The second of several pictorial overviews from last week’s Apex trade show in Maastricht, the Netherlands
09.06.2026
We have received the sad news that former Grove senior vice president of engineering Gene Gardenhour has died
Boom and trailer lift manufacturer Niftylift has launched MyNifty, an online support hub that brings together technical documentation and video guidance
Dutch crane and off road tyre supplier Magna Tyres has acquired Belgian company Forrez
Over the next few days we will publish a series of pictorial overviews of the Apex trade show held last week in Maastricht, the Netherlands
08.06.2026
Hiab is to acquire Canadian refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Labrie Environmental from Wynnchurch Capital
Spotted in Kalymnos, Greece, several men re-pointing a wall while balancing precariously on scaffold frames and wooden planks
05.06.2026
IPAF held its annual Women in Powered Access breakfast at Apex this week
German crane & excavator manufacturer Atlas, currently in administration, looks set to be acquired by Buhler Versatile / Turkish group ASKO
Lithium battery pack manufacturer BSL Batt has appointed battery industry veteran David Chambers as head of global sales
Xtreme Telehandlers has appointed MGX Equipment Services as its distributor in Omaha, Nebraska
A student has died, while another was injured in an incident involving a truck mounted utility platform/bucket truck
Truck mounted aerial work platform manufacturer Multitel Pagliero has appointed Luigi Vitaliano as business development manager for Spain
04.06.2026
APS has opened Access Platform Service & Repairs (APSR) based at a facility in Middleton, previously part of JLG
Two men were seriously injured last Wednesday, when the boom of an All Terrain came too close to an overhead power line on B14 highway near Backnang near Stuttgart, Germany
Zoomlion has signed multi year distribution contract extensions for the Netherlands and Poland with Dutch company Bac
A service engineer died in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton North, earlier this week after the platform of the scissor lift, he was working on touched overhead power lines.
03.06.2026
Spanish rental company Grúas Alhambra has taken delivery of two new 120t Grove GMK5120L All Terrain cranes
UK arborist Kent & Sussex Tree Services has taken a 13.5m Socage 14A pickup mounted lift
Paraguay maritime company Puerto Seguro Fluvial has taken its second 80t Liebherr FCC 280 fixed cargo crane
Loader crane manufacturer Hiab has reported its first quarter results with lower sales and a steep fall in profits
IPAF has appointed Kai Schliephake as president after Karel Huijser completed his two year term
02.06.2026
Skyjack has launched an all electric version of its 40ft SJ6940 RT compact Rough Terrain scissor lift
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German rental company Gagarin has taken delivery of a 90t LTM 1090-4.2, its first Liebherr
