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Italian manufacturer, Multitel, will launch three new truck mounted platforms at APEX.

Elliott Equipment Company is launching the L140 HiReach truck mounted aerial work platform with a winch; it is designed for access applications that demand heavy lifting and platform stability at working heights up to 140 ft.

The APEX aerial platform exhibition in September 2011 is perfectly timed for a recovery in the access equipment market after several years of low investment by rental companies and end users.

Bronto Skylift, has revealed that it will be showing a new 50m truck mounted platform at APEX. The new machine is reported to have, "unrivalled outreach performance," but the company is keeping other details under wraps until the exhibition held in Maastricht from 14. to 16 September 2011

The Palfinger North America Group debuted its largest aerial platform, the 337-foot (103 m) working height P333 at ConExpo. It was the first time the machine has been exhibited in North America.

US fire equipment manufacturer Pierce Manufacturing is to be exclusive distributor in North America of Bronto Skylift’s firefighting aerial platforms. Bronto will continue to sell its platforms to non-fire fighting markets through its existing distribution network.

Italian truck mount companies Cela and Socage are both expanding their market share by introducing new models and moving into new markets. Fiorenzo Flisi managing director of Socage and Simone Scalabrini sales director of Cela were visitors to the Samoter exhibition held in Verona, Italy 2 to 5 March.

TGM Wind Services, the US company that focuses on wind turbine projects, has bought its third Bronto Skylift S-90 HLA truck-mounted platform in less than 18 months and may well add two further units before mid-2011.

The Palfinger North America Group will launch the brand new P 333 all terrain aerial work platform during ConExpo 2011, the company said.

Texas-based Abilene High Lift Aerial has received the 328-foot working height Ruthmann TTS 1000 platform it ordered back in the beginning of 2010.

Skylift, Inc. has developed a new 55-foot truck-mounted aerial work platform

US manufacturer Lift-A-Loft Corporation has developed an access solution for the inspection and maintenance of bridges. Aimed at construction companies and state and municipal government agencies, the TMX32 is a truck mounted unit designed to be extremely stable when elevated.

Pennsylvania-based Hinkel Equipment Rental Associates added a 200-foot Bronto to its fleet recently.