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| November 19, 2008 |
Vol. 5, Issue 22 |
2008 Lift and Access Equipment Showcase DVDs Available
Maximum Capacity Media, publisher of Lift and Access, now offers a DVD from its annual Equipment Showcase. The DVD will be available in early December and offers a wealth of information about the scissor lifts and telehandlers featured at the event. Call Becky Grazier at 800-231-8953 for more information. Rates are $59.95 for first DVD and $19.95 for additional copies. Click here for additional information.
Lift and Access Announces LLEAP Award Winners
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Manitou's MHT Series telehandler took the Platinum LLEAP Award.
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November 18, 2008 – Lift and Access has named winners of its 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. The Platinum winners for the fourth annual LLEAP Awards were Waco, Texas-based Manitou for its MHT Series telehandlers and La Farlede, France-based Made-SA for its Sky Mx power line detection system.
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Omme Lift Aerials Make Industry Splash
Terex AWP Introduces Online Service Training Course
PM Group Presents New Truck-Mounted Hydraulic Cranes
AEM Survey Forecasts Tough Year Ahead
New China Facility to Manufacture JLG Equipment for Asian Market
Made-SA Sky Mx Detects Power Lines to Save Lives
Power line detection system wins Platinum prize in the LLEAP Awards.
Made-SA's Sky Mx system detects power lines to increase worker safety. The product won a Platinum Award in the LLEAP competition this year.
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November 18, 2008 – Calling it an “innovation that will save lives,” judges for the Lift and Access Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Aerial Platforms (LLEAP) Awards ranked Made-SA’s Sky Mx with marks high enough to make it a top winner in the competition. The power line detection system won the Platinum Award for Support Products and Services.
Accidents that result from contact between equipment and high-voltage lines are an issue throughout the lifting and access industry.
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Manitex Reports Revenue Increase for Third Quarter
Skyjack Plant to Close for Four Weeks
Tadano Reports Sales Up 19 Percent
Acme Lift Names New CFO
MEC Looks to Specialty Product Development in Fourth Quarter
Charlotte, N.C., November 2008 – No one was seriously injured after a crane lifting a load of 75-pound steel beams came loose, falling 51 floors and smashing glass panels on a building under construction on the way down. A piece of metal also hit a school bus.
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