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C&A 14.9 P34-73:Layout 1 1/11/13 4:34 PM Page 43A lookback atc &a2012JanuaryChinese crane manufacturer Sanyacquires German concrete pumpmanufacturer Putzmeister.UK based crane rental companyK-Lift appoints a liquidator.R&B spider cranes appoints LTECHLinden Comansa appointsModern Emirates HeavyEquipment as distributor for Saudias its dealer for Russia.Trimble and Manitowoc announceManitowoc Cranes adds aninternational Contact Centre at itsfacility in Pune, India.2012 was another mixed year and greatlydepended on where you were based.The world economic situation remainedfragile and was particularly desperate inSouthern Europe. In spite of this mostcompanies in our sector fared better in2012 than in 2011, although there weresigns of third quarter slowing in somemarkets with a flourish towards year end.In terms of news the year was certainlyeventful - our annual review looks at thehighlights from the industry and the worldat large. If you are looking for more detailson any story that we have included, theycan all be found online at www.vertikal.net- simply use our news search facility.JLG announces that it will build its450 and 510 AJ boom lifts inRomania.Industrynewscollaboration agreement for thedevelopment of telematics solutions.look back 2012Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman.Boels acquires WarmerdamHoogwerkers and K-Rental in theNetherlands and Baurent inIPAF launches an accidentstatistics database for aerial lifts.Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .Germany.The cruise ship Costa Concordiaruns aground in the Mediterraneanwith 32 dead or missing and 64injured.New Holland adds a six metreDieci-built compact telehandler toits range.RiwalappointsNorty TurnerJMG launches the MC60 a new sixtonne pick & carry crane.Jean-Charles Delplace, previouslyMD of SMIE joins Ascorel.Liebherr establishes a mobile cranedivision within Liebherr Argentina forthe local market and Uruguay.Manitou and Toyota announce thetermination of their fork truckpartnership in France.as chiefexecutive DickSchalekampmoves to astrategic role.Bravi launches the 4.2 metreMecalac drops the Ahlmannbrand name.Altrex appointsPop-UpProducts asits exclusivedistributor forthe UK.Spin-Go push-around work platform.The English language service ofWikipedia shuts down for 24hours in protest against anti-piracylegislation proposed bythe US Congress.Sterling Crane of Canada acquiresFreo Cranes of Western Australia.Man Lift ManufacturingKodak files forappoints Phil Sprio as chiefexecutive.bankruptcy protection.Hek & Partner establishesVentalus to sell used poweredCroatia votes overwhelmingly inaccess equipment in Russia.favour of joining the EuropeanUnion.Carl Icahn launches a 12 monthattempt to gain control of theOshkosh board.Greece rejects proposals for directEU control of the country's financialaffairs.Caterpillar launches the TL1255C a12,000lb/55ft telehandler in North America.Former RoyalBank of Scotlandchief executiveFred Goodwinis stripped of hisknighthood.December/January 2013 cranes & access43
C&A 14.9 P34-73:Layout 1 1/11/13 4:34 PM Page 44look back 2012Februaryc&aMarchIndustrynewsHaulotteannounces theall new 67fttelescopic boom,the HT23RTJ.Galizia introduces a six tonnecrane based on its Multis 636chassis.Palfinger and Sanyannounce two JointVentures – one inEurope for mobilecranesand onein China forloader cranes.US-based Lift-A-Loft is acquired by investorTodd Hunt.Harsco chief executive Salvatore FazzolariStefan Kulawik and Rupprecht Zapfhead Palfinger Platforms, followingthe departure of Dirk Engels.Ruthmann appoints Malthus as itsdistributor for Sweden and Norway.Kobelco starts crawler craneproduction in India.Snorkel owner Tanfield raises 12 million through the issue ofnew shares.leaves the company.Skyjack unveils newSany appoints BIK Hydraulics as its first63ft articulated boomthe SJ63AJ at ARA.Canadian crane dealer.IndustrynewsJLG unveils a new lower cost basic RS slabscissor range at ARA.Charles Snyder resigns as chief executive ofUS-based Amquip crane rental.Easy Lift launches 19 metre ETJ190 truckmounted lift.Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .74 people are killed inclashes between fansof Egyptian footballteams Al-Masry andAl-Ahly in the city ofPort Said.Terex sells its stake in SichuanChangjiang Engineering CraneCompany to Sinomach HeavyIndustry.Romanian prime minister Emil Boc and hiscabinet resign after two months of politicalunrest and protests.Hirepool acquires New Zealand AccessHire.Easy-Lift appoints Hek & Partner as itsAustrian dealer.Tens of thousands arestranded by floods in theAustralian states of NewSouth Wales and Queensland.Fabio Capello resigns as the manager ofEngland over clashes with the FootballAssociation.Willi and Isolde Liebherr assign some ofExtreme cold weatheracross Europe killshundreds.their shares in the company to their children.Dingli appoints M. J. Hydraulik as dealerfor Denmark.Brian Black joins Skyjack as vice presidentof sales.ChinesemanufacturerJCHI acquiresJapanese aeriallift manufacturerNagano.Sany Americaappoints DC BatesEquipment as itsNew England dealer.Google's acquisitionof smartphone makerMotorola is approved by USA and EU.Rangers Football Club enters administration.News Corporation launchesThe Sun on Sunday replacingthe News of the World.The prime minister of Australia Julia Gillarddefeats former prime minister Kevin Rudd ina Labour Party leadership ballot.The Artist wins fiveOscars including BestPicture and becomes thefirst silent film to winsince Wings in 1927.44 cranes & access December/January 2013ESTA hosts Wind Safety Summitin Hamburg.Socage announces a new 32 metreDAJ332 truck mounted lift.Kai Schliephakeleaves JLGDeutschland to moveto Partner Lift.EntrecTransportationacquires the MainsCrane group of Nisku,Alberta.Danish trailer liftmanufacturer Denkaappoints a bankruptcytrustee.Caterpillar launches four new six and sevenmetre C Series telehandlers.Omme Lift launches a new25 metre spider lift - the2500 RXBDJ.
C&A 14.9 P34-73:Layout 1 1/11/13 4:34 PM Page 45Aprilc&aIndustrynewsJimmyLomma isGSR launches the 20 metre E209PX truckmounted lift.Haulotte announces closure of its Spanishproduction facility.look back 2012Dingli appoints Leach Lewis as its distributorfor the UK.acquitted ofmanslaughterand othercharges followingthe New Yorktower cranecollapsein 2008.JLG announcesthe SkyGuardanti-entrapmentdevice for itsboom lifts.UK rental company Lifterz acquires the accessfleet of Diamond Construction.Sany starts crawler crane production in Chakan,near Pune, India.Link-Beltappoints BrasilMáquinas deConstrução as distributor for Brazil.Genie unveils new 14 and 17.6 metre fixedframe and 21 metre 360 degree modeltelehandlers.Ramirent appoints Anna Hyvönen asmanaging director of Ramirent Finland.Hiab launches the new XS 544 HiPro loadercrane.Terex Cranes appoints Titan ConstructionEquipment as mobile crane distributor in NewZealand.Liebherrintroduces anew boomsystem for its750 tonne LG1750 latticeboom mobilecrane.Platform Basket launches the 15.75 PROand 18.90 PRO spider lifts.Maeda appoints Falcon Equipment as itsdealer for Western Canada.Palfinger launches the PK 14502 SH and thePK 18502 SH loader cranes.Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidentialelections in spite of on-going protests.EncyclopaediaBritannicaLSG Industrials acquires Lifterz andannounces Lifterz crane hire.IPAF launches a tool to help operators calculatespreader plate sizes.announces theend to printedversions whilecontinuing onlineeditions.Holland Lift acquires the failed Belgian aerial liftmanufacturer SkyHigh.Terex announces plans to move self-erectingSaudi Arabia is reported to have sentdistributor for the Benelux region.tower crane production from Italy to France.Unic Cranes appoints Waterland Trading asAshtead acquires Topp ConstructionServices in the USA.Jekko appoints Tower Rent as its distributorin Turkey.Altrad acquires UK ScaffolderMTD Scaffolding.Unic unveils the10 tonne URW1006spider crane.weapons to Syrian rebels.Joachim Gauck is elected president ofGermany.Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .Fabrice Muamba collapses during the FAThe Bahrain Formula 1Grand Prix goes ahead inspite of demonstrations.Cup quarter-final between Tottenham Hotspurand Bolton Wanderers.A gunman kills seven and injures five in aAn avalanche buries 130Pakistani Army soldiers nearthe Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas.shooting spree targeting French soldiers andJewish civilians in Montauban and Toulouse,France and is then killed following a siege.Lucas Papademos resigns as the primeminister of Greece.CTE launches the redesigned Zed 21 JH.PopeBenedictXVI makesJCB launches a 20 metre 540-200 fixed framea three dayvisit toCuba.telehandler at Intermat.long range rocket that breaksup shortly after launch.Sany unveils its 220 tonne All Terrain crane aimedat the European market.One World Trade CenterUnic Cranes appoints Knutsen Maskin forNorway and Arnab Kran & Lift in Sweden.North Korea launches abecomes the tallest buildingin New York City.December/January 2013 cranes & access45
C&A 14.9 P34-73:Layout 1 1/11/13 4:34 PM Page 46look back 2012c&aAlimak Hek appointsTormod GunleiksrudEffer opens a UK subsidiary -as chief executive.Effer UK.IndustrynewsTeupen appoints Goscor Hi-Reachas its dealer for Southern Africa.In the UK, AFI acquires the Exeterbased powered access rentalbusiness Light Hire.Cela appoints Cominvest-AKMTMammoet buys the first 3,000 tonneLiebherrBrubakken acquires MalthusMayas its dealer for Russia.Load Systems International (LSI)opens a UK division in Aberdeen,Scotland.LR 13000crawlercrane.Terex acquires 100 percent of Italianluffing jib tower crane manufacturerRecom.Ruthmann appoints Time IbéricaJuneIndustrynewsTerex Cranes launches the CTL 650F45 taking it into the heavy luffing jibtower crane market.Lift & Maskin.Cormidi launchesa multi-purposeKB-X P spiderlift/spidercrane range.World news . World news . World news . World news . World news .The owners of Valla cranes and JMGsettle their legal battle.Edvard Munch's TheScream sells for a recordCanadian-based Constellation 119.9 million in anSoftware acquires Wynne Systems, auction in New York City.Romanian access rental companyowner of RentalMan software.Mitt Romney becomesT&T Solutions isNiftyliftunveils two new articulatedRepublican presidential candidate.declared insolvent andself-propelled booms, thea trustee appointed.Boris Johnson is86ft Hybrid 4x4 - its largestIsoli appointsre-elected as theAutomechanical Plant boom to date - and the lowMayor of London for aweight 45ft articulatedas Russian distributor forsecond term.HR15.its aerial lifts.Japan shuts down its last nuclearManitowoc launchesreactor, leaving the country withouttwo new Dongyuenuclear power for the first timeChinese truck crane models.since 1970.as its distributor for Spain andPortugal.Norwegian fork truck companyFrançois Hollandebecomes the 24thPresident of France.Swedish pop musicsinger Loreen wins theEurovision Song Contest2012 with her song Euphoria.Facebook holds an initial publicofferingand closesflat at 38.23 a share before fallingsubstantially.Andrew Winter is appointedgeneral manager of AinscoughHeavy Cranes.Bigge’s 4,000Isoli signs a distribution agreementWo r l d n e w s .Wo r l dwith Turkish manufacturer Yildizhan.Queen ElizabethTerex launches its Port SolutionsII celebrates hertonne AFRD 125Dcrane is erectedfor the first time inGeorgia.n e w s .division and brands harbour cranes as diamond Jubilee.IPAF introduces the PAL trainingcourse for operatorsworking in higherrisk or challengingenvironments.Riwal appointsSørenRosenkrands aschief operationsofficer.Terex Gottwald.Bravi UK changesits name to HLS Height Lift & Shift.Ainscough Crane Hire acquiresPlymouth-based West CountryCrane Hire.Socage adds three distributors inSnorkel appoints MovimenttarEquipamentos Industriaisa as itsTadano fires its vice president atTadano America for embezzling morethan 9 million.South America, through its BrazilianJoint Venture - Guiton Socage.The U.S. Anti-Doping Agencycharges seven-time Tour deFrance winner Lance Armstrong.Frank NerenhausenMohamed Morsi oftakes over as presidentof JLG following thepromotion of WilsonJones.the Muslim Brotherhoodis declared the winnerof Egypt's presidentialelection run-off.Manitowoc launches a dedicatedtesting facility for crane components.Daredevil Nik Wallenda becomesthe first person to walk a tightropeabove the brink of Niagara Falls.Sarens and Netherlands-basedVerbrugge Terminals form astrategic offshore wind partnership.dealer in Brazil.Bronto launches aLiebherr unveils a 220 tonne LTR1220 telescopic crawler crane andsafety system for itstruck mounted lifts - the 750 tonne LTM 1750-9.1 All Terraincrane.B-SRS Safety Rail - atVertikal Days.Speedy InternationalTrojan Battery appointsAccuverkoop Hefra as aopens a regional hub inMussafah, Abu Dhabi.Avant Tecno/Leguanappoints AXS Sales as Dingli appoints Makser Makinaits dealer for England &Wales.Easi Upliftslaunches a specialistdivision for largetruck mounted andspider lifts.Potain launches theas its distributor for Turkey.Skyking launches the 12.5 metre125RA hybrid van mounted lift and14 metre lift mounted on a trackedvehicleatVertikalDays.MCT 385 its firsttopless tower cranebuilt in Asia.46 cranes & access December/January 2013distributor in the Netherlands.JLG appoints Laurent Montenayas Geschäftsführer of its Germandistribution business.MEC appoints Jack Harwood asNorth American sales manager, whileJim Tolle moves tointernational sales.Wolffkran unveilsan all new flat tophydraulic luffing jibcrane with the 166B.Bankrupt carmaker Saab issold to a ChineseSwedishinvestment group, aiming attransforming the company into amaker of electric vehicles.Julian Assange of Wikileakstakes refuge in Ecuador's embassyin London to avoid extradition toSweden.Queen Elizabeth II becomes firstBritish monarch to visit to Irelandsince independence.
C&A 14.9 P34-73:Layout 1 1/11/13 4:34 PM Page 47JulyIndustrynewsPalfingerunveils thePK 36502 andHarsco appoints Patrick K. Decker PK 41002 EHas chief executive.loader cranes.Tat Hong acquires JiangsuRuthmann appoints Al WaslHengxingmao Financial LeasingTrading and YBA Kanoo asfrom Yongmao.distributors in the Middle East.Testcentrum De Lille appointsALS and Anderer Engineering asGiraf Track dealers in Germany, alongwith Leeb-Technik in Austria andSchuler & Schuler in Switzerland.Omme LiftSergey Chunin and Dmitry Pankinlaunches a new23 metre 2300EX telescopictrailer lift.c&aALE announcesa 5,000 tonnecapacity AL.SKcrane.look back 2012Wo r l d n e w s .Wo r l d n e w s .TheLondonShard,Vp acquires twoEurope’stallestequipment rentalunits from Balfour buildingat 309.6Beatty for 4 million in cash.metres, is officially opened.Texas-based TNT Crane andRigging acquires the crane operations The Rolling Stones celebratethe 50th anniversary of their firstof Oklahoma-based Turner Bros.performance at the MarqueeUK-based City Lifting acquiresClubin Oxford Street, London.K-Lift’s Spierings fleet.Kimberly group appoints Jim Perry Pranab Mukherjee is elected asas managing director of 1st Access the new President of India.MultitelRaimondi launches 10 tonne MRT144 Pagliero opens a new export2012 SummerRentals.flat top tower crane and appoints VanOlympics openSpider cranesubsidiary in Germany.Campenhout as distributor forin London, UK.manufacturer R&BGerman truck mounted liftBenelux.Former ChineseappointsStevenmanufacturer ESDA entersSingapore rental company Galmonpolitical leaderSpenceasitsagentadministration.celebrates 30 years in business.Bo Xilai's wife, Gu Kailai, andfor the USA.Manitowoc appoints RMB Serviceemployee Zhang Xiaojun areLiebherr EhingenHinowaGroup as dealer for South Australiacharged with murder of Britishformsasubsidiarycelebrates itsand the Northern Territories.businessman Neil Heywood.in Denmark 25th anniversaryThe owners of New Zealand rentalEnrique Peña Nieto wins theLiebherr-Danmark ApS.and launches thecompany HireQuip appoint receivers.2012 Mexican17 metre LightliftCTE launches a new version of itsCargotec/Hiab agrees a loader crane 20 metre Z20C 3.5 tonne truckpresidential17.75 IIIS spiderjoint venture with China Nationalelection.lift.mounted lift.Heavy Duty Truck Group.Konecranes acquires AmeratronicCela appoints Euraccess as itsIndustries of Portage, Indiana.team up to form Russian salescompany Vertex.distributor for southern England.Sports results for 2012FootballEuro 2012 Spain defeatsItaly 4-0 in the final.UEFA Champions League Chelsea wins on penalties againstBayern Munich following a full-timescore of 1-1.Novak Djokovic wins theAustralian Open Men's SinglesRafael Nadal wins the Frenchopen.Czech Republic defeats Spain inthe Davis Cup.Formula OneSebastian VettelAtletico Madrid wins UEFA Europa of Germany winsLeague.the driverschampionship title.Chelsea defeats Liverpool 2-1 in theRed Bull Racing wins theUK FA Cup Final Constructors’ Championship title.Rugby UnionWales wins the Six NationsChampionship.Leinster defeats Ulster 42-14 inthe final of the Heineken Cup.New Zealand All Blacks win theRugby Championship (Tri Nations)TennisRoger Federer wins Wimbledonmen’s singles.Andy Murraywins theUS open.GolfRyder Cup - Europe achieves oneof the greatest comebacks to win14½ to 13½ and retain the title.The Masters – Bubba WatsonUS Open – Webb SimpsonThe Open - Ernie ElsPGA Championship - RoryMcIlroyNo 1 RankingPGA Player of theYear - Rory McIlroy.American FootballNew York Giants defeat the NewEngland Patriots 21-17 in the SuperBowl.DartsSynchronisedridden by TonyMcCoy wins theCheltenhamGold Cup - but then dies during theGrand National.England’s Phil Taylor and AdrianCamelot ridden by Joseph O’BrienLewis beat Australia’s Simonwins the Epsom Derby.Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in thel’llHave Another ridden by Mario2012 PDC World Cup of Darts by 4-3.Gutierrezwins the KentuckyCricketDerby.West Indies defeats Sri Lanka inBaseballthe final to win its first ICC WorldSan Franciso Giants beatsTwenty20 title.Detroit Tigers 4-0 to win its secondEngland beat India 2-1 in the TestWorld Series in three years.series for the first time in 28 years.Ice HockeyLos Angeles KingsBasketballMiami Heatbeatswins its first StanleyOklahomaCup after defeating theCity ThunderNew Jersey Devils four games to two.for theCyclingNBA title.Bradley Wigginsbecomes the firstBritain to win theTour de France.Horse RacingNeptune Collonges ridden by DarylJacob wins the Grand NationalOlympicsGames of the XXX OlympiadThe final medal ranking was:1. USA2. China3. Great BritainDecember/January 2013 cranes & access47
C&A 14.9 P34-73:Layout 1 1/11/13 4:34 PM Page 48look back 2012Augustc&aSeptemberIndustrynewsIndustrynewsALE forms Joint Venture withAustralian-based heavy lift companyECR.D&G Hoist & Crane of Australialiquidates after a rescue attemptfails.Philippe Parmentier and HervéMissiaen establish HM&PInternational.IPAF appoints Antonio Barbosaas country manager for Brazil.Skyjack appointsMalcolm Earlyas vice presidentof marketing.Zoomlion formsJoint Venture withIndia’s largestindustrial cranemanufacturerElectroMech.UK rental companyAccess London 08 files forliquidation.PTS - Plant Access and ToolSolutions - fails for the secondtime in four months.Tadano Faun opens a 43,000 square metre test site in Pegnitz to thenorth of Lauf.UK-based Longton Crane Hireappoints an administrator and isliquidated.MEC opens a European distributionfacility in De Lier, the Netherlands.The Crane Industry Council ofAustralia (CICA) issues its firstManitowoc launches a Boom RaiseGold Plate.system for longer booms on its model16000 crawler cranes.Ruthmann appoints PoweredAccess Hungary and AcarlarMakine of Turkey as distributors.Palfinger acquires Braziliancomponent manufacturer Tercek,C-Tech Industries moves to new,larger premises.UK distributor Leach Lewis Plantappoints an administrator and isliquidated.Terex Utilities
UK based crane rental company K-Lift appoints a liquidator. Linden Comansa appoints Modern Emirates Heavy Equipment as distributor for Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman. IPAF launches an accident statistics database for aerial lifts. Bravi launches the 4.2 metre Spin-Go pus
