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MBO at Ainscough, APS - IPS to form jointventure, AFI takes North East, world’s highestaerial lift, Demag launch two cranes, Tanfield

on the up, four charged over platform accident,Cranes&Access Russia, Vikings

land in Dublin, Instant name change, new Manitou Privilege telehandlers,

Palfinger Indian venture, new MEC

booms, Hiab merges, new Liebherr crawler.

Crawler cranes 17This month we look at the growth of the

telescopic crawler crane market as well as thelatest products available in the lattice boom

sector, including the 3,200 tonne capacity twinboomed CC8800-1

from Terex Demag - the world's largest

lattice boomed crawler.

SAIE 23Italy's premier annual construction show is

once again upon us bigger than ever before.Here we take a look at the new products and

innovations that might be at the show.

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The new Merlo road-going platform may besomething completely different but is it going

to transform the rough terrain articulated platform market? Leigh Sparrow carries out an

in-depth investigation into the unusual newmachine and we take a look at the latest

developments in this sector.

Vertikal Days 37The first Vertikal Days event at Haydock Park

near Manchester was a great success. We publish a review of the highlights.

Outrigger mats 41Better global communications means that weare now seeing how commonplace accidentsfrom poor outrigger set up really are. We look

at how these accidents can be prevented.

Face to face 48The celebrations connected

with Manitowoc's recentopening of its new facility in

Baltar, Portugal broughttogether many of the company's top brass.

An ideal opportunity then for Mark Darwin tochat with Eric Etchart, promoted to president of

the Manitowoc Crane Group in May this year.

Ladders 58There are times when a ladder is the best or

most practical piece of access equipment forthe job. Here we outline how to select the right

ladder and to use it safely.

The world's largest lattice boomedcrawler crane that can move with a load - the 3,200 tonne capacity Terex Demag CC8800-1 Twin.

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In the next issue we look at the large truck mounted platforms; a review of SAIE and the loader crane market;

road going cranes and the annual rental rate guide.

In the next C&A

Books & Models 45PASMA focus 47ALLMI focus 51

IPAF focus 53Innovations 55

Training 57 Your Letters 59

On-Line directory 60What’s on 62

Recruitment 63

regulars41

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No Smoking

Until the total smoking ban in public places

was introduced during the summer, many

pubs and restaurants that tried to cater for

both smokers and non smokers had a problem.

While the people could be separated, smoke did not recognise or keep to the

same boundaries!

The latest ruse by the Greater London Authority is very similar. It wants

construction equipment working on certain high profile sites in the capital

(such as the Olympic sites) to be fitted with diesel particulate filters.

For cranes and telehandlers the particulate filter issue is particularly crazy in that

they are exempt from requiring these filters on the roads and other 'low profile'

sites within the London Emission Zone, but not on these particular sites.

This raises several serious issues, but unfortunately the whole reasoning

for requiring the filters at certain sites in the first place is half-cocked

(see smoking/non smoking above!). And if allowed to be implemented, it will

be without regard to the massive impracticalities and associated costs.

One of the issues raised by the CPA is that retrofitting filters voids engine

manufacturers warranties. Filter manufacturers must therefore obtain

certification approving the installation/modification for each model type, and

this involves extensive testing and costs, particularly bearing in mind the

uncertainty of the market size and longevity.

But perhaps this mad cap idea will backfire on the GLA. The CPA is sensibly

telling its members that they may be better off boycotting these 'high profile'

sites. After all most, if not all, hire companies are probably as busy as they have

ever been and will have more than enough work on 'normal' sites using

unmodified equipment.

Ultimately, these special sites will have to pay a lot more for their equipment and

depending how many decide to fit the filters, could see delays in equipment supply.

For those that do modify equipment there is obviously an opportunity to charge

inflated rates for equipment that maybe highly utilised due to its rarity value.

But surely the main issue here is why we allow such crazy ideas in the first

place. We have more chance of diesel particulates keeping within the 'special'

site boundaries than a politician admitting they made a mistake! Like most

issues, let's hope common sense prevails. If not, it won't be the rental

companies that loose out.

Mark Darwin

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The world’s biggestcomes out in Basel.The worlds highest aerial lift, the 103 metre Wumag WT1000, the first unit of which has been purchased by German crane and accesscompany, Eisele, was unveiled at the Europlatform event in Basel inmid September. The new truck mounted lift is mounted on a five axleTadano-Faun crane carrier with multi axle drive and steer.

Wumag is claiming to have sold 11 WT1000 so far, including a €4 million,three unit order from Dutch based company Riwal, one of which is destinedfor a year long contract in Dubai.

Among the other orders we understand thatone unit is destined for the UK, althoughboth Wumag and its UK distributor SkyKingremain tight lipped on whom the customermight be.

The Europlatform event attracted almost 100delegates to hear a number of high profilespeakers discuss the aerial lift businessalong with safety topics. A full review of theevent and presentations can be viewed onVertikal.net.

AFI takes North EastAFI-Uplift has acquired North East Access Ltd the powered access rentalcompany based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear. North East was founded in1995 and has a fleet of 140 boom and scissor lifts. The company isowned by Malcolm Hession and is a member of the Access Link.

The purchase price has not been disclosed.

AFI says that it will merge its own NorthEast depot with the North East Accessdepot to form a larger location with anexpanded fleet. Hession is expected tojoin the AFI management team.

AFI corporate development director Nick Selley said: “This is our third significant expansion following our merger with Uplift Power Platforms and our acquisition of Alan Drew in 2006. It is a tangible demonstration ofour confidence in the future of both AFI and the UK powered access rental sector.”

AFI expects revenues to exceed £30 millionthis year, compared with £20 million in2006, the company operates from 17locations and following completion willhave a fleet of over 4,200 aerial lifts, the second largest in the UK.

APS- IPSto form joint ventureIndependent Parts and Service (IPS),the UpRight distributor in the UK andAccess Platform Sales (APS) theSnorkel distributor, have reached anagreement to form a new company,UpRight Powered Access Sales Ltd,(UPAS) with each of the two companiesholding 50 percent of its equity. Thetwo businesses will continue to operateindependently to distribute the otherproducts and services in their rangebut all UpRight sales will pass throughthe new company.

The deal was finalised at this year’sVertikal Days event, following weeksMBO at Ainscough

Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK's largest crane rental company, hasannounced the sale of the business to the existing management team ledby Neil Partridge, for £255 million. The deal is funded by an integrateddebt and equity package from Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance.

Based in Standish, near Wigan, Ainscough was founded in 1976 by GeraldAinscough and has been run by his three of his sons, Martin, James andBrendan since 1984. The company currently operates from 24 locations and employs 1,000 people.

Martin Ainscough, chairman, said: “I'm delighted to be able to give chiefexecutive Neil Partridge and the rest of the management team the opportunity to continue to develop and grow the business.”

Partridge said: "The buy-out has come at an extremely exciting time for thecompany, market conditions are buoyant and with the bank behind us wewill be able to continue to enhance our market leadership position. The entiremanagement team is remaining in place and we are delighted to be goingforward with the Bank of Scotland."

(L-R): Colin James of BOSIF, Brendan Ainscough, Martin Ainscough, NeilPartridge, James Ainscough and Tony Meeke of Price waterhouse Coopers(L-R): Colin James of BOSIF, Brendan Ainscough, Martin Ainscough, NeilPartridge, James Ainscough and Tony Meeke of Price waterhouse Coopers

of negotiations between the twoparties and UpRight. The combinedoperations will boast the largestsales and service team in a UKaccess business with more than 60 field engineers and a dozensalesmen. However UPAS will havea minimal overhead in its own rightin order to ensure a competitiveoffering for rental companies.

(L-R) Tony Jennings of IPS, Richard Tindale of UpRight and Ian James of APS at VertikalDays after concluding the agreement.

The Wumag WT1000was unveiled in Baselat Europlatform, and the operator is wearing a harness!

The WT1000almost toppedBasel's highestbuilding, the105 metreRamada hotel

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Three senior managers as wellas the bus driver were chargedlast month by police investigatingthe death of a platform operatorin Manchester. Signwriter MartinPilling, 27, from Worsley, wasknocked from the platform of hisboom lift into the path of a double-decker bus which hadclipped his machine. Vincenzo Casale,43, managingdirector of GM buses/UK North

Record numbers for IPAF -PDSIPAF's annual Professional Development Seminar attracted record numbersin September with over 175 delegates attending the event for the staff ofIPAF training centres, held this year during Vertikal Days at Haydock Park.

Cranes&AccessRussiaThe Vertikal Press, publishers ofCranes&Access is moving intothe Russian market. The companyhas signed agreements with theDM group to produceCranes&Access Russia, a magazine dedicated to providingthe rapidly growing Russian lifting sector with news, technicalinformation and safety advice.The first issue has now beenprinted and is being mailed to15,000 recipients across Russiaand CIS states. The readershipbreakdown is similar to Vertikal'sother magazines including a wide variety of end users, rentalcompanies and distributors.

Demag doubleThe 3,200 tonne capacity Terex Demag CC8800-1 Twin - the world's largestmobile crawler crane - was handed over to its new owner Al Jaber HeavyLift & Transport at a ceremony earlier this month. A few days later, Demagused a customer open day at its Zweibrücken facility to unveil its new 300tonne AC300/6 All Terrain crane.

Based on the CC8800-1, the Twin utilises a double boom and back mastconfiguration boosting capacity to 3,200 tonnes. Terex claims that as a pickand carry crawler crane the new unit offers considerable time and spacebenefits compared to ring lift cranes and jacking towers. (see full story on page 22)

Terex is pitching its new 300 tonne AC300/6 as a 'jack-of-all-trades' cranewhich can be used for a wide range of lifting duties. With partial counterweight it can go out efficiently as a 140 tonne to 220 tonne classcrane while its strong load chart allows it to tackle some 400 tonne work at the top end.

(R-L) Steve Filipov and Alexander Knecht of Terex Demag hand over the CC8800-1

keys to new owner Alex Mullins of Al Jaber Heavy Lift and Transport.

The new 300 tonne capacity six axle AC300/6

is charged along with co-directorErnesto Casale, 44, and DavidMichael Ellis, 36, the group's business manager. All three arecharged with conspiring to createfalse documents. It follows a jointinvestigation by police and theVehicle Operation Services Agency. The driver of the bus,Krzysztof Ociepa, 46, was chargedwith causing death by dangerousdriving.

Four charged over lift accident

More than 175 turned out for this year’s IPAF PDS

Tanfield upRevenues and profits at Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel havesoared. First half revenues leapt 120 percent to £36.8 million while pretax profits more than tripled to £5.36 million.

The UpRight division, celebrating its first year under Tanfield ownership,reported a six-fold increase in sales to £19.1 million from £3.1 million in2006, while pre-tax profits more than doubled to £3.5 million.

Snorkel's $18.5 million order backlog at the end of June was at its highestlevel for more than five years. That figure has risen since its acquisition inJune to $26.7 million - fuelled by orders from UpRight distributors in Europeas the company reports over £20 million of 'cross selling'.

Tanfield says that with its third production line now installed at its UK facility,production is touching 200 units a week. In the USA, a further 4,500 squaremetres (50,000 sq ft) of assembly floor space at Snorkel's Kansas facilitywill be opened, while the group has plans to add another 18,000 square metres(200,000 sq ft) of manufacturing space over the next 12 months.

And more acquisitions?The company held a major international dealer meeting and rental customeropen day at its new Vigo plant in the north east England in September tolaunch its new branding strategies and forward plans. These include furtheracquisitions or 'badging' agreements to add large heavy duty scissor liftmodels and large telescopic trailer mounted lifts.

UpRight/Snorkel held a series of meetings at its new Vigo plant in September to launch itsnew branding strategies. The full Snorkel boom range was on display in UpRight blue.

…And Vertikal.NetRussiawww.vertikalNet.ru - a Russian language version of Vertikal.Net - isdue to go live at the end of this month.The site will combine internationalnews along with local Russian liftingnews and information as well as a technical library. Two members from Vertikal's Russian team will be attendingthe SAIE inBologna.

The first issue of Cranes&Access Russia goes out this month.

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Checking the clockTracked Access has recently supplied both aerial work platforms and minicranes for the massive reconstruction project at St Pancras station inLondon. One job involved taking a surveyor up to inspect the building’sstructure prior to fitting a new clock. A light-weight glass fibre clock (pictured) had been hung after the original was removed and sold. Unable to buy the original back the station is having an identical replica made.Given the significant weight difference between the temporary clock andthe replica, a full structural survey was required. The problem was that theplatforms under the clock are not solid, they incorporate space originallyused to store beer. So the company supplied a 23 metre Palazzani TSJ23Ctracked spider lift for the job.

Question: Perhaps one our readers can tell us why the fibreglass clock was fitted during construction work?

A Palazzani TSJ23C was used to reach the area around the St Pancras clock.

Manitowoc addscapacity all overThe Manitowoc Crane Group is adding production capacity all over theworld here are some of the latest additions:

New Potain facilityAround 300 customers, dealers, senior management and local dignitoriesrecently celebrated the opening of Manitowoc's new facility in Baltar, Portugal.

The facility will support operations at the nearby Potain tower crane plant in Fanzeres.

Baltar will produce Potain MC, MCT and MDT crane ranges with the majorityof welding and cutting taking place at Baltar and the painting, assembly,testing and shipping taking place at Fanzeres. Baltar will also be a base forthe companies Encore crane rebuild and refurbishment programme. (More details on this in the January rebuild feature).

William O'Brien Plant Hire, Ireland'slargest crane hire company, haschanged ownership with WilliamO'Brien Junior purchasing the 75 percent holding in the company thathe did not already own. The shareswere bought from his parents and other members of the O'Brienfamily for an undisclosed sum. The company, started 50 years ago by his father, is said to have a value inthe region of €10 to €12 million.

O'Brien junior said:"I remain committedto expanding the business, central to these plans is a recent land purchase at Little Island which willbe used to build a new, state of theart maintenance facility for our fleet.We expect construction to begin inApril next year.” The company alsohas €7 million of new equipment onorder. Recent deliveries included aseven axle Spierings SK2400-AFTmobile self erecting crane, the first in Ireland.

Conference to be repeatedThe Middle East Cranes conference held in February this year is all set to be repeated in 2008 at the Shangri-La hotel, Dubai, January 30-31. UAE-based crane rental company Al Jaber has signed up as the event partner.

This year's conference was attended by over 200 people and the feedback we received was extremely positive.

A new craneto mark thechange ofownership -the firstSpieringsSK2400-AFT in Ireland

Keeping it in the family

Meanwhile at Shady Grove....A multi-million-dollar expansion and renovation programme is also underway at the Shady Grove crane plant in Pennsylvania. The workincludes additions to two of the 11 manufacturing and assembly shops on the 305 acre site.

Larry Weyers, executive vice president of the Americas said: “These additions and renovations to the Shady Grove facility will help improve our manufacturing efficiency and will go a long way towards increasingmanufacturing capacity in the United States.”

Work includes an 840 square metre (9,000 sq ft) addition to the Manitowoc Model 999 assembly building, to house a new wash, paint andshipping area, a 1,100 square metre (12,000 sq ft) expansion to the boomfabrication building, while 3,350 square metres (36,000 sq ft) of existingoffice space will be renovated to provide additional room for ManitowocCrane Care.

....And 5,000 metres in ManitowocThe company has also broken ground on a new 5,000 square metre (53,000 sq ft) expansion project at its crawler crane assembly facility inManitowoc, Wisconsin.

The new addition is part of a $25 million renovation and modernisationinvestment that the company is making in its Wisconsin-based manufacturing facilities. The work includes three new buildings and significant capital equipment expenditures. One of the new facilities is a 1,800square metre (20,000 sq ft) building that will be used for assemblingManitowoc's larger crawler cranes, including the Model 18000 and Model21000. Another is a 3,000 square metre (33,000 sq ft) final assembly andpaint building which will include a new paint booth and oven.

The official cutting of the ribbon - (LtoR) TerryGrowcock, chairman ofthe Manitowoc board,Phillipe Cohet, EVPEurope, Middle East and Africa and theMayor of Baltar.

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Vikings land in DublinMeade Crane Services completed a challenging lift recently to move theViking long ship Sea Stallion from Hanover Quay on the river Liffey inDublin to the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks where itwill be on display over the winter months.

The ship - the Sea Stallion ofGlendalough - is a 30 metre replicaof a Viking ship built in Irelandaround 1042 and discovered inRoskilde, Denmark. Constructedwith original tools, it sailed the1,000 km back to Ireland mannedby a team of volunteers recreatinga Viking voyage.

ballast. The Demag lifted the boatover the Luas train lines into CollinsBarracks, after the overhead powerlines had been turned off at 2am.Work resumed at 7am next morningwhen a Grove GMK6300 with 100tonnes of counterweight, 23 metresof main boom and 45 metres ofluffing jib lifted the Sea Stallionover a four storey building into theinner courtyard. A Demag AC100was then used to move the boatthe final 32 metres to the other endof the courtyard.

Note: Fergus Meade, owner ofMeade Crane Services took directresponsibility for all of the lifting onthis project, while John Meadedirector of Sean Meade & Sonshandled the transportation of theSea Stallion.

See vertikal.net for further photos

Meade arrived at Hanover Quay at9am with its Grove GMK 5130. Thecrane was rigged with 50.6 metresof main boom and 23.5 tonnes ofcounterweight to remove the boat'sballast and masts prior to lifting itout of the water. Once on dry landthe excess water was removed,reducing the boat’s weight from 14to 13 tonnes. At 4pm the Stallionwas lifted onto Meade's 25 metreNooteboom trailer. At 11pm theship set off arriving in front ofCollins Barracks at 11.25pm readyfor its next lift.

The entrance gate was not bigenough for the Sea Stallion to passthrough, so the GMK5130 set up onTrakway inside the Croppie Arcecourtyard and at midnight, riggedwith 45.8 metres of boom and40.1 tonnes of counterweight, itlifted the boat over the gate, andback onto the trailer which hadthen passed though the gate.

The boat was then driven to the farend of Croppie Arce where MeadesDemag AC200 was set up with 42metres of boom and 69 tonnes of

Meade's Nooteboom trailer, extended to 25 metres, transports the Sea Stallion.

The GMK6300 with 45 metres ofluffing jib was needed

to lift the ship into the courtyard

The Grove GMK5130 lifted the Sea Stallion

from the river


Manitou todouble production

The new Manitou MT Privilege 1440.

The three model range - the MT1436,MT1440, MT1840 - is available inRental (R), Extendable and Precise(EP) and Access (A) versions. Lift heights are 13.52 metres,15.40 metres and 17.50 metresrespectively, with horizontal reachesranging from 9.42 metres to 13.17metres. Improved stability is one of the main features of the newmodels, with a capacity of 1.2tonnes at maximum reach whenthe stabilizers are set.

The new range also offers a 1,000kgcapacity platform version as standardallowing more materials to be carried.The platform can also be extendedfrom 2.25 metres to 4.0 metres.

With an overall widthof 2.38 metres and aheight of 2.45 metrescombined with anouter wheel turningcircle of four metresthey offer goodmanoeuvrability -helped by ‘360degree’ visibility. The new controlsinclude automatic activation of theparking brake eachtime that themachine is placed inneutral; a patented

one hand joystick controller and asystem to reduce shock loadings,helping reduce to the possibility of tipping. Manitou also offers abuilt-in anti-theft device which uses a security code to prevent unauthorised use of the machine.

The company took advantage ofthe launch to announce that it wasincreasing its worldwide productioncapacity from 100 units a day to200 units a day by 2010. It alsosaid that it is expecting the worldmarket for telehandlers to almostdouble by 2014 to around 100,000units and plans to maintain its leading market position.

The new heavyduty extendingplatform offers

1,000kg liftcapcity.

New Falls from Vehicles websiteAn official HSE Falls from Vehicles campaign website has been launched to support a campaign scheduled to take place during October and November. The new website's interactive home page will take you to the guidance you need to reduce the likelihood of serious accidents from falling from vehicles. See the website on: www.hse.gov.uk/fallsfromvehicles

Manitou, the world's largest telehandler producer held a major newproduct launch and dealer conference in Budapest in September tounveil its new range of telehandlers with heights from 14 to 18 metres.The new MT Privilege range has been designed primarily for the construction market with improved performance, comfort, safety and reduced operating costs.


New line of boomsCalifornia-based scissor lift producer MEC has revealed plans to developa full line of boom lifts. The company has employed Steve Citron whospent 20 years with Genie as business development director in order to help with the programme.

The first machine to be launched will be a 40ft straight boom with a 45ftjibbed version, both of which will be available for unveiling at Conexpo 2008in March. It then plans to add further models over the following two years.

Jim Tolle of MEC is quoted as saying that the company has raised significantcapital to fund its aggressive expansion into the boom lift market with theaim to be a full line producer.

Instant name changeIrish-based alloy tower systemmanufacturer UpRight Internationalhas unveiled a new corporateimage and changed the companyname to Instant-UpRight. Thisfocuses on the Instant brand namewhilst retaining UpRight which ithas held since the company wasfounded with the invention of thealloy tower by Wally Johnson in 1947.Its previous corporate logo, theblue UpRight adopted in 1990, had

become synonymous with the powered access side of the businesswhich was sold to the TanfieldGroup last year. The company saysthat the new identity is a deliberateand planned move away from theblue, in order to bring a separationbetween the two UpRight companieswhile directing the focus towardsthe Aluminium Tower business.

250,000 PALsIPAF has achieved a new record withmore than 250,000 people around the world carrying the PAL (PoweredAccess Licence) card as proof oftraining. The federation looks set to issue as many as 70,000 cards this year to individuals who have been trained to the increasingly international standard for the operation of MEWPS.

Indian venturePalfinger has entered into a distribution joint venture agreement with aleading automobile trading company in India, Western Auto Duba. The jvwill include the import, marketing, distribution and service for selectedPalfinger loader cranes. The initial investment of both parties is €1.2 million. Palfinger has been represented by a subsidiary in Asia since2006. In addition to the headquarters in Singapore, the Group operates an assembly plant for container handling systems in Shenzhen, China.

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Hiab merges crane linesHiab, the loader crane manufacturer has announced that it will mergeits three crane product lines into a single business from January 2008in order to improve the efficiency of its operations. The products willcontinue to be sold under the Hiab, Loglift, and Jonsered brands but the change is expected to improve the use of common resources fordeveloping, producing, and marketing the products.

The merged crane business will develop and produce loader cranes, forestrycranes and recycling cranes from five facilities in Hudiksvall in Sweden,Meppel in The Netherlands,Zaragoza in Spain, Salo inFinland and Chungbuk inKorea. It will employ 1,200people and be managed bysenior vice president HarriAhola, the current head ofHiab Loader Cranes.

Universal - the London-basedpowered access rental company now part of theFacelift Group - has ordered15 Nifty HR21. The 63ft platform height, four wheel-drive, rough terrainarticulated boom offers 13metres of outreach in amachine only 2.25 metreswide and weighing only6,500kg. Universal has statedthat Niftylift is now its 'manufacturer of choice'.

Kier ordersnew cranesDeliveries of Kier Plant's 17 newtower cranes, part of a majorinvestment program to expand and modernise its rental fleet, arealmost complete. The £4 millionorder includes nine Liebherr andeight Potain cranes.

The Liebherr order includes four200 EC-B 10 Litronic flat-topcranes; two 200 EC-H 10 Litroniccranes; two 160 EC-B 10 Litronicflat-top cranes - the first of theirkind in the UK with two tonnesmaximum lift capacity at a 60metre radius - and a 160 HC-L luffing jib tower crane.

The Potain models include six

MDT 178 City Topless cranes with60 metre jibs and a lifting capacityof 1.75 tonnes at 55 metres andtwo MD265 J-10 machines, featuring a 65 metre jib and 2.85tonnes lifting capacity.

The company says that it is investingat record levels to improve itsrange and meet growing demandsboth from external clients and theKier Group. The company has afleet of more than 100 cranes andsome 3,500 accommodation unitsfrom seven depots around the UK.

Two of the new Liebherr cranes a -200EC-H 10 (L) and a flat-top 200 EC-B 10 -working at Kier Build'sSnowhill project inBirmingham

Harri Ahola will head up Hiab'smerged crane business.


Take fiveRuthmann has completed deliveryof five T370 platforms to NationwideSkylift. The units are part of its £4million, 47 unit investment in new

Record numbers and new locations for HaulotteHaulotte has confirmed its €310.2 million first half revenues and posted a 45 percent rise in its pre tax profits to €57.5 million. Order intake for theperiod was up by more than 50 percent allowing the company to confirmits initial forecasts of a 25 percent increase in sales this year. Haulotte will also open new company stores in the Middle East and SouthAmerica before the year-end, while output at its two new production facilities in Spain and Romania - both of which came on line in March, are it says, growing according to plan. The company expects the twoplants to ship more than 1,000 units this year.

Mike the bikeMike Price, a service engineer atTelford-based IPS, is on the vergeof winning this year's formula 600motorcycle championship. IPS -the international replacementparts and service company - has been sponsoring Price sinceJanuary by establishing IPS Team Suzuki. Price moved into second place inthe series after a double win earlier

New HD crawler Liebherr has unveiled its new HS 825 HD Litronic a 40 tonne hydraulicduty-cycle crawler crane designed for demanding applications such as

dragline bucket, clamshell,diaphragm wall, grab orcasing oscillator, as well as straightforward liftingtasks.The new crane has a transportweigh of 37 tonnes, whilethe standard telescopingundercarriage offers a transport width of threemetres with crawler pads of 700 mm.Standard equipment includes16 tonne free-fall wincheswith maintenance free multi-disc brakes and fullyproportional controls withsimultaneous operation forrapid cycle work.Designed for demanding applications: the Liebherr HS 825 HD.

truck mounted lifts. Featuring a 37 metre working height with a 30 metre outreach, the T370 hasfully variable horizontal/vertical jacking mechanism and an automatic positioning system.

Uwe Strotmann of Ruthmann handing over one of the T 370s to John Weights of Nationwide.

this month with one round left to go. The next round is scheduled atMallory Park in early November. IfPrice can repeat his last performance,it would make him and the teamthis year's champions.

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News HIGHLIGHTSThe Platform Company has made the wearing of harnesses with short lanyards mandatory in boom lifts for all employees.

Oshkosh, owner of JLG, has promoted Charlie Szews to president and COO

County Durham-based MSDEquipment has purchased a VC42self erecting tower crane fromVanson cranes.

Terex has appointed Jacob Thomas as corporate vicepresident of technology.

Finning International - owner of Hewden - has appointedJames Carter a former president and chief operating officer of Syncrude Canada to its board of directors.

A group of angry protesters blocked a road near Hicksteadwith an aerial lift calling on the Highways Agency toimprove road markings to cure an accident blackspot.

A plaque has been erected at Wembley stadium in memory of Patrick O'Sullivan who died when a cranecollided with a scaffold platform.

Potain has added the MCT78 to its City Topless line-up.

UK based AJ Access Platforms is now able to provideLive Support to visitors to its website.

Vp - the parent of UK Forks, the telehandler rental company - has purchased the mobile plant division ofFirst Engineering from Babcock.

Zip-Up Svenska - the Upright distributor for Sweden -has won a 70 TM12 order from Cramo Sweden, thelargest deal in its history.

Alatas - the UK based crane services company - hasbeen appointed to represent Cimolai Technology's craneproducts in the Americas.

Access industry veteran Stuart 'Stu' Cohen has joinedH&E equipment, the Baton Rouge based equipmentsales and rental company.

A car crashed into a self erecting tower crane in Maltacausing it to fall onto the car killing its driver.

Haulotte UK has added twonew regional managers to itsUK sales team. Dave Roddywill be responsible for theNorth of England and JasonWhite for the South.

Norbert Wienold, the German dealer for Genie aluminium products for manyyears has celebrated 20 years in business.

National Hire of Australia has purchased Coates Hirewith support from the Carlyle group.

Steve Shaughnessy managing director of A-Plant SpecialistProducts is leaving the company at the end of October.

Skyjack has appointed Dave Smith as European partsmanager and John Long as a field service engineer.

UK police series 'The Bill' filmed an episode at Hewden'sMitcham, south London depot.

Elavation the Milton Keynes-based powered accessrental company in partnership with Niftylift has added asponsored Nifty HR21 boom lift to its fleet in support ofthe Willen Hospice.

South London-based 1st Hire has purchased one of thefirst TP9000 trailer scissor lifts in the UK.

As Venture Access in the UK winds up its affairs, jointpartners John Corcoran and Paul Korol have decided to go their separate ways.

Favelle Favco the Malaysian based crane company, haswon an order for offshore pedestal cranes worth almost$6 million.

Structure Flex the UK based producer of slings, bulk crane bags and safety items has appointed LisaPengelly sales co-ordinator for its Lifting and Safety division. Shahid Qureshi has been appointed as director of engineeringat Bil-Jax, the Ohio based aerial lift manufacturer.Eugene Heather has joined Speedy Ireland as managing director. Speedy also purchased the assets ofHire Centres Dublin NorthSven Widfeldt has returned to the access industry, joiningHaulotte Scandinavia as customer support area manager. Modulift modular spreader beams has appointed E. FoxEngineers as its official distributor in Ireland.MEC has promoted David White to the post of president of its manufacturing business.Link-Belt has introduced two new 70 tonne models - the truck mounted HTC 8675 series II and the 138 HSLcrawler crane. Truck mounted lift producer Multitel Pagliero is addingfurther production space in order to keep pace withdemand. Skylift Hire is celebrating10 years in business andhas kicked off a number ofevents and activities tomark the milestoneManitowoc has appointedTim Martin as sales andmarketing manager for itsEnCore repair and rebuild service. The first used Valla cranes are now coming on the UKmarket at Valla UK.Palfinger CFO Eduard Schreiner is to leave the companyreplaced by Wolfgang Anzengruber, currently CEO. San Marco, the Italian-based tower crane producer hasappointed Eagle West as its master distributor for NorthAmerica. Alexandre Saubot of Haulotte has been named'Entrepreneur of the Year' for Rhône-Alpes, in France. Freight and shipping specialist Quality Freight (UK) haspurchased a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane. A-Plant, the UK division of Ashtead, has placed a new£13 million order for JCB equipment including telehandlers. Heavy lift specialist Transbiaga is using its 'custombuild' Kobelco cranes in Cadiz, Spain. Halifax-based EPS Hire has bought a new 15.75Platform Basket spider platform at Vertikal Days. Aichi has confirmed the first order for its new boom and scissor lift models with Doornbos of Holland ordering 600 units. NES Rentals, one of America's largest rental companies,has adopted the IPAF Click It (Clunk Click) campaign.Kranlyft sold eight cranes at Vertikal Days includingorders from City Lifting and Dewsbury & Proud. Cargotec has won an order for €20 million for 40 shipcranes from China. Genie has appointed Glyn Goodwin as UK sales manager. Instant, the UpRight alloytower business has signedan agreement to distributeInstant brandedTowermatic productsthroughout continental Europe. Wexford-based Kavanagh Crane Hire has added twoLiebherr mobile self erecting tower cranes to its fleet.

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Demag has supplied its second CC2800-1 to Breuer& Wasel in Germany

Martin 'Marty' Reid a past CEO and chairman of North American rental company RSC has died from aheart attack.

Paul Hemsworth of Hewden Access and his wifeGill have a new baby son.

According to the AEM, exports of US made equipmentincreased by 22 percent in the first half of 2007.

Cape has made a A$233 million offer for theAustralian PCH Group.

The first Terex Comedil CBR 28 Plus self erectingtower crane has been delivered to Germany.

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZPMC) hasdelivered its 1000th crane.

Kevin Fox has joined the Skyjack sales team.

The Department for Transport has confirmed thetax breaks for the early uptake of Euro 5 emissionstandards.

The PM Group has supplied 42 lorry loaders to theEthiopian Electrical Power Corporation

AJ Access Platforms has supplied a mixture of platforms to a new aircraft maintenance facility in the Middle East.

Docklands-based LTS has added new Niftylift HeightRider 21 Bi-Energy rough terrain articulated booms toits fleet.

Energy Cranes has won a contract to refurbish 22American Aero cranes in India.

JLG has won a $78 million telehandler refurbishmentcontract from the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A new IPAF working group has been established formast climbing transport platforms.

Terex Cranes is opening a new distribution and salescentre in Scandinavia.

Instant Access Holdings has acquired the Sydney-based platform rental company Ultrasafe Access.

Structure-Flex has appointed Kevin Bignell assales manager of its lifting division.

Andy McCusker of Active Rentals and his wifeLeanne have a new addition - a new baby daughter,Anya Mairi Isabella McCusker.

Manitowoc hasappointed MikeWood as global product manager for crawler cranes.

IPAF has appointedIsabelle Laplume asits representative in France.

An employee of Kone Cranes was crushed by afalling steel beam at a site in Colnbrook, nearHeathrow airport.

Cramo of Finland has established a new joint venture in Russia with Moscow-based crane andaccess company Rentakran.

Mechan, the Sheffield- based manufacturer of liftingequipment for the rail industry has been bought by its managers.

Manitou is planning to launch an unusual tractor-come-telehandler at Hanover's Agritechnicashow in mid November.

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Steady and increasing growth inglobal demand over several yearsmeans that all crane manufacturersand rental companies are busierthan ever. Hidden in the generalclamour for lifting equipment hasbeen the relatively rapid rise ofthe compact telescopic crawlercrane (the next step up from spider cranes).

Mini meAfter several false dawns, the smalltelescopic crane finally looks like it has escaped from its 'specialist'and 'niche' status and is now beginning to break into main streamhire fleets.

Kranlyft, distributor of Maeda minicranes in the UK, sold several of its4.9 tonne capacity LC785 units atlast month's Vertikal Days reflectingincreasing interest in this type ofproduct. The Maeda seems to becapturing all the headlines, but it isnot the only mini crawler craneavailable. Other machines in the UKand Ireland include 4.7 tonne and8.0 tonne capacity Hitachi's fromNRC Plant, while Valla producesseveral models from a two tonnefixed boom model to three fullyslewing models up to 12 tonnes liftcapacity. Peter Hird has several ofthem available for hire.

AGD Equipment was the first companyto enter this market with IHI and stillhas the largest rental fleet with bothKato and IHI zero tailswing machines.It has also added two larger telescopic crawlers taking its total to 20 units. Sparrow Mini Cranespurchased the production rights tothe Starlifter range of compact cranesfrom Sandhurst Manufacturing several years ago but since then onlya few units have been built - mainlyto order - a classic case of manufacturing and rental not mixing.The company also offers modelsfrom IHI, Komatsu and Maeda.

One of the early pioneers in this sec-tor was Stratford-upon-Avon-basedAGD Equipment which claims tohave launched the concept in the UKat the 1991 SED exhibition with theIHI mini cranes.

Although a high cost unit, AGD soldtwo, three tonne machines to utilitiescontractor J Murphy and over a period of time a further six, five tonners. However, the market neverdeveloped as anticipated and itsstock of three tonne, zero tail-swingunits just didn't find customers. The market just wasn't ready for thistype of machine.

And it wasn't just the UK that didn'tappreciate the features of the minicrane because IHI cut the range afterthe crash in the Japanese market inthe late 1990's.

But now, almost 20 years on, themini telescopic crawler crane isbeginning to take off with a product


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The increasing diversity and range of products on themarket is clearly shown this month as we take a look at both telescopic and lattice boom crawler cranes.From compact telescopics to the highest capacity lattice boom crane ever, Mark Darwin takes a look at the latest developments and machines on the market.

An IHI CCH500T working as a service crane lifting casings for a Stent piling rigworking alongside the railway in Rugby. The unit was specified in order to mitigate the risk of the boom falling over the live line and has a slew restrictor fitted in order to stop the operator from inadvertently slewing over the railway.

Big spidersA machine such as Unic's newURW 706 - currently the largestspider crane on the market ofwhich the first production unitwas bought by City Lifting - hastremendous performance for itssize. A six tonne lifting capacityat three metres, 22.7 metresmaximum lift height, with extension jib, a total weight ofaround eight tonnes and dimensions of just 1.6 metreswide, 2.2 metres high and 5.6metres long. But to achieve thisimpressive lifting performance ithas to set its outriggers giving a6.5 metre by 6.6 metre footprint.

With a conservative quoted liftingcapacity of eight tonnes, theHitachi 160 LCT weighs nearlytwice as much but has a footprintof only 2.49 metres wide by 3.9metres long with an overall heightof 2.9 metres and in the rightconditions can lift and carry up to six tonnes.

offering that has changed little overthat period - low overall operatingweight, compact width and heightdimensions, lifting capacities toabout eight tonnes and a lift andcarry facility that gives them a significant advantage over thegrowing mini spider crane sector.

Liebherr is the onlymajor crane producer with a large telescopic crawler.

The 8 tonne capacity Hitachiis proving very popular

The Maeda LC785 is selling well reflecting increasing interest in the mini telescopic crawler.

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“When we first started with smalltelescopic crawlers we used to callthem the homing pigeons becausethey kept on going out to site fortrial and returned home the sameday,” said NRC managing directorRod Abbot. How thing havechanged. NRC currently has a waiting list for these machines andhas 10 arriving just before the endof the year. A new engined versionof the machine is also due and anew 5 tonne telescopic crawler willbe launched at SED next year.

End-users in the know realised awhile ago how good these unitsperformed around site. Howeverthe rest of the industry is nowstarting to appreciate the advantagesand want the compact cranes.What is unusual is that with such a demand, there are so few manufacturers.

The introduction of two new Maedamachines including the largercapacity LC1385M-2, which maywell have a seven or eight tonnerating at two metres - will help thesupply problem a little but there islittle else at the moment.

One company that offers nothingelse is US-based Mantis craneswhich produces the Spandeck line up. While the company haslooked at the European market anumber of times, demand in NorthAmerica is currently keeping thecompany's production facilitieshumming. Mantis takes a differentapproach with its cranes developing booms that can copewith side and shock loadings thatwould quickly ruin a regular telescopic lift crane boom. Thecompany argues that with itsheavy duty undercarriages itscranes are often used off-level,while pick and carry on unevenground creates all sorts of dynamicloads that are transferred to the cranes boom and other components.

Heavy duty workMantis takes the line that ratherthan hide behind a statement thatthe crane must be used on perfectly prepared ground it buildsits crawler cranes to handle thetreatment that its customers' applications inevitably deliver. Inaddition, although its cranes all havetelescopic booms, its customerslook to use them for duty cyclework, including clamshell andauger work, so once again all components must be sized andspecified to handle the stressesand strains from this type of work.The Mantis telescopic crawlerrange currently runs from 27 to 63tonnes although a 100 tonner hasbeen on the drawing board forsome time and is due for launch atICUEE this month. A special 100tonner was produced recently forre-railing applications with 600mmground clearance, four motor drive,four miles per hour maximum travelspeed and incredible gradeability.The new model will incorporate


within minutes of offloading. Beingself-contained it also saves ontransport costs, particularly attractive for short term contracts.This quick set up time also meansthat the crane is available for liftingfor the entire hire period, resultingin cost savings for the user. Hirerspromoting this rapid 'availability towork' time see big returns on thehire rates - which can be up to 50percent higher for a similar liftcapacity lattice boom machine. A win win situation.

The concept is still very niche,reflected by the relatively few manufacturers offering such a product but interest is growing.Years ago, a 60 tonne capacity telescopic was needed to have theperformance of a 40 tonne latticecrane. However over time, the performance difference has closedso that a 50 tonne telescopic is theequivalent to a 40 tonne lattice andthey are getting closer and closer.

Price was also against the telescopic crawler, but it wouldnow appear that a 40 tonne telescopic may even be about £10k cheaper than a 40 tonne lattice. No wonder telescopics areon the increase.

As Hitachi Sumitomo UK dealer,NRC has been offering thesemachines for about 10 years andsays that the signs are good for abig increase in popularity. It has put in an order for 10, 40 tonneSCX400T telescopic crawler cranesand is hoping for a range which willinclude 5, 8, 20, 40, 65 and 85tonne machines.

NRC has 10 of these 40 tonne SCX400Tmachines on order.

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The Maeda LC1385M-2 has a 16 metreboom that can lift 2.6 tonnes to full height.

The Maeda is a similar size andweight to the Hitachi and has a 16metre, five section main boom thatcan lift 2.6 tonnes to full height.The load chart restricts pick andcarry to a maximum of two tonnes,but it can lift 440 kg to almost 16metres radius.

Quick set upThe larger telescopic crawlermachines are very different beastsaltogether but are also increasing inpopularity. Their attractions includeeasier transportation and the abilityto quickly stow their booms to passunder overhead obstacles whilebenefiting from always using theoptimum boom length configurationfor each lift.

The main advantage for these largerunits compared to their latticeboomed cousins is the set-upspeed. On restricted inner citysites, the telescopic crawler cranedoes not need a large rigging areato set up, so it can be ready to work

The 65 tonne capacity Marchetti Sherpa Logicrane has radial outriggers allowing self leveling.

many of the re-railers features.

Back in Europe Italian crane producer Marchetti - itself a nichemanufacturer - launched an unusualtracked telescopic machine at thisyear's Bauma. The SherpaLogicrane CW65.42L has a 65tonne capacity and a 42 metre maximum length boom. However it has a narrow width of 2980mmbefore extending its tracks and also has radial outriggers allowingthe unit to self-level givingincreased lifting capabilities. With jib, its maximum boom height is 56.5 metres.

In fact Italy is home to a number of telescopic crawler crane manufacturers, including TCM andTerex. Its Bendini subsidiarylaunched two new mid range models at last year's SAIE exhibitionin Bologna, giving the companythree models, the base modelTCC40 and its sister machine theTCC45 which offers a slightly highernominal capacity at 45 tonnes and alonger full power boom, and the 60tonne TCC60.

One of two machines launched by TerexBendini at last year's SAIE exhibitionwas the base model TCC40.

The Italian crane market differs fromthe rest of Europe in that more contractors own their own cranesand look at on-site performanceover road going ability. As a resultthere are more Rough Terrain andtelescopic crawler cranes sold thanin the rest of Europe combined.Most industrial buildings are madeof concrete rather than steel andcladding, and many sites producewall sections on site and then tilt-up. The telescopic crawlercrane is ideal for this sort of work.

The only major crane producer witha large telescopic crawler isLiebherr with its LTR1100 whichwas launched almost two yearsago. The unit was its first telescopic boomed crawler crane togo into standard series production.Liebherr had built a telescopiccrawler crane before, producing aone-off special version of its 800tonne, LTM1800, using the crawlerbase from its LR1550 lattice cranefor a Japanese company in 1990.

The new model was also the resultof a request for a one-off unit combining the LTM1100 All Terraincrane superstructure with thecrawler undercarriage from the lattice boomed LR1100.

This time however Liebherr considered that the resulting product might have a much widerappeal, particularly given theincreasing popularity of telescopiccrawler cranes in Europe.

McNally/Windhoist took delivery ofthe first machine about a year ago.With a six section, 53 metre mainboom the LTR1100 can handle 10tonnes to 12 metres radius and lift1.8 tonnes at the maximum radiusof 48 metres. Fully rigged it weighs102 tonnes.

Liebherr say that the advantage ofsuch a crawler crane is itsmanoeuvrability, particularly onrough terrain and of course it canpick and carry its full capacity.

McNally bought the machine foruse predominantly for erecting thelarge mobile cranes it uses on windfarm assembly work as well as anassist crane for tailing in the longerwind turbine elements. It believesthat the LTR1100 will prove to be an ideal lifting tool on major windfarm work primarily as theLTR1100's crawler undercarriagefeatures hydraulic track widthadjustment, allowing the crane’sfive metre overall width (with900mm track pads) to be quicklyreduced to 3.5 metres, making itideal for even the narrowest ofwindfarm roads/tracks.

Overall, the LTR1100 looks like avery useful crane and has so farsold a handful in Europe. While thecapacities in the mid range of thechart are only half that of its latticecousin, it compares morefavourably at longer radii and ofcourse it is a lot easier to handle.

Supersize meRecent additions to the latticecrawler cranes have been variedand from all over the globe, fromGermany to the USA, Japan andmore recently China. The mostrecent big crane launches includethe massive 3,200 tonne capacityTerex Demag CC8800 Twin (seeseparate story), the Sany range ofChinese crawlers now available inthe UK from exclusive dealerWatson and Hillhouse andLiebherr's 600 tonne LR1600/s andat the other end of the spectrum its 40 tonne HS825 HD duty cyclecrane. Link Belt has also launcheda new crawler - the 75 tonne 138HSL - although it is targeted at theUS market. Another Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion is looking to bring product in through its new UK and Ireland dealerCrowland Cranes.

The larger capacity machines - 320 and 400 tonners- are currentlygoing through CE approval with anew 900 tonne machine to belaunched in Nanjing, China nextJanuary. There are also rumourscirculating that a 1200 tonnemachine may also be on the cards.

Like many Chinese cranes, pricesare competitive and delivery timesare relatively short but quality andreliability are yet to be proven.However all Sany machines haveCummins engines and hydraulicssystem from either Rexroth orKawasaki. The Sany marque looksset to become much more popular.It has already sold three excavators, three truck mountedconcrete pumps and a trailer mounted concrete pump in the UK.

Crowland Cranes is expecting a 70tonne Zoomlion lattice boomedcrawler crane which is currentlybeing tested and modified for theEuropean market. The companyalso says that a 200 tonne latticecrawler should arrive early nextyear. In the mean time, Crowland isbuilding a new parts warehouse.

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Linkbelt has launched its 75 tonne 138HSL targeted at the US market

Linkbelt has launched its 75 tonne 138HSL targeted at the US market

Watson and Hillhouse is now bringing in the full range of Sany equipment includingcrawler cranes.

In May, Watson and Hillhouse wereappointed exclusive UK agents for the full range of Chinese manufacturer Sany equipmentincluding drilling rigs and hydrauliccrawler cranes. The crane range isimpressive and currently includesmachines from 50 to 400 tonnecapacities. All units from 50 to 250tonnes are now CE marked and areavailable for sale in Europe. Watsonand Hillhouse has ordered and soldits first machine - a 50 tonner -although as we went to press, thecompany was not willing to namethe customer although delivery was scheduled for mid October.

Hitachi's SCX800 is selling 'like

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“Our aim is to have a rolling orderwith the factory enabling deliverieseither from stock or at worst four months if not in stock,” saidCrowland's Peter Issitt. “The factory is also sending engineers tostay with us in the UK to monitorand report the modifications wecomplete and also to report anypossible quality improvements thatcan be made.”

Enteco is another crawler cranerange now available in the UKthrough new dealer P S Webb.However the Italian-made heavy-duty cycle cranes will initially be targeted more at thefoundations market as this is thedealer's area of expertise.

Liebherr unveiled its new HS 825HD Litronic 40 tonne hydraulic dutycycle crawler crane at Matexpo2007 in Belgium this September,claiming that it is the most powerful crane in the 40-tonnemarket segment.

Designed as a universal duty cyclecrawler crane, it aims to providemaximum productivity for demanding applications includingdragline bucket, clamshell,diaphragm-wall grab or casingoscillator, as well as straightforwardlifting tasks.

With a transport weight of 37tonnes the standard telescopingundercarriage offers a transportwidth of three metres with 700mmcrawler pads. The crane has a mainboom of 47 metres and is poweredby a six cylinder Tier III Liebherrengine. Standard equipmentincludes 16 tonne free-fall wincheswith maintenance free multi-discbrakes and fully proportional controls with simultaneous operation for rapid cycle work.

An additional equipment option is a GSM modem that enables thetransmission of operating andprocess data and online remotediagnosis on the machine.

Liebherr is also expanding the larger end or its lattice boomcrawler crane range with a new600 tonne model LR 1600/2. With a load moment of 8,085 tonnemetres it is based on the largerLR1750 design and is targeted atthe wind turbine installation market. The first production units should ship in the first half of 2008.

guide. The suspended ballast canbe adjusted from 10 to 18 metres radius under full load. This providesa relatively compact footprint forlarge loads at shorter radii.

For transport the cranes crawlercarbody, superstructure and 'A'frame, weighs 74 tonnes and isonly 3.2 metres high so that it canbe carried on a one metre highsemi low-loader. The weight can be reduced by 57 tonnes if the 'A'frame is removed. The crane is alsofitted with a new wider cab whichoffers a second seat and includesthree Liccon monitors.

Whatever the size or boom configuration, crawler crane manufacturers are continually trying to make it easier to set-up,transport and operate theirmachines. Telescopic booms havean enormous advantage in thisarea, but even the largest latticeboomed machines are closing thegap as engineers become evermore ingenious in designing thecranes from scratch for easy transport and erection.

It certainly looks as though after 20 years of trying, the mini telescopic crane has finally comeof age. Whether or not its largerbrothers will follow, only time will tell.

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Liebherr claims its new 40 tonne HS 825HD is the most powerful in its class.

The company says it has finetuned every aspect of thecrane to ensure lower, costefficient transport and erection and can be practically set up withoutthe need for an assist crane to place 3MW turbines on top of 100 metre towers.

The new crane achieves its maximum lift capacity of 600 tonnes at 10 metresradius on a 48 metre mainboom rigged with the derrick system.

The maximum 180 metrereach is made up of a 96metre main boom with an84 metre luffing jib, with aderrick boom system inplace. Liebherr says that this set up is ideal for plantconstruction, enabling thecrane to work over the topof tall buildings.

The derrick boom can beextended up to 36 metresand equipped with maximum derrick ballast of 350 tonnes either suspended without a guideor with a ballast trailer and

The new LR1600/2 has a 600 tonnecapacity and is targeted at wind turbine installation.

The Italian-made Entecoheavy-duty cycle cranes

will initially be targeted atthe foundations market.

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Steve Filipov president of TerexCranes likened the Twin to a 'finered wine - the longer you wait,the better it gets' - a reference tothe eight years taken to developthe crane in association with AlJaber to meet the increasinglydemanding needs of a continuallychanging lifting industry.

The end result appears to havebeen worth the wait giving a cranethat is based on the tried and tested components of the CC8800-1yet with the addition of the doubleboom gives a 3,200 tonne liftingcapacity and a maximum loadmoment of 44,000 metre tonnes.This combination gives erectionsavings in terms of time and spacewhen compared with ring liftcranes and jacking towers.

Alex Mullins, general manager of Al Jaber Heavy Lifting, outlined thelong and at times, difficult birth ofthe Twin.

“In 1999 the largest crane was the600 tonne capacity CC12600, butdue to the changing heavy liftingsector, we could see a demand fora crane with a 2,000 tonne liftcapacity,” said Mullins. “So we putthis to various manufacturers butonly Demag responded positivelyoffering a CC5800 (1,000 tonne)mounted on a ring attachment.Although we rejected this, Demagresponded with a CC8800 which in2002 looked to be a good solution.”

“Changing markets and requirementsmeant that by 2003 the capacity hadto be upped to 3,000 tonnes with aredesign of the ring attachments. By2005 Al Jaber asked for a modulardesign along the lines of theCC8800-1, so that it would be easily transportable with the heaviest component being 60tonnes and widest 3.5 metres.”

Terex - Demag had in fact first hadthe twin boom idea in 1999 basedon the CC2800, but it was too costly and the capacity too small.

to 14 metres wide, which is thebase for the 10 metre diameterintegrated circular track with rollersystem. The front superstructure of the CC8800-1 is doubled whereas the rear frame has beenincorporated unchanged.

The counterweight carrier and twoSuperlift trays of the CC8800-1 areconnected into a patented Twincounterweight system of 1,740tonnes, allowing the counterweightto be easily adapted to the requirements of the lifting job andachieve the full manoeuvrability of the crane.

Boom boomAlthough only rigged to 68 metresat the handover ceremony, the mainboom can be extended up to 117metres long and can be combinedwith a luffing jib of the same length,resulting in a maximum hook heightof more than 235 metres.

For erecting components in petrochemical facilities, a Vesselliftis available. Made up of parts of theluffing fly jib, this makes it possibleto erect distillation columns of 100metres in length and weighing upto 1,800 tonnes.

With transport and assembly assimple as a single boom machine,the parallel boom arrangementreduces rigging times as proceduresare just doubled.

The Twin also uses the familiartouch screens and joysticks of the

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Terex Demag's new CC8800-1 Twin is an impressive crane. Claiming to be the world'slargest lattice boom crawler crane that can travel with a load, the machine was shown forthe first time at its hand-over ceremony to newowner Al Jaber Heavy Lifting earlier this month.

But the main advantage of the Twinis that it can theoretically pick andcarry its full load chart and ismobile when fully rigged. Unlikering cranes and lifting platformswhich impede construction siteoperations while they are erected onsite, the Twin can be erected awayfrom the site and also collect a loadand carry it to its final destination.

The format is obviously right asTerex-Demag has firm orders fortwo more machines and longer-term expects as many as 10 operating around the world.

However, over the following years, ithad worked with Al Jaber proposingvarious ring type machines untilarriving at the final version.

Twin PowerThe main feature of the Twin is itsdouble main boom arrangementwhich increases the lifting capacityof the CC8800-1 by a factor ofalmost four in certain configurations.Like the main boom, the luffing flyjib and the Superlift mast are alsodoubled up and connected bycross-bracings and all winches andhook blocks are provided in pairs.The undercarriage has been extendedby a three metre connecting structure

Terex-Demag IC-1 control systemwhich includes auto diagnosticfunctions making it easier to locatefaults on-site.

Increased productivityAll standard 1,600 tonne CC8800-1sare able to be upgraded with aTwin kit to the full 3,200 tonne liftcapacity when the Twin kit is fitted.The Twin also has two identicaldrive units that operate independently and a second independent control system.Should one engine or control system fail - for example as a resultof a lightning strike - the CC8800-1Twin can continue to work.

Alex Mullins of Al Jaber HeavyLifting explains the evolution of theCC8800-1 Twin.

Max capacity: 3,200 tonnes

Max load moment: 43,900 tonnemetres @ 18 metre radiusAbility to travel with full load

Max transport width of components: 3.5 metres

Max component weight:60 tonnes

Max lift on full boom:246 tonnes @ 117 metres

Total rigged weight: 3,250 tonnes

CC8800-1 Twin Facts and figures:

The main boom can be extended up to117 metres long and can be combinedwith a luffing jib of the same length,resulting in a maximum hook height ofmore than 235 metres.

The Twin can pick and carry its full load chart when fully rigged

The twin boomconfiguration canincrease the lifting capacity by almost a factor of four over the standardCC8800-1

The twin boomconfiguration canincrease the lifting capacity by almost a factor of four over the standardCC8800-1

Italy is the home of the loadercrane and also has a healthynumber of access and mobilecrane manufacturers, not to mention a few telehandler specialists. This year's show willcover a total of 260,000 squaremetres of space and like manymajor international shows, SAIEcovers a wide range of buildingmaterials from baths to bricks(mainly in the 15 exhibition halls).Unless you are in the process ofbuilding a new home, make yourway outside where most of thecranes and access exhibitors arelocated in the 80,000 sq metresof outdoor space.

Italian engineers are among thefinest in the world and the manufacturers have the ability toconvert the design concepts intothe metal with the minium of compromise. So if you are lookingfor the latest innovations, conceptsand ideas you really should makethe effort to visit SAIE. The new Bologna-Fiera motorwayis now in operation, hopefullyreducing the length of the trafficjams. We are also told that majorchanges inside the exhibition area - including raised connectingwalkways between halls and newservice areas - have also made iteasier to get around.

In terms of new product launchesmany Italian producers prefer tokeep this secret until the showopens, but you can expect a largenumber of innovations from theloader crane, truck mounted andspider lift manufacturers.

Here is a brief look at just a few of the new products that we knowwill be at the show.

Loader cranesIf you are looking for lorry loadercranes, SAIE is the best show - theresimply isn't a wider and more variedselection of machines anywhere.World leaders, Palfinger and Hiabmay not be Italian but most of therest of the sector is! Fassi, Effer,Amco Veba, PM, Ferrari, Cormaghand Pesci will all be there and mostwill unveil new machines and newtechnology. Non Italian manufacturerPalfinger is using the show to kickoff its 80, new generation loadercranes that it plans to introduce overthe next three years with the firstmodels of its new 'High Performance'crane series on display.

Possibly trying to take on the Italianmanufacturers on home soil, Palfingeris obviously pushing home its globaladvantage (and annoying the localmanufacturers) by using the slogan'we've made the best even better'.

At the heart of this €80 millioninvestment is its new hexagonaltube production plant at the Lengau

plant in Austria. Over the next threeyears, existing crane models willbe replaced and the product rangewill be extended. On display atSAIE will be the PK 8501K, PK 8502,PK 9001EH, PK 11001K, PK 11002,and PK 12001EH.

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If its October and the conkers are here, itmust be SAIE. Yes, Italy's premier annual construction show is once again upon us and this year it will be bigger than ever. With Italian crane, access, lorry loader andtelehandler manufacturers steadily increasingsales into the UK, now might be a good timeto visit the show and also take-in a largehelping of Bologna.

Palfinger will be showing its PK8501Kas well as several new models.

Three new cranes will be unveiled on the Effer stand

Palfinger also builds Epsilon cranesfor the handling of timber and scrapwhich are also suited to heavy graband muck-away use. Look out fortwo E120Z models and the 'tripleZ'solution on the stand.

Its aerial platform division Bison-Palfinger will be showing its newTA25 Business, 3,5 tonne truckmounted machine first seen atBauma earlier this year.

Effer's 400 square metre stand willhave at least three new loadercranes on show including the worldpremier of the 100 tonne metrecapacity 1355-8S - the only modelon display that will be mounted ona truck - and the 470.

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The 1355-8S features a decagonalboom profile and eight hydraulicextensions giving a maximum horizontal reach of more than 19metres and a lifting height of 24metres. The main new feature of thecrane however are its X-shapedoutriggers (the Effer CroSStab concept) which is claimed to giveimproved stability over the crane'sfull 360 degree working area without increasing the mountingspace on the truck.

The 470, on display for the first time inItaly, is also worth a look - shown inthe 6S version which has six hydraulicextensions and a four section fly-jib.Decagonal profile boom, continuousslewing and the latest 1300daNgrade steel means that the new fly-jib - with an articulation angle of200 degrees - has a lifting capacityclaimed to be 70 percent higher thanprevious jibs of comparable size.

Pick and carry cranesSAIE is also one of the best showsto look for industrial pick and carrycranes. The vast majority of theseare now built in Italy and mostmanufacturers will be exhibiting.Market leaders such as Valla andOrmig always have impressivestands. Valla will almost certainlybe showing something new in theelectric pick and carry line or perhapsa new tracked machine?

Ormig will be showing several cranesincluding its 10 tonne capacity, 70degree angle rear steer 10tmE anda 60 tonne, diesel powered unit.

The company will also exhibit its 80tonne capacity 804AC commerciallymounted truck crane, with a sixsection boom giving a maximumreach of 48 metres. With an overallweight of 32 tonnes and a 2.5 metrewidth and 3.4 metre height, theunit makes for a good assist crane.

Other cranesThe major mobile crane producerswill all be there along with a numberof local producers, but this yeardon't expect to see too many towercranes as they are only in attendanceevery other year.

AccessAll of the Italian truck mounted and spider lift producers will be out in force, so expect some newdevelopments from Pagliero,Oil&Steel, GSR, Socage and CTE all of whom are local. Italy is alsobecoming a major centre for mastclimbers and SAIE is usually agreat opportunity to see the latestdevelopments from companies likeMaber, Rovers, Electroelsa and Safi.

One thing is for sure - you are likelyto see powered access productshere that you will not see elsewhere.On the non-powered side this is ascaffold and ladder year. The Italiansproduce some of the most competitively priced alloy towersand ladders in the world, their onlyproblem is finding dealers. So if youare looking for a new product linethen this is the year to go.

TelehandlersWhile Italy is not home to one of thetop three worldwide manufacturers,it can boast more producers thanany other country and it can alsolay claim to many, if not most ofthe innovations introduced over theyears, such as side mountedengines and 360 degree models. In fact virtually all of the world's360 degree telehandlers are produced in Italy! If you have anyinterest in telehandlers the Merlostand is a must. The companyalways shows off its latest ideasand developments here. It will be arare SAIE that Mr Merlo does notlaunch some radical new idea. Thecompany is also likely to use theshow to gather more reaction andfeedback on its telehandler-based,self propelled articulated boom(See page 31).

Other Italian telehandler companiesthat are committed to grabbing alarger share of the world marketare Dieci, which has consistentlylaunched new products at themajor shows, and Farasin, now freefrom Haulotte and showing its 360degree machine first seen as a prototype at Bauma. Bobcat mightalso show something new as wellas its T2250 which was unveiled atBauma.

The general demand for all thingsconnected with lifting - from compacttelescopic crawler cranes and selferecting tower cranes to spider andtruck mounted platforms - meansthat there are guaranteed to be surprise launches. A trip to Bolognais certainly worthwhile, but if youcan't make it this year, look out forupdates during and after the showon www.vertikal.net. Ciao.

How to get thereAer Lingus and British Airways flydirect to Bologna, AlItalia stops inMilan or Rome, while Easy Jet flies to Rimini from where there is a direct train connection to theshowground.

If flying with Ryanair be warned the Bologna it flies to is in factForli, 84 km and a €100 taxi ridefrom Bologna. There is a bus/railconnection from Forli but the journey to Bologna takes at least an hour.

Getting aroundOnce in Bologna, take the short taxiride to the showground, or if youare a cheapskate, several busroutes stop at the showground.They can be very crowded but it ischeap and they run frequently andyou will feel like a local.

For more information contact the organisers:

Email: [email protected]: http://www.saie.bolognafiere.it

Ormig will have its80 tonne, truckcrane which has a maximum reachof 48 metres

Don't follow the hallnumbers they bear norelation to location.

Where: Bologna Fair CentreWhen: 24-28th October 2007Opening times: 9.00 to 18.00 (9.00 to 17.30 Sunday)Entrance fee: Free to overseas visitors after registrationWhere to stay: Plenty of choices tostay in and around Bolonga. If youare really having difficulty findinga place try Bologna CongressiConvention & Travel Email: [email protected]: www.conventionandtravel.itThere is also a direct train connection from the showground to the seaside town of Rimini (Easy Jet flies direct to Rimini).


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Articulated self propelled boomsfirst appeared in the early 1980'sbut in those days most were twowheel drive and powered by battery or propane. Initial thinkingfor these industrial machines wasthe lower outreach for a givenheight meant that they could bemore compact and/or lighterweight. Some manufacturersbelieved that there was littlepoint in taking a multi-linkagemachine over rough ground.Some also thought that all thosejoints would not stand up theshake, rattle and roll.

The machine that changed all thatwas probably the Grove ManliftAMZ66. When introducing its firstarticulated machine in 1986 severalyears after Simon, Genie, Snorkeland JLG, the company thought itought to do something different. So it went to 60ft when all otherswere clustered around 30 and 45ft.It added four wheel drive and fourwheel steer. The result was a runaway

The new Merlo road-going platform may be somethingcompletely different but is it going to transform therough terrain articulated platform market? We carry out an in-depth investigation into the unusual newmachine (page 31) as well as looking at the equipmentcurrently in this sector.

success and one of Manlift's mostprofitable aerial lift launches.

Simon soon followed putting jeepaxles under its industrial models andbefore long most manufacturers wereoffering rough terrain versions of their45's and looking at the 60ft market.

Many of these early models thatwere quick conversions of industrialmachines were less than successful.The Snorkel UNO which sported balloon tyres gained a solid reputationbut Genie was the first to followand exceed Grove's lead by introducing the concept to the 45ftmarket in a solid winning package -the Z45/22 4WD.

BenchmarkAlthough it looked like a regulararticulated boom with massivetyres, it featured a big engine withgood hydraulics giving it real roughterrain capability. Soon it becamethe benchmark for all 45ft 4x4 articulated booms and helped convert this sector from electric to rough terrain.

Most rough terrain articulated boomproducts on the market today buildon the principles set by the GenieZ45/22 4WD most it not all offergreat off-road ability with a fantasticworking envelope and in somecases a narrower overall width.

Interestingly, the European marketfor these off-road articulated boomsis larger than the North American.Why? Many American contractorsprefer straight boom machines fortheir rugged works. They like theextra reach and the faster simplerlift mechanism. And they believe, amore rigid platform. This latter pointis more of a hang-over from the

past than modern reality. Withmost straight telescopics nowsporting jibs while tighter tolerancesand chunkier structures have madearticulated booms more rigid, there isvery little difference between the two.

The biggest new development inthe articulated rough terrain marketis without question the road-goingmodels launched earlier this yearby Merlo (See separate story).Whether this catches on time willtell but they do offer an alternativefor short duration work as well asoffering a new level of rough terrain capability.

New arrivalAnother new arrival which hastaken off in both the UK and Hollandis the new Nifty HR21 Bi-Energy.Nifty, which only builds articulatedbooms, has come a long way in the Rough Terrain market, somehow managing to squeezesome extra outreach from its models at the same time as reducing the overall width.

The company has quietly introduced

The popular Genie Z80.

Rough,

a wide product range and taken asignificant market share where itsproducts are sold. The off-roadcapability of its current range is afar cry from the first Height Ridersof the late 80's that bogged downat the mere thought of mud. Thecompany's HR12 4x4 is a gutsymachine which combined with itslight weight, makes it a great performer on soft ground.

The lightweight Nifty HR21 is a goodperformer on soft ground.

Haulotte HA16PX


It will be interesting to see howthis smaller end of the marketdevelops. Until now most articulatingboom lifts below 45ft have beenelectric or Bi-Energy slab machines.This raises several questions: Are there sufficient applications fora 33ft platform height articulatedrough terrain boom and if so willthe rental market see the benefit of buying such machines? Also will they continue to provide 45ftmachines for this work? With anincreasing number of buyers goingfor 50ft booms (stretched 45's) perhaps this opens up a gap wideenough to attract smaller models.

The fact that neither Genie, JLG orUpRight/Snorkel are likely to bedrawn into this sector and that the33ft Haulotte is heavy and wide incomparison, (in essence a differentmachine falling closer to the 45ftmodels), will limit the take up.Haulotte's HA16PX on the otherhand is attracting buyers becauseof its performance. With a workingheight of 52ft and 30ft of outreach,and compact dimensions, themachine has good ground clearance and gradeability.

Nifty on its own is unlikely to create a major market, assumingthat the underlying demand isthere. It needs at least one of themajor producers to introduce a similar model. With the big three

continuing to ignore the now significant market for electricmachines of this height and size, it is difficult to imagine a rough terrain version coming from themanytime soon.

Currently Matilsa is the only othercompany with something similar.Its Parma 13D offers a similar package but also incorporates anoscilating axle and can be equippedwith outriggers for levelling on slopes.

Another new development this yearwas to be the re-introduction of theUpRight AB46RT, the acquisition ofSnorkel might well have put a stopto this however. The AB46 lookedlike something out of Mad Maxwith its massive tyres, unusualpositioning of the engine in thechassis and its small superstructure. UpRight doesacquire three badged articluatedSnorkel machines the AB50JRT,AB60JRT and AB85JRT.

Higher endIn recent years the 80 to 85ft articulated boom has become a relatively common piece of kit.Models are available from Haulotte,JLG, Genie and Snorkel - now ofcourse also badged as UpRight.

The JLG 800AJ has led this marketwith more than 3,000 units delivered,while the Genie Z80/S has alsobecome quite a popular unit withits similar lift mechanism. JLG iscurrently upgrading its units with afairly sophisticated working envelopemanagement system. This will notonly prevent overloads but will also ensure that the machine’s twobooms are kept within the permittedworking envelope.

The Haulotte HA260PX andSnorkel/UpRight AB85J differ fromthe Genie and JLG in that they bothhave conventional single sectionparallelogram risers, compared tothe telescopic risers on the formerunits. The Haulotte is also lower inthat its 26 metres is a workingheight rather than a platformheight, but at 77.6ft it is relativelyclose to the other three units. Themachine also offers a lower grossweight - almost two tonnes lowerthan the JLG - and a narrowerwidth, being less than 2.4 metrescompared to 2.5 metres on the JLGand Genie and 2.6 metres for theSnorkel. However where it wins onthe compact dimensions and lowerweight it gives up on the outreach,being two metres short of theGenie and Snorkel and a full threemetres short of the JLG. However if

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Matilsa incorporates an oscilating axle and can also be equipped with outriggersfor levelling on slopes.

you are looking for pure outreachthen a telescopic boom will serveyou better.

When Merlo introduced its machineat Bauma, it did so with a view ofgenerating industry opinion andcomment prior to going into production. While there are a fewissues with the prototype machine,the concept looks like it might takeoff. It will be interesting to chart itsdevelopment and impact on othermanufacturers in the rough terrainsector, particularly those with bothaerial lift and telehandler divisions.Watch this space. However, the AB46 did perform well

on rough terrain and scored thehighest in the last Vertikal Check forthis type of machine back in 2001.Interestingly the six rough terrainarticulated boom lifts evaluated atthat time are all still on the market -45 to 50ft units entered by Genie,JLG, Haulotte, Snorkel, UpRight and Manitou.

The company not present at thattime was Nifty, which as we havesaid, now boasts an impressive line up of rough terrain articulatedbooms. Aichi, so far a straightboom company is set to join thismarket sector towards the end of2008 or start of 2009. It is notknown yet what size of machinethis will be, although it is likely tobe either a 50ft or 65ft model.Given the company's reputation interms of solid engineering and reliability, its first articulated boom will be eagerly awaited.

The UpRight badged Snorkel

AB85JRT

One of several JLG rough terrainmachines, the 510AJ has a 15.8 metreplatform height and 9.5 metres outreach.

The Maniaccess 180 ATJ has a 17.65 metre workingheight and 4x4x4 steering

It will be interesting to see ifMerlo's latest rough

terrain machine is a success

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articulated boomsc&aTravelling

The idea of a road going fully selfpropelled boom lift has beenaround for more than over 20years. In 1988 JLG launched theRanger, a relatively short compacttruck mounted lift that could bedriven from the platform whileelevated. Built at the company'splant in Scotland a number ofmachines were sold, but theyproved to be hopelessly unreliable.After several attempts at re-engineering, JLG eventuallyabandoned the product.

The full hogUnlike the above models, the newMerlo lifts go the 'full hog', offeringall of the features of a full specification rough terrain self propelled boom lift with the abilityto travel on the road at speeds ofup to 40kph. In many ways themachine resembles the small twoaxle city cranes that are popular in urban areas.

The planned range consists of threemodels with 18, 23 and 28 metreplatform heights. Merlo had considered exhibiting the prototypesat Bauma 2004 but decided to hold off until it felt the market wasready. The next stage is to build up to 30 pre-production machines for testing and placing with keycustomers for evaluation purposes,before fixing the design for production in 2008.

Once on siteOnce the new Merlo arrives on sitethe platform has to be transferredfrom its travel position and attachedto the jib, roughly a three to fiveminute job. The current method ofdoing this is not physically difficult,but it is way too fiddly for the selfdrive rental market. This has tochange before production designsare finalised.

When ready to work the unit canbe operated from the cab or fromthe platform. The platform’ssuspension system incorporatestwo oscillating axles which lockwhen the boom is lifted. They alsoallow the machine to level itself onuneven or sloping ground by fivedegrees longitudinally and nine

At this year's Bauma Merlo unveiled its platformrange of self propelled, high speed articulated booms.The three prototypes - the result of a four year development project - were shown with the intentionof soliciting access industry opinion and commentprior to finalising the designs and going into production. Leigh Sparrow had the opportunity earlier this year to visit Merlo headquarters in Cuneo,Italy to evaluate and test the new models.

More recently Versalift showed aself propelled truck mount at Bauma2004. The axles were locked whenready to work and the truck couldthen be driven from the platform atup to 12 metres. More recently thecompany has introduced a streetlighting kit which allows users ofits van mounted platforms to drivethe lift between lamp-posts from thebucket as long as the boom is centred.Once in position the stabilisersmust be reset before the boom canrotate or go above a certain height.

There are three models in the range

JLG introduced the illfated Ranger in 1988

The basket is unpinned.

The basket is reattached...

The jib folded.

and off we go!

degrees side to side. Add to thisthe fact that the platforms are calculated to work safely on slopesat up to three degrees from leveland you have the ability to worksafely on slopes of up to eight

degrees end to end and a 12degrees side to side slope. Theauto levelling function is a singlepush button which operates all foursuspension cylinders to level the chassis.

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The top of the lineI concentrated on the MP30, whichoffers a 30 metre work height, onthe basis that the high cost of thebase unit, will make the top of theline model the most popular. Thelift mechanism comprises a twosection telescopic riser/lower boom,a three section main boom and ajib that provides 180 degrees ofarticulation in any position thankstoo its dual chain drive. The lift isfitted with a two metre by 850mmplatform with full 180 degrees ofrotation, 225 kg lift capacity andelectric, water or air power theplatform as standard.

Controls need a re-thinkThe controls comprise five fullyproportional, paddle type leversmounted in a removable cable typeremote control box similar to thoseused on loader cranes, with ascreen and a mode button to allowthe doubling up of functions. Thedeadman control is a simple wandtype micro switch which althoughlooking a little 'Heath-Robinson',functions very well and would bevery easy to release in an emergency.

As the paddle levers control different functions depending onthe mode selected, the decals onlyshow an A B C D or E requiring theoperator to consult a mini slide outsafety manual located under thecontroller. The current controls arenot practical for every day use andMerlo says that it is planning touse a more conventional control

powerful engine, two stage hydrostatic transmission, all roundhydro pneumatic suspension system,rear axle diff-lock and large wheels.

Merlo has targeted this product atsteel erectors, local authority/

criticism for this product so thefinal production machine is likely to include further significantimprovements. We think that theconcept is potentially a winner,(depending on price) but believethat the current front overhang will put off some buyers.

If Merlo does not make significantchanges before going into productionit could find that a competitor suchas Manitou or Genie with aerial liftdivisions and 360 degree telehandlerslaunches an alternative productwith a four section boom and morecompact travel dimensions andthen scoop the market out fromunder its nose.

The MP30offers up to16 metresof outreach

panel on production machines.

Having said this, operating themachine smoothly is very easy.The functions are reasonably fastand have full multi-function capability. The feel in the elevatedbasket is very solid and the substantial base machine reassuring.

Outreach on the two larger modelsis restricted so that in the situationwhere a fully telescoped main boomis lowered from the lift cylinder thefunction will stop when it reachesthe cut off point, forcing the operator to telescope in beforecontinuing to lower the boom.With 16.5 metres maximum outreach the MP30 is a little shorteven when compared to regularself propelled articulated booms.

On the 30, the lower boom mustalso be raised before it can be telescoped (the 20 and 25 havefixed lower booms) this will normallybe the first thing the operator will do,leaving the lower boom telescopefor when extra height is required.

The top of the lineAs the lower boom is raised it pullson a mechanical linkage that raisesthe hinged counterweight slabs,effectively extending their ballastingeffect when the boom is up whilelowering and centralising it to reducethe centre of gravity and centralisingit for road travel. When the lowerboom/riser is raised, the machine hasminimal tailswing, Merlo says that itwill be possible to set pre-establishedlimits on the lower boom positionin order to prevent it being loweredor rotated into a traffic lane.

Stowed length a missed opportunity

The overall chassis length is relatively compact at around 4.5metres but this includes the

municipality work such as streetlighting and tree trimming and ofcourse industrial applications onlarge sites. We feel that it also haspotential within the rental market,replacing some 30 metre truck

lighting board on a 500mm extension which can be removedwith two pins, reducing the lengthto around four metres.

Boom overhang at the front andrear make the stowed machinesoverall length to just over eightmetres, which while compact for aself propelled boom of this size is,in our opinion, unnecessarily long.A four section boom with a littleless overhang at the rear and minimal overhang at the frontwould have created a much better'city lift' although up and over reachwould have been reduced a little.

On rough terrain the platforms willbe excellent thanks to their telehandler running gear with

mounts for inner city and congestedapplications and where the abilityto drive at height is appreciated or desirable.

Comments welcomeMerlo says that it is very keen totake on board any comments and

The counterweight is raised as the lower boom goes up

The upper controls are not self evident and will need to change

The platformis verystable

We felt that the front and rear overhangwas greater than ideal.



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The Saints gomarching upWhen contractors needed to reach and inspectthe upper levels of Southampton (the Saints)Football Club's St Mary's stadium, The PlatformCompany recommended a Genie Z-135/70 articulated boom lift and a Genie S85 straightboom for the work. The main challenge was to clear the outer wall which is around 18metres high and reach out to inspection points near the top of the 36 metre high roofline. With more than 23 metres up and overreach and 21 metres of outreach the Genie was ideally suited for the job.

The Saints - which moved into St Mary's stadium in 2001 - is currently mid-table in its second season in the Coca-ColaChampionship, following its relegation after a 27 year spell in the top flight league in 2005.

The Genie needed its 23 metres up and over reach aswell as its 21 metes of outreach for the contract at

the Saints football ground.

Newcastle upon Tyne-based hirerGeoff Huntley Plant supplied one ofits Manitou 160 ATJ machines for anunusual hire in Cumbria. The machinewas used by Colchester artist CliveWakeford to gain access to paint a tree in the middle of the Lakelandcountryside. Other striking examplesof his unique style of art can befound at www.clivewakeford.co.uk.

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vert ikal daysc&aHaydockback onthe mapMost exhibitors reported goodlevels of business with strongsales of product from their stands.While the numbers of visitors didnot measure up to the big generalconstruction equipment shows,every visitor counted and everyonecertainly had time to talk. Thenew event was different in thatonce visitors arrived everythingwas included, from parking tocoffee and cakes to lunch andrefreshments. A number of visitorscommented how nice it was tonot keep having to dip their handsin their pockets some even said'that it was the best day out theyhad had in a long time', really!

Although the event was all aboutpeople, the focus of the show wasstill the equipment and services thateach of the exhibitors were offering.In the following pages we bring you asmany photographs of the event as wecan fit in three pages on the basis thata picture speaks a thousand words.

That said a number of exhibitsdeserve a special mention, some of the major crane manufacturersdecided that given that this was aBauma year there was no point inparticipating in Vertikal Days, preferring to join in next year.

Some crane companies howevermade exceptional efforts with theirexhibits. MTI, the Jost distributor,used the event to unveil the newJost JTL 68.4, flat top hydraulic luffing tower crane. The crane,which can be assembled with a midsized All terrain crane (the heaviestcomponent weighs less than fivetonnes) has a 40 metre jib with a jibtip capacity of 1,500kg and has amaximum lift capacity of fourtonnes. The first unit was sold toCity Lifting who used its new sevenaxle Spierings to dismantle the newcrane and take it home with them.

City Lifting conveniently had a standadjoining that of MTI on which itexhibited both the new Spieringsand one of its Comansa compactcity tower cranes. The top slewingcrane was assembled in the sametime as it takes to put up a selferecting tower crane.

Cranes UK flew the flag for themobile crane fraternity exhibiting

three of the all-new Tadano Fauncranes launched at Bauma, including the 40 tonne ATF40G-2,50 tonne ATF50G-3 and 90 tonneATF90G-4 the first of these cranesto arrive in the UK. In fact staff inboth Germany and the UK workedflat out to make sure that the craneswere shipped in time to make it toHaydock. The company said that it had a great show and looked forward to next year's event.

Local crane hirers, Bob Francis andAinscough supported the event,along with access sales and rentalcompanies AJ access, Easi-UpLiftsand Facelift, all helping to bring acranes and access show back tothe North West.

Ainscough showed a new fall arrestsystem for trailers. The extremelysimple built in safety net can bedeployed and stowed in less thantwo minutes, is very light weightand takes up no room in the trailer.The company reported strong interest in the device.

In addition the event attracted someof the largest aerial lifts in the country including the world’s largestspider lift, the Teupen Leo 50 fromRanger Equipment; the UK's largesttruck mounted lift, the 90 metre

Bronto S90HLA from Zenith; theworld's largest scissor lift, the 32metre Holland Lift G320 and theworld's largest spider crane, theUnic 706.

It was also the first appearance inthe UK for the new Leguan scissorlifts, PB Liftechnik's new electricscissor lifts, Platform Basket's new15.75 spider lift, Haulotte's new telescopic handler, Uprights newboom range from Snorkel, the newidentity from Instant towers, thenew Ruthmann truck mounts, AllanAccess's new van mount with nooutriggers, the CTE Power Tower andthe PL9000 from Planet Platforms.

In summaryThe new concept worked well andall visitor input was highly positive.Many stated that they were “happyto see cranes back at Haydock” andin a post show written exhibitor survey, 88 percent said that hadalready decided to exhibit next year- the majority voting for HaydockPark on June 25th/26th 2008.

The first Vertikal Days event for the lifting industry held at HaydockPark near Manchester in late September was beset by wet and windyweather. In spite of this more 1,000 visitors and exhibitors made it anevent to remember. In total 53 companies exhibited a wide range ofproducts from the three metre high Power Tower to the first sevenaxle Spierings mobile tower crane in the UK with City Lifting.


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Local crane rental company Ainscough,not only showed off one of its newLiebherr cranes but also showed itseasy set up safety nets for flat bedtrucks and trailers. The device can beset in minutes and provides a safetynet in case anyone should fall.

Another all new lift launched at VertikalDays came from Allan Access. The newvan mount has more than 12 metresworking height, 12 metres outreach andrequires no outriggers yet has a cargocarrying capacity of 450kg.

Instant-UpRight, the alloy tower producerused the show to unveil a completelynew corporate identity and brandingwhich included the new company name.

At the larger end of the market local cranerental company Bob Francis (left), showedseveral cranes including its new GroveGMK2025 and GMK5100.

In terms of sales Kranlyft UK and AlanPeck(r) showed the way. The company sold eight of its Maeda cranes off the stand, including two of its LC785 compact crawlers.

The UK's largest truck mounted lift the 90 metre Bronto S90HLA alsomade an appearance on the Thursday. Owned by Zenith platforms themachine was one of three large Bronto truck mounts on display.

The Ascendant stand sported its all-new 17 metre lift onan Iveco chassis. This new British-built lift incorporatessingle side outriggers to provide excellent outreach in asmall footprint.

Facelift also had a 28 metre Falck Schmidt spider lift on its stand.Sold to Universal of London the machine can pass through a singledoorway and then reach up into high atriums.

The Facelift 52 metreBronto equipped withthe unique liftingattachment allows the machine to placeglass panels weighingover a 1,000kg whilea man installs it fromthe platform.

Haulotte had its new 14 metre telehandleron show. The new unit turned quite a fewheads, although the preference was for theall black colour scheme seen at Bauma.

PLC power pads had a range of its nylonoutrigger mats on show along with theTelefant hydraulically lowering trailerform Switzerland. The company sharedits stand with Vanson cranes, which had one of its more compact self erecting tower cranes on display.

Genie showed its latest telehandler - the compact GTH 2506with six metre lift height and 2,500kglift capacity - along with a goodselection from its aerial lift line.

Amonst its many models on the stand, JLG'stiny ES1230 mast type lift is proving a winnerin the UK.

Jost distributor MTI launched the new Jost68.4 flat top hydraulic luffing jib tower crane.The new crane has a 40 metre jib with a jibtip capacity of 1,500kg and a maximum liftcapacity of four tonnes. The unit on showwas sold to City Lifting.

The Cosmic Sausages entertainedduring the day and evening.


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City Lifting showed off its brand new seven axleSpierings mobile self erecting tower crane. With a lifting capacity at height and long radius equal to a 300 tonne plus telescopic, the crane is ideally suited to congested city work. It also had one of itsComansa flat top city tower cranes on display. Theunit offers a real alternative to folding self erectors.

Power Lifting introduced the Böcker range of aluminium cranes. The AHK27/1200 was fitted out as a lift crane while the AHK31/1500 was set up as a 31 metre aerial work platform. The AK32/1500 truck mount was also on showequipped with both lifting and aerial platform options.

Another new spider lift was to be foundon the Promax stand where the companyhad the new 15 metre Platform Basket15.75. Designed to pass through a singledoor the company reported sales fromthe stand.

CTE and Planet Platforms launched thenew Power Tower, the unique pusharound powered lift that uses a sigmatype linkage to provide a five metre working height with 250kg lift capacity.CTE also showed its new CS179 spider lift and its 19 metre Z19 sigma linkage and telescopic boom truck mount. Planet also displayed the new TP9000trailer mounted scissor lift.

UpRight displayed itsrange of scissor liftsand several models from the Snorkel boomlift range all brandedin UpRight blue. Italso announced thatIPS the UpRight distributor in the UKand APS the Snorkeldistributor havereached an agreementto from a jointly heldcompany to sell andsupport UpRightproducts in the UK.

Skyking - the UK distributor for GSR and Wumag truck mounted lifts and Bluelift spider lifts - had a range of product including the 45 metre WT450 from Wumag in Wilson Access colours,a 29 metre GSR E290PX and Bluelift SA16 Compact.

Skyjack used Vertikal Days to showoff its new 45ft boom lifts. The newmodel. The SB45J offers excellentreach and rough terrain performancein a rugged and simple to maintainpackage.

Energy Batteries unveiled the new maintenancefree Trojan gel batteries for aerial lifts.

Unic GGR Glass showed off the recently launched706, the world's largest spider crane, first seen in prototype form at Bauma earlier this year.

First time seen in the UK, Leguan'sskid steer based scissor lift.

Compact crane specialist Vallacranes, had a selection of electric powered crawler pickand carry models for industry and public authority type work.

Tadano Faun showed three of its new AllTerrain cranes, the 40 tonne ATF40G-2, the50 tonne ATF50G-3 and the 90 tonneATF90G-4 all of which were unveiled atBauma and now beginning to ship.

The worlds largestself propelled scissorlift, the Holland LiftG320 with 34 metreworking height towered over mostof the exhibits.Russon Access alsoshowed a range ofmodels from theManitou line up.

Niftylift showed off its new HR21 4x4 articulated boom lift which is now available with a bi-Energy power pack as well as its mostpopular models the 12 metre working height HR12 bi-energy and the T120 trailer lift.

The granddaddy of all spider liftsthough was found in the demoarea where Ranger had the massive 50 metre working heightTeupen Leo 50GT.

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The more likely reason for thesurge in the number of reports is better communications. The internet has caused a massive increase in the amountof news reported. Now when acrane tips over it is all too soon a subject on various blogs andlocal news stations. So what we are more likely seeing is just how commonplace accidentsfrom poor outrigger cribbing and set up have always been.

Who's responsible?One of the issues that does not helpthe situation is confusion over whois responsibility for the ground conditions. In the UK, CPA rulesclearly place this onus on the contractor or developer rather thanthe crane provider. This evenapplies to contract lifts, where thecontractor is likely to assume thathe is paying the crane rental company to take responsibility for

every aspect of the lift. The CPAargues that a crane companyshould ask about the ground butthat only the contractor or developer is able to categoricallydefine and be responsible for theground conditions.

Saying this any crane hire companywith any pretension to professionalismor any crane driver worth his saltwill take the cribbing of outriggersvery seriously. Most outrigger accidents would be avoided by taking even the most basic ofmeasures, such as using a purposedesigned outrigger mat. Commonsense will also help enormously, agood crane or larger truck mountedaerial lift operator will develop theability to judge ground conditions,developing almost a second sensefor spotting when ground conditionsmight not be what they seem. Thisis not of course foolproof but it canalert an operator to investigate further or at the very least give theground a good testing. The biggest

challenge of course comes fromhidden underground voids such asseptic tanks, but once again thereare generally hidden clues to wherethese might exist. Old brownfield,industrial or residential sites are ofcourse particularly risky.

If in doubt test the ground

An operator of a small to mediumsize crane can always test theground by taking the weight of theload (but keeping it close to theground) over each outrigger jack,ideally at a greater radius than the lift.

This of course is more of an insurance helping confirm that information given by the contractoris reliable. When any doubt existsa good operator will also use thelargest mats he can, thus spreadingthe load over a wider area andkeeping ground bearing pressuresdown. We recommend that matsare always used unless setting upon a purpose built test pad. Eventhen it is a good habit to get into.

So which mats.Wood, steel, nylon, polythene allcan be good as long as they aredesigned and specified for the job.When buying wood cribbing it is veryimportant to buy from a supplierthat understands the applicationand supplies timber specifically forthe job. He will only provide finegrade hardwood timber that will

Mats, pads and common senseIf you are a regular visitor to www.vertikal.net youwill have noticed over the past year or so an apparentincrease in the number of cranes and aerial liftstipping over due to the ground giving way under oneor more outriggers. It is hard to believe that the earthhas become softer or more fragile, although there isa correlation between rainfall and accidents causedby ground conditions. Ground baked hard by droughtwill usually be more forgiving than waterloggedground. It is also hard to believe that operators areshoring or cribbing under outriggers less often thanin the past, or that outrigger pad loadings haveincreased significantly.

A set of good quality polythene composite mats

Using mats is only thestart. They need to be used correctly too!

both withstand the pressuresinvolved and will not quickly developcracks that allow water to penetrateand then start the freeze thawprocess that will quickly make thewood unsafe for the job at hand.

On larger wood cribbing, steel strapping on ends and high levels ofpreservatives will massively extendits safe working life. The same appliesto larger timbers for use as crawlercrane mats and access trackways.

suitable handles for the size andweight. This might be rope or chainhandles or simple cut-out handgrips. Finally you might want tohave holes cast or drilled in tomatch with retaining pins or boltson the deck of your crane or lift.

company which was the subject of a Management Buy Out fromBabcock in 2006, also providesheavy duty standard panels forheavier cranes and can constructcustom designed lifting platformsfrom standard components. Rola-Trac takes a different approachto providing heavy duty temporaryroads for cranes and lifts. It has asystem it calls I-Trac which is madeup of 0.8 square metre interlockingcomposite panels which weigh15kg each. Rola-Trac says that asingle man can lay up to 100 squaremetres an hour.

When things go wrongAs we have already said, impropercribbing under outriggers is the single biggest cause of accidentswith cranes and aerial lifts. Whenyou allow for the fact that themajority of aerial lifts are now selfpropelled, the statistics becomeeven more shameful - shamefulbecause it is an accident that isusually easily avoided, caused bypoor planning and most often of all by laziness and/or ignorance.

The following are some recentexamples of what can go wrongwhen operators do not bother totake the ground conditions into consideration.

Operator looses life.

A 100 tonne crane working at anoffshore fabrication yard on BintanIsland, Indonesia tipped over whenone of the outriggers punched ahole in what seemed like goodground. Sadly the operator, whoworked for the crane's owner, Tat Hong, was hit in the head by a flying outrigger pad as he jumpedfrom his cab. He was reported as

dead on arrival at hospital. In thiscase if he had stayed in the cab hewould most likely have survived.

Amazingly in this case steel outrigger mats were available butwere lying in a pile by the side ofthe crane, there was also plenty of space here to have 'tested' the ground.

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A superb steel outrigger mat on Eisele'snew 103 metre Wumag WT1000.

A well planned set up for a challenginglift over a new metro station. A precastconcrete pad removes the slope, a largepurpose-built wood mat and two reinforced I beams with clamps thenspread the load onto a vertical beam.

Buy the best, its cheaper!When it comes to nylon or betterstill, polythene, the simple rule isbuy the best. Good quality mats willlast the life of the crane and cost alot less over the long term, not tomention the peace of mind theybring. Suppliers of good qualitymats will usually be happy to customise your pads in a wide variety of ways, including supplyingthe colour you want, branded withyour company logo.

They can also provide non-slip orfriction surfaces, for example youmight specify a pad with a roughtexture on one side to grip theground, while the other is smooth toallow flop-down outriggers to slideas they lift the machine. Also makesure that pads are fitted with

Temporary tracks The conversion of Europe's mobilecrane rental fleet from truck mountedcranes to All Terrain crane has helpedconquer the challenges for cranes to gain access to construction siteswith bad ground conditions.However high axle loads and grossvehicle weights still create accessproblems on the worst sites orwhen crossing unprepared ground in emergency situations.

Those challenges are even greaterwhen working in residential areas.With between five and eight tonneson a single tyre and gross weightsof between 30 to 95 tonnes, a craneor big truck mounted lift can wreakhavoc with driveways, lawns orkerbs. Thankfully there are anincreased range of products on themarket to smooth the way. The original purveyor of such productswas Trakway, now Eve Trakway.The company made its way rentingout what was a patented aluminiumroadway that it simply rolled outfrom the back of a truck. The

Pads should have good hand grips, making them easy to carry.

Rola-Trac's I-Trac can handle the largest cranes


Eve Trakways new K panels form a temporary road over farm land.

One outrigger punched through the ground.

Clearly the pad was too small on its own.

The ground looked OK on the surface.

Steel mats were lying unused by the crane.

November 2006 - Victoria Canada - An 18 tonne boom truck lifting a hot tub over ahouse into the rear garden, tipped over when one of its outriggers punched through the driveway into an old septictank. The tub dropped strikingJohnson and placing him intointensive care. The roof of thehouse was also badly damaged.


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operator Phil Cantrey, an employeeof J.P. Hardy Forestry. No outriggermats or cribbing had been used.

June 2007: a truck mounted lift owned by ES Access but operatedby a trained, self-drive customer,tipped onto Athena House, inClifton Moor, home of the CrownProsecution Service. Three men inthe basket were rescued from theroof, shaken but unharmed.

Communications, would confirmonly that the company had theproper permit. Although a city officialsaid: “It was obvious from grills onthe street that the roadway wasvaulted underneath, it's up to acrane operator to determine if acrane is too heavy for the road.”

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April 2007: A 40 tonne craneslipped off its home-made/make-dooutrigger mats and tipped over in astreet in Silema, Malta damagingbuildings. Thankfully the operatorwas only slightly injured and nobystanders were involved.

April 2007 Newbury, UK: AnItalmec Ragno R16 was trimmingtrees when the edge of a loosebricked drive gave way resultingin the outriggers slipping off thedrive causing the lift to tip, injuring

May 2007: A 360 ton crane belonging to Imperial Crane ofChicago was just beginning a routine lift of an air conditioning unitonto a roof in downtown Chicagowhen the outriggers under the counterweight crashed through theroad. The crane was rigged withmain boom fully retracted at maximumelevation and full luffing jib. As thecrane tipped backwards the boomand jib crashed into the buildingbehind, causing extensive damageto the upper floors. Imperial Crane said that the City,which issued a permit to close thestreet allowing the lift to go ahead,did not mention that the street wasbuilt over a void. Vice presidentWes Austin was quoted as saying:"Nobody told us the alley was vaulted, it is always a scary thingfor a crane company.''

A spokesman for the City's Office of Emergency Management and

The 360 toncrane nearlyended up inthe cellarsand causedchaos in downtownChicago.

July 2007: A 50 tonne Kato NK500truck crane, owned by Titan cranehire of New Zealand, had just startedlifting steel roof trusses at a site inTaurenaga, when the ground gaveway. It turned out was set up overan old septic tank which collapsed.The crane missed traffic on a mainroad but the boom caused extensivedamage to the three-storey buildingand scaffolding. The boom had to be cut up to remove the crane.

Surrey:Spotted in a high streetin Surrey thisAugust -stacked blocks used as outrigger cribbing on a 20 metre truck mount.

September 2007: This GroveTMS475 owned by FusseyEngineering punched a hole in thedock at Immingham a few weeksago, thankfully no one was hurt.

Coping with slippery slopesCranes or lifts with outriggers areparticularly adept at setting up inslopes, although this often requireswell planned cribbing. Lifting equipment with spider type outriggers can level up much steeper slopes. The Chill Factor - anew indoor ski slope being built inManchester by Sir Alfred McAlpine -presented a major challenge evenfor the spider. The facility has twoslopes- the nursery slope with a gradient of 10 degrees and thesteeper main slope at just over 15 degrees. A mix of Teupen andOmme spider lifts were used to gainaccess over the slopes. The TeupenLeo 23GT models were helped tolevel up with some factory designedwedge shaped outrigger mats toallow the machine's pads to remainlevel. The Omme lifts had pads thatwere able to cope with slopes of upto 21 degrees. Given the steepnessand the fact that the concrete surfaceof the slopes were smooth and slippery, non-slip rubberized matswere used under the pads and themachines were fitted with anchorlines attached to eyebolts at the topof the slopes.

The Teupens were equipped with special wedge shaped outrigger mats.

The Ommes were able to handle the 15° slope but used the non slip mats.


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Collectors of scale models of construction equipment will be interested to visit a websitewhich is dedicated to providingdetailed reviews of scale modelsas well as other relevant newsand information. The nameCranes Etc gives a clue to itsmain focus. Run by civil engineerIan Webb, the site was started in2004 and has grown steadily tothe point were it now averagesmore than 1,000 hits a day.

What sets this site apart from others are its detailed modelreviews and the consistent model

Don Seddon has spent his careerworking with hydraulics starting in1956 with Cincinnati millingmachines, an early adopter ofhydraulics to drive its machinetools. From there he went on towork with Vickers and AbexDenison before starting up A&Dfluid power in 1974 to producehydraulic valves. More recently hehas served as a design consultantfor hydraulic systems and valves.

Having published a highly successfulbook Diesel Troubleshooter, hedecided to do the same with thetopic that has absorbed most of hisworking life. He called on NickPeppiat of Hallite seals to assist himand to write the chapters on seals.

The book is very cleverly written in that it is highly accessible anduseful for those who have minimalexperience with hydraulics whilealso handy and useful for those who make their livings fromhydraulics, including engineersresponsible for the design ofhydraulic circuits. The writing styleis very readable and should absorbanyone with a modicum of mechanical aptitude and yet doesnot come across as condescendingor over simplistic for hydraulics professionals. On the contrary, forthe more experienced it serves as a reminder of some of the basicswhile covering some handy tips and pointers.

It packs a tremendous amount ofinformation into its 175 pagesincluding a brief but handy reference section in the back, listing all of the relevant standardsand guidelines as well as conversionfactors and formulae.

In summary, a book for anyone with an interest in hydraulics, fromthe apprentice mechanic to seniorhydraulics designer.

Hydraulic troubleshooter is published by Arima Publishing -www.arimapublishing.co.uk and isavailable on-line from the publisherat £25 a copy or from booksellerssuch as Amazon.

Hydraulic Troubleshooter is available from Amazon or direct from the publisher

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rating system that has been adoptedfrom the start. Each model is assessedunder five headings, Packaging,Detail, Features, Quality and Price to produce an overall score. In thisway it provides a measured comparison between various modelsand model manufacturers.

The website also provides regular scalemodel news, an occasional editorialpiece and a gallery of photographs ofmachines which link to the modelreviews where applicable.

While Cranes Etc is heavily focussedon model cranes it does includereviews of other construction

models with the clear emphasis onthe 1:50 scale. Cranes and Accesshas reached an agreement withCranes Etc to provide regular modelreviews in these pages. The first isdestined for the November/December issue when we will publish a review of the latestConrad Liebherr LTM1070 inMammoet colours.The website can be found onwww.CranesEtc.co.uk.The Cranes Etc home page.

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PASMA, PO Box 168, Leeds LS11 9WW Tel: 0845 230 4041 Fax: 0845 230 4042 Email: [email protected] www.pasma.co.uk

Peter Bennett has been appointed as PASMA's first managing director. His new role wasconfirmed at the association's recent Annual General Meeting in Birmingham, UK. It comesat a time when PASMA is embarking upon an ambitious development plan designed toenhance its range of services in support of its members and training centres, and theindustry at large.

PASMA:New era dawns attower champion

In that time the association hasseen membership more than doubleand the number of delegatespassing through PASMA's nationaltraining course jump from 10,000in 2004 to 33,000 in 2006Bennett, who studied modernlanguages at the University of

A committed and enthusiasticsupporter of the work and role ofthe association throughout his longtime career in the access industry,most recently as sales director withGlasgow-based Turner Access, hisappointment follows two years asthe association's general manager.

colleagues, the HSE and other kindredbodies to encourage safety and bestpractice across the access industry.”

Glasgow, isdelighted to behelping shape thefuture role andcontribution of theassociation in the UK. He said: “Thisis an exciting time at PASMA and Ilook forward to working with my many

Guidance NotesThe following Guidance Notes are now available from the association.

Stair Ladder Tower Assembly [Incorporating Fall Protection]:This note describes PASMA's recommended assembly methods formobile stair ladder towers.

Low Level Access Units [Castor Tightening]: This guidance notedescribes the process required to ensure that castors used in low levelaccess units - such as folding room scaffolds or pulpit steps - remainserviceable and firmly in place.

Mobile Access Towers [Rigging and De-Rigging Safety Netting]:A collaborative guidance note written in conjunction with FASET intendedto give assistance to anyone responsible for the selection of suitable workat height equipment in respect of the requirements of the Work at HeightRegulations 2005 for the purposes of rigging and de-rigging safety netting.

HSE Information Sheet CIS 10: This note from the HSE details importantconsiderations in the assembly, use and inspection of mobile accesstowers, particularly in the construction sector.

For more details please visit the PASMA website: www.pasma.co.uk

Working at Height 2008PASMA has accepted an invitation to take a complimentary stand at a newexhibition planned for 2008. Dedicated to working at height, Work at Height2008 is scheduled to take place at Stoneleigh Park Exhibition Centre,Coventry, 2-3 April 2008.

The association will also be delivering a paper alongside other AccessIndustry Forum [AIF] member organisations. PASMA has negotiated specialrates for those members who might wish to take space.

Pasma to appoint atraining scheme managerPasma is looking to recruit someone to manage the national training schemeand to ensure that the association's high standards are maintained and improved.

It is looking for a manager with experience and who already has a thoroughknowledge of the scheme itself together with the ability to manage and buildon the success already achieved.

As such this critical post is likely to attract someone who is already involvedin the tower industry. Possibly a seasoned professional or trainer who islooking for a new challenge? However they will need to have good negotiatingand diplomacy skills to work with wide range of companies and industrybodies that have a stake in the training programme.

This should be an excellent post for a person with a passion for trainingand the industry. More details can be found on the PASMA website:www.pasma.co.uk

Chairman: Paul Gallacher, Pop-Up Products LtdVice Chairman: Roger Verallo, Euro Towers Ltd

Junior Vice chairman: Position VacantBrian Houston - Turner Access Ltd • Brian Meadmore - Generation UK Ltd

Peter Bond - SGB Group Ltd • Kevin Bellis - Atrium Access LtdPaul Pritchard - Alto Tower Systems Ltd • Don Aers - Youngman Group Ltd

Mark Turnbull - Speedy Hire Group plc • Eric Abbey - Aliscaff LtdAndy Weaver - SGB Group Ltd

Who's Who on the PASMA Council 2007/2008

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Over the years, there can't be manytop-flight sportsmen that at thesame time studied for an MBA.Eric Etchart is one of the few. Aftergrowing up near Biaritz in southwest France and then studyingEconomics at Bordeaux, the risingbasket ball star was drafted by aFrench military team based in Parisin the late 70's.

Unlike top basketball players today,there was not a lot of money in thesport at that time and after completinghis post graduate studies in 1984,Etchart had to focus on earning a living.

“I liked languages so coupled withmy academic background,international business seemed alogical way forward,” said Etchart.

His first job was with crane companyPPM in sales and distribution in theMiddle East. Here he was introducedto the reach stacker which reallyattracted his interest as he couldsee the potential worldwide for thistype of product. It also gave himaccess to the Asian markets, anarea which interested him greatly.Stackers became a substantial businessand helped Etchart rise to internationalsales director within PPM.

When Terex acquired PPM in 1995,Etchart accepted an offer to join Potain.Although his wife had a PR business

in Paris they moved to Italy for twoyears. It was however Potain's jointventure in China, signed in the sameyear which was the main attraction,drawing him back towards Asia.

From 1997 he was based at Potain'soffices in Singapore, this was thebeginning of three tough years ofthe Asian crisis. However, duringthis time (1999) Potain bought outZhangjiagang in China whichbecame a wholly-owned subsidiary.The company then began to developthe business in mainland Chinaadding cranes imported from Franceand Portugal.A few years later in 2001, Potainbecame part of Manitowoc. Asexecutive vice president for Asia andthe Pacific, Etchart was the drivingforce behind the success in theregion. The continuing growth in themarket means that its Chinese plantnow has 1,000 employees. Hiscommitment to making the businessa success included the considerableeffort to learn to speak Chinese inaddition to his other languages. So how did he feel when the positionof president of MCG presented itselfafter spending so many years buildingthe business in Asia?“The opportunity came along and Iwas happy to take it,” said Etchart.“The best way to drive the companyforward is from the front. It hasbeen a very busy six months sincetaking up the position and I amthoroughly enjoying it. My five yearplan includes growing the companyin new markets and this is alreadytaking shape.”In recent months, Manitowoc hasopened a sales and service facilityin Dubai, bought a manufacturingfacility in Saris, Slovakia andacquired Shirke Construction

Equipments of Pune, India - a leadingplayer in the Indian tower cranemarket and manufacturing partnerand distributor for Potain since itacquired Richier in 1982. And thelatest facility to be opened in Baltar,Portugal.

“The Slovakian facility, after beingrefurbished and re-equipped - willserve as the final manufacturing andassembly site for Grove, Potain, andManitowoc cranes, delivering tocustomers in East European markets,particularly in Russia and the CIS, hesaid. “Customers in the region willbenefit from lower shipping costsand faster delivery schedules. Byre-developing an existing facility ona brownfield site, we will be able toget this factory live faster and at alower cost. We are a global player,but committed to local manufacturingclose to the customer base.”

“I will also be looking at adjacentbusinesses with a view to furtheracquisitions,” he said. “We are opento opportunities providing they are agood fit and can be one of the mainplayers in the sector.”

He indicated that this might includemast climbers (but not hoists) andport equipment and also did not ruleout the acquisition of another towercrane manufacturer.

“The new position is very challenging,but I knew what it would involve. I amdealing with the same people andknow well what Glen Tellock, president of Manitowoc expects. Weoperate in a global, 24 hour businessand you have to be everywhere all thetime. I have a great team of peopleready for the opportunities and challenges ahead. The appointmentof a non-American as president ofManitowoc Crane also signifies thedesire to be a global company.”

dThe celebrations connected with Manitowoc's recent opening of its new facility in Baltar, Portugalbrought together many of the company's top brass. An ideal opportunity then to chat with Eric Etchart,promoted to president of the Manitowoc Crane Group in May this year. Mark Darwin fires the questions.

Eric Etchart - essential or favourite….Gadgets: Not a fan because of theshort lifespan. Would rather haveitems such as a watch, antique furniture or paintings which perpetuate an event or person.

Film - Being raised in France, lovesthe films with Michel Audiard dialogue (Les tontons flingeurs, Lecave se rebiffe) and also Spielberg.

Book – likes author AmelieNothomb and continuing to learnlanguages particularly Chinese.

Music - 80s music (Goldman,Cabrel, Lama, Johny HalidaySupertramp) Serge Gainsbourg who wrote the most beautiful textalso Beatles, Rolling Stones andJoe Cocker.

Car – not a big fan anymore – usedto love convertibles when younger.A 4x4 might be needed for theWisconsin snowy winters.

Hobby - Spending time with his wife Monique (unless she goes shopping), family and friends. Basketball, soccer andFrench rugby.

The company is currently in thefinal selection process to findsomeone from outside Manitowocto fill his previous position.

“We need more innovative productsand need to continue our investmentin our differentiator of customercare. We think the market willcontinue to grow and will thereforetake decisions accordingly.Whilst I cannot currently talk aboutnew products, next year's Conexpowill be a show of force for MCGwith several new cranes unveiled.”

Eric Etchart,president of

Manitowoc Crane Group

A goodsport.


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Innovation in access

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ALLMI focusc&a

Using the Vertikal Days as itsplatform, ALLMI held its first ever Product Update Event foraccredited instructors at HaydockPark on the 20th September.

MembershipGrowthALLMI has recently experienced animpressive surge in membershipapplications, with eight companiesjoining during the last two monthsalone. This positive trend is likely to continue, with an aggressivemailshot campaign planned for thefourth quarter 2007, together with areward scheme being implementedfor those members that introducenew companies to ALLMI. In addition, manufacturer members are working on an agreement thatwill see all of their sub-contractorsbeing asked to join the Associationby 1st January 2009.

Internationalopportunities Andrew Taylor, ALLMI's trainingdirector, reported that the appropriate legal and marketresearch had been carried out in relation to the delivery of theALLMI operator training programme in Trinidad, and thatthe process would begin with a representative of Trinidad based,Hydraulic Components, visitingthe UK to undergo instructortraining. Taylor said that a possible expansion into theAustralian market was stillunder investigation.

Product updatereview

The morning session saw presentations from each of thecrane manufacturers.Representatives of Terex-Atlas,Palfinger, Hiab, Fassi and HMF, provided information on their productranges, including an explanation ofmodel nomenclature systems, outrigger and crane deploymentand stowage procedures, controlsystems - including radio remoteunits and an in-depth explanation of their various safety systems.

After a break for lunch and a lookaround the Vertikal Days show,instructors benefited from a practicalsession which involved a demonstration by each manufacturer.

ALLMI accredited instructor HaroldThomas of Thrapston-based,Thomas Truck Training, said: “Theevent was very informative anddefinitely strengthened my productknowledge. The quality of the presentations was very good and

Website developments & E-NewsletterAt the ALLMI General Meeting onthe 3rd October, executive director,Tom Wakefield reported on theALLMI website's new downloadareas for members and trainingproviders. This includes a legislationpage, where regulations relevant tolorry loaders can be downloaded, aDraft Standards page, which allowsmembers and training providers tocomment on the changes beingmade to standards that are underreview, and a Safety Bulletins pagecontaining useful information fromthe Health & Safety Executive andthe ALLMI Technical Committee. Inaddition, ALLMI training providerswill also benefit from the introductionof a new Accident Library, a facilitythat is designed to assist the delivery of operator training.

ALLMI appointsnew BSI repBryan Flintham of Terex Atlas hasbeen appointed as the new ALLMIrepresentative working with the BSICrane Committee, MHE/3.Following his extensive experiencein the lorry loader industry and hismany years of work with the ALLMITechnical Committee, Bryan willnow attend BSI meetings withALLMI colleague, John Penny ofPenny of Penny Hydraulics, and willbe heavily involved in the revision of both the British and EuropeanStandards for lorry loaders.

Manufacturers updated delegates ontheir products.

training providers, as well as thoseoutside of the association. It willalso be used to keep people abreastof the issues affecting the industryand that the newsletter would contain direct links to various pageson the ALLMI website.

which will allow the crane installerto fax a declaration to the truckdealer, stating that the truck is correctly wired and confirming programming parameters, etc. Thetruck dealer will then acknowledgereceipt of the declaration. In additionto these measures, in co-operationwith both truck and crane manufacturers, ALLMI will post relevant information on the ALLMIwebsite and will also investigate thepossibility of offering a competitivelypriced wiring harness/plug kit to act as an interim 'industry standard'solution. In an attempt to findlonger term solutions, several attendees at the meeting agreed toparticipate in a working group, thefunction of which will be to feedback a uniform proposal to the manufacturers.

this was supported well by thepractical session, which gave usthe opportunity to see the latestsystems being demonstrated.”

Tom Wakefield ALLMI's executivedirector, added: :The day was a bigsuccess, we had an impressiveturnout and the feedback we'vereceived so far has been extremelypositive. This is definitely an eventthat, in one form or another, we'll belooking at running on a regularbasis; perhaps annually.”

In the afternoon delgates had hands on instruction….

…. and demonstrationsof new features

ALLMI GENERAL MEETING UPDATE

The new accident library section ofthe ALLMI website

Engine ManagementSystemsAlan Johnson, ALLMI commercialdirector, reported that following ameeting held between crane manufacturers and installers, bodybuilders and truck manufacturers,a series of action points have beenagreed with regard to resolvingproblems surrounding the wiringinto and programming of EngineManagement Systems.

A questionnaire will be produced fortruck salesman to use, which willbe pushed through to dealer levelby the truck manufacturers. Thiswill assist in the correct specificationof the equipment, which shouldreduce problems later on. Also, aControl Sheet will be introduced,

In addition to the website changes,Wakefield demonstrated the newALLMI E-Newsletter, which he saidwould be sent to all members and

The newsletter feature


IPAF focusc&a

There are no shortcuts to creatingvalue in the access rental industry,said Kevin Appleton, CEO of theLavendon Group, the world'slargest access-only rental company, speaking at the firstEuroplatform conference on 11September in Basel, Switzerland.

“The long-term future is likely tobelong to businesses run on a cautious and consistent basis,”said Appleton in his presentationon responsible financial models for access rental.

Appleton warned access rentalcompanies against growing tooquickly. Companies who build theirfleet quickly with high investmentsmay find themselves struggling tomaintain debt repayments whenmarket conditions worsen. He saidan operating model based onextending the lifetime of accessequipment, rather than keepingmachines for just five or six years -was more likely to build value.

This view was echoed by PierrickLourdain, group sales manager ofHaulotte, who predicted forthcomingbankruptcies among Europeanaccess rental companies in thecoming years. He said this might in the future force manufacturers to become more directly involved in rental in order to protect theirinvestments.

Steve Shaughnessy, director of A-Plant, looked at what Europe'srental companies can learn fromthe US, where growth has beendriven mainly by productivity ratherthan legislation. Some US bestpractices are: delivery and service

guarantees, longer standard servicehours, comprehensive in-housetraining, on-site stores for megaprojects, and product modificationsto meet unique applications (e.g.tunnel, file, auto manufacturing,ship repair).

The Europlatform conferenceattracted more than 100 executives,senior managers and ownersof access rental companiesacross Europe.

“Top access management from allover Europe came to Europlatformand made it a great success,” saidTim Whiteman, IPAF managingdirector. “This is a tremendousstart to a series of top-qualityannual conferences.”

The next Europlatform will be heldin September 2008.

IPAF, Bridge End Business Park,Milnthorpe, LA7 7RH, UKTel: 015395 62444Fax: 015395 [email protected] in France, Germany,Italy, the Netherlands, Spain,Switzerland and the USA.

No shortcutsto success

FamiliarisationIPAF has issued technical guidancenote F1 on familiarisation, stressingthat operators who intend to use anymachine differing significantly from the machine they have been trained on should receive familiarisationinstruction to cover the differences.This was prepared by the IPAF TrainingCommittee and has also been approvedby the Powered Access Interest Group,a joint committee of IPAF and theConstruction Plant-hire Association (CPA).Technical guidance note F1 can befound at the Publications section ofwww.ipaf.org

The world's largest truck mount, Wumag's 103-metre ATA 1003,made during IPAF’s Europlatform conference next to Basel’s 105metre ‘Messeturm’, the tallest building in Switzerland.

“Extend equipment lifetime to buildvalue”: Kevin Appleton, CEO of theLavendon Group.

A quarter millionvalid PAL CardsThere are now 250,000 people aroundthe world who hold a valid PAL Card(Powered Access Licence), whichproves that they have been trained touse access platforms safely. IPAFmanaging director Tim Whitemanannounced this during the IPAF RentalForum held after the Europlatformconference. IPAF is on target to issuemore than 70,000 cards this year, anew record.

New machine categoriesIPAF has revised the machine categories in its MEWP training programmeand is moving to align with international design standards. The new categories apply to all training as of 1 January 2008. The category changedoes not affect the training received and existing PAL Cards (PoweredAccess Licences) remain valid as specified. The PAL Card is recognised by the Major Contractors Group (MCG) and in many countries. More details on the new categories are at the Training section of www.ipaf.org

Thorough examination isnot maintenanceThorough examination must betreated as separate from maintenance, said consultant TimWatson at the IPAF ProfessionalDevelopment Seminar (PDS) on 19 September.

“A thorough examination is an independent check of a MEWP toensure that any deterioration can be detected and remedied in goodtime,” said Watson. “It should not

be used as a substitute for an effective preventive maintenancesystem.”

IPAF’s CAP (Competent AssessedPerson) Card is a good way of provingcompetency to carry out thoroughexaminations. More than 170instructors andmanagers ofIPAF trainingcentres attendedthe PDS.

World's largesttruck mount World's largesttruck mount

Tim Watsonexplains

thorough examinations

at the PDS.


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FALCON SPIDER/NARROWCompact track or wheeled lifts developed for indoor and outdoor use. Down to 0.79mwide you can access everywhere. Working height from 19 to 55m.

DENKA TRAILERSWorking height from 12 to 30m.The new DLX15 is the only trailermounted lift with jib-arm, thus combining the best of articulatingand telescoping principles.

FALCK SCHMIDT SERIESTruck mounted, total weight 3500kg with working heights up to 21m, as well as highly sophisticated utility platformsmounted on truck or van.

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A new premium grade, X-life FAGE1 spherical roller thrust bearingsfrom Schaeffler claim to offersignificant improvements in staticand dynamic load ratings as wellas sizeable increases in limitingspeeds and fatigue limiting load.

The technical benefits are either adoubling of life expectancy underthe same loads or similar operatinglife under significantly higher loads.The bearings are suitable for highspeed applications due to lowerfriction levels and the improvedguidance and vibration characteristicsdue to very high running accuracy.

Reduced wear is due to lubricantfilm formation with the lubricantlasting longer because of thelower bearing temperatures.

Performance improvements weremade possible by modifying andimproving the bearing contactgeometry and bearing kinematics.This included adding longer rollerswith larger diameters resulting inthe higher load ratings.

Schaeffler's axial spherical rollerbearings are ideal for applicationsin which very high axial loads arepresent and where shaft deflectionsor misalignments of bearing seatsmust be compensated.

Over bearing

The new X-lifeaxial spherical roller

bearings claim significantlylonger life expectancy.

Buflex X'Prem is available inboth a low-voltage yellow

version for applications up to 1kVand a medium-voltage, red or black,

version for applications from 6kV to 20 kV.

innovat ionsc&a

To contact any of these companies simply visit the ‘Industry Links’section of www.vertikal.net, where you will find direct links to thecompanies’ web sites for up to five weeks after publication.

To have your company’s new product or service displayed in the ‘Innovations’ section of C&A, please send in all information along with images to either;Innovations, Cranes & Access, PO Box 6998, Brackley, NN13 5WY, or alternatively by e-mail to: [email protected] with ‘Innovations’ typed in the subject box.

e nquir ies

New Deep-CycleGel batteriesTrojan Battery Company has launcheda new Deep-Cycle Gel line of sealedlead acid batteries which it hopeswill expand its market share in theaerial work platform market.

Available in the UK and Ireland throughEnergy Batteries, the new batteriesare completely maintenance freeand require no topping-up or checkingof water levels while providinglong-lasting runtime and battery life.Trojan says that its proprietary Gelformulation prevents stratificationand allowing them to cycle longerand deeper than AGM (AbsorbedGlass Mat - an alternative maintenancefree battery) technology. The batteryrange includes the following sizes:24-Gel, 27-Gel, 31-Gel, and 6V-Gel,the size that is designed to replacethe normal 6 volt scissor lift battery.

The Deep-Cycle Gel batteries offerexceptional durability and are certifiednon-spillable to UN2800 for air, seaor ground transportation, thus makingit an optimal solution for use in health& safety-sensitive environments suchas schools, hospitals, airports andoffice buildings.

Nexans has extended its Buflexrange of polyurethane sheathedreeling energy cables with theaddition of the X'Prem, designedto boost the performance anddurability of cranes operating athigh speeds of up to 150 metresper minute.

The company claims to haveincreased cable longevitysubstantially compared withconventional reeling cables.

Its new design uses a thinner andlighter weight polyurethane sheathenabling it to offer similar performanceto standard rubber sheathed reelingcables, but within a smaller overalldiameter and enhanced abrasionresistance. This enablescrane operatorsand OEMs to utilisesmaller

motorised reels to achieve equal orsuperior productivity, possibly evenwith lower powered motors.

Buflex X'Prem is available in both alow-voltage yellow version, forapplications up to 1kV and a medium-voltage, red or black, version forapplications from 6kV to 20 kV inports and terminals. In addition,

copper twisted pair cablesor optical fibres can beintegrated within the cableto combine advancedcontrol solutions with thecrane power supply.

Developed at its dedicatedHandling Cables

Application Centre inLyon, France, BuflexX'Prem was subjectedto a variety of testsunder severe operating

conditions such asrapid acceleration and

high tensile loads.The company claims it

exceeded 10 times thenumber of test cycles with no

significant deformation, comparedwith standard cables.

Friction-holdjoysticks New from Penny + Giles is a singleaxis friction-hold version of itsJC6000 multi-axis joystick. Thekey feature of the new joystick isthat the lever does not return tocentre when it is released.

It is designed for use in applicationswhere the joystick is used to controlthe speed and forward/reverse direction of the machine. The operatorcan set the speed of movement andthen focus on the steering of the vehicle.

Available with one or two axisconfigurations, it can be suppliedwith non-contact Hall effect sensorsor long-life potentiometer tracks.It is sealed (above the panel) toIP66. Dual outputs are fitted asstandard, allowing the signals to bemonitored and compared for failuredetection in safety critical applicationsand additional independent switchfunctions can be specified fordirectional and center positionindication - vital for vehicle systemstart-up safety.

New lightweight cable

The new Penny + Giles single axis friction-hold version of its JC6000 joystick.

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An Italian company, IndustriaArmamento Meridionale, has beenfined £75,000 plus £25,000 costsafter a worker died from a fallwhilst painting a ship crane inFalmouth.

The case brought by HSE followedthe death of Aniello D'Urzo, who fellapproximately 12 metres whilstpainting the crane of a cargo ship,the Republica Di Roma, in dry dock.D'Urzo was seated in a ropesuspended bosun's chair when therope parted and the chair fell to the deck.

HSE's investigation revealed that thedefendants safety management systemlacked specific detail to manage workat height and failed to ensure thatequipment used was in good

A 30 metre crane on the newDurham leisure complex providedlocal fire-fighters with the idealopportunity to practice rescuingcasualties from tower cranes.

The complex is being built by localconstruction company MorganAshurst.

“We are always happy to help the fireservice practice rescue drills in a 'realworld' yet controlled environment,”says Morgan's safety, health andenvironment adviser Geoff Sellers.“The skills practiced here may be thelife-saving acts of tomorrow.”

The first rescue session involvedrescuing a casualty trapped at thetop of the crane using an aerial ladderplatform (ALP). Once at full height,the rescue team climbed the rest ofthe crane attached rope accessequipment and lowered the casualtyinto the ladder platform. In the secondsimulation a team climbed the entireheight of the crane, attached linerescue equipment, using it to bringthe casualty down safely.

Ken Ball, assistant district managerfor Durham and Chester-le-Street, said:“There is a lot of construction in the regionusing this type of crane and it is importantfor fire crews to train under realisticcircumstances to perfect their skills.

PrioritiesThey have their hard hats, probably

steel toe capped boots too, but look atthe state of their access equipment!

Crane providesrescue training

condition. The rope used to supportthe bosun's chair was in poorcondition, showing signs of abrasionand ultraviolet degradation.

HSE inspector Barry Trudgian said:"This incident clearly demonstratesthe inherent dangers which exist inany work at height. Employers needto be aware of the dangers and takeappropriate action to reduce the risksbefore an incident occurs. There is agreat deal of guidance available tohelp companies get it right and arelatively small investment can notonly save lives but also save moneyin the long run, especially in terms ofsickness absence and enforcementaction.

Fall from a three metre ladder kills 35 year old.Robert Schmelter, 35, was working from a three metre ladder at Anchor

Storage, in Kenton, near Debenham when he fell and was taken to Ipswich

Hospital with severe head injuries, where he later died. Stephen Britt,

managing director of Anchor Storage, a small family run business, said:

“First and foremost I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the

family of Robert Schmelter who sadly passed away following a tragic

accident which took place on our premises.” Schmelter was a

subcontractor working for Eco2 B.V.

TNT Logistics UK of Holly Lane, Atherstone, Warwickshire, was fined£120,000 plus costs of £28,184. after pleading guilty at Manchester CrownCourt to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act1974. Lorry driver Derek Howe, 56, suffered fatal injuries on 15 May 2004when he fell off a lorry at TNT's premises in Irlam. He was helping free aworktop on the back of the truck when he fell two metres onto the concrete yard.

HSE inspector Richard Clarke said: Mr Howe's death could have been preventedif TNT had taken appropriate precautions in line with health and safety legislation.Every year 2,000 people are injured at work falling from vehicles.

F a l l c o s t s c o m p a n y £ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0Fatal fall from truck costs £148,000

Using line rescue equipmentto bring a dummy down safely.

The AerialLadderPlatform

three men and a plank bad practice

Who trained this man?Probably given the wrong machine forthe job this man tries to make do in an

exceptionally dangerous manner


Training: The Definitive Standard

If it's right to use a ladder, use theright ladder and use it safely is thefundamental premiss upon whichthe Ladder Association's nationaltraining scheme is based.Developed by the members of theassociation - people who know andunderstand ladders and stepladdersand speak the language - the courseis increasingly recognised as theindustry standard.

Don Aers, chairman of the associationsays: “With an estimated two million ladders in daily use, the need for professional training hasnever been greater.”

approved and audited training centres, it enables delegates to:

•Select appropriate work at heightequipment for a specific task

•Assess and determine when it is appropriate to use a ladder

•Correctly locate and safely useladders and stepladders

•Inspect ladders and stepladdersfor damage

Upon successful completion, everydelegate receives a certificate ofcompetence and photocard asobjective proof of competence.Recent additions to the LadderAssociation training networkinclude the HSS Hire Service Groupand Boss Training based in Leeds.

Ladder Association AGMThe Ladder Association's AnnualGeneral Meeting will take place atthe Cambridge Belfry Hotel,Cambourne, Cambridge, on Friday, 9November 2007. The AGM is opento all members of the association.

12.30 to 14.00: Registration and buffet lunch

14.00 to 15.30: AGM followed byguest speaker

15.30 to 19.00: At leisure

19.00 to 19.30: Pre-dinner drinks

19.30 onwards: Ladder Associationdinner

The guest speaker will be PeterGreenwood, Programme Manager[International Secretariats] at BSI,and BSI representative on theEuropean Ladder Committee. Peterwill explain how standards workand, in particular, about the changesto EN131 and the implications of

the recent CEN Committee decisions.

More details about the AGM fromthe Ladder Association website:www.ladderassociation.org.uk

Meeting of the EuropeanLadder Committee

The European Ladder Committee[TC93] met in Brussels on 6September to discuss the outcomeof the formal vote for the revision ofthe EN131 Ladder Standard. TheBritish Standards Committee B512represented the UK. Representingthe Ladder Association on B512were Don Aers [association chair],Chris Ball [vice chair] and GaryClubb [technical committee chair].

A number of issues were discussedand revisions of EN131 Parts 1, 3and 4 were adopted, namely:

Part 1: Terms, Types andFunctional Sizes - a revision of the currentstandard Part 1.

Part 3: User Instructions - a new part to the standard detailing marking requirements. The association's technical committee has alreadystarted work on consideringthe new requirements.

Part 4: Single or Multiple HingeJoint Ladders - another new part coveringthe requirements for thistype of ladder in detail,including specific testingrequirements.

ladders c&a

If a ladder isthe way to goThere are times when a ladder is the best ormost practical piece of access equipment forthe job. In these cases the key is to select theright ladder and to use it safely.

“When you consider the global riskissues across the spectrum of workat height equipment, the ladderremains a very effective and safetool when used properly in appropriate applications. But peopleneed to be trained to use ladders inexactly the same way as they aretrained to use mobile access towersor powered access equipment.”

Completion of the LadderAssociation training course providesthe proof of competence demandedby the Work at Height Regulations.Delivered only by association

Anyone affected by these changesis advised to get copies of therevised EN131 standard. None ofthis currently affects other UK standards for ladders -BS2037:1994 and BS1129:1990.

The proposed draft revision to Part 2: Requirements, Testing and Marking was not adopted and it was agreed that the current1993 version would be retained.However, work will continue in anattempt to develop an acceptablePart 2.

On the HorizonThe LadderBOOK: a 12-page guideto everything you've ever wanted to know about ladders and stepladders, but were afraid to ask!Publication date, November 2007.

Training Poster: the first in a seriesof Ladder Association postersdesigned to encourage best practicein the workplace. Publication date,November 2007.

Users' Guide: a revised version ofthe 40-page guide to reflect theassociation's new name and livery.Publication date, November 2007.

The LadderAssociation

PO Box 183, Leeds LS11 1AG

Tel: 0845 260 1048Fax: 0845 260 1049E: [email protected]: www.ladderassociation.org.uk

ettersL


Readers

Hi Leigh,

The new Wumag looks very impressive I

have to say and am looking forward to

having a go!!! What's really impressed

me is the carefully concealed safety harness

of the operator.

Regards,

Mark Butler

Director

Zenith Aerial Platforms Limited

Dear Sir,

Surely the operator of the new Wumag 103 would be well advised to wear his safety

harness OVER his coat!

Given the well versed arguments ie arrest vs restraint, correct unhindered deployment

would, in any event, be recommended.

Discussion welcome!

Yours truly,

Paul Woodhead

UK Training Services

Dear Sir,

I could not help but notice that the photos from your Vertikal Days preview story

shows many boom operators without harnesses and one shot of the operator of the

Genie telehandler not wearing a seat belt.

It is hard to get operators to comply with the regulations when the manufacturers

own employees do not. We must set good examples as we never know when a

camera might be capturing us on film.

Yours Sincerely,

Jeff Balanchuck

The Editor, Dear Sir,

Reference Article Heavy Lifting."The Road to Recovery"

May I draw your attention to the last paragraph of the article. I think that the author may have confused theamounts of stone required to build the temporary accessroad and that spilled out of the derailed wagons.

Did he mean 20,000 Tonnes or Cubic Metres for theaccess road ?

I am aware that the Rail Freight industry uses high capacityhopper wagons, I believe these have a payload capacity of100 Tonnes which would mean axle loads of around 30tonnes per axle. On that basis 11 wagons would representa total of around 1,100 tonnes. To have dumped between20,000 and 40,000 tonnes into the River Ouse would needeach wagon to be carrying between 1,818 and 3,636tonnes, or between 200 and 400 wagons! Possibly theAuthor meant Cubic Metres although I think you will findthat one Cubic metre probably weighs one tonne. With kind regards

David H Armsden.

Letters to the editorPlease send letters to the editor: Cranes&Access: PO Box 6998, Brackley NN13 5WY, UK. We reserve the right to edit letters for length. We also point out that letters are the personal views of our readers and not necessarily the views of the Vertikal Press Ltd or its staff.

readers let tersc&a

Harnesses over or under?In early September we published photographs on Vertikal.Net of the new 103 metre Wumag WT1000 from Europlatform in Basle. Within an hour wejustifiably had complaints that the operator was not wearing a harness. Shocked that we might have missed this as we had checked that thosegoing up were wearing them, we double checked and found that he was wearing his harness under his heavy jacket. In fact if you looked carefullyyou could just see the lanyard in the original photo. We promptly pointed this out on the web and had a number of responses that open a debate onwhether best practice is better one way or another.

First to spot the camouflaged harness was Mark Butler.

Then the letter/email that best set the scene for a discussion.

On another harness point a reader makes a very validand increasingly important point.

We would appreciate your comments and input on this point.

Well spotted. The 20,000 tonnes was theamount of stone imported to build up the roadand support platform for the crane. When full,

the wagons weighed just 50 tonnes. Ed

Many of the photos used in this article came from this year'sPlatformers Days, where as we have already reported manufacturers had improved immeasurably when it came tothe use of harnesses in booms and other examples of goodpractice. However there were still some notable exceptionsand the telehandler issue, given that it is a closed cab mightspark an interesting debate. Ed

Since the last issue we have continued to run the poll on the use of harnesses on scissorlifts. With more than 1,200 votes, it seems to have settled at around 80 percent againstthe use of harnesses on vertical lifts and 20 percent who believe that they should be worn.

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Seeks TrainingScheme ManagerThe association is seeking to recruit a capable and highlymotivated individual to manage the national training schemeand to ensure that the association's high standards aremaintained and improved.The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience anda thorough knowledge of the scheme itself, together with alogical, methodical approach to management which will enablehim or her to deal with the varied demands of this key position.Good administrative, presentation and communication skills areessential, plus an ability to deal with people at all levels ofseniority, knowledge and experience. A confident but diplomaticapproach is high on the list of priorities.Salary and conditions will be competitive and reflect theimportance that PASMA attaches to this new role.For more details please visit the PASMA website:www.pasma.co.uk

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SELF PROPELLED TELESCOPIC PLATFORM2001 MANITOU 16516.5m working height (54ft)4 Wheel Drive, Fly Jib

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SELF PROPELLED SCISSOR1997 SKYJACK 884114m. working height (47ft.). 2WD, Twin Extending Decks.

SELF PROPELLED TELESCOPIC2001 JLG M45J.15.5m working height (51ft). Fly Jib, Bi-Energy.

SELF PROPELLED TELESCOPIC1999 JLG 600AJ20m. working height (66ft.) Articulated Jib.

PERSONNEL PLATFORM2005 GENIE GR12.5.58m. working height (18ft.). Compact design, Dual voltage charger.

TRAILER MOUNTED PLATFORM1999 Niftylift 140HDC14m working height (46ft)Hydraulic Legs, DC Only

SELF PROPELLED SCISSOR PLATFORM2001 Skyjack 2646E29.7m working height (32ft)2WD, Slide out deck, non-marking tyres

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SNORKEL AB50J (2005)Self propelled boom. 4wd,56' working height. Diesel. Serviced & tested.

NIFTYLIFT HEIGHT RIDER 12 NBE(1998) Self propelled boom.40' working height. Narrow, bi-energy.Repainted, serviced & tested.

SKYJACK SJ 4626 (1996) Self propelled scissor lift.32' working height. Battery.Serviced & tested.

NIFTYLIFT 120T (2001) Trailer mounted platform. Telescopic40' working height. Battery.Repainted, serviced & tested.

SNORKEL S2545 (2003)Self propelled scissor lift.31' working height. Battery.Repainted, serviced and tested.

GENIE GS-2646 (2000)Self propelled scissor lift.32' working height. Battery.Serviced & tested.

Leewood Business Park, Upton, Huntingdon, PE28 5YQTel: +44 (0) 1480 891251 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 891162

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TEREX TA30N (1999)Self propelled boom.36' working height. Battery.Repainted, serviced & tested.

SPIDER TST29 (1999)Special high reach platform94' working height. Battery/mains electric.Repainted, serviced & tested.

GENIE Z45-22 BI FUEL (1997)Self propelled boom.51' working height. Diesel/battery.Repainted, serviced & tested.

NIFTYLIFT HEIGHT RIDER 15 NDE(2000) Self propelled boom.51' working height. Diesel/battery.Repainted, serviced & tested.

LIFTLUX SL105-10 (2002)Self propelled scissor lift.41' working height. Battery. Repainted, serviced & tested.

GENIE AWP20 (2005) Personnel lift.26' working height. Battery.Serviced & tested.

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Aerial lifts for saleWe have a number of good used machines available to sell from our fleet, unitsare supplied fully checked, certified, reconditioned and ready to work.

Call: +353 (0)21 431 1332 • Fax: +353 (0)21 431 1523Email: [email protected] • Web: www.manlift.ie

UpRight MX19 Year: 2003

Qty Available:6 units

Platform Height:19ft/5.6m

Price:€5,750

Haulotte Compact 8 Year: 2003

Qty Available:6 units

Platform Height:20ft/6m

Price:€5,750

Skyjack SJP125 Year: 2000

Qty Available:1 unit

Platform Height:19ft/5.6m

Price:€2,500

Genie IWP 20S Year: 2006



Price:€6,900

Snorkel 2032 Condor 86A Year: 1997



Price:€19,000

Year: 2003



Price:€6,000

Socage DA22 CTE Z20 Year: 2003



Price:€39,000

We also have available:Haulotte HA16PX x 6 - 2003

Haulotte Compact 12 x 4 - 2003 Haulotte HA21TX x3 - 2004

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All heights shown are platform heights.For working height add 2 metres.

Year: 2004



Price:€47,000

Genie AWP 40 2004 Year: 2004



Price:€3,500

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