NEWS
Tractel to acquire Scanclimber, Dingli takes stake in MEC, Goscor merges and acquires, New owner for Custom Equipment, Nishio grows in Vietnam, Jensen succeeds Torp at time, Speedy buys access pair.

INTERVIEW: MILLS
Brazil has experienced a multitude of economic and political upheavals
over recent years. Euan Youdale speaks exclusively with Sérgio Kariya, the
president of Mills, about how the rental company has turned around in
the wake of such challenges.

IAPAS 2018 SHORTLIST
See who is on the shortlist for the 2018 International Awards
for Powered Access (IAPAs), organised by Access International
and IPAF.

SCISSOR LIFTS
Two scissor markets making a signifi cant impact on the global stage are the US and China, both for diff erent reasons. Euan Youdale explores the modern scissor environment in light of these two countries.

PRODUCT UPDATE
AI rounds up some of the latest products in the scissor lift sector.

NORTH AMERICA STANDARDS
Th e new ANSI and CSA standards being introduced in North America are now much closer in their requirements to others like the European EN280.
Brandon Tucker, director of engineering at JLG Industries, summarises their specifi cations.

MAST CLIMBERS
Scanclimber managing director Eerik Nousiainen speaks exclusively with AI about the company’s aquisition by Tractel Group. Plus, there is as a round up of news items and site reports from the sector.

PREVIEW: INTERMAT
As exhibitors and visitors to this year’s Intermat, Paris exhibition begin to plan ahead, AI previews the show which takes place from 23-28 April.

NEWS
IPAF continues to pioneer safety, trianing and standards across the access industry. See the latest news from the Federation.

INTERVIEW: AHERN RENTALS
Th e coming year will be see signifi cant strides from Ahern Rentals. As one of the very few independents not bought-out by the big players, Ahern has plenty of room for expansion. Lindsey Anderson speaks exclusively with
Don Ahern.