Cranes & Access

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July 2019

Vol. 21, Issue 5

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Contents / Comment (PDF, 548.39 KB)

News (PDF, 1.39 MB)
Mammoet to acquire ALE? 26ft Micro scissor from MEC, A faster/ safer way to install turbine blades? New 54t Manitex, UpRight scissor lifts return, New Raimondi luffer, New Jekko SPX532, New Hiab drywall crane, Dingli and Platform Basket partnership, Kalmar electric reachstacker, Europe's first Jaso J780PA.64, MEC Leak Containment System, JCB invests in Brazil and financials round-up...

Pick & carry cranes (PDF, 1.02 MB)
We look at the ‘Franna’ articulated pick & carry type of crane so popular in Australia as well as rounding up recently launched new products. We also ask if the cheap and cheerful tractor based cranes so popular in India are under threat from more cost effective and possibly safer telehandlers?

Low level access and mast booms (PDF, 966.41 KB)
The availability and use of low level and industrial type aerial work platforms has grown dramatically in recent years. We take a look at products that are particularly good for industrial cleaning and maintenance work ranging from the basic push around battery powered scissor lifts to the larger mast booms.

Product guide (PDF, 932.35 KB)
C&A annual product source and dealer guide lists all the crane, access, telehandler and ancillary equipment currently manufactured and available internationally, as well as contact details of distributors in the UK and Ireland.

Used equipment (PDF, 797.54 KB)
With the growth of online trading and modern communications, it has never been easier to search for secondhand examples of specific cranes, aerial work platforms or telehandlers. Mark Darwin takes a brief look at the state of the market and the emerging trends.

Diabetes and mental health (PDF, 427.73 KB)
Kate Walker, owner of Diabetes and You, looks at the association between diabetes and depression which has been well known for at least three decades.