August 20, 2008	Vol. 5, Issue 16

LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES!
Lift and Access is accepting entries for its fourth Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Aerial Platforms (LLEAP) Awards, which are intended to recognize products, accessories, or design concepts that are considered innovative or have advanced the state of the lifting equipment industry. Submissions are due Friday, Aug. 22. Click here for an entry form. For more details, contact Erin Whitehead at ewhitehead@liftandaccess.com.

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Bigge Orders Liebherr Crawlers to Meet Customer Demand

Bigge Crane & Rigging has ordered 12 Liebherr crawlers for delivery next year.

August 20, 2008 - A Liebherr LR 1200 SX crawler crane on hire from Bigge Crane & Rigging of San Leandro, Calif., is erecting steelwork on a new paper mill for the San Francisco Chronicle. This 275-ton capacity crane is one of more than 25 Liebherr LR series crawlers owned by Bigge. The company has been so impressed by the performance of the Liebherr crawler cranes, and the demand for them from customers, that it has ordered 12 more for delivery next year...Read Full Story

Genie to Add New Washington Facility

Crane Institute Certification Now Accredited by NCCA

Keeping Cranes Secure on the Jobsite

Details Now Available for October's SAF-T Conference

Light-Footed Transformer
The LEO 23GT compact aerial lift adds versatility to jobs indoors and out.
Part One
By Guy Ramsey

The Leo 23GT features a 76-foot lift height and a low 8.8 psi for traveling on delicate floors.

August 20, 2008 - Although the spider-like, compact track-mounted aerial lifts produced by Teupen (pronounced toy-pen) are just now beginning to gain a level of recognition in the United States and Canada, they've long garnered a reputation in Europe for being high quality and unique...Read Full Story





MEC to Launch M46TJ Boom Lift

Snorkel Announces Layoffs

ALL Places Three-Part Bike Bridge in One Day

Modulift Expands U.S. Distribution

New York, N.Y., August 2008 - Two window washers fell 40 feet to their deaths after the aerial lift they were working in tipped over. Police said the aerial lift catapulted the two men, who were cousins, from the platform that was elevated two stories up before the machine crashed to the ground.

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