February 25, 2009	Vol. 6, Issue 4

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 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.


Standout Scissor
MEC's 1932ES machine scores high marks on performance and value.

MEC showed off its 1932ES scissor model at the Showcase.

MEC Aerial Work Platform, Selma, Calif., purchased the Mayville Engineering product line in 2002, and since then, the company has reintroduced the former MEC machines and launched several more. To compete with the industry giants, MEC has focused on features that enhance performance, equipment quality, and reliability.

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Load Lifter to Launch New Telehandler at The Rental Show

Recognize Team Players through 2009 People of Distinction  

In New Partnership, Snorkel Adds Towable Scissor Lift to Product Line

Manitowoc 31000 to Begin Assembly

Aerial Insurance Specialists Join Hays Companies

Oil&Steel Takes Off at Airport in Dubai

Oil&Steel's Eagle S 4230 is at work at the Dubai International Airport.

February 24, 2009 – San Cesario Sul Panaro, Italy-based manufacturer Oil&Steel has
provided its Eagle S 4230 machine to the
Dubai International Airport for powering its maintenance service platform fleet. The Eagle
S 4230 was purchased through Al Laith Scaffolding, Oil&Steel’s dealer in the United Arab Emirates.

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SIA’s Aerial Work Platform Council Plans Stronger Training Requirements

Spitzlift Offers 900-Pound Capacity Portable Cranes

Metrolift Executive Named Illinois Equipment Distributors President 

Terex Construction Unit Under Review

AGC Supports California Emissions Rule Delay

Redmond, Wash., February 2009 – A worker on a construction site died while detaching rebar supports as they were moved in place by a crane. Police said he was attached to one of the supports when it gave way and fell on top of him. The rebar was estimated to weigh several thousand pounds.

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