As the date for the SAF-T Conference nears, industry manufacturers and organizations are lining up in support of the Safe Access, Fall Protection & Training (SAF-T) Conference, hosted by Maximum Capacity Media. The live conference, focused on powered access equipment safety, will take place in conjunction with the Scaffold & Access Industry Association’s Annual Convention on July 24, 2013, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Manitex, Inc. has unveiled its newest truck-mounted telescopic crane, the 70-ton TC700. The crane is specifically designed to be used on commercial carriers, allowing operators quickly travel to and between job sites.

Lift and Access reports that Ahern Rentals plans to sell more than 300 used rental ready equipment at a live auction on Saturday, May 18, 2013.  The Las Vegas auction will take place at 9:30 am at 1800 West Bonanza Road, Las Vegas NV 89106.

A number of powered access machines available in North America run on batteries. Push-around access platform models use a battery to power the platform elevation. Self-propelled units rely on battery power both for elevation and travel.

The industry’s quest for safety and productivity leads to growing demand for small, lightweight access platforms.

Optimal maintenance and reliability of hydraulic equipment requires a certain level of knowledge (and intervention) on the part of the end user. Unfortunately, this knowledge is often lacking.

Compactness, capacity, and reach are enabling a Maeda MC305-2 mini-crane to play a major rooftop role in getting a high-rise construction project back on track in New York City after Hurricane Sandy. JV Trucking & Rigging LLC, Manalapan, N.J., has perched the Maeda mini-crane atop a 1,020-ft tall high-rise luxury condominium building that’s going up in Manhattan. The 75-story building is reportedly the tallest residential building in the city, as well as the city’s tallest building that uses only concrete for its structural members.