Access International Magazine July-August 2019 Vorige editie

INTERVIEW: LOXAM/RAMIRENT
Over the past ten years, Loxam has completed more than 20 acquisitions.
The company’s CEO Gérard Déprez speaks exclusively to AI’s sister magazine IRN about the latest and biggest deal to acquire Ramirent and what the future holds for the company.

TRUCK MOUNTS
Compact and environmentally friendly machines are a major focus for today’s manufacturers. Euan Youdale explores this road-going part of the access sector.

ACCESS50
Find out what’s new in the fast-changing global MEWP rental sector. This year’s access50 listing of the world’s largest access rental companies, ranked by fleet size, is as illuminating as ever.

PREVIEW: GIS
The seventh edition of Italy-based lift, handling and heavy transport show GIS will take place at the beginning of October. Find what lies in store for
visitors in 2019.

VERTICAL MASTS
The use of vertical masts is becoming more commonplace, partly thanks
to a growth in the types of applications that suit it most, in industrial and picking applications. AI takes a closer look at the sector and what the equipment has to offer.

IPAF NEWS
The usual round-up of news and recent initiatives from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).

ASIA FOCUS - PREVIEW: APEX ASIA
The second edition of APEX Asia will be double the size, with indoor space nearly booked out and the 1,500 square metres of outdoor space selling fast.

ASIA FOCUS - CHINA
Access in China has taken a new turn into maturity, with the equipment almost universally recognised and in demand. Euan Youdale speaks to new and established manufacturers that have recently launched into the sector.

ASIA FOCUS - MANUFACTURER NEWS
As much as China has taken the next step up in access growth, manufacturers based in the country are making themselves increasingly well known in the long-established mature markets of Europe and North America. This feature focuses on two of them.