On the last day of the rental show we report on Bil-Jax with three new trailer lifts, Custom Equipment’s low level scissor lift, a neat screen display for RentalMans rental software and another scaffold tower from China.
10.02.2006
Haulotte has issued preliminary figures for 2005, indicating revenues of €385 million, an increase of 44% on 2004.
28.01.2006
JLG Industries has appointed Joe Dixon as president of JLG Service Plus. Its after sales support business.
08.01.2006
Manitou is to replace its popular MT13 range of telehandlers with a new MT14 in 2006.
21.12.2005
JLG has finalised a new five year $200 million senior credit facility, which can be expanded at a later date to $300 million.
01.12.2005
JLG has confirmed today that it has completed the purchase of equipment, tooling, and intellectual property of Caterpillar's telehandler product line.
29.11.2005
Franky Mulliez, the founder of Kiloutou, Frances second largest rental company, has sold 51% of the business to Sagard for €170 million.
21.10.2005
Telehandler manufacturer, Manitou has announced The acquisition of Hangzhou Irisman MH Equipment a producer and distributor of IC powered fork trucks.
13.10.2005
Bob Buehler, a veteran of Snorkel International and a well known character in the aerial lift industry, passed away on Tuesday morning August 16th..
18.08.2005
JLG has announced an “organizational alignment” that is intended to grow its service operations, diversify its sales outlets and increase the focus on its Six Sigma programme. .
21.06.2005
VP the parent company of UK Forks and Hire station, saw operating profits for the year to the end of March, rise by12 percent to £10 million, on revenues up eight percent to £90 million .
09.06.2005
Terex crane sales increased by 43 percent and Genie aerial sales by 60 percent, but margins have been squeezed by material cost increases.
31.05.2005
Malcolm Early, currently European marketing communications manager at Manitowoc, is set to join JLG as its European marketing director
26.05.2005
JLG has released its fiscal third quarter results, they show revenues for the nine months up by 52 percent on last years record revenues to $1.17 billion.
25.05.2005
JLG has announced that Charles O. Wood, III has retired from the Company's Board of Directors, effective May 20, 2005.
23.05.2005
Terex Corp, the owner of Terex-Demag and Genie, has released a statement regarding its first quarter results. Revenues are expected to be up by around 35 percent to $1.4 billion. The company expects to finally release its numbers towards the end of the month.
15.05.2005
Caterpillar Inc has posted record first-quarter sales, up 29 percent to $8.34 billion, with profits up 38 percent compared to the same period in 2004.
25.04.2005
SmartEquip, the American based e-commerce company has appointed Michel Petitjean as MD of its new European operation
Venture capital company, Odyssey, has acquired Neff corp, Americas ninth largest rental company.
11.04.2005
The new general manager for JLG UK is Simon Cracknell, he takes up his new post this week.
05.04.2005
Italian producer Palazzani is launching a telescopic handler created from a front end loader, with dual telescopic arms, at Samoter in May.
29.03.2005
Haulotte has confirmed the 30 percent increase in revenues reported in January with a 300 percent improvement in operating income, which toped 10 percent while net profit after tax and exceptionals posted a 540 percent increase.
21.03.2005
JLG Industries, Inc. has announced the price for its upcoming rights issue and increased the volume to five million shares.
13.03.2005
JLG Industries Inc. has announced its intention, “subject to market and other conditions”, to sell 4,700,000 shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering
07.03.2005