Cranes & Access Magazine - July/August 2020
Cranes & Access Magazine - July/August 2020
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In this issue
This issue includes the annual crane, aerial lift and telehandler source and UK dealer guide, along with features on Used Equipment pricing trends and a look at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, a look at pick & carry cranes and India's largest crane manufacturer ACE plus a look at the low level powered access market and a virtual tour of the new Power Towers factory in Leicester.
Picking up?
The Pick & Carry Market Is One That Has Been Growing In Recent Years After Decades Of Decline As Palletised Loads And Fork Trucks Took Over From Industrial Material Handling.
5 mins
ACE high
With more than 10,500 units produced each year, India is without a doubt the biggest market for pick & carry cranes. Ed Darwin spoke with Sorab Agarwal, executive director of Action Construction Equipment (ACE) to find out how the company went from producing its first pick & carry crane under a tarpaulin tent to become the market leader just eight years later, and how it has maintained its position ever since.
9 mins
The Changing Face Of Lower Level Work At Height
Working at heights of up to five metres is by far and away the biggest cause of life changing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls at height. it is also a major cause of minor strains and muscle pulls, as tradesmen move or climb ladders and steps. And yet not only are low level work platforms safer, but they are also more efficient and therefore cost effective! We take a look at the market and some of the latest new products.
6 mins
Power Towers On The Move
UK-based Power towers has been an autonomous part of JLG since the company acquired it from Brian and Sandra King and Mark richardson in 2015. Almost exactly five years on, we had a ‘virtual meeting’ with current managing director Jonnie Dawson, 18 months after he moved into the role and six months after the departure of founder Brian King.
6 mins
From Rags to Ritchie
From selling £2,000 of used furniture at its first auction back in 1958 to selling more than $5 billion of used equipment last year, Ritchie Bros has grown into the world’s largest auctioneer of used heavy equipment.
10+ mins
PASMA focus
As lockdown eases and people return to work, the No Falls Foundation is urging workers to ‘Be Safe, Don’t Fall, Stay Alive!’ The charity is keen to ensure height safety remains a priority despite pressures to kick start the economy.
4 mins
training
training
3 mins
XCMG XCA1200
The XCMG XCA1200 is a 1,200 tonne capacity, eight axle All Terrain crane aimed particularly at wind turbine erection applications. This model is made by Yagao in 1:50 scale.
2 mins
Cranes & Access Magazine Description:
Publisher: The Vertikal Press
Category: Technology
Language: English
Frequency: 45 Days
The world's leading magazine covering mobile lifting equipment, including cranes, aerial work platforms and telescopic handlers
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