Roger Brown Retirement Marks the End of an Era

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December 2, 2009	Vol. 6, Issue 23

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The End of an Era
by Guy Ramsey

Guy Ramsey

December 2, 2009 – When I read earlier this week that Roger Brown, senior vice president of global sales for Redmond, Wash.-based Genie Industries, a subsidiary of Terex, had decided that it was time to retire, I wasn't nearly as surprised as I was saddened. Terex AWP President Tim Ford made the announcement and commented on Brown's role as an icon in the aerial lift industry–a very accurate statement that caused me to reflect on my 20-plus year relationship with this industry leader.

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ALL Crane Rental Caps 49-Foot Coke Bottle

All Crane used two Link-Belt cranes to place the top of this Coke bottle at the Atlanta Braves' stadium.

December 1, 2009 – It was a refreshing day in July as cranes from ALL Crane Rental of Georgia hoisted the entire top, complete with red cap, onto the new, interactive, 49-foot-tall Coca-Cola bottle above left field at the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field. The Austell, Ga.–based crane company is a member of the ALL Family of Companies, Cleveland, Ohio. Because of the size of the bottle sections and the layout of Turner Field, two hydraulic truck cranes were required to make the challenging lifts.

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United Rentals Wins State Purchasing Contracts in Massachusetts, Texas

Hamden, Conn., November 2009 – A 58-year-old man died at the hospital from injuries he received after being run over by a forklift, officials said. The man was a carpenter foreman who was working on a university construction project and was walking up an incline near the construction site when the forklift backed up and hit him, police said.

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