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
Ashtead, parent of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK, has reported strong improvements in all three of its divisions for the year ended 30th April 2005
11.07.2005
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
The Platform company has purchased over 60 Manitou boom lifts through Russon Access, with a value in excess of £two million.
04.03.2005
JLG revenues for its first half climbed to a record $660 million an increase of 47 percent on the same period in 2004. Second quarter profits largely compensated for the first quarter loss leaving the company with a small year to date loss.
25.02.2005
This years Rental show had plnety of news in spite of its proximity to Conexpo also in Las Vegas in mid March. The Vertikal press was there to bring you the highlights
21.02.2005
The American Rental Associations annual conference and Rental Show will close in Las Vegas today on a positive note, the number of exhibitors, and visitors, was much higher than expected and traffic in the show for the first two days was strong.
17.02.2005
JLG Industries has announced the appointment of Thomas Capo and Kim Foster to its Board of Directors, expanding JLG’s Board to ten members.
27.01.2005
