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The results of an exclusive survey by Lift and Access showed that in the last week, the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting travel, revenue, and hiring decisions in the access industry.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its global spread, Lift and Access is keeping track of its ripple effect on the access equipment and rental industries, noting closures, changes to operations, and construction stoppages.

Check back here for the latest news as it happens.

March 20

JLG Industries to Close All U.S. Manufacturing Plants

JLG is suspending production at its U.S. facilities from March 30 through April 13 to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Manitou Group closed its operations in France on March 17 in order to help limit the growth of COVID-19.

It will remain closed until March 31, following closure announcements by numerous partners, customers, and suppliers.

Some divisions will be excluded from the closure, including spare parts, customer support, and some central functions.

Manitou Group is currently unable to determine the overall impact that this crisis will have on the financial full year.

For more information, visit www.manitou-group.com.

Serious Labs unveiled its next technology innovation for VR training simulation at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020: the Universal Motion Base, which can be adapted for a wide variety of heavy equipment simulators, including telehandlers and forklifts. 

Snorkel is launching a number of new products at the 2020 ConExpo-Con/Agg, including a 210-ft. “mega” boom lift and a 4,000-lb. capacity “mega” scissor lift.

Snorkel claims its 2100SJ boom lift will break records with a maximum working height of up to 216 ft., a horizontal outreach up to 100 ft., and the best-in-class working envelope with an area volume of 5.48 million ft.3 Snorkel is accepting pre-orders at the show with deliveries scheduled for early 2021.

While most exhibitors are continuing with their plans, some have decided to pull out of the 2020 ConExpo-Con/Agg and co-located IFPE in Las Vegas March 10-14, as concerns about COVID-19, commonly known as the new coronavirus, continue to grow.

Access and material handling industry exhibitors are weighing in on their plans for the show.

Able Equipment Rental Inc. announced that the company has joined Magni America’s dealer network, and it will offer Magni's complete line of telehandlers in New Jersey and Delaware, as well as in parts of Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Magni’s line includes 16 rotating telehandlers with lift heights from 57 – 167 ft. and lifting capacities from 8,800 - 28,600 lbs.; eight heavy telehandlers with capacities from 22,000 - 110,000 lbs.; and fixed boom telehandlers with lift heights of 63 ft. and 78 ft., and capacities of 11,000 lbs. and 13,200 lbs.

One week before the start of the 2020 ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas, the largest construction trade show in North America with more than 130,000 attendees from around the world expected, show officials are encouraging a “no handshake” policy as COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, continues to spread in the U.S.

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