The fatal injury rate for mobile elevating work platforms declined in 2016, despite increases in both the size of the global fleet and the number of worldwide rental days
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JLG inks Qatar distribution contract with Rumaillah Motors
Under the terms of the deal, Rumaillah Motors will supply JLG’s entire range of aerial access equipment, including telescopic handlers, to the Qatari market
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Genie sends Middle East’s first Z-60/37DCs to DPR
Dubai Parks and Resorts has taken delivery of the Middle East’s first three Genie Z-60/37DC all-electric boom lifts
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AWP truck market to register 18.3% CAGR up to 2022
The global market for aerial work platform trucks expected to register a compound annual growth rate of 18.3% up to 2022, according to research from Global Market Insights
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Rapid Access launches AWP mobile app for the GCC
Dubai-based powered access company launches first aerial work platform app for the Middle East
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IPAF appoints two new technical officers
The International Powered Access Forum (IPAF) has appointed Harald Fries and Rupert Douglas-Jones as technical officers
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Haulotte provides 150 units for $22bn Riyadh Metro
Roots Group Arabia has supplied 150 Haulotte aerial work platforms to support construction work at Riyadh Metro
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Do not attach banners to scissor lifts, warns IPAF
Attaching banners to scissor lifts increases the risk of the units toppling in the wind, according to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
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Global MEWP rental fleet hits 1.17-million units
The size of the global mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) rental fleet has grown by 4%, year on year, to reach 1.17-million units
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MEWP fatality rate stable despite fleet growth
The fatal injury rate for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) remained constant in 2015 despite global fleet growth, according to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)