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Introducing the Xtreme
Manufacturing XR1255
Telehandler
Xtreme Manufacturing offers one of the most
powerful and comprehensive lines of telehandlers
available.
With a diverse range of telehandlers with 2,675kg
to a 30,000kg weight-capacity machines, Xtreme
builds its telehandlers with extreme efficiency,
extreme durability and extreme quality in mind.
The XR1255 represents the middle of the Xtreme
Telehandler range, with a lift weight capacity
of 5,450kg and a maximum lift height of 16.7m
– it will be the first of a range of the Xtreme
Manufacturing telehandlers to become available
in Australia very soon, via the Ahern Australia
(formerly Snorkel Australia) distribution network.
For more information, please call 1300 900 700.
on the cover
features
13 Spending big and staying
competitive
14 I liked the product so much
I bought the company - Don
Ahern in his own words
16 Will your business retire when
you do? OAMPs update
PPSR for Insphire software
18 HRIA Convention - a pictorial
review
21 Annual Hire Industry
Excellence Awards in review
regulars
4
President's Message
5
Industry News
11
Cordell Report
12
TECH Talk - Generator Glazing
22
Events in Focus
25
Access in Action
37
Roads & Infrastructure
42
Earthmoving & Mini Equipment
51
Equipment Showcase
48
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