March - April 2025
NEWS
Zoomlion to set up EU MEWP factory, New Dinolift managing director, Custom Equipment rebrands, JLG EMEAI restructures, New majority owner for Trackunit, HSE retracts emergency stop statement.
NORTH AMERICA RENTAL
With Herc announcing perhaps the biggest rental acquisition in history, rental consultant Jeff Eisenberg breaks down the numbers, the risks, and what this mega-deal means for the US rental market.
INTERVIEW MATECO
As the largest specialist rental company in Europe, Mateco is insulating itself against new tariffs on Chinese-made MEWPs and challenging economic construction markets. COO Andries Schouten outlines the company’s strategy.
NEW BOOM LIFTS
The jury is still out on electric and hybrid boom lifts but that has not stopped manufacturers from continuing their focus on green energy equipment.
IAPA AWARD WINNERS
Find out who went home with the 13 coveted trophies presented at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs), which took place in Dublin this March. On the same day and in the same venue delegates gathered for the IPAF Summit to hear about the latest trends and ideas on the subject of safety in our industry.
SHOW GUIDE
Following the preview in the January-February issue of the magazine, this show guide brings you further products set to be launched at the show.
IPAF NEWS
The latest round-up from the Federation includes
the launch of a new safety campaign.
TELEHANDLER TRENDS
As a complementary product to MEWPs, they are seeing the same trend curves, such as electrification, compactness and versatility. Discover the latest products and developments.
INTERVIEW LEGUAN LIFTS
Finland-based Leguan Lifts is establishing itself as a cutting edge producer of spider lifts, with an emphasis on machine learning.
PROJECT REPORT
An extreme demolition project in Berlin to dismantle three 80m high chimneys located a the top of a 100m-tall structure.