact the society viaemail [email protected] Rushden Historical Transport Society runs Rushden RailwayStation and operates steam and historical trains on a railway linethat it has restored. www.rhts.co.uk

The Rapier H7 was a popular crane for rail freight handling and featured in the Thomos Tank Engine books as Kevin.

The Rushden Historical Transport Society in Northamptonshire is looking for a good home for a Rapier H7 mobile crane which is in desperate need of restoration.

Home wanted for6 tonne Rapier

This old Rapier needs some TLC –free to a good home

The Manitowoc 4100W is one of the most popularcranes the Manitowoc Crane Company ever built. Itwas launched in 1968 and was in production until themid-1990s with nearly a thousand having been made.This 1:50 scale model by TWH Collectibles is the Liftcrane version which had a capacity of 200 tons. It comes in an interesting box stylewith printed instructions inside thelid, and the crane takes an hour ortwo to assemble. Also provided isa reproduction of the original 1969product brochure which includesload charts.

The metal linked tracks are excellentand the track frames are very detailed with realistic working chaindrives which move as the tracks roll.The crane body is impressive and thecab is fully detailed inside with seatand control levers, while the slidingcab door has some exceptionally finegraphics applied. There are two moreopening doors on the superstructure.At the rear, the characteristic counterweight blocks are smoothlyfinished and are detachable.

The roof has an exhaust with chromemuffler, and the gantry structure isvery well detailed with step ironsleading to a ladder.

The boom sections are very goodwith the main chord members castto replicate the inverted angled sections of the original. Main boomsections all have internal bracingwhich is an unusual detail on cranemodels. The screwed connections

between sections are good and positive. Both the boom but and tipare finely crafted pieces of modellingand the whole boom has excellentgeometry.

Two hooks are supplied. Theheadache ball has a realistic connector and the hook itself rotates,while the main block has four freerolling sheaves and the hook has aworking safety catch which is an excellent feature. The luffing andhoist drums are operated using a keywhich inserts through holes in thebodywork and these work fine, notslipping under load.

This model exudes the feel of a quality product. As a representationof an historic crane a fine effort hasbeen made to produce a model thatlives up to the real machine. Although it has been available forsome years it is timeless and is stillavailable from Manitowoc’s Europeanweb shop for €289 which is goodvalue for the high quality.

To read the full review of this model visit www.cranesetc.co.uk

Manitowoc4100W Liftcrane

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Packaging (max 10) 8Detail (max 30) 27Features (max 20) 16Quality (max 25) 22Price (max 15) 12

Overall (max 100) 85

Manitowoc 4100W Liftcrane

Excellent drive chain on the tracks

Detailed cab

Boom top is first rate

Characteristic body shape



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ettersReaders

LDear Sirs,I have just received your excellent publication (Vol 15.2) relating to rescue fromheight situations. I was drawn to the paragraph on ‘Suspension trauma’. (Page48)I can tell you based upon other articles on this subject that there is no evidenceto suggest your article is correct. Your article states that suspension traumacan result in death. This is incorrect.Why would an employer give you a piece of equipment which if used properlycan kill you and if you do not wear it a fall can kill you. So either way you willdie. Firstly, harnesses should be seen as a last resort when working at height,and if worn the rescue plan should be in place to rescue the person as quicklyas possible.I can also draw to your attention that a report called (RR708) ‘Evidence-basedreview of the current guidance on first aid measures for suspension trauma’.States that ‘There is no evidence reporting the incidence of suspension traumain industrial fall prevention’. I have to ask why are these ideas and fear factors being peddled within construction?Finally, have a search throughout all of your documents and see if there are anyfacts, either on the internet or in publications to try to ascertain the most recentperson to die of suspension trauma or indeed the very first person.As I say an excellent publication, but please read the research at RR708, a freepdf file easily downloaded for reading.Thanks

Trevor Duggan BSc (Hons), Tech IOSH, PGCESafety and Supervisory Trainer

We responded to Mr Williams requesting further information and received the following response below.

Mr Duggan makes a very valid point, although perhapshe sees things too much in terms of black and white? We are not convinced of the stated risks of suspensiontrauma, however there can be no question that someharnesses – and those that are badly adjusted can causea shock in the groin area and then if left suspended fortoo long then potential circulation and clotting issues. Itis no different from the threat of deep vein thrombosiscaused by sitting for a long period in a fixed position.

The fact is that there should be a rescue plan in placeand no-one should be left suspended for long periods oftime, in which case there is little or no risk. However it issilly to pretend that a rescue plan is always in place,most often there is not – at least with powered access.And when using a boom lift harnesses are not a last resort, they are essential. Like many items when usedproperly they are perfect, when used improperly they can cause issues. Looking back over the article we standby the view we put across BUT… we do think that MrDuggan makes a very valid point, that should be noted.We very much appreciate his input and would encourage more letters like this as well as further discussion on this issue.

Ed

We passed a number of names on to Mr Williams, includingparts suppliers and some individuals who had worked forGrove Manlift and who would know more about the popularSM31/42 ranges. He responded.

Dear Sir,

I am restoring an old "Selma Scissor Manlift" I am in need of some technicalsupport and some parts. Can you help us out ? If not, do you know of anybody who can here in the USA? Just so you know, back in the late 1980'sI became a certified Grove mechanic working for a company that sold andrented the Grove product till the company sold out to another larger rentalcompany.

Thank you, Bill Williams

Hanover, Pennsylvania

Dear Leigh,

I enjoy repairing machinery and engines that are a challenge. And, I am verygood at it. I am a second generation mechanic and race car driver/builder.Well anyway - yes this is an early SM31 powered by a Wisconsin 1 cyl.AGND 12Hp air cooled engine. In my area there are several older Selma SM31's mostly owned by private people in the electrical and plumbing fields.These people will call me for service from time to time.. all in all, ‘good people’. If you would like me to, I can send you several pictures of severaldifferent SM31 machines from different years. I just have to get the permission from the owners.

Dear Leigh,

I want to thank you very much for reading my letter and returning to me a goodresponse about my problem. I do indeed know a lot about where and whenSelma Lifts were first built at. Ieven had the privilege of meetingMr John Grove when I went totheir technical school that waslocated in Blue Ridge Summit,Pa. I will try your suggestions.

If you want, I can even send youa picture of what I am workingon.

Thank you very much,

Bill Williams

Dear Leigh,

Thank you for the good, daily snapshot coverage of Bauma -invaluable for those of us who could not attend. I guess thatyou will have had a good, rewarding show.

David B

The following letter was in response to our Bauma

pictorial review on www.vertikal.net A larger printed

version can be found in this edition of the

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Dear Editor,The 750 tonne Crane Overturn Incident in Pilling, Lancashire, UK last weekreminded me of a recent discussion with a senior Crane Industry Executiveon this very subject. Therefore may I offer this submission to the Crane Industry that we should consider adopting Pro-Active Crane Safety basedupon the Crane Manufacturers Handbook as a Cost Effective Policy for thefuture. The reason being.......The Oxford English Dictionary in my office defines the word 'Accident' as an' Unforeseen event, or one which was not Foreseeable'. Therefore, this canbest be explained with an example, so if I rig my 84 tonne Gross WeightTruck Mounted Crane with 140 tonnes of Extra Ballast and a Luffing Fly Jib,then elevate the 15 metre Main Boom to 82 degree, keeping the Long LufferHorizontal. Then drive this top Heavy Crane on a Dirt Road, it is highly likelyto Tip over due to its High Centre of Gravity being circa five metres aboveground level. In such a scenario as this, I could never claim this dangerousincident to be an 'Accident' as it was not accidental, but was entirely foreseeable that my Crane would indeed overturn. All due to the fact thatmy crane had an Axle weight of 32 tonnes per axle and an abnormally highCentre of Gravity (CoG). Should this negligent incident occur in the UK with Fatality(s) arising, then it is highly likely that I personally would face Criminal Charge(s) Charges ofManslaughter or Negligence. This quite rightly would result in me beingProsecuted and possibly Jailed for Killing some Innocent. Moreover it wouldalso be perfectly reasonable that a Journalist would write a Report aboutmy Negligent and Dangerous behaviour. Furthermore, given that 173 men and women were killed at work in the UKduring 2010/2011, with 18 incidents involving cranes (See HSE Publishedfigures). It is my further submission to the Crane Industry that Pro-activelyManaging Crane Safety is far more Cost Effective than not doing it, for as

the CEO of British Petroleum plc (BP) will now confirm,the Cost of Crane Repairs, Personal Injury Claims andProsecution Fines far outweighs the cost of Pro-activelyManaging Safety. (See $4.5 Billion USD Fine imposed byUS Dept of Justice on BP on 15/11/12, for Breach(s) ofSafety Regulations on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig,Tuesday 20th April 2010.)Therefore, it is my final submission to the entire EC CraneIndustry that we should reject all use of the word 'Accident' and instead produce our own Approved Code ofPractice on Crane Safety based upon the Crane Manufacturers Handbooks. The fact that an incident is unwanted, does not make it accidental and as such it notan 'Accident', but simply an Incident. if you concur withthis submission, then the ACOP could be entitled:- BestPractice Guidelines for Crane Safety.Should you have any doubts about my submission, thenhere are 12 good reasons why we should consider adoption of this resolution, for Crane Safety must alwaysbe Pro-Actively Managed with all Lifts Pre-Planned,Drawn-to-Scale and Written-Up in advance with a detailedMethod Statement by an Appointed Person, all of which iscovered by The Lifting Operations and Lifting EquipmentRegulations 1998 and Section 4.7 of British Standard BS7121.Because if we don’t drive-up Crane Safety Standards,who will ?Yours Sincerely,

Mike Ponsonby BA

PS. Crane Safety Benefits everyone, not just you and me.

Hi Mark/Leigh

I’d just like to respond to the interesting and reasonable comment Mark made in the March 2013 issue of C&A.

I recently delivered a presentation or Professional Development Session aswe call it, to our crane hire employees on lifting capacity. I appreciate thatwhat I say is open to differences in personal and/or company opinion as towhat works, and possibly even some factual correction by manufacturers.

The crane manufacturers will clearly try to market a crane in the most effective way possible to attract buyers, and I think it is difficult for them to not sacrifice some ‘saleability’ by standardising model numbers. E.g. producing the model number for all cranes as the maximum lifting capacityat a set particular radius may not always reflect the crane’s true performance very well too buyers and buyers’ customers.

Although many people may not always associate the term ‘load moment’with mobile cranes (probably due to the myriad configurations available onmost mobiles), I feel that it is a term that could be useful in marketing thecranes to buyers and their customers.

Anyone planning a lift will know that you cannot select a crane for a jobbased on its model number or maximum capacity, and it would be impossible to create a model number that was truly indicative of the crane’sperformance. Using the rated capacity is certainly not an option due to the widely varying nature.

Lorry loaders and tower cranes can usually be identified by their maximumload moment (or ‘tonne/metre’ rating) and it gives a loose indication of themachine’s performance which can be used as an estimate of rated capacity, prior to referring to capacity charts.

This could possibly also be applied to mobile and crawler cranes. Manufacturers already tuck the maximum load moment away in most of thecrane specification brochures, but we tend not to refer to them much in oursector of the industry; possibly because of lack of familiarity with the term.

I have attached three slides from the presentation that I delivered to illustrate that using the maximum capacity to market this machine wouldperhaps do it some injustice.

The crane is a Terex-Demag TC2800-1. The maximum capacity is 600tonnes at a radius of six metres giving a load moment of 3600 tonne/metres. It actually performs best at a radius of 22 metres, producing themarketed load moment of 7,546 tonne/metres.

Another example is the Liebherr LTM1250-6.1. Load moment at three metres is 750 tonne/metres. At 10 metres it is 830 tonne/metres.

In comparison the Terex-Demag AC250 can only lift 197 tonnes at three metres, (it’s a 250 tonne – ‘capacity class’ machine) but this is a poor indicator, as the maximum load moment of this machine is 884.4 tonne/metres (at 12 metres radius) while at 10 metres it offers a 866 tonne/metres.

So which is the better crane? The model number indicates they are thesame, yet at three metres the Liebherr is best, while the maximum load moment favours the Terex. Blimey, getting that message on the tin correctdoesn’t seem very straight forward after all!

I think I’ll leave it to the manufacturer, as it seems to be a bit of a ‘can of worms’!

Kind Regards,

Kevin Bennison,

Training director – Emerson Crane Hire, (UK)


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The following letter was sent in regarding an accident report we carried on March 20th on vertikal.net concerning an electric shock to abanksman during a lift next to some live overheadpower lines in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK.

There is not much to say to this apartfrom it shouldn’t have happened butdid. What is hard to understand is whyat least two people seemed obliviousto the fact that they were operatingvery close to overhead power lines.We believe that the operator shouldhave seen the cables and been quitefirm in refusing to set the crane upanywhere close, regardless of whatthe method statement or Lift Plansaid. It is our belief that crane operators – particularly of smallercranes - are not given sufficient responsibility over how the crane that

they are responsible for is used – notthat this is likely to have been a factorin this particular case. Perhaps this isa subject that we should cover inmore detail? We would appreciatehearing from any of you who havesomething to say on this subject. Ed

To the Editor

We are writing to you concerning the Incident which occurred in Trowbridge last week on Wednesday 20th March, in which one of our employees was injured on site. Please see attached a statement outlining the facts as we know them.

I would be grateful if you would publish at the earliest opportunity in order to quashthe speculation and discussion that has been taking place.

Yours Sincerely

Lee Sadler

Sparrow Crane Hire Ltd

Sparrow Crane Hire Ltd would like to make a statement as to the background to the incident that occurred at the Ashford Homes site in Trowbridge on Wednesday 20th March.

• It was carried out under Contract Lift conditions

• A method statement and lift plan were produced

• The two employees were both experienced and CPCS card holders in their relevant roles

• For some yet unexplained reason they deviated from the method statement.

As the incident is now under investigation by the HSE there is nothing more to add to this.

Most importantly the lift supervisor is making a remarkable recovery and is improving all the time.

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The following correspondence was prompted by aprevious editorial entitled Poor credit control badfor all, which is still available, as with all of our material, online. Mr Anderson is one of over 5,000Cranes & Access readers in North America, thevast majority choosing the free digital version to a paid subscription.

Dear Sherman,

Many thanks for your letter, I would love tothink that our efforts in this area had born

fruit directly, but I do think that we might havemanaged to raise awareness a little and through repeated efforts helpedshake things up a little? The industry is maturing however and good business practices beginning to cree, in even with smaller less organisedoperations.

Stupid things continue to occur but it is definitely better and this during aneconomic downturn is a good sign. IF you are in agreement I would like topublish your letter in the next magazine, but only if you agree of course. Just to flag the issue againMany thanks for contacting us

Best wishes

Leigh

Dear Sir,

I have thrice read your 2011 November editorial oncredit control and collection. My career and educationhas been in business but the scale of business wastypically small in restaurant and hotel management. Iserved a six year apprenticeship in arboriculture andwas amazed at equipment costs and investment. In1996 I began buying equipment and tools. Throughprudence, wisdom, cost ROI calculations and carefulshopping my tree service has $50,000 in workingstock and most of the large items were bought onshort term credit with nary a default. I have served628 customers since 1999 and a few are repeat business accounts.

As the crane and access industry has grown so muchand improvements have been made, I wonder if a better trend has developed, through the efforts of yourweb site, to effect better credit and collection practices.

Sincerely,

Sherman "Sherm" Anderson

Best Tree Service

Mountain View, Arkansas USA

Dear Leigh,

Yes, feel free to publish my letter. Perhaps it will help one or more people in the industry tobe prudent in their investment decisions. For two years I have been tempted to invest in anew Niftylift telescoping boom lift to take me to 70' (23 meters). My ten year old TM40 rigruns so well and selling it in this region might be difficult. I bought it for $12K from the thirdowner, on eBay in 2008 and drove 280 miles west to get it. Until that time my experiencein lift operations was a short seven years with a 50/50 partner in his Work Force lift at apart time pace. I bought the Niftylift so I could end the partnership and serve my clientssooner and more effectively.

Today while removing a dead 55ft 36" diameter oak tree I thought about the rental industrysegment of Work At Height and how competitive their business must be. I have observedthat some of the equipment manufacturers buy, sell and merge quickly and often. So it's no wonder there are many financial difficulties among their lot.

I appreciated the trial copy of Cranes and Access reading every article with a highlighter in hand. I support your team and wish you continued success.

Sherman Anderson

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Mastclimbers & HoistsAdastra Access www.adastra-access.co.ukAlimak-Hek www.alimakhek.comBrogan Group www.brogangroup.comGEDA-Dechentreiter www.geda.deHarsco Infrastructure www.harsco-i.com Safi www.safi.it

Specialist ScaffoldingAdvance www.advancedscaffoldingltd.co.ukScaffolding (SW)Harsco www.harsco-i.co.uk

Platform Rental1st Access Rentals www.1staccessrentals.co.uk2 Cousins Access Limited www.2cousins.co.ukAA Access (Specialists) www.aaaccess.co.ukAccess Link www.accesslink.bizAccess www.accessplatformsdirect.co.ukPlatforms Direct Acrolift www.acrolift.co.ukActive Rentals Scotland www.activerentals.co.ukAdvanced Access www.accessplatformsuk.comPlatforms Aerial and www.aerialandhandlingservices.comHandling Services Aerial Platforms www.aerialplatformsltd.co.ukAFI- Uplift www.afi-uplift.co.ukA-Plant www.aplant.comAPL www.apl-aerialplatforms.co.ukBluelift www.bluelift.ieEasi up Lifts www.easiuplifts.comES Access Platforms www.esaccess.co.ukFacelift www.facelift.co.ukFraco www.fraco.co.ukHigh Access Hire www.highaccesshire.co.ukHigher access www.higheraccess.co.ukHi-reach www.hi-reach.co.ukHorizon Platforms www.horizonplatforms.co.ukIndustrial Access Romania www.industrialaccess.roKimberly Access www.kimberlyaccess.co.ukLifterz www.lifterz.co.ukLoxam Access www.loxam-access.co.ukMainline Access &Training www.mainline-access.co.ukManlift Hire www.manlift.ieNationwide www.nationwideplatforms.co.ukPlatforms Panther www.platform-rentals.co.ukPeter Douglass Platforms www.peterdouglass.co.ukPeter Hird www.peter-hird.co.ukPlatform Sales & Hire www.platformsales.co.ukRapid Platforms www.rapidplatforms.co.ukReadyplant Ltd www.readyplant.co.ukRiwal www.riwal.comTrac-Access www.trac-access.comUniversal Platforms www.universalplatforms.comWilson Access www.wilsonaccess.co.uk

Notified BodyPowered Access Certification www.pac.uk.com

New & Used PlatformsAccess Platform Sales www.accessplatforms.co.ukAdvanced www.aaplatforms.co.ukAccess PlatformsAFI Resale www.afi-resale.co.ukA.J. Access Platforms www.accessplatforms.comBaulift www.baulift.deDavis Access www.davisaccess.co.ukEasi-uplifts www.easiuplifts.comFacelift www.facelift.co.ukFlesch www.Flesch-Arbeitsbuehnen.deGantic Norway www.gantic.noGenie www.genieindustries.comGenie UK www.genielift.co.ukIndustrial Access www.industrialaccess.roJLG www.jlgeurope.comKemp Hoogwerkers www.kemphoogwerkers.nl Kunze GmbH www.KUNZEgmbh.deLavendon Sales www.lavendonsales.comLeader www.leader-piatt.itLiftright Access www.liftrightaccess.comManlift Sales www.manlift.ie


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Tower Cranes Electrogen Int www.electrogen.ie

Heavy Lift ManagementDWLS www.dwls.co.uk

Heavy Lift Planning & Risk AnalysisDWLS www.dwls.comHLI Consulting www.hliconsulting.com

Ancillary EquipmentTMC lifting supplies www.tmc-lifting.com

Auction HousesRitchie Brothers www.rbauction.com

Battery ManufacturersShield Batteries www.shieldbatteries.co.uk Trojan Battery www.trojanbattery.comUK Batteries www.ukbatteries.co.uk

Control SystemsMOBA Automation www.moba.deIntercontrol www.intercontrol.de

Generator Sales & RentalElectrogen Int www.electrogen.ie

InsuranceFirst Insurance Solutions www.firstins.co.ukSpecialist Insurance www.cover1.com

Online Technical HelpCrane Tools www.cranetools.com

Outrigger Pads, Mats & RoadwaysAlimats www.craneriggermats.co.ukEco power pads www.outriggerpads.co.ukGrassform Plant Hire www.grassform.co.ukGreenTek www.greensward.co.ukGTP Europe www.gtp-europe.comMarwood www.marwoodgroup.co.ukMat & Timber Services www.sarumhardwood.co.ukNylacast www.nylacast.comTimbermat www.timbermat.co.ukTMC lifting supplies www.tmc-lifting.comUniversal Crane Mats www.universal-crane-mats.com

Parts & Service SuppliersAerial & www.aerialandhandlingservices.comHandling Services Alfa Access Services www.alfa-access-services.comCaunton - Access www.caunton-access.comCrowland Cranes www.crowlandcranes.co.ukC-Tech Industries www.ctech-ind.comDavis Access www.davisaccess.co.ukPlatformsElectrogen Int www.electrogen.ieIndustrial Access Romania www.industrialaccess.roIPS www.ips-ltd.bizJLG www.jlgeurope.comTVH - Group Thermote & Vanhalst www.tvh.beUnified Parts www.unifiedparts.com

InnovationsAerial & www.aerialandhandlingservices.comHandling Services Ltd

RecruitmentVertikal.Net www.vertikal.net/en/recruitment

Rental Management SoftwareHigher Concept Software www.higherconcept.co.ukInsphire www.insphire.comMCS Rental Software www.mcs.co.uk

Replacement FiltersPlant Filters www.plantfilters.co.uk

Safety EquipmentAGS www.ags-btp.fr

Manitowoc www.manitowoccranes.comMantis Cranes www.mantiscranes.ieOrmig www.ormig.co.ukPotain www.manitowoccranes.comSany www.sany.com.cnSennebogen www.sennebogen.comSpierings www.spieringskranen.nl Tadano Faun www.tadanofaun.deTerex-Demag www.terex-cranes.comUnic Cranes www.unic-cranes.co.ukValla www.valla-cranes.co.ukWolffkran www.wolffkran.deZoomlion www.zoomlioncranes.co.uk

Lorry/Truck Loader Cranes Atlas Cranes UK www.atlasgmbh.comEffer www.effer.itHiab www.hiab.comPalfinger www.palfinger.comPM Cranes www.pm-group.eu

New & Used CranesAGD Equipment www.agd-equipment.co.ukCranes UK www.cranesuk.netCrowland Cranes www.crowlandcranes.co.ukE.H Hassells www.hassells.comElectrogen Int www.electrogen.ieIMC Cranes www.imc-cranes.comJones-Iron Fairy www.jonesironfairy.co.ukKobelco www.kobelco-cranes.comLeader www.leader-piatt.itMaeda www.maedaminicranes.co.ukMantis Cranes www.mantiscranes.ieM. Stemick www.stemick-krane.deP.V. Adrighem BV www.adrighem.comRivertek Services www.rivertekservices.comTerex Demag www.terex-cranes.comPeter Hird & Sons www.peter-hird.co.uk

Heavy Lifting EquipmentLifting Gear UK www.lifting-equipment.co.uk

Crane HireAB2000 www.ab2000.co.ukAinscough www.ainscough.co.ukBerry Cranes www.berrycranes.co.ukBob Francis Crane Hire ww.bobfranciscranehire.co.ukCity Lifting www.citylifitng.co.ukEmerson Cranes www.emersoncranes.co.ukJohn Sutch Cranes www.johnsutchcranes.co.ukKing Lifting www.kinglifting.co.ukLadybird tower www.ladybirdcranehire.co.ukcrane hireMantis Cranes www.mantiscranes.ieMcNally crane hire www.cranehire-ireland.com Port Services www.portservices.co.ukHeavy Crane division

Mini Crane HireA Mini Crane www.aminicranehire.co.ukHire CompanyEasi Up Lifts www.easiuplifts.comEasy Reach Scotland www.easyreachscotland.co.ukEmerson Cranes www.emersoncranes.co.ukGGR www.unic-cranes.co.ukHire Maeda www.maedaminicranes.co.ukIndustrial Access Romania www.industrialaccess.roJT Mini Crane Hire www.jtminicranes.co.ukPeter Hird www.peter-hird.co.ukTracked Access www.trackedaccess.com

Self Erecting Tower CranesCity Lifting www.citylifitng.co.ukElectrogen Int www.electrogen.ie

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SoftwareHigher Concept www.higherconcept.co.ukinspHire www.insphire.comMatusch GmbH www.matusch.deMCS Rental Software www.mcs.co.uk

Structural RepairsAvezaat Cranes www.avezaat.comCrowland Cranes www.crowlandcranes.co.ukJohn Taylor Crane Services www.jtcranes.co.uk

Training Associations & NetworksALLMI www.allmi.comAWPT www.awpt.orgIPAF www.ipaf.orgNASC www.nasc.org.ukPasma www.pasma.co.uk

Training Centres & TrainersAccess www.accessplatformsdirect.co.ukPlatforms DirectAccess Platform Saleswww.accessplatforms.co.ukActive Safety www.activerentals.co.ukAdvanced www.accessplatformsuk.comAccess PlatformsAFI www.afi-uplift.co.ukAinscough www.ainscoughtraining.co.ukAJ Access www.accessplatforms.comAPL www.apl-aerialplatforms.co.ukApproved Safety www.approvedsafetytraining.comTraining -CaAstra Access www.astratraining.co.ukSafety Training Atlas Cranes UK www.atlasgmbh.comAvon Crane www.avoncrane.co.ukBrogan Group www.brogangroup.comDavis Access www.davisaccess.co.ukEasi-UpLifts www.easiuplifts.comEmerson www.emersontrainingservices.co.ukTraining ServicesFacelift www.facelift.co.ukHCS www.hydrauliccraneservices.co.ukHewden Training www.hewden.co.uk/trainingHi-Reach www.hi-reach.co.ukHiab www.hiab.comHorizon Platforms www.ipaftrainingcourses.co.ukIS Training www.istraining.co.ukJLG Training www.jlgeurope.comL&B Transport www.lbtransport.co.ukLiebherr Training (UK) www.liebherr.co.ukLifting Equipment Training www.letltd.co.ukLoxam www.loxam-access.co.ukLyte www.lyteladders.co.ukMentor Training www.mentortraining.co.uk Mr Plant Hire www.mrplanthire.co.ukNationwide www.nationwideplatforms.co.ukPlatformsNorfolk Training Services www.norfolktraining.co.ukRapid Platforms www.rapidplatforms.co.ukSouthern Crane www.southerncranes.co.uk& AccessTH White www.thwhite.co.ukTerex Atlas (UK) Ltd. www.atlascranes.co.uk

Wire Rope & CableTeufelberger Seil www.teufelberger.comTMC Lifting www.tmc-lifting.comCasar www.casar.de

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