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Hurricane Harvey support from Genie
To help customers recovering from the damage done during the flooding following Hurricane Harvey, Terex AWP has sent three teams of product support specialists 
Mtandt appoints new managing director
India-based Mtandt has appointed Pradeep Agarwal as its group managing director and member of the executive board. He succeeds Rakesh Modi
Custers crawler launch
The newly-launched Custers Verda 12 is a track mounted double telescopic platform with a maximum working height of 12.3m and a lateral outreach up to 10.3m for the 4900kg version
Boom and scissor launch from MEC
MEC is expanding its line of DC direct electric drive slab scissors and booms with the new Micro 19 scissor and 45ft  45-AJ articulated boom lift
Kiloutou acquires Spanish rental firm
CTC de Maquinaria, based in north east of Spain and acquired by Kiloutou, has fleet of 1,800 units
Loxam enters Italy with Nacanco buy-out
French rental company expands presence in western Europe with acquisition of access rental firm Nacanco
Nickell Rental signs deal with SmartEquip
Nickell Rental will be able to automate service processes, increase technician productivity, eliminate parts order errors and more
IPAF set to offer instructor training in French
On October 2, IPAF will organize the first North American IPAF Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) instructor training delivered in French
Bronto Skylift names Canadian distributor
CraneWorks Canada will offer Bronto units through its network 
Appleton to highlight rental lessons from Europe
Kevin Appleton will describe the key lessons from the recent history of Europe’s rental market at the IRC rental conference in Shanghai.
New research on China’s access market at IRC
Off-Highway Research will reveal the findings of a new study on China’s aerial platform industry at IRC.
UK ends heavy goods vehicle MEWP exemption
The UK Government has announced the end of the current exemption for HGV-mounted MEWPs from annual MOT inspections, following a wide-ranging industry consultation
IPAF UK general manager named
IPAF has appointed a new UK market general manager. Richard Whiting will join IPAF from the UK-based Hire Association Europe (HAE) at the end of October.
Seven Group takes full ownership of Coates
The deal, worth €346.29 million, takes Seven’s ownership from 47 to 100%
Momentum builds for ALH Conference & Awards
An outstanding conference lineup is set for Oct. 12 in Miami so book your spot to attend now
IPS consumables go mobile
UK-based replacement parts specialist IPS is launching a mobile consumables store. The company already runs a nationwide fleet of spare parts vans, serving the plant hire and access rental sector
CharterLift represents Klubb in Germany
Klubb has appointed a new distributor for its industrial vehicle mounted platforms in Germany, CharterLift. Constructel and Mateco are first customers
Horizon chooses US Battery
China’s largest AWP rental company has switched to US Battery products to power its fleet of battery operated aerial work platform equipment
Abrahams joins JLG UK
Bradley Abrahams has joined JLG Industries as sales director UK and Ireland. He will report into Jonathan Dawson, senior director of sales Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia.
Speedy running ahead of steam
UK rental company to see big increase in profits compared to previous year, along with increased revenues
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