01.07.2012

Volvo acquires lift specialist

Volvo Rents has acquired Aerial Platform Experts, a sales, service and rental operation in Davenport, Iowa.

The company, founded in 2005, is a sales and service operation and authorised dealer for Genie, Sky Jack, and JLG. It specialises in service, repairs and rebuilds, as well as offering aerial lift transport and rental.
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The company is managed by president Andy Fliege who will remain with the company as a Volvo Rents store manager, along with all 14 employees.

Fliege said: “Iowa’s construction industry is showing improvement, but a full recovery will take time. You don’t go from having a heart attack to running a marathon overnight. The problem is on its way to being resolved and we look forward to being a big part of that resolution.”
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Andy Fliege

Mike Crouch, vice president of business development for Volvo Rents, said: “The acquisition of Aerial Platform Experts is a strategic move that will launch our footprint in Iowa and puts us in a favourable position to meet what will undoubtedly translate into a growing demand for construction equipment rental.”

No details of the transaction have been released.