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Tunnel mission for Haulotte
An articulating boom is being used to reach lighting and ventilation in tunnels on the Yunnan to Laos railway
Uptick for re-rent
The Special Equipment re-rent division of Mateco forecasts revenue and utilisation growth this year
Sinoboom appoints in the UK and Spain
Well-known access industry professionals Julie Houston Smyth and José Miguel Peña will head up operations 
Port giant orders XCMG booms
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZPMC) receives 50 boom lifts from XCMG’s new XG series
MEC unveils new website
Website provides more product information, technical resources and highlighted innovations 
Genie compact first in Spain
Maxber receives first two compact Genie GS-4655 slab scissor lifts in Spain
CMC enters Austria
Plan to expand presence in Central Europe with new distributor deal, complemented by CMC Germany
​Sinoboom scissor holes explained
The small holes found on its scissor forks allows for electrophoresis coating 
Alimak to acquire Verta
Group set to acquire US-based building maintenance unit (BMU) services provider at the end of this month 
Global construction equipment sales to fall 16%
The impact of Covid-19 will see most equipment markets fall by 15-35% and the global picture would much worse were it not for China
Haulotte expands Germany network
FSN Fördertechnik becomes Haulotte distributor in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania area
AFI launches MEWP hire app
Users can browse machines for hire, and request, retrieve, view, and accept or decline quotes 
Genie and HDW celebrate 25 years
Netherlands, Eastern Europe, Belgium and Luxemburg distributor marks quarter century partnership with Genie
IPAF safety webinar speaker confirmed
Federation’s newly-appointed head of safety & technical, Brian Parker will speak at reducing accidents webinar
Snorkel sales decline
Tanfield Group, which owns 49% of Snorkel shares, reports a 46.6% drop in sales for the first half of 2020   
Dingli electric booms reach 30m
Manufacturer’s lithium-powered boom lift range now covers 24.2m to 30.3m working height
MAS opens third depot
UK television and film access specialist opens depot despite industry being one of the worst hit by Covid-19
XCMG and IPAF promote access
IPAF China’s Bai Ri took part in an online broadcast to explain advantages of access equipment in the country 
Niftylift launches 2nd generation hybrid
Manufacturer launches second-generation hybrid technology, named Gen2 Hybrid
Genie lift in radioactive upgrade
Articulated boom used to tranform disused iron ore mine into radioactive waste repository
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