Hire and Rental News - May 2018

Tianjin Prosperity Bai-Li said. With a maximum working height of 7.62m (25ft), and stowed height of 1.99m (78.5ft) the SJIII 3219 is ideal for a range of projects and consistently sees a strong demand in markets worldwide. Skyjack made the delivery in January 2018 and the scissors are already out on rental. Tianjin Prosperity Bai-Li is an IPAF member and is a training centre for local construction associations. Skyjack’s Account Manager of Sales in Asia, Jack Dai said: “Tianjin Prosperity 36 ACCESS IN ACTION • MAY 2018 ACCESS in ACTION Bluelift was an Italian spider lift manufacturer founded by the Marti family in 2004. In 2016, the growing business became Ruthmann Italia Srl, a division of the Ruthmann Group who are a well- established German manufacturer of truck-mounted aerial lifts. Ahern Australia will provide spare parts and technical support for the lifts, through its existing nationwide network of field service engineers. Glenn Martin, Managing Director of Ahern Australia, said: “There is strong demand for tracked spider lifts in this market and they are a complementary product to the Snorkel and Xtreme Manufacturing lines. This partnership strengthens our single-source offering to Ahern Australia appointed exclusive Bluelift distributor Ahern Australia (sales and service provider for Snorkel lifts and Xtreme Manufacturing telehandlers in Australia) is now the exclusive distributor for Ruthmann Bluelift tracked spider lifts in Australia. our existing customers and helps us to unlock additional market opportunities. “Ruthmann Bluelift products are already proven in Australia and are well-regarded for quality and reliability. They offer a range of high performance lithium and hybrid machines, an area of increasing importance in Australia as the industry seeks lower emission solutions.” Gianpiero Marti, Sales Director of Ruthmann Italia said: “Ahern Australia operates from four branches in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane and is backed by established field sales and service, delivering nationwide coverage.” Ahern Australia offers the complete line of Ruthmann Bluelift tracked spider lifts, which are listed on the Ahern Australia website. The Ahern Australia team has been factory trained by Ruthmann Italia. Visit: www.ahernaustralia.com.au “This is the first time we’ve purchased Skyjack machines, but we have been hearing a lot about Skyjack from our partners abroad and they are very well known,” Du Xuemin, General Manager at New partnerships blooming in Skyjack’s Chinese market Growing north eastern Chinese rental business, Tianjin Prosperity Bai-Li has added an inaugural order of Skyjack SJIII 3219 DC scissor lifts to its fleet to service its construction equipment rental business. Bai-Li is a flagship MEWP (Mobile Elevating Work Platform) company in North China. This partnership with them is a sign of strong growth for Skyjack within this market.” Headquartered in Tianjin, Tianjin Prosperity Bai-Li has branch offices in Binhai and Beijing, with offices throughout Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Shenyang, and Xi’an and a major customer service network. Visit: www.skyjack.com WorkSafe Queensland said common EWP incidents happen when reversing, slewing or elevating near an obstruction, or from unexpected movement of the boom near an obstruction. Boom type EWPs have additional risks because the boom raises in an arc shape rather Alert follows worker fatally catapulted and crushed by EWP Following the death of a worker while operating a boom (EWP) on a construction site in December last year, WorkSafe Queensland has issued an incident alert to help prevent similar incidents occurring. than straight up. Statistics shared in the incident alert show since 2012 there has been one other fatality involving an EWP and a further 65 incidents that resulted in either serious injury or other injuries requiring immediate hospital treatment. Up to 311 enforcement notices were issued in relation to EWPs including 138 prohibition notices, 166 improvement notices, three electrical safety protection notices and two infringement notices. Approximately 40% of EWP related claims were made by the construction industry. Visit: www.worksafe.qld.gov.au Ahern now distributes Ruthmann Bluelift tracked spider lifts in Australia Skykjack growing in China