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36 | ACCESS
in
ACTION | AUGUST 2012
ACCESS in ACTION
Telescopic
Handler
Sponsors
www.dieci.com.au
www.genieindustries.com.au
www.au.manitou.com
www.jcb.net.au
www.merloaustralia.com.au
www.haulotte.com.au
www.jlg.com.au
Telescopic material handler provider, Merlo
has extended its dealer channel through a new
agreement with RightQuip, supplier of new and
used access related products: scissor lifts, boom
lifts, personnel lifts and scaffolding.
The agreement entitles RightQuip to resell and
provide aftermarket services for Merlo’s range of
telescopic material handlers, in NSW.
Through RightQuip’s network of service and
sales outlets, Merlo will strengthen its presence
in the NSW construction, rental and agriculture
markets. RightQuip presently distributes and
resells aluminium scaffold products, fully
refurbished elevating work platforms and new
and used elevating work platforms including
Merlo extends NSW dealer channel
scissor lifts, boom lifts, mast lifts and personnel
lifts throughout Australia.
“RightQuip’s network will provide us with the
market penetration needed to reach our full sales
potential,” Bradley Abrahams, General Manager
Merlo, said.
“Merlo has considered many dealer partners
and we are confident RightQuip’s field service
team, large workshop and experienced staff in
the support and sales will help us leverage our
position in the NSW market,” Bradley said.
Founded in 1911, Merlo has a range of
telescopic handlers, self-loading concrete mixers,
and tracked carriers. For more contact: 0419 013
182 or visit: www.merloaustralia.com.au
HR
Andrew Delahunt is
now fulfilling the safety
and Standards compliance
role at Haulotte, replacing
industry stalwart Bernie
Kiekebosch’s passion and
dedication to this position.
“Bernie was a staunch
supporter of safety in
EWPs and now he has
passed that baton to
me. I definitely feel this
is a role vital not just for
Haulotte machines but for
the industry as a whole,”
Andrew said.
Andrew, a mechanical engineer, began his
career at Ford in the late 1990s introducing
the Total Preventative Maintenance Scheme,
stamping tool design and the Flowchart
Performance Analysis Project. He moved onto
Kenworth Trucks Australia as the application
engineer, ensuring customer orders were
buildable and driveable until 2005 when he
joined Volgren Australia where he designed
buses for Australian and overseas markets.
In 2011 Andrew joined the Haulotte Group
as Product Safety Manager, responsible for
Australia, Asia and India.
The role commenced with training across
the Haulotte factories in Europe, and with the
engineering team at Haulotte’s head office in
Lyon France.
“Safety has always been the primary driver
of the Haulotte global machine, which makes
the role of the Product Safety Manager of
fundamental importance,” Andrew said.
“Haulotte’s range of access equipment and
telescopic material handlers (telehandlers)
has experienced significant technological
improvements over the last decade. The
Passing the safety baton at Haulotte
useability and functionality
of the machines has
improved, while service
managers received a bonus
with improved serviceability
with the updated fleet.
“These changes require
careful management to
ensure the safety, quality
and legal standards are
met. That’s the fundamental
role of the Product Safety
Manager - ensuring
compliance to Australian
Standards and each
machine is faithful to
Haulotte’s values of safety first.
“It is an interesting and challenging role. The
range of applications Australian’s will use their
machines for is staggering.
“I am also proud to work for a company that
has been a champion for safety features. The
experience Haulotte has with load sensing systems,
it is now up to Generation 4, has enabled an
experienced and successful implementation into
Australia. Long term the owners of the machine
will be thankful load-sensing systems have
helped restrict misuse of the machine, improving
longevity and improving operator safety,” Andrew
said.
“A current safety project at Haulotte is the
introduction of the Sanctuary Zone, a UK
developed anti-crush barrier. The benefit of the
Sanctuary Zone is the operator is protected within
the barrier, which is different to existing bars
which protects the controls from being accidently
used if the operator is crushed.
“The Sanctuary Zone will be interchangeable
onto all brands, plus is easily installed in the field.”
For more information contact: 03 9792 1000 or
visit: www.haulotte.com
HR
Andrew Delahunt is now fulfilling the safety and
Standards compliance role at Haulotte