Vol. 4, Issue 8

Maximum Capacity Media LLC: publisher of Lift and Access, Crane Hot Line and Lift and Access 360, announces the first annual SAF-T Conference! The one-day Safe Access, Fall Protection & Training Conference is scheduled on July 20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, Calif...Read more here



Hirschmann Automation and Control Sale Finalized
Electronic Controls division to operate independently.

Hirschmann executives broke ground on the company's new Chambersburg facility on April 3.

April 4, 2007 - Last week, St. Louis, Mo.-based Belden, a leading manufacturer of signal transmission solutions, completed the acquisition of Hirschmann Automation and Control, Chambersburg, Pa., from European private equity investor HgCapital. Belden paid $260 million for Hirschmann, which reported 2006 revenues of approximately $250 million and has 750 employees. In addition to the cash purchase price, Belden also will be responsible for certain obligations, including pension liabilities, of approximately $60 million...Read Full Story

Neff Corp. to Be Acquired by Lightyear Capital

Technocrane Debuts BIGMAX® Patent-Pending Hoist Mechanism

Washington Legislature Sends Governor Crane Safety Bill

OEM Data Delivery Tracks Rental Asset Shipping and Receiving

Built from the Ground Up
Genie redesigns its 10,000-pound capacity telehandlers.
By Katie Parrish

Genie's redesigned GTH-1056 telehandler incorporates new functions and old favorites.

April 4, 2007 - Taking a popular telehandler model and making significant changes is no simple task. Not only does the manufacturer have to make functional adjustments in order for the machine to be more efficient, but it also must indulge its customers by continuing the use of "old favorites" in the new design.

Less than two years ago, Genie Industries, Redmond, Wash., took responsibility for the Terex telehandlers and made minor changes to the machines' design, including rebranding them as the GTH Series, changing the nomenclature to meet the new series designation, and painting the models its signature blue and gray colors. Although the Terex telehandlers were very popular machines, Genie realized that major improvements needed to be made in order for the GTH Series to keep up with the evolving market...Read Full Story

Kissimmee Utility Authority Adds Altec Boom Truck to Its Fleet

The Crosby Group Accepts 2006 LLEAP Award

Terex Sells AWPs and Telehandlers in the Middle East

Manitowoc Names New Crane CARE Vice President

JLG Promotes New VPs and Director of Training

Amherst , Mass., April 2007 - A 55-year-old painter at a university construction site died after he became lodged between a roof beam and the scissor lift he was operating. Officials say he was painting alone when he was pinned by the machine, and he was freed only after co-workers climbed up the scissor lift to dislodge him.

According to a university spokesperson, the district attorney's office, federal OSHA, and the state police were on the scene investigating the accident, alongside the university's Office of Environmental Health and Safety. - www.eyewitnessnewstv.com.

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