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ACCESS PORTFOLIO
Woman’s world
W
hen I was younger, I had the opportunity to visit my mom at her job
during one of those “Take Our Daughters to Work” days. This was
back in the early ‘90s – long before the event became the dualgendered “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” in 2003.
My mom worked on the line at Buick City; Flint, Michigan’s massive
automotive complex.
She was one woman in a sea of men, and when I went to experience what
her day-to-day was like, I remember the intense, stifling heat matched with
an air that stung your nostrils. I recall car bodies that swung across the plant,
dangling from the line like carcasses in a meat processing facility. But above
all, I remember there were just a lot of men around. Men hammering. Men
painting. Men walking. Men supervising.
I was on the phone recently interviewing Lois Boyd, president of Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation, for this issue’s “Women in Access” feature
when Boyd struck a chord with me. She was talking about her early career
days and her own automotive shop experience – back in the day she was
involved in the hydraulics arena and her clients included Chrysler and
American motors – and she mentioned how the plants then weren’t very
female-friendly.
“In those kinds of environments you have to be courageous,” she said. “You
can’t be easily offended. Men would be howling on the lines as you rode by
in a little golf cart and I’d just have to wave or take a bow. After a point, then,
instead of trying to confront women, the guys become a little bit offended so
they’d hide their nudey calendars when I came in. I was a woman in a really
male-dominated industry then.”
And to a degree, Boyd still is.
“Being a woman coming into this industry, most people were very skeptical
about it,” she said about her beginnings at HERC. “But what I do is bring
different things to them. I bring visions from outside and visions of what the
future should look like.”
More and more women are entering the aerial, rental and related markets,
but it’s still a very dominant male field. I spoke with a handful of women who
work in our industry – from engineers to rental company owners – about their
experiences and how they view today’s workplace versus yesterday. Check out
the feature starting on page 30 – and don’t worry, guys, they don’t bash you
(too much.)
With that, enjoy the rest of these summer days and make sure to drop me a
line with any interesting jobsite stories, news or product information.
Thanks for reading.
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INTERVIEWS
Steve Couling
Women in Access
SAIA and ICUEE
SECTORS
Mast climbers
Used equipment
ALH
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Scaffold20
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SCAFFOLDING
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INTERVIEW
SCAFFOLD20
MAST CLIMBERS
WOMEN IN ACCESS
The International
Powered Access
Federation’s new
president talks
to Euan Youdale
about his goals and
ambitions for the
next two years.
In its fourth year, the
Scaffold20 has more
entries than ever
and overall increase
in revenue numbers
across the board.
Lindsey Anderson
reports.
With new products,
markets and
collaborations
underway, the mastrelated market is
trending upward.
Lindsey Anderson
reports.
As the access industry
matures, more women
are impacting business
– if not leading it.
Lindsey Anderson spoke
with a range of women
about being females in a
male-dominated field.
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NEWS
JLG promises new super-boom; Volvo considering sale of
Volvo Rents; Xtreme XR4030 goes to work in SoCal; ALL
invests in Skyjack telehandlers; Ahern Rentals confirms final
exit from Chapter 11; U.S. Rental revenue up 7.3 percent;
plus scaffolding news, events, highlights and more.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
13
Mills orders $41.6m worth of aerial platforms; John Ball to
leave Height for Hire; New CEO for JCB plus highlights.
SAIA GUIDE
25
The Scaffold & Access Industry Association has a jampacked week in store for its annual convention and expo set
for July 21-24 in Nashville. ALH provides a guide.
SITE REPORT: NICHE ACCESS
29
When expensive, hard-to-reach U.S. Air Force radar
systems needed modernizing, ReechCraft Inc. was called in
for duty. ALH reports.
USED EQUIPMENT
37
It’s all about supply and demand. At auctions across the
U.S., buyers are finding slightly higher prices due to less
equipment at sites.
MEMBER OF
SITE REPORT: CRAWLER BOOMS 40
A JLG X700AJ compact crawler boom provided all the upand-over reach needed when other lifting options fell flat.
ALH reports.
43
ICUEE PREVIEW
ICUEE is right around the corner. Here’s a quick glance at
what attendees can expect.
44
IPAF NEWS
IPAF President’s Award for Tom Broderick; Get solid data to
back business decisions; AWPT’s Gary Riley brings training
expertise to NES Rentals plus much more.
46
SAFETY OPINION
Kevin O’Shea, director of safety and training at HydroMobile, talks about the newest piece of kit on the mast
climber block.
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EVENTS DIARY
NEWS
2013
SAIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
July 21-24
Nashville, TN
www.saiaonline.org
ICUEE
Oct. 1-3
Louisville, KY
www.icuee.com
INTERNATIONAL RENTAL
CONFERENCE CHINA
Oct. 14
Beijing, China
www.khl.com/irc
2014
INTERMAT MIDDLE EAST
2014
Jan. 20-22, 2014
Abu Dhabi
www.intermat-middleeast.com
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014
HIGHLIGHTS
March 4-8, 2014
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.conexpoconagg.com
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MEC AERIAL WORK
PLATFORMS has made a
number of changes to its
website, including streamlining
the user interface. Visitors
viewing the homepage will
see large buttons calling out
“scissors,” “booms,” “service/
support” and “sales inquiries.”
Behind the “scissors” or
“booms” buttons, visitors will
see MEC’s product offering.
When a visitor selects one of
the models, they are taken
to a product page that will
allow them to review the
specifications and images,
download or print a brochure
and compare models.
California-based MEC Aerial
Work Platforms has appointed
industry veteran Jim Dillon as
operations manager. Dillon
was previously with UpRight
from 1986-1999 where he
served as general manager,
president and CEO. According
to MEC, Dillon brings a “wealth
of experience and expertise to
the company and has already
proven himself to be an
invaluable asset in his role as
operations manager.”
JLG promises new super-boom
JLG will add another super-boom
to its Ultra Boom range, possibly
to rival Terex AWP’s new 180-foot
SX-180.
The manufacturer, hitherto the
leader in the big boom segment,
said earlier this year that it aimed
to maintain its ‘leadership’ in that
segment. Since Bauma, Karel
Huijser, JLG general manager
and vice president EAME access
equipment, confirmed to sister
publication Access International
that it will add another model to
that range. JLG’s biggest booms at
present are the 150-foot 1500SJ
telescopic model and the veteran
150HAX.
“JLG has and will continue
to be the leader in big boom
development. Later this year we
will announce an expansion to our
Ultra Boom range. We will unveil
more details soon and expect
to take orders at the upcoming
ConExpo show, with shipments
of the new model in 2014,” said
Huijser.
ALL buys big ZB2004
Skyjack telehandlers
ALL Erection & Crane Rental
Corp. has acquired two 20,000pound capacity Skyjack ZB2044
telehandlers, the largest capacity
telehandler that Skyjack makes.
The two telehandlers, one already
at work in ALL Erection & Crane
Rental Corp.’s Columbus, OH, yard
and one delivered this month to the
Cleveland headquarters branch,
will “satisfy intensifying demand in
each of these two markets,” ALL
said.
The Skyjack ZB2044 features a
three-section telescopic boom that
allows it to handle large loads. ALL
will also use the new telehandlers
in such applications as bridge
and highway work, industrial
construction and maintenance,
shoring, steel erection, and
masonry work. “Demand and
utilization in these industries are
higher than in the past few years,
and many of these projects are
benefitting the Northeast Ohio
region,” the company said.
“Another advantage is that
telehandlers can pick and place
horizontally, whereas a crane is
limited to a vertical setting of the
load,” ALL said. “The ZB2044 will
be valuable for its ability to place
large loads to the side of a building
or structure.”
The ZB2044 can lift 20,000
pounds with its boom fully
retracted and its outriggers down
or up. With the support of its
outriggers, the ZB2044 can lift
12,000 pounds to its full 44-foot,
10-inch maximum height or
provide 7,000-pound capacity at a
27-foot, 5-inch forward reach. On
tires alone it can lift 10,000 pounds
to a height of 44 feet or lift 4,000
pounds to 27 feet, 5 inches.
JLG’s tallest boom, the 150-foot
1500SJ, pictured here, could
have a bigger sibling in the
coming year, the company said.
Boom and scissor lifts
played a major roll recently
in the Chicago Department
of Transportation’s ongoing
reconstruction of the Wells
Street Bridge in Chicago.
The 90-year-old structure
– which allows trains, cars
and people to cross the
Chicago River – needed
major upgrades which
consisted of shutting the
bridge down for two nineday periods. Two 500,000pound replacement sections
were floated up the Chicago
River by barge and were
moved into place by dozens
of skilled tradesmen who
attached the 72-foot-wide
spans with thousands of
bolts.
ALL invested in two of these
Skyjack ZB2044 telehandlers.
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NEWS
Volvo Rents
to be sold by
parent co.?
Bloomberg News has reported
that Volvo is considering the
sale of its North American
equipment rental business,
Volvo Rents, citing two people
who were familiar with the
potential sale.
A Volvo AB spokesperson told
sister publication International
Rental News that the company
does not comment on media
speculation. Senior managers at
Volvo Rents were unavailable for
comment.
Volvo Rents, which has 130
owned and franchised locations
in North America, was originally
launched by Volvo Construction
Equipment but since April 2011
has been operating as a standalone subsidiary of Volvo AB.
According to the report, the
business could be valued in the
$1 billion to $1.5 billion range.
SOLD
FOR MORE
12% INCREASE
Xtreme XR4030 tele
goes to work in SoCal
Xtreme Manufacturing and Ahern
Rentals recently handed over the
keys of one of Xtreme’s largest
telehandlers – the XR4030 – to
SFI Joint Venture (Shimmick/FCC/
Impregilo) for work on the Gerald
Desmond Bridge Replacement
Project at the Port of Long Beach in
California.
The 40,000-pound capacity
XR4030 will be used for a number
of tasks on the $1 billion, 5-year
bridge project which starts this
year. The unit features a lift height
of 30 feet, forward reach of 16
feet, 4 inches and weighs in at
63,000 pounds. Foam-filled tires
come standard and a Perkins 173
hp engine powers it all.
According to authorities,
the Gerald Desmond Bridge is
accountable for trucking 15 percent
of the nation’s waterborne cargo
across the bridge. “It is a critical
access route for the Port of Long
Beach, downtown Long Beach and
surrounding communities,” a press
release stated.
The new 205-foot tall bridge will
improve traffic flow by creating
three lanes in each direction and
also provide emergency lanes on
both the inner and outer shoulders
in each direction to reduce traffic
delays and safety hazards from
accidents and vehicle breakdowns.
There will also be a reduction
in the bridge’s steep grades to
improve traffic. Both bicycle and
pedestrian paths will also be
added, along with three “scenic
overlooks.”
Ahern Rentals confirms
final exit from Chapter 11
Ahern Rentals officially exited the
Chapter 11 process on June 24
following the bankruptcy court’s
acceptance of its restructuring plan
on June 6.
The company, one of the largest
independent rental firms in North
America, filed for Chapter 11
protection in December 2011.
Don Ahern and his brother,
John Paul Ahern Jr., retain 100
percent of the capital stock in the
company. Under the restructuring
plan, “second lein” debt holders
– those second in line to receive
debt repayments – will be paid
the face value of their loans plus
interest due up to the start of the
Chapter 11 process, while other
creditors will get 100 percent of
their allowed claims.
“We thank our customers and our
employees, suppliers and business
partners, whose loyalty during this
process has been instrumental in
our continued financial success
and our success in emerging from
bankruptcy,” said Don Ahern,
president and CEO.
The Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller
home price index which showed a 12
percent increase in prices in 20 cities
from April 2012 to April 2013, the
largest gain since early 2006, when
home values began to level off in
advance of the market collapse.
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0
Total number
of exhibitors
expected at this
year’s ICUEE
show, Oct. 1-3
in Louisville, KY.
$495.7
BILLION
New construction starts at a
seasonally adjusted annual rate in
May advanced 5 percent from the
previous month, according to McGraw
Hill Construction, a division of McGraw
Hill Financial.
Percentage change
in the ALH Share Index
-3.74%
ALH SHARE INDEX: JULY 2013
COMPANY
Ashtead Group
H&E Equipment
Haulotte Group
Manitex
Oshkosh Corp
Tanfield Group
Terex Corp
United Rentals
SHARE INDEX
UK£
US$
France€
US$
US$
UK£
US$
US$
May 7
5.83
21.13
6.38
11.20
39.18
0.22
31.25
56.64
271.45
SHARE PRICE
July 3 % change
6.72
15.27
21.55
2.04
6.69
4.86
10.26
-8.39
38.31
-2.22
0.20
-9.09
27.70
-8.39
49.99
-11.74
263.35
-3.74
BY THE NUMBERS
From left to right: Richard
Hoffelmeyer (VP of Engineering
– Xtreme Mfg); Mike Coleman
(Southern California Regional
Sales Manager – Xtreme Mfg);
Dave Siefert (Sales Rep - Ahern
Rentals/Xtreme Mfg primary
dealer); Lee Kramer (President
– Xtreme Mfg); Don Ahern (CEO/
Owner Ahern Rentals and Xtreme
Mfg); Rusty Lucido (Foundation
Manager – SFI); Anthony Lucido
(Foundation Superintendent –
SFI); Frank Prosser (Foundation
Superintendent – SFI) and Joe
Ontiveros (Senior Safety Manager
– SFI).
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NEWS
Karen Stash has
been named
senior product
manager at Terex
Aerial Work
Platforms. Also
appointed was
Mark Powell as
Karen
product manager
Stash
responsible for
Terex AWP’s
scissor division.
Stash will be responsible to
lead the teams behind scissor
lifts, portable units, trailermounted booms and Terex
light towers. She will report
to Brad Allen, vice president,
global engineering and product
management.
Prior to joining Terex AWP,
Stash was the vice president
of Engineering at BioVantage
Resources, a Colorado-based
company that develops waste
water remediation technology.
In addition, she worked at
Microsoft for 10 years as the
founder and president of a
device certification corporation,
and was the worldwide lead of
risk reduction across the supply
chain in the manufacturing
and operations group. She also
spent 11 years with Weston
Solutions, a Pennsylvania-based
engineering firm.
Powell, newly
appointed
product
manager, will
manage Genie
scissor lifts as
well as monitor
Mark
and assist the
Powell
development of
new products. He
will report to Stash.
Powell joins the Terex AWP
team after working for Flow
International, a manufacturer
of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet
technology and robotics
equipment, where he served
as a product manager. Prior
to that, Powell held a variety
of marketing roles at HewlettPackard, Agilent Technologies
and Tektronics.
U.S. Rental revenue
up by 7.3 percent
According to the American
Rental Association’s latest Rental
Market Monitor forecast, the
U.S. equipment rental industry is
expected to generate $33.6 billion
in revenue for 2013, an increase of
7.3 percent over 2012.
This is slightly lower than the
7.6 percent growth forecast made
at the end of last year, but still
represents a very healthy increase.
Drivers of growth include the
construction market and consumer
spending, the ARA said.
“The U.S. equipment rental
market is expected to continue
its upward trajectory and show
significant growth through 2017,”
the Rental Market Monitor stated.
“Strong growth in real residential
construction through 2015 will
fuel the construction and industrial
equipment segment, which is
projected to grow 9.8 percent in
2014 and 11.8 percent in 2015.”
By the end of the current fiveyear forecast in 2017, North
American equipment rental
revenue is expected to surpass $50
billion to reach $51.6 billion, with
U.S. rental revenue at $46.3 billion
and rental revenue in Canada at
$5.3 billion.
In Canada, the equipment rental
industry is expected to generate
$4.6 billion for 2013; a 3.1
percent increase. Totals for all of
North American equipment rental
revenues in 2013 are forecasted to
reach $38.2 billion.
United assists with
Oklahoma tornado
cleanup, recovery
Aerial work platforms, telehandlers,
power and HVAC equipment were
supplied by United Rentals to
assist in the cleanup following the
tornado that ripped through Moore,
OK in May.
Blocks of homes were destroyed,
leaving thousands of people
without homes, and at least
24 people were reported dead
following the massive tornado.
“With a disaster of this scope,
we expect all of our capabilities
to be involved in the cleanup and
rebuilding efforts - this includes
our aerial, trench safety and tool
units, as well as our government
service specialists,” said David
Stewart, director, Customer Care
Center, United Rentals. “We have
approximately 70 employees
who work in five United Rentals
locations in or near the area where
the tornado hit. They are currently
all involved in the recovery efforts,
supported by many other people
within our company, including our
Emergency Response Team.”
United brought in additional
employees from outside the
immediate vicinity to assist
with ongoing operations, which
the company said will allowed
employees who have been most
impacted to focus on stabilizing
their own situations.
“At least two of our employees
had their homes completely
destroyed, although thankfully no
one was hurt, and another dozen
or so had damage to their homes,”
Stewart said. “In addition, we
have deployed the United Rentals
Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to
help the community and assist our
customers who are involved in the
recovery efforts.”
The ERU is a high-tech, mobile
command center that gives the
rental company a self-powered
base of operations at a disaster
site. The unit had previously been
located in West Texas where
it was assisting with cleanup
efforts following the fertilizer plant
explosion.
United had immediate requests
in Moore for temporary lighting
solutions to ensure that first
responders could continue to
SUNBELT RENTALS’ rental
revenues in the fourth quarter to
April 30 were up 23 percent and
up 21 percent over the full year,
driven by a larger fleet on rent
and improving prices. Operating
profits at Sunbelt for the year
were up 56 percent to $453
million on revenues of $1.820
million.
TEREX CORP. has lowered its
profit forecasts for the year
(now in the $1.90 - $2.10 range
compared to the previous $2.40
- $2.70 guidance) following
a softening in demand at its
Construction, Material Handling
& Port Solutions (MHPS) and,
to a lesser extent, Cranes
divisions. Terex said it did not
see the softening as evidence
of a protracted slowdown, and
it reported continued positive
replacement demand for Aerial
Work Platform products.
Chicago-area construction sites
paused work for 30-minutes
on June 12 to raise awareness
among employers and workers
about the hazards of falls in
construction, which are the
leading cause of job site deaths
in the construction industry.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) partnered
with the Builders Association,
Construction Safety Council,
the Chicago Area LaborersEmployers Cooperation and
Education Trust, construction
contractors and other safety and
health organizations sponsored
the 30-minute safety stand
down. During the 30 minutes,
information and training was
given about how falls from
ladders, scaffolds and roofs
can be prevented by planning
ahead and using the right safety
equipment.
work through the night. Now
the company is bringing in earth
and debris moving equipment,
including front-end loaders, skid
steers and other equipment. It is
also providing temporary power
and climate control equipment
to assist in the cleanup and the
infrastructure re-establishment.
HIGHLIGHTS
Terex AWP
makes
appointments
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09/07/2013 11:20:46
SCAFFOLDING NEWS
Layher introduces
Allround Lightweight
Layher has debuted a new, lighter
scaffolding solution – Allround
Lightweight. Shown for the first
time at Bauma 2013 in Munich,
the Allround Lightweight modular
scaffolding system features
lighter components, increased
load-bearing capacity and an
New Spider
Systems
Group formed
Spider has introduced the
Spider Systems Group, a team
of experts that will provide
access and fall protection
solutions for complicated,
mission-critical projects. Spider
also appointed John Callahan
as area director of its western
region.
In this role, Callahan will lead
branch sales and operations for
the company’s Seattle, Portland,
San Francisco, San Diego,
Las Vegas, Dallas, Denver and
Vancouver, BC outlets. Prior
to joining Spider, Callahan
spent seven years with Safway
Services LLC, most recently
serving as division manager
of the motorized access
division. While at Safway, he
implemented infrastructure
plans, procedures, services and
training for this new division,
created to compliment the
company’s existing access
product lines.
The Systems Group works
together with the Spider branch
network to service the needs of
large industrial and commercial
project work.
It is designed to deliver
response time, site support,
project management, safety
code expertise and innovative
solutions, working closely with
energy, infrastructure and
landmark project teams.
“The veterans that comprise
the Systems Group are some
of Spider’s finest,” said John
Sotiroff, vice president sales and
distribution of Spider - a division
of SafeWorks.
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AutoLock function for wedge-head
connectors.
According to Layher, Allround
Lightweight can be assembled 10
percent faster than competitive
scaffold systems and transport is
12 percent more efficient.
“Since assembly, dismantling
and transport still account for 80
percent of the costs for scaffolding
construction, three factors are
critically important: design,
functionality and component
weight,” said Layher’s marketing
director Franz Greisinger.
To get Allround Lightweight as
light as possible, Layher used
high-tensile steel that allowed the
company to make components
with thinner walls. The wall
thickness of the new Allround
standards LW has been reduced
from 3.2mm to 2.8 mm.
“Depending on the length of the
components, scaffolding erectors
have up to 14 percent less weight
to handle when transporting
components by truck to the
construction site and in scaffolding
assembly itself,” the company
said. “The wall thickness has been
reduced in Allround O-ledgers LW
as well, saving up to 1.6 kg while
increasing bending stress capacity
by 24 percent.”
Layher’s new
Allround Lightweight,
introduced to the
market at Bauma 2013.
To make transportation more
efficient, Layher lowered the
structural height of the product
which reduces storage volumes.
With the additional reduction in
weight, scaffolders have faster
loading and unloading time.
Also new is the AutoLock function
that creates a positive connection
between ledger and rosette. To
bring the self-locking wedge into
position, the fitter gives the ledger
a quick turn and tips it forward.
Then they place the wedge-head
above the rosette of the Allround
standard. When the wedge makes
contact with the standard, it is
automatically activated and falls
into the recess provided for it. A
hammer blow then creates a force
transmitting connection. This saves
one operation for each ledger
connection and allows ledgers to
be fitted from a secure position.
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Scaffold design software can help
streamline drawing and planning
Avontus’ automated scaffolding
drawing program, Scaffold
Designer, aims to make
scaffolding drawing
as simple
as using
paper but with additional benefits
such as automatic 3-D modeling,
equipment counting and leg
load calculations, the
company told ALH.
“Software
for scaffolding
companies has
come a long way in
recent years,” said
Ali Hajighafouri with
Avontus. “Basic
drawing programs
and generic rental
software have given
way to intelligent,
specialized tools.”
According to
Hajighafouri,
scaffolding companies can gain
an advantage by using software
to respond to estimate requests
quicker and more professionally,
while accurately tracking inventory
and rental billing.
“For managing scaffolding
assets, look for comprehensive
inventory, job costing and billing
software,” Hajighafouri said.
“Software can turn your estimate
into a shipment and then an
invoice in one seamless process.
A good equipment management
program makes even complex job
management simple with tools like
pick tickets, asset tracking, flexible
billing cycles and customizable
reports.”
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09/07/2013 11:40:44
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
New CEO for JCB
Graeme Macdonald is to
take the reins as CEO of
construction equipment
manufacturer JCB at the end
of this year, when current CEO
Alan Blake retires.
Macdonald was previously
COO of JCB and became CEO
designate on June 1. During
his 16 years at the company,
he was also managing director
of the backhoe loader business
and president of JCB Inc – the
manufacturer’s North America
base in Georgia.
JCB said Blake, who joined
JCB in 1989 and became CEO
in 2010, had overseen the
biggest production expansion in
the company’s history.
“Since his appointment as
CEO, Alan has presided over
the company’s return to sales
and production growth against
a backdrop of continued
economic uncertainty around
the world,” JCB said.
Blake will remain as a senior
advisor and board member of
JCB.
Sergio Kariya, director of
Mills Estruturas e Serviços de
Engenharia (Mills).
Brazilian company Mills Estruturas
e Serviços de Engenharia (Mills)
has placed orders for new aerial
work platforms worth $41.6
million, with monthly deliveries
starting this month until the end of
the year.
The contracts follow the
increase in the capital expenditure
budget announced in May “to
meet the strong market demand
and [Mills’] geographic expansion,
through 12 new branch openings
in 2013.”
In May the company increased
its capital expenditure budget for
this year by more than 60 percent
to R$481million ($226 million),
including a more than doubling of
its budget for the Rental division,
$
to R$274
million ($
($129 million).)
John Ball leaving Height for
Hire for other opportunities
Height for Hire has announced
that John Ball, managing director,
is resigning from the company and
pursue other business interests.
Ball joined the company
in 1986 when he opened its
Limerick branch and was
appointed managing director in
1993, at which time it had three
locations in Ireland. Since then
he has overseen the company’s
expansion into mainland UK,
as Easi UpLifts, as well as the
acquisition of the SCS business in
Slovakia.
He also served for many years
on the board of the International
Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
and was president of IPAF from
2008 to 2010.
A timescale for Ball’s departure
has not been confirmed and
Height for Hire has not made any
comment yet on the identity of his
successor, if there is one.
“John’s energy and dynamism
have contributed significantly to
the growth and success of the
group within the access industry
and for this I thank him and wish
him all the best as he pursues
other business interests,” said
company founder Harry McArdle.
Ball said, “I have been
associated with Height For Hire/
Easi UpLifts group for close to 30
years now, serving for the last 20
years as its managing director. It
has been a great privilege to work
with such a dedicated board and
team over that time and I sincerely
thank them for their support.”
■ Intermat Middle East will
now take place on January
14-16, 2014, at the Abu Dhabi,
UAE, National Exhibition Centre
(ADNEC). The exhibition had been
scheduled to take place a week
later in January, but the dates
clashed with the World Future
Energy Summit.
HIGHLIGHTS
Mills orders $41.6M worth of
aerial work platform equipment
■ France-based Manitou is
planning to open an assembly
plant in Brazil within the next
two years and is set to double
its production of booms within
five years. The manufacturer’s
interim CEO Dominique Bamas
told sister publication Access
International an assembly plant
would be its only new facility
in the immediate future, as
the company’s main focus of
expansion would be through new
dealerships and the expansion
of existing ones in countries
like Russia. The plant would
ass
assemble
a range of Manitou
prod
products,
but which ones those
are have not been confirmed.
■ France-based Haulotte has
opened a new sales subsidiary in
Mumbai, India. The facility is part
of the manufacturer’s expansion
strategy in emerging markets,
which, it said, includes a strong
sales network in BRIC countries.
Alexandre Saubot, Haulotte chief
operating officer, explained that
local subsidiaries like this benefit
from local knowledge and their
ability to create their own identity
and sales and dealer network,
as well as establishing binding
relationships with customers
“to provide them products
that fit their requirements and
additional services, like training,
spare parts, financial solutions,
etcetera.”
Height for Hire’s managing director,
John Ball, far right, stands with TimeVersalift’s managing director Steve
Couling (middle) and Riwal’s regional
director Wayne Lawson (left) at the
2013 International Awards for Powered
Access event in Miami.
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09/07/2013 14:12:25
INTERVIEW
IPAF’s chief executive officer Tim Whiteman,
left, stands with IPAF president Steve Couling,
middle, and former IPAF president Wayne
Lawson, right.
There is plenty for Steve
Couling to sink his teeth
into as the new president
of IPAF. He explains
all to Euan Youdale
Couling’s view
S
tteve Couling
C li began
b
his
hi two-year
t
stint
ti t as
president of IPAF in March this year. He
officially took over the reins from Wayne
Lawson during the federation’s Annual General
Meeting, held at the IPAF Summit, in Miami
earlier this Spring.
He joined Versalift UK, Time manufacturing’s
UK and Ireland business, as managing director
eight-and-a-half years ago, but it was during
his fledgling years in the access industry that
he was attracted to IPAF and what it could
offer.
Talking to ALH at Versalift UK’s headquarters
in Kettering, Couling remembers how it was
the networking opportunities that first got him
interested in the Federation.
“It was some 20 years ago and I was in a
new marketplace; IPAF was an ideal way to
network because all the principles of all the
major rental companies are there. But over the
years I got more involved with campaigns and
events and now I have been an active member
of the council on-and-off for the last 18 years
and on the board of directors for the last six
years.”
In those six years on the front-line Couling
has seen some dramatic changes at the
Federation. “IPAF has become a far more
international body, and it is apparent there
are regional differences, different applications
and different legislation, but it is one industry,
and it presents itself with the same problems
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globally.”
During his inauguration as president, Couling
said IPAF had experienced some growing pains.
Expanding on that theme, he adds, “When you
are knocking on the door of new regions, it can
take some time to happen and when it does
you can find you lack the necessary resources.
Sometimes the growing pains come from trying
to provide the necessary support in those
places. Others are growing pains in terms of
languages and satisfying those needs with
written materials.”
One of IPAF’s latest international ventures,
the eLearning module, seems to be
experiencing few growing pains, although its
adoption followed a period of uncertainty for
IPAF in the U.S.
New ways of training
The eLearning module was introduced to the
U.S. earlier this year with the help of North
American rental giant NES Rentals. The trial
run saw nearly all of the company’s 1,050 staff
receiving a PAL Card, and has set the scheme
up for continued success.
The eLearning module allows operators
to take the theoretical part of the PAL Card
training course online, but they must still pass
a supervised theory and practical test at a
recognized center.
“As far as training in the U.S. is concerned,
everyone is online; that is the way they like to
learn and a lot of the credit has to go to Andy
Studdert, NES Rentals CEO, who has helped to
develop the cause.
“It’s a concept that can be developed across
many parts of the world, particularly with
language and geographical challenges. But we
are in the early stages and we need to drive it
now because I think it’s something that’s going
to explode over the coming years.”
At the IPAF Summit in Miama, Studdert
pointed out that attempts to duplicate the
training center model in the U.S. had proved
less fruitful than in other markets like the UK,
due to its much smaller land area. Couling
explains: “It works very well in the UK and we
have numerous centers - you haven’t got to go
very far to visit one, but it’s a little bit different
if you are in Midwest USA where the distances
are greater.”
During the Summit, Studdert gave North
America the challenge of reaching 30,000 PAL
Cards by March 2014. “I think it’s a fantastic
objective,” comments Couling, “and I believe
in setting objectives high; if we don’t quite
achieve it but we come somewhere close, that
will still be a fantastic achievement. I know
there is a lot of hard work in trying to make it
happen.”
This was the first time the Summit had
been held in the U.S., and the overwhelming
response from delegates was that it was a
great success. “I was a little bit nervous about
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09/07/2013 14:10:42
INTERVIEW
The rest of the world also offers great
opportunity for expansion, but as Couling says,
the way to success is to tread carefully. “I
think, for example, we are looking at the same
sort of challenges in South America; a huge
landmass with people very keen on eLearning.
It’s a huge economy that’s growing very rapidly
and its perfect timing for IPAF to introduce safe
working practices there.
“You have to be careful though. Yes, of
course, we want to grow, get new members,
open training centers, but IPAF is a not-forprofit organization. I remember when we first
moved into the U.S., people saw IPAF as a
threat to the training programs they were trying
to promote. But there is no reason for anyone
to see IPAF as a threat; and I think the reason
they saw it that way was because they thought
we were trying to make a profit. It’s incredibly
important for us to stress that to all the
markets we are active in - the motives of IPAF
are pure; it exists to try and make the access
industry safer.”
Goals for the coming years
bringing the event to the U.S., out of what is
comfortable territory in the UK and Europe, but
we had a huge turnout of USA members and
everybody seemed to take the information on
board.”
Many in North America will know IPAF by
its U.S. training wing American Work Platform
Training (AWPT). In recent months, however,
it has become the subject of a rethink, and as
Couling explains, it might be on the verge of
revision.
“When we first started AWPT it was because
we thought people in the U.S. would not
recognize IPAF. But I think that’s changed,
and it’s certainly changed since the Summit.
So, I think the sooner we can change AWPT to
the more general IPAF USA, or another similar
name, the better.
“With hindsight, which is always a great
thing, AWPT wasn’t the right strategy, but part
of being clever is to recognize that. I think
the change will happen relatively quickly, it is
certainly high on our agenda.”
While this potential change is under
discussion at IPAF, the Federation has made it
clear that no decision had yet been made on
the subject.
Apart from spreading eLearning internationally,
Steve Couling has laid out two other specific
goals for his presidency.
One of them is to promote more Country
Councils, which are formed by IPAF members
to promote unique causes in their countries.
Brazil, for example, already has one, but there
are many opportunities for more in the likes of
Eastern Europe and Turkey, says Couling.
“I have come to realize that as we have
spread into new territories, they all have their
regional queries, legislation, health and safety
issues, and I believe the right thing to do is to
have a forum so that they can discuss things
between them, and lobby for legislation in their
local regions.
“For example, we have a very strong Country
Council in Italy, which has been absolutely
essential when it comes to their economy. It’s
really important that those guys have stuck
together and found a way through it.
Looking East towards Asia, Couling continues,
“I can see the time will come for a regional
council, an Asian council, but I think what’s
necessary initially is to get some strong
membership and you evolve from there,
particularly as rental becomes stronger. The
whole concept of access comes from people
understanding that it’s available and then
people providing that through rental.”
The third topic on Couling’s presidential
hit list, and one very close to his heart, is
increased training for vehicle mounted platform
operators. Couling believes this specialist area
throws up some unique hazards which should
be addressed separately.
“It can be a little bit more complex to
understand them technically and some of the
applications are unique to that equipment. That
side of things can be so specialist that it just
requires some specialist training.”
“If you are operating self-propelled
equipment on a construction site, most
responsible sites these days have health and
safety policies, there are people marshalling
that on-site, whereas vehicle mounts are
operating in the public highways where you
haven’t got that level of scrutiny, really, and
to a degree you are relying on the operator
following procedures – human nature is that
people cut corners sometimes to do the job
quickly.”
“So I am looking at training for working on
highways and understanding special needs
of that particular application and how they
should be managed. Perhaps we could look at
a specialist training module for those particular
applications.”
The goal, says Couling, is a legal requirement
for anyone operating access and aerial
equipment in the UK to have a recognized
training qualification, preferably a PAL Card.
From there, the ultimate dream is to see that
spread worldwide.
“It might take three years, it might take five
years, but if you can’t hold up an IPAF card,
then I believe that you should not be using
access equipment, and I think that should be
■
one of our major objectives.”
Steve Couling, managing director
of Time-Versalift, and IPAF’s newly
appointed president, speaks at the
2013 IAPAs last March in Miami.
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09/07/2013 14:11:34
SCAFFOLD20
Scaffold gains
ALH
S20
SCAFFOLDING
16
In its fourth year, the SCAFFOLD20 has
more entries than ever and overall
increase in revenue numbers across
the board. Lindsey Anderson reports.
A
handful of companies listed for the first
time on this year’s SCAFFOLD20 has
boosted overall market numbers on
Access, Lift & Handlers’ annual toplist, pushing
total revenue figures for the top 20 companies
RANK
2013 2012
COMPANY
2012
REVENUE
2011
REVENUE
Brand Scaffold
Safway Services LLC
The Brock Group
Harsco Infrastructure
Universal Builders Supply
Atlantic Hoisting & Scaffolding
Layher Scaffolding
Andamios Atlas Sa De CV
Sunbelt Rentals
Marr Company
Peterson Scaffolding, Inc.
Steeplejack Services (Eastern) Ltd
Performance Contracting Inc.
Lynn Ladder
Associated Scaffolding Co., Inc.
Betco Scaffold
Contractors Access Equipment, Inc.
CSI Commercial Scaffolding Inc.
Superior Scaffold Services Inc.
STVA Scaffold
Millstone Enterprises
United Rentals
NES Rentals
Crom Equipment Rentals
Seacoast Scaffold and Equipment Corp.
Steel City Scaffold, Inc.
Alufase USA, LLC
$1 billion*
$1 billion
$661.74 million
$270 million*
$83 million
$80 million*
$62 million*
$30 million
$28 million*
$24.39 million
$24 million
$23.75 million
$21 million*
$20 million*
$18 million
$16.8 million
$16.08 million
$13 million*
$12.3 million
$12 million*
$10 million*
$8.2 million
$7.5 million
$5.7 million*
$4 million
$3 million
$1 million
$900 million *
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
6
5
5
6
7
7
NEW
8
8
9
9
10
NEW
11
NEW
12
10
13
10
14
12
15
11
16
13
17
14
18
16
19
15
20
19
21
18
22
17
23
20
24
21
25
NEW
26
NEW
$865 million
$624.96 million
$233 million *
$74 million
$75 million *
$60 million *
N/A
$28 million *
$23.2 million
N/A
N/A
$20 million
$20 million *
$15 milion
$18 million
$14.4 million
$13 million *
$10.3 million
$12 million
$9 million *
$9.5 million
$10 million
$5.5 million *
$4 million
N/A
N/A
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SCAFFOLD20
SCAFFOLD20 market numbers
Andamios Atlas Sa De CV,
located in Mexico, pictured here,
is a newcomer to the S20 list.
2012 Revenue
% Change
2011 Revenue
2010 Revenue
TOP 5
$3.09 billion
23.6%
$2.5 billion
$2.3 billion
TOP 10
$3.26 billion
20.74%
$2.7 billion
$2.4 billion
TOP 20
$3.42 billion
17.9%
$2.9 billion
$2.57 billion
to $3.42 billion, a 17.9 percent increase over
last year’s $2.9 billion.
The SCAFFOLD20, in its fourth year, ranks
the largest scaffold erecting and dismantling
companies in North America by annual
revenues.
The three companies that have been added to
the S20 – Andamios Atlas Sa De CV, Peterson
Scaffolding, Inc. and Steeplejack Services
(Eastern) Ltd – are listed for the first time on the
% CHANGE
(2012-2013)
HEADQUARTERS
WEBSITE
11.11%
Kennesaw, GA
www.beis.com
15.60%
Waukesha, WI
www.safway.com
5.88%
Houston, TX
www.brockgroup.com
15.88%
Camp Hill, PA
www.harsco.com
12.16%
New Rochelle, NY
www.ubs1.com
6.66%
Carlstadt, NJ
www.safwayatlantic.com
3.33%
Houston, TX
www.layherusa.com
N/A
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
www.andamiosatlas.com
0.00%
Fort Mill, SC
www.sunbeltrentals.com
5.12%
Boston, MA
www.marrcos.com
N/A
Concord, CA
www.petersonscaffolding.com
N/A
Quebec, Canada
www.agfaccess.com
5.00%
Kennesaw, GA
www.pcg.com
0.00%
Lynn, MA
www.lynnladder.com
20.00%
Durham, NC
www.associated-scaffolding.com
6.66%
Houston, TX
www.scaffold.com
11.66%
Chicago, IL
www.contractorsaccess.com
0.00%
Gardena, CA
www.csiscaffolding.com
19.40%
Philadelphia, PA
www.superiorscaffold.com
0.00%
Houston, TX
www.stvaonline.com
11.11%
Upper Marlboro, MD
www.millstonecorp.com
-13.68%
Greenwich, CT
www.ur.com
-25.00%
Chicago, IL
www.nesrentals.com
3.63%
Gainesville, FL
www.cromequipment.com
0.00%
South Portland, ME
www.seacoastscaffold.com
N/A
Mission Viejo, CA
www.steelcityscaffold.com
N/A
Houston, TX
www.alufase.com
S20 and rank within the top 11.
Andamios Atlas Sa De CV, located in Mexico,
came in at 7th on our list with $30 million
in annual revenues for 2012 while Peterson
Scaffolding, Inc., located in Concord, CA,
and Steeplejack Services (Eastern) Ltd, from
Quebec, Canada, were 10th and 11th with $24
million and $23.75 million, respectively.
Overall, the SCAFFOLD20 list reflects market
growth. While newly listed companies have
padded industry numbers, veterans of the S20
nearly all show gains over last year’s figures.
One big jump to note is Safway Services LLC,
which hit the $1 billion mark in revenues for
2012. The company, tied for first with Brand
Scaffold (estimated), gained 15.6 percent in
revenues over last year’s listing and sits more
than $300 million ahead of the S20’s third-place
company, The Brock Group ($661.74 million).
Few declines
Of particular interest on the SCAFFOLD20 is
that only two companies, United Rentals and
NES Rentals, saw declines in revenues. United
Rentals brought in $8.2 million in scaffoldrelated revenues, but that figure was down
-13.68 percent compared to last year. For NES,
the company experienced a -25 percent decline
in scaffold revenues, dropping from $10 million
to $7.5 million.
Alufase at work indoors.
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Peterson Industrial Scaffolding
of St. Louis was called in
to scaffold the interior and
exterior of St Alphonsus
Church so repairs could
be made to the church’s
spire after it was
struck by lightning.
Many companies and contractors are citing
gains from the ongoing construction of power
plants, refineries and bridges to the repair
and restoration of historic buildings – in short,
widespread demand across many markets.
While the collapse of the housing market and
the succeeding economic recession brought
construction activity in most markets to a near
halt, the scaffolding industry is recovering at a
modest clip.
The industry’s recovery started in 2011
and gained momentum in 2012. According
to IBISWorld’s Scaffolding Contractors in the
U.S. report, industry revenues are expected to
grow 11 percent in the next year, boosted by
resurgence in construction activity, primarily
from residential markets. Continued recovery
in downstream construction markets will help
the industry return to growth in the five years
to 2017.
During the five years leading up to 2012,
residential construction slumped to historic
lows, dropping at an average rate of 9.8 percent
per year to about $349.5 billion in 2012,
as foreclosures, declining home prices and
tightening credit standards contributed to soft
housing demand conditions. Non-residential
construction, the industry’s largest revenue
generator, also declined at an average annual
rate of 5.4 percent to about $332.8 billion in the
five years to 2012, the report notes.
Reduced corporate profit, high unemployment
and low consumer spending weakened demand
for new office, retail, and industrial spaces, in
turn, hurting demand for scaffolding contractors.
“The industry experienced declining revenue
from 2007 through 2011 with the steepest
decline of 20.4 percent occurring in 2009 during
the peak of the recession,” the report states.
With the recession coming to a close for the
industry, though, the SCAFFOLD20 mirrors an
industry that’s on the brink of flourishing. Will it
hit $4 billion total next year? We’ll have to wait
■
and see.
SCAFFOLD20 survey details
Research for the SCAFFOLD20 was conducted in the Spring 2013. Where companies were
unwilling to provide data, we made our estimates based on advice from annual reports and industry
contacts. We thank those companies and individuals who provided information.
If you would like to be included in next year’s SCAFFOLD20, please contact editor Lindsey
Anderson at [email protected] or by calling (312) 929-4409.
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MASTS AND HOISTS
Market
penetration
With new products, markets and collaborations underway,
the mast-related industry is trending upward. Lindsey Anderson
reports on all the happenings.
A
few months ago, Kevin O’Shea, director
of safety and training at Hydro-Mobile,
put it plainly: “There is no good time for
a recession, but there are worse times than
others, and the mast climber industry was in the
beginnings of a significant growth phase with
the recession came along.”
Across North America, mast climber and
hoist companies were tapping into new
markets, debuting new products and reaching
out to new territories. When the economic
emergency brakes were hit, though, a number
of redundancies and causalities sliced through
companies, leaving gaping gashes where
commercial viability had once been.
Today is another story
The mast climber, construction hoist and
related markets have bounced back, with many
debuting innovative answers to problems. One
company leading the way is Stros, a Czech
Republic-based OEM who has entered the North
American market by storm.
“The personnel and material hoist business is
outstandingly good for us right now, especially in
New York and Toronto,” says Ondrej Susa, Stros
sales manager. “The market is definitely better
than last year and possibly better than ever
before. We have been receiving inquiries from
other parts of North America, as well, so there is
potential for business elsewhere.”
Stros recently received an order for unis to be
supplied to a prestigious project in New York City
called the East High Rise Complex in Hudson
Yards. The deal included four dual hoists, each
with a capacity of 7,000 pounds, lifting speeds
of 300 fpm and heights reaching 800 feet.
“Our equipment typically works on new high
rise buildings, but it is also used for remodeling
or repairs of existing high rise buildings, such as
the Empire State Building or low-rise buildings
like Madison Square Garden,” Susa says.
"We are continuously developing and
improving our products to keep pace with
current market trends and requirements of
our customers,” Susa says. “Our best-selling
product currently is big, fast and powerful
machines that we supply to North America in the
7,000-pound and 300 fpm category. We have
started developing a new product line, but it is
too early to reveal details.”
Getting to work
Across North America, most suppliers of mast
climbers are reporting a higher utilization in
recent months – and so are end-users.
According to O’Shea with Hydro-Mobile, the
Northeast is showing encouraging growth,
with rental companies reporting 60-70 percent
utilization. The Southeast is reporting similar
utilization numbers and mast climbing work
platform (MCWP) owners are augmenting their
own equipment with rental units again, in
significant volume, and similar numbers exist
from the Florida panhandle to Texas. California
and the Northwest are still relatively quiet for
MCWPs, but this is not necessarily a result of
the recession since the West has always been a
weaker market for these types of units, O’Shea
says, but it also has a significant hoist and
transport sector.
“Many of the more significant projects in the
Southeast and panhandle area are education
and health influenced, such as hospital and
school construction, which are both significant,”
O’Shea notes. “Another increasingly important
rental market is power station refurbishment
with a large number of cooling tower repair
projects and smokestack demolitions.”
These projects require a great deal of
engineering planning and manufacturer support
and these types of refurbishments tend to be
of longer duration, providing the opportunity
for long term cash flow and good overall fleet
utilization numbers.
At the peak of the Mastclimbers/Emory
Health Care project there were close to 60
masons working on the platforms. Work
started in April 2012, and the project was
completed in November 2012.
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Mastclimbers LLC was called upon by
Emory Health Care to come up with a plan
to provide 100 percent coverage, platforms
capable of lifting significant loads and
platform configurations which would
provide multi-corner profiling.
“With high numbers of rental units tied up
for six to nine-month durations, forecasting
becomes easier and confidence increases,”
O’Shea says. “It’s still early in the recovery
cycle to expect new products on the market in
any significant way but manufacturers in North
America haven’t lost the appetite for innovation.”
In Canada, manufacturer Klimer was recently
busy on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
project which presented a number of challenges.
The shape of the building was an obvious
challenge, but working in temperatures which
got down to negative 40 - 50 degrees was
another significant hurdle to overcome.
The KPM-8 was the main MCWP used
throughout the site, with a free-standing height
capability of 100 feet and travel speeds of 30
feet/minute. For work inside the structure and
other confined areas, the Klimerlite was being
used. The daily quantity of stone installed per
person was about 50 square feet with two to
four people on a platform at one time.
In Atlanta, Mastclimbers was called upon
to come up with a delicate yet sturdy plan
for Emory Health Care. Mastclimbers had to
come up with a plan to provide 100 percent
coverage, platforms capable of lifting significant
loads and platform configurations which would
provide multi-corner profiling. Approximately
45,000 square foot pieces of Portuguese marble
and granite were mechanically anchored to
Construction Masonry Unit on two new five story
buildings, linked by a two story bridge. In order
to install the mechanical support work which
was to hold the panels, the surveyors required to
set up their measuring equipment on continuous
platforms of significant length, and also required
to take accurate measurements between two or
three elevations separated by corners. Platforms
lengths on a single mast were able to go out to
50-feet long.
“This type of project would not normally
be handled by MCWPs, but the weight of the
Portuguese marble and granite façade panels
was such that booms and scissors were not
suitable,” says Mike Pitt, owner of Mastclimbers.
“The platforms were required to take loads
between 6,000 and 8,000 pounds.”
At the peak of the project there were close
to 60 masons working on the platforms. Work
started in April 2012, and the project was
completed in November 2012.
Up in Montreal, Fraco supplied nine units of
its SEH Series for the construction of the new
University of Montreal Health Center (UMHC).
The UMCH represents an investment of $2.5
billion. Phase 2, which is mostly centered
on hospital activities, consists of a 20-story
building totaling some 2,884,728 square feet
and is expected to be completed in 2016. The
design and construction of the hospital was
transferred to Construction Santé Montréal
(CSM) companies Laing O’Rourke and OHL
Canada. The latter relies on the expertise of
local companies such as EBC Inc. and Magil
Construction Inc.
In December 2012, Fraco received from CSM
a firm order for seven construction hoists. In
June 2013, EBC Inc., which is responsible for
the construction of buildings, confirmed an
order for two additional units. In June 2013,
Fraco delivered its first units of SEH Series,
i.e. two single car construction hoists with a
payload capacity of 6,000 pounds traveling at
300 feet/minute. Delivery of five units should be
completed by August 2013, while those ordered
by EBC Inc. should be carried out in December
2013.
“The personnel and material hoist business
is outstandingly good for us right now,
especially in New York (pictured here) and
Toronto,” says Ondrej Susa, Stros sales
manager.
Modern mechanics
While the mast, hoist, transport platform and
related sectors are on the move, new products
are surfacing.
Fraco’s under-bridge unit (BR-1), HydroMobile’s Transport Platform and Scanclimber’s
SC8000 are all new market entrants.
Fraco’s BR-1 was designed as an alternative
to truck-mounted under-bridge access. The
BR-1 uses a wheeled chassis as opposed to a
truck chassis. The platform is 23 feet, 3 inches
long by 6 feet wide and has a capacity of 1,500
pounds. The platform has a vertical stroke of
12 feet, allowing it to be lowered under the
bridge, and can slew 180 degrees to position the
platform underneath the bridge superstructure.
Hydro-Mobile’s new Transport Platform (TP)
was derived from its F Series range, and the TP
is fully modular. With ability to lift 4,000 pounds
Stros, a Czech Republic-based manufacturer
has entered the North American market by
storm over the last few years.
and work in a number of configurations, it is a
highly flexible platform and that can adapt to
challenging conditions.
Scanclimber’s SC8000 mast climbing work
platform is based off its SC5000 and is designed
to carry out heavy-duty tasks at minimal cost.
Users can customize the platform due to its
modular design, and the unit uses components
from across the model range. The SC8000
climbs steplessly up the mast to a maximum
height of 984 feet using a heavy duty rack and
pinion system of high grade steel. The mast
is erected to the desired height by connecting
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4-foot hot-dip galvanized, sections with bolted
joints. The maximum loading capacity for
single mast arrangements is 9,920 pounds and
17,636 pounds for a 51-foot long twin mast
arrangement.
Safety first
Mastclimbers LLC says it is committed to
promoting the safe use of mast climbing
work platforms and that all ranges of its mast
climbing products offer a safer, more efficient
form of access at height.
“We believe manufacturers and rental
companies should work together in finding
solutions that promote the industry through
safety, training and profitability,” says Mike Pitt,
owner of Atlanta-based Mastclimbers.
At the recent International Awards for Powered
Stros is seeing one of the best markets
this year that it has ever experienced
before, the company says.
Access in Miami, a “Mastclimbing Group”
was formed. The Group included Scanclimber,
Alimak Hek, Fraco, Klimer, Hydro-Mobile,
Harsco, Geda, Mastclimbers LLC, Reechcraft,
Safway, AWPI and Edge Scaffolding; some of
whom were honored with several awards at the
event.
“The group showed that by working together
we could raise the profile of the mast climbing
industry and be recognized for its innovations,
its adaptability and its commitment safety and
training,” Pitt says. “In order for the industry
to prosper, we need to have successful and
profitable manufacturers that can supply
innovative and efficient products at a price that
the market can bare. The rental companies
need to be able to purchase equipment that is
reliable, has a low ownership cost, can be easily
maintained and has a realistic known resale
value, all at a price that enables them to rent out
at a price the market can afford.”
Pitt says the Group must promote and
develop new markets locally, domestically and
Up in Montreal, Fraco supplied nine units
of its SEH Series for the construction of the
new University of Montreal Health Center
(UMHC).
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internationally.
“Mast climbers are use all around the globe
in many different applications and in many
different ways; we don’t need to reinvent the
wheel, but we should stand back and see what’s
be done before and adapt it to our markets,” Pitt
says. “If the Mastclimbing Group can increase
demand from the market, rental companies
will buy more equipment and we will have our
successful manufacturers, which is why the
manufacturers need to come up with a way that
they can support the rental companies without
competing against them, while also providing
them with the tools and resources so they can
provide their customers with a quality known
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The Scaffold & Access Industry
Association has a jam-packed
week in store for its annual
convention and expo set for
July 21-24 in Nashville. ALH
provides a guide.
Scaffolding in Nashville
T
he Scaffold & Access Industry (SAIA)
has a slew of events lined up for its
41st year as an association. The SAIA
is offering attendees at its annual event six
training classes, networking during lunch and
evening events, an update on safety practices
and policies and an overall enjoyable time with
fellow friends and colleagues.
For education and conference sessions, here
is a rundown of expected topics with times and
days listed in the separate box story. All events
take place at Nashville’s Renaissance hotel.
■ Dave Glabe, P.E., founder and partner
of DH Glabe & Associates, will present at the
Shoring Council about the differences between
self-retracting lifelines and shock absorbing
lanyards and which should be used for certain
applications.
■ Chris Sleight, editor of International
Construction published by KHL Group, will
present to the International Council a region-byregion look at global construction markets.
■ Stephen Pike of ScaffoldNation will present
to the Plank and Platform Council about social
media. Pike’s session will explore the challenges
of engaging a mobile, agile and (sometimes)
hostile scaffolding workforce in 2013, as well as
the struggle to connect with media-swamped
customers in the age of status updates and
Twitter feeds.
■ Ali Hajighafouri with Avontus Software will
present to the Plank and Platform Council about
challenges industrial scaffold companies face
in daily operations and how modern software
addresses these obstacles.
■ Eric Schmidt, P.E. from Betco Scaffold,
will talk to the Supported Council about project
challenges and difficulties encountered when
designing and installing a 300-foot scaffold
tower on a chemical processing unit in a
hurricane-force storm wind region of the Gulf
Coast of Texas.
■ Mike Thompson from PCI Scaffold will
present to the Supported Council about unusual
scaffold including suspended scaffold in an
Exhibitors
A-1 Scaffold Manufacturing Inc
Allied Insurance Brokers
Alufase
Avontus Software Corporation
Bee Access Products
Beta Max, Inc.
BilJax by Haulotte Group
CADS SMART Scaffolder
Century Elevators
CHUTES International
Coronet Group Suzhou Co., Ltd.
D.H. Charles Engineering, Inc.
DH Glabe & Associates
Direct Scaffold Supply
Eagle Enclosures
Etobicoke Ironworks Limited
Gladden Sales, Inc. (Gladtags)
Jasper Materials
JP Nolan & Co.
KHL Group/Access, Lift & Handlers
Layher, Inc.
Lifting Up Management
McCausey Lumber Co.
Metaltech Omega Inc
Miller by Honeywell
Modern (Int’l) Access & Scaffolding Ltd
PILOSIO SPA
Power Climber
Pyrascaf Limited
RedBuilt LLC
Sky Climber LLC
Sky Man USA
Stepup Scaffold
Strong Man Building Products Corp.
Tractel Inc. Griphoist Division
Universal Manufacturing Corp.
Upright Scaffold USA, LLC
Vault Scaffold
Winsafe Corporation
atrium area of hotel that had to be engineered
and supported from existing truss system.
■ David Demorest of Safway Services
will talk to the Industrial Council about laser
scanning and the benefits it adds to the scaffold
and access industry.
■ Andrew Smith of Phoenix Industrial
Services/Safway Services will talk to the
Industrial Council about several significant owner
mandated changes to site specific fall protection
requirements at a major petro-chemical facility.
■ Christer Hogne of R & R Scaffolding will
present to the Permanent Installation Council
about what today’s scaffolding is capable of
doing. His session plans to provide attendees a
better understanding of old architecture versus
today’s.
■ Mathieu Grumberg of Safway Services
will present to the Suspended Council about
suspended scaffold projects.
■ Gil Prado with Century Elevators will talk to
the Construction Hoist Council about a special
project profile on a highly engineered scaffold
and elevator installation on a C2 Splitter while in
turnaround.
■ Ted Beville of Safway Services will talk to
the Construction Hoist Council about One World
Trade Center and how more than 1,400 workers
along with their tools, equipment and materials
were moved daily.
■ The Mast Climber Council plans to present
a panel discussion that will provide an overview
of some of their most technically demanding
projects. Fraco, Hydro-Mobile, Klimer, EZ
Scaffold and Scanclimber all present projects
from the last 12 months.
■ Jim Dorris of United Rentals will talk
about technological and thought innovation
and how it not only contributes to a safer work
environment, it is good business.
■ William R. Cochran of OSHA will present to
the fall protection council about statistics from
the scaffold and access industries. Falls are the
leading cause of deaths in construction.
■ Kurt Southerland, CSP Manager,
Industrial Safety, Health, Safety, Environment
& Sustainability (HSES) for United Rentals,
will moderate a discussion on the aerial
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work platform industry’s recent shift to
complementary online training, steering the
conversation on how it has evolved, what
opportunities this provides for equipment
operators, and safety concerns about this type
of training.
■ Jeff Stachowiak with Sunbelt Rentals
will lead a panel discussion on the topic of
jobsite expectations for the suppliers of access
equipment now and in the future. Top safety
managers from major construction companies
including but not limited to Skanska, Parsons
and Lend Lease will participate.
■ Mike Williamsen, Ph.D. of Caterpillar
Safety Services, will talk about near misses
and how they are reported and acted upon in
an organization. The presentation will spell
out the techniques used to achieve superb
Attendees can expect a number of
educational opportunities at the
SAIA annual convention and expo.
results from near-miss reporting and resolution.
The audience will be exposed to an approach
that works throughout various industries and
engages the employees that are at risk in
identifying and resolving the many potential
causes of injury as well as delivering an
accountability process that keeps this new type
of near-miss process sustainable.
Schedule of SAIA Events
FRIDAY, JULY 19
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Train the Trainer Facilitator Skills Workshop, Day 1 – REN –
Ryman One
SATURDAY, JULY 20
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Train the Trainer Facilitator Skills Workshop, Day 2 – REN –
Ryman One
10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. SAIA Annual Golf Tournament – Meet in the hotel lobby for
the bus that leaves at 10:30 a.m. First tee time is at noon. – Hermitage Golf Course
SUNDAY, JULY 21
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. SAIA Café & Information Desk – REN Music City Foyer
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Competent Person Training – System Scaffold – REN
Gospel
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Competent Person Training – Frame Scaffold – REN
Rhythm & Blues
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Competent Person Training – Suspended Scaffold –
REN Country
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mast Climber Operator Training – REN Rock & Roll
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. AWP Operator Training – REN Bluegrass
7:30 – 10 a.m. SIAEF Board of Directors – REN Ryman One
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Exhibitor Move-In – REN West Hall
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Support Group “Welcome to Nashville” – REN Music City
Foyer
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ATI Workshop & Training Committee - REN Ryman One
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. SAIA Executive Committee Lunch – REN Jazz
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. SAIA Board of Directors – REN Music City Ballroom
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SAIA Café & Information Desk – NCC West Hall Foyer
5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Welcome Reception with Exhibitors – NCC West Hall
MONDAY, JULY 22
7:30 a.m. – 5p.m. SAIA Café & Information Desk – NCC West Hall Foyer
8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. SAIA Annual General Membership Meeting – NCC 205 &
206
8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. Shoring, Access & Fall Protection – NCC 205 & 206
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Support Group Outing to Belle Meade Plantation
10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break – SAIA Café
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: International Construction – NCC 205 & 206
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch with Exhibitors – NCC West Hall
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Tweet This! Engaging a 5,000-Year-Old Industry in
140 Characters or Less! – NCC 205 & 206
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Win, Keep and Simplify Business: How Scaffold
Management Software Can Help You Impress Your Clients and Improve
Efficiency – NCC 205 & 206
3:45 p.m. – 4 p.m. Break – NCC West Hall Foyer
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■ Brad Boehler, president of Skyjack, will
give a presentation on the key responsibilities
of the operator and jobsite manager necessary
to facilitate the safe use of mobile aerial work
platforms. Topics included will be the respective
responsibilities, operator training, the role of risk
assessment, the identification and avoidance of
the most common causes of accidents.
■
4 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. All Access Pass - Work Converges on Industrial Tower
Project in Texas – NCC 205 & 206
4:40 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Hyatt Regency Ceiling & Sky Light Replacement – NCC
205 & 206
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Reception with Exhibitors – NCC West Hall
TUESDAY, JULY 23
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. SAIA Café & Information Desk – NCC West Hall Foyer
7:45 p.m. – 8:20 a.m. Benefits of Knowing – NCC 205 & 206
8:20 a.m. – 9 a.m. 100 Percent Tie-Off; is it a myth, a reality or even
achievable? – NCC 205 & 206
9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Break – NCC West Hall Foyer
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The Capabilities of Today’s PI Scaffolds – More Than
You Thought! – NCC 205 & 206
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break – NCC West Hall Foyer
9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Break – NCC West Hall Foyer
10:45 a.m. – Noon Suspended Scaffolding - Applications and Opportunities
– NCC 205 & 206
11 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Support Group Outing – Have Fun & Give Back – Meet in
Hotel Lobby
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch with Exhibitors – NCC West Hall
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Project Profiles – NCC 205 & 206
2:25 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. One World Trade Center, Creative Hoisting Solutions –
NCC 205 & 206
2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Break – NCC – West Hall Foyer
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Prestigious and Technically Demanding Projects – NCC
205 & 206
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. 2013 President’s Gala Reception – REN Grand Ballroom Foyer
7 p.m – 11 p.m. 2013 President’s Gala – REN Grand Ballroom
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. SAIA Café & Information Desk – NCC – 2nd Floor
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Leading Through Innovative Safety Technology – NCC 205
& 206
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Support Group Farewell – NCC 2nd Floor
9:15 a.m. –10:30 a.m. What is the Impact of the Fall Prevention Campaign –
NCC 205 & 206
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break – NCC 2nd Floor
10:45 a.m. – Noon Online Training & Familiarization – NCC 205 & 206
Noon – 12:45 p.m. Box Lunch – NCC 2nd Floor
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. Working at Height, What Does a General Contractor
Expect of Subcontractors – NCC 205 & 206
2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Break – NCC 2nd Floor
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Near-Miss Reporting: The Missing Link of Safety
Culture Revolution – NCC 205 & 206
3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break – NCC 2nd Floor
3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. Safe Movement of Equipment on Jobsites – NCC 205 &
206
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f you travel much, especially off the beaten
path, perhaps you’ve noticed one of these
huge white golf-ball-like structures off in the
distance, usually on some hill or mountain in the
middle of nowhere. Well, that’s no biosphere! It’s
a sophisticated Early Warning Long-Range Radar
System developed by Lockheed Martin. While
many Lockheed radars exist around the world,
29 of these systems are owned and operated by
the U.S. Air Force and provide air traffic control
and advanced warning surveillance throughout
North American airspace.
In 2011, the U.S. Air Force awarded a $46.8
million contract to Lockheed to modernize its
fleet of the 29 AN/FPS-117 radar systems placed
throughout the Great Northern Territory, Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico. As with any significant
award of money, however, follows significant
problems to solve.
A large part of the modernization requires
workers have access to the 3-story-high
Many Early Warning Long-Range Radar
Systems are in remote locations, like this
one pictured here.
multimillion dollar facial components of the
array which just so happen to be tilted back at
a 10 degree angle. Coupling these challenges
with the fact that the installations are located in
some of the most remote and extreme weather
locations in North America means a special
solution was required.
Engineering specialists
Enter Cv International (CvI), an Oregon-based
company specializing in custom engineered
systems for military and commercial ground
support as well as the wind energy and oil and
gas industries.
Prior to CvI getting involved, many solutions
were explored, starting with the natural “first
choice” in access.
“Ladders were causing damage – not to
mention not being terribly safe – on the Radar
facial components valued at nearly $15 million,”
said Ben Root, vice president of business
development for CvI.
More sophisticated powered systems were
also tried but had limitations.
“Manlifts could not follow the 10-degree slope
of the Radar face, so the technicians would
quickly find themselves too far away to reach,”
Root continues.
Seeing that traditional approaches wouldn’t
work, a custom alternative was developed but
fell short of expectations.
According to Root, “The prior custom system
they had developed was extremely heavy and
cumbersome to attach on the top of the radar
– the units were still causing facial damage
when the technician slipped. The [workers] were
relatively safe, but the equipment was not.”
So CvI went to work, tapping into their
extensive experience and contacts, looking for
technologies and products that could be grouped
together to get the job done.
They needed a solution that could safely move
workers and equipment anywhere along the 36
foot by 24 foot, 10 degree array, while providing
full fall protection and preventing damage to
the expensive facial components. Due to the
remoteness of the sites, the solution would also
need to be extremely compact and light enough
to fit in relatively small transport vehicles.
CvI chose the ReechCraft PowerPole/The
PowerPole is lightweight and modular, and its
simple mast climbing design was the right fit.
CvI engineers augmented the PowerPole
with custom tie brackets to the back side of
the array as well as custom floor mounts and
platform fixings tilted at 10 degrees. The end
design solution features a fully railed platform
with special mesh to prevent falling objects from
damaging the radar face and a unit that is able
to scale up and down the entire array face.
“The system developed now covers all of
the areas needed for servicing, and is safe for
technicians and equipment,” Root says.
Due to their efforts, in March of this year, CvI
was awarded a $1.4 million contract from the
U.S. Air Force to manufacture and install this
system in 28 AN/FPS-117 systems in North
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Century Elevators, pictured here, is one of
many women-fronted businesses today.
As the access industry
matures, more women are
impacting business – if not
leading it. Lindsey Anderson
spoke with HERC’s president,
an internal consultant with
Terex, the head of a rental
company near Seattle and
a construction elevator
company GM about
being women in a
male-dominated field.
Industry matriarchs
A
ccording to Forbes, there are 20
female CEOs running America’s largest
companies. While that number – 4
percent – is trifling in the grand scheme, it’s a
record. Yes, women in our industry have come
a long way and continue to march forward.
I spoke with four who have held a myriad of
positions to get where they are now and who
run some of America’s most successful and
growing access-related companies. Here are
their stories.
Ms. Rental President
For 14 years, Lois Boyd worked during the
day and then would attend night classes for
her undergraduate degree. The now-HertzEquipment-Rental-president originally wanted
to go to school to become a teacher, but, as she
puts it, colleges didn’t have the most diverse
night class offerings “back then.”
“I could only take business classes at night,”
Boyd recalls. “So, I put myself through school
and started in the hydraulics arena.”
Boyd, who has been at the helm of HERC
since April 2011, jokes about her early career
days at the bottom of the ladder.
“I couldn’t even spell ‘hydraulics’ when I
started,” she laughs. “I had to converse with
customers on the phone and I had to know
what their needs were, so in order to do that, I
had to go to school and understand and learn
about hydraulics. That knowledge led me from
customer service to technical trouble-shooting.”
Boyd quickly learned hydraulics applications
range far and wide. One day she'd find herself
on the phone with a SpaghettiOs mechanic
whose hydraulic motor had gone awry, leaving
a vat of O-shaped pasta in danger of hardening
and going to waste, to a farmer whose tractor
had broken down. As a result, Boyd became
more involved with the engineering and
manufacturing side of hydraulics in order to
fully understand the product line, and she
eventually talked her superiors into providing
her with further education.
“The company I was with had started a
college graduate program for people to go
into sales, and I asked, ‘What about me?’
Sometimes I think they did it to punish me,” she
laughs, “but they put me in the program and I
went into sales, going into all of the automotive
plants [in Detroit.]”
Boyd’s clients included Chrysler and American
Motors, where she found herself having to
traverse through automotive manufacturing
plants, which at the time were not very femalefriendly, she says.
“In those kinds of environments you have
to be courageous,” she says. “You can’t be
“For women in general, I think the opportunities are pretty
much endless if you’re willing to put yourself out there, but
you have to be willing to take chances to do that.”
LOIS BOYD, president of Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation
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“The early days were a crush of learning. I knew that
to be taken seriously in this industry I needed to be well
informed, almost to a fault.”
PAULA MANNING, vice president and general manager of Century Elevators
easily offended. Men would be howling on the
lines as you rode by in a little golf cart and I’d
just have to wave or take a bow. After a point,
then, instead of trying to confront women, the
guys become a little bit offended so they’d hide
their nudey calendars when I came in. I was
a woman in a really male-dominated industry
then and all of my customers were guys. All of
my people were guys.”
And all of those people – from hydraulics and
equipment companies – are still Boyd’s people.
“It’s like a full circle for me,” she says. “All
those guys who were my clients then are my
suppliers today.”
Boyd continued on her path, working up to a
director level of the company doing OEM sales,
distribution, marketing, product development,
new product technology and strategic work.
She then transitioned into an automotive phase
where she worked for Tenneco, which was
primarily an exhaust and suspensions systems
company that sold to after-market OEMs like
Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Toyota,
Audi and more. She ran Tenneco’s Ford
business for them and “knitted 13 companies
t were autonomous” into
that
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what my maintenance crew [at
HERC] iis now up against,” she says.
And then in 2007, Boyd joined Hertz,
serving as senior vice president of process
improvement and project management until
2011, where she then held post of senior vice
president of Hertz’s Advantage Rent A Car. She
was appointed president of HERC in April 2011.
“When I first came in I was lucky that I had
hydraulics and automotive experience behind
me because I knew a lot of suppliers and
had an understanding,” she says. “But this is
really all about relationships and selling. It’s a
traditional model.”
‘Take chances’
In the early days of her career, Boyd credits the
“legacy guys” and their experience that helped
her create a strong team, but like most women
in power have faced, there were naysayers in
the beginning.
“Being a woman coming into this industry,
most people were very skeptical about it,” she
says. “But what I do is bring different things to
them,” she says. “I bring visions from outside
and visions of what the future should look like.”
Boyd recalls a visit to China and how it felt to
be a woman while at the state-owned National
Heavy Industries.
“When you go into a room, you position the
person with the most power at the center of the
table,” she says. “So we’re all positioned on
our side and then the last person comes into
the room and the middle seat is reserved for a
woman! She says to me, ‘I am so surprised to
see a woman sitting across the table from me.’
And I said to her, ‘I am glad to see a woman
sitting across from me.’”
The industry is definitely changing. Boyd says
being a woman in a male-dominated industry
allows for a different angle and approach. While
everyone – no matter what gender – has to
have the knowledge to understand the work
and apply themselves, women can offer a softer
side and a balance to the team.
“You get attention because you’re the only
woman sometimes and that can be good and
bad,” she says. “For women in general, I think
the opportunities are pretty much endless if
you’re willing to put yourself out there, but you
have to be willing to take chances to do that.”
Boyd says women – and men – must
volunteer, raise their hands, deliver and
produce results. The more anyone does the
more they can be depended on, and that, Boyd
says, makes people strive to be even better.
She stresses building a team that is stronger
than you. “They will make you better,” she
says. “They will stretch you and take you out to
the next level.”
Boyd works with what she calls her “5,000,”
which is approximately how many people
HERC employs, and she gets all 5,000 on a
conference call quarterly.
“If I can have the entire 5,000 understanding
all of our methods, understanding why,
being able to ask a question at any time; that
communication empowers them. They’re the
shareholders in me and I work for them,” she
says. “I believe in empowering your people and
giving them the tools that make their jobs very
doable. By doing that, what you do is empower
them to take better care of your clients and if
you can get those two things humming, the rest
of it will come.”
Elevator Leader
Paula Manning grew up around elevators and
hoists. Her family business, founded in 1976,
was Emscor Elevators.
Manning graduated from both Kilgore College
and the University of Houston with degrees
in formal dance and food and beverage,
respectively. After she spent five years in the
food and beverage industry she knew she was
ready for a change and took a temporary job at
Champion Elevators.
“That was in 1997 and I haven’t left yet,” she
says. “The early days were a crush of learning. I
knew that to be taken seriously in this industry I
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needed to be well informed, almost to a fault”
Manning started in inside sales and worked
her way around the company through the
sales and marketing departments of Champion
Elevators. She held a number of positions,
including director of marketing, national
product manager and vice president of GEDA
products. She then worked with Alimak Hek as
its national business development manager and
also director of marketing. In 2012, she joined
Century Elevators where she is now the vice
president and general manager.
“No two days are ever alike,” Manning says.
“[I enjoy] the fast-paced nature of the industry
and the unique projects I get to be a part of.”
Manning, like Boyd, says there are definite
advantages to being a woman in the industry,
but in general, no matter what a person’s
gender, people always have to prove
themselves in the workplace.
“I clearly remember my first ‘lunch and
learn’ with a group of structural engineers
in Washington, D.C.,” Manning relates. “I
was maybe 28-years-old and clearly not an
engineer. I spent so much time preparing;
learning about the company and where it
was going, where it had been, etcetera, that I
thought I wouldn’t be nervous. I was confident
in the content of my presentation. I was worried
about the reception I would receive as a nonengineer, South Texas girl coming to D.C. to
educate these men, all men, on the benefits of
utilizing a new piece of equipment.”
Manning says the novelty of her being a young
female with a Texas accent was enough to get
a few of the men in the room to listen to her
opening, but after a few moments, more started
paying attention and, eventually, they started
asking questions. By the end of the week,
Manning had quotes out on several projects and
by month’s end, one project was starting.
“I often look back on that day and think that
that was like a baptism to me, my first day
as a peer to these men I had so nervously
wanted to impress,” she says. “[Women] are
fairly outnumbered but I consider that a benefit
because it’s a little something different in the
board room, a fresh perspective. I decided a
long time ago that I wouldn’t ever make it an
issue or a source of irritation for me. If I did my
job, knew my product, knew my customers
and the industry, and could, with some level
of accuracy, determine what my customers
needed and get it to them, then whether I was a
male or female was irrelevant.”
During the beginning of her career, Manning
says she took advantage of brilliant minds
around her and soaked up as much information
and knowledge she could. She spent time
learning not only about products but also about
the industry and evolution of it as a whole.
“I had to put down Cosmo and People
[magazines] and pick up industry magazines
like Elevator World and ENR,” she says. “As a
member of various industry associations, I was
able to join and volunteer for many committees
that put me in the room with decision makers
from a myriad of industry sectors. During most
of these meetings I was the only woman at the
table, and more often than not the youngest
person in the room.”
Manning says the access industry is an
accepting, friendly bunch. She started to realize
that business moves at the “speed of light”
and everything, every customer, every job is
an “I need it now” situation. She says those
who succeed maintain a heightened sense of
urgency, a dedication to customer service and
an almost a tangible passion for doing things
right and safely.
But the urgency of the industry has had its
drawbacks.
“It was difficult to establish a work-life
balance and I struggle with that to this day,”
she says. “So many members of our industry
work around the clock and I fell right into that
habit. I rarely turn off my phone and charge
it on my bed side table. I am available to our
employees and customers at almost all times.
I enjoy staying this busy but I look forward to
catching an overseas flight where I actually
have my phone turned off for 10 straight hours.
Who knew 40,000 feet could be so peaceful?”
The Hat Woman
Jenny Snow-Boscolo is a Terex Business
Systems consultant and a guru in lean
manufacturing. She graduated from Georgia
Tech in 1997 with an industrial and systems
engineering degree and left town shortly after to
join Boeing in Seattle as an engineer.
“I always knew I was more interested in
manufacturing as a day-to-day work life,” she
says. “It was more intriguing to me than, say,
computer-related work.”
She stayed with Boeing for three years before
leaving the company to work for Genie. “There
were several people who had been recruited
out of Boeing to Genie to go into manufacturing
operations, so I called up someone I had worked
with and said, ‘Hey, tell me more about that
little company you’re working for in Redmond.’”
Not long after, in 2000, Snow-Boscolo joined
Genie as a manufacturing engineer and she
was placed in what was then the “brand new
RT scissors building.” The company, which had
“There were older supervisors
who I worked with that were never
going to reach a different level of
respect for me as a professional.
Things have changed a lot in the
last 13 years.”
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only one scissor line at the time, was on the
brink of introducing its 90-foot RT family.
“I’m less about product design and more
about how we build things,” she says. “I have
always been very much about hands-on an I
like to work on things where I can see them
coming together. There’s a lot of satisfaction of
having an idea and then seeing it designed and
built in front of you.”
Today, Snow-Boscolo works with a group
called Terex Business Systems, which is a leanspecialist operations group.
“In my role I have a mixed bag of
responsibilities,” she says. “When you’re in an
organization for for so long, you get more hats.
They never seem to take any away, they just
add them,” she jokes.
Snow-Boscolo creates and develops training
for Terex and makes sure its people understand
what the company is doing and why. She
consults internally and works with human
resources to improve data management. Every
now and then Snow-Boscolo will get called in to
put a new production control system in place or
she might even get green lighted to go to China
or Italy and work with teams across the world.
But she wasn’t always the team leader. One
of Snow-Boscolo’s first big linked-up projects
came after she was with Genie for only nine
months. The team was working on a new and
innovative plan of delivering parts to weld cells
so the worker would have his or her tools and
kit all in one place in one unit.
“This was a very different idea at the time
and people were nervous,” she recalls. “Trying
to get someone to be the initial delivery person
was a nightmare so I said I’d do it just to prove
it would work.”
Men wouldn’t believe that a “girl” was
“actually going to deliver our parts five times a
day for a week.” But, she did, and, she says, it
bought her respect for the rest of the time she
worked with that team in that department.
“There have been some people I’ve worked
with who are jerks,” Snow-Boscolo says. “When
I was younger I maybe beat myself up over how
to prove myself and, looking back, there were
just some people who no matter what I did,
nothing was going to change their minds. There
were older supervisors who I worked with that
were never going to reach a different level of
respect for me as a professional. Things have
changed a lot in the last 13 years.”
At Terex, more women are coming into the
industry than ever before, Snow-Boscolo says.
“I see a lot more women now than I did in
the past. Hopefully that’s because a few of us
helped pave the path and encouraged others to
join the industry.”
From her manufacturing point of view, SnowBoscolo says working on the line and being a
part building a product is thrilling.
“We make amazing products that help build
the world,” she says. “It’s fun. We get to work
with great people. For the women who are
looking to join the industry, my advice is don’t
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be intimidated. It’s like learning any other new
language. There are new words, things that
you’ll get introduced to, but everybody has to
get introduced. If you can get through that initial
introduction, it’s a lot of fun and a rewarding
place to work. Just jump in and try it.”
Small Rental, Big Growth
Sarah Rothenbuhler grew up working on
construction sites and at her family’s Birch
Equipment Rental & Sales company located in
Bellingham, WA. Rothenbuhler’s father started
the company in 1972 and Sarah Rothenbuhler,
who was a minority owner, watched on as the
company grew and blossomed for its market.
But then the market shifted.
“In the early ‘90s, the long-time Birch
Manager left and set up a competing company
with the goal of cutting Birch’s volume by 50
percent,” Rothenbuhler says. At the same time,
a major national rental company came into town
and approached Birch with what Rothenbuhler
describes as an ultimatum: they were either
going to buy Birch or run it into the ground.
“The company was suddenly in a steady
downward spiral,” Rothenbuhler says. “Birch
had gone into complete dysfunction and
knew there were no systems for any healthy
remaining staff or equipment to fall back on.”
Rothenbuhler decided it was time to take
the reins and approached the other “power
holders” at the company. “I suppose, for some,
the best that that could have happened was for
me to run the company into the ground quicker
so equipment and property could be liquidated
or transferred to other companies.”
However, just the opposite happened. In 2001,
Rothenbuhler gained enough traction to get
bank support and buy out all the stockholders.
She was officially the main woman in charge.
Rothenbuhler laments the days of past are not
the days of now.
“An access ‘industry’ didn’t exist on the
jobsites and rental yards I was around. Concrete
was poured into the ass-end of forklifts to
enhance counter weight and lift capacity,
backhoes were more common than excavators,
reach forklifts were rare,” she says. “My first
glimpse of the aerial, labor-saving revolution
may have been a 20-foot red scissor lift with a
z-style stack. Obviously lines have opened up
access in every production, maintenance and
construction market from the mini personal
hoists now to the Genie SX-180 Boom. I never
would have guessed that aerial units would one
day make up thousands of units in our fleet.”
Today, Rothenbuhler worries about Tier 4 and
how it will affect business in the next few years.
“Hopefully it won’t bury our companies into
much more financial stress,” she says. “Then
we can get into some new forms of cool, sexy
access and material handling power sources
that provide another big increase in productivity
and safety.”
Good People. Period.
Birch Equipment Rental & Sales has the same
goals as other companies: they want to hire
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“If a person is amazing,
it’s easier to focus on
goals, productivity, safety,
profitability, continual
improvement and having a
damn good time being part of
an awesome team.”
SARAH ROTHENBUHLER, owner of Birch
Equipment Rental & Sales
quality people and get bids.
Rothenbuhler says the company’s biggest
challenge is getting to the bargaining table and
being viewed seriously – though she’s not sure
it’s because the company is woman-owned or
because they’re a locally owned U.S. company.
“Procurement departments are constantly
being challenged to broad sweep and minimize
the amount of vendors they have to work with
and the stigma seems to be that bigger is
better,” she says. "Our goal is to be the best
supplier and work with the best vendors. We
utilize centralized purchasing but we’ll screw
our field and quality of our worksites and
departments if we over generalize and try to
minimize vendors just based on size and sales
ability. We try to move past the presentations
and go for quality, innovation, efficiency
and customer service and we are constantly
working to provide the same.”
To provide the best workforce, Birch provides
thousands of hours of paid training with
internal and external hosts. Training includes
equipment maintenance, operation, safety,
personal growth, customer service, leadership,
streamlining efficiencies, technical, office
systems, GSPS tracking, equipment rental
management systems and more. Enhancing her
team also isn’t dependent on anyone’s gender,
skin color or age.
“If a person is amazing, it’s easier to focus
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In all, Rothenbuhler loves her career and the
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To get to a place where people are as satisfied
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USED EQUIPMENT
Looking at this year versus last year, Ritchie Bros have seen a decline in
telehandler numbers at auctions, but says scissor lifts are still pouring in.
Going, going, GONE!
The used equipment market for auctioneers isn’t as hot as it has been. As less equipment rolls
in from rental houses, supply has weakened and prices are up. Lindsey Anderson reports.
I
t’s all about supply and demand. At auctions
across the U.S., buyers are finding slightly
higher prices due to less equipment at sites.
“With the downturn, we witnessed rental
companies extending their cycle times longer
on certain pieces of equipment because the
values came down quite a bit,” says Dean
Siddle, senior valuation analyst at Ritchie Bros
Auctioneers. “As a result, rental companies
have fewer pieces of equipment to put in the
marketplace as they order new equipment.”
For auctioneers, this means stronger
equipment values.
“Pricing is trending higher now than it was
last year,” says Paul Hendrix, equipment pricing
analyst with online auctioneer IronPlanet. “As
rental companies replace fleet and place orders
with manufacturers for new aerial equipment,
manufacturers have gotten behind with orders
because demand is so high. They can’t deliver
the equipment to rental companies immediately.
This delay in deliveries has created a higher
market for used equipment.”
Looking at this year versus last year, Ritchie
Bros have seen a decline in telehandler
numbers at auctions, but says scissor lifts
are still pouring in. “This is probably more so
because of the fact that there are more scissor
lifts in the market,” Siddle says. “If you look at
the population of boom lifts, scissor lifts and
telehandlers, we are seeing scissors the most
these days.”
Telehandlers have made a resurgence in
the last few years, with manufacturers upping
production to meet demand. In the most recent
Access, Lift & Handlers’ TELEHANDLER30
toplist, which ranks North America’s
telehandler-owning rental companies by
number of units, the market gained 6.7 percent
over 2012 with a total number of units amongst
our listed companies resting at 36,153 (from
33,454 in 2012).
Since the merge and purge days of 2008,
many rental companies had focused on
refleeting, but for the first time in years, the
T30 shows signs of rental growth as large and
mid-sized companies push 2013 telehandler
numbers to 2008 levels.
“We’re seeing less telelehandlers at
auctions,” Siddle says. “Dollar wise and
population wise, we’re tracking close to what
we saw last year, but telehandlers have a little
bit more of a range as far as who picks them up
and who owns them for their second life.”
But at IronPlanet, Hendrix says the opposite is
happening.
“At auctions we are seeing more telehandlers,
scissor lifts and telescopic booms,” he says.
During 2013’s first quarter, Ritchie
Bros conducted 36 unreserved
industrial auctions in 12 countries.
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“The downturn of the economy has created
growth in the rental industry because more
contractors – being uncertain of future work
prospects – have chosen to rent machinery
rather than purchase. Now, rental companies
are replacing a large portion of their access and
aerial fleet and many of the retired rental units
are coming to auction.”
Since rental companies are where auctioneers
get a glut of their used equipment, both Ritchie
Bros and IronPlanet are watching depots and
how they “right-size” their fleets.
“It’s hard to predict trends for 2014 at this
point,” Hendrix says. “It’s possible that the size
of rental companies and the business they’re
conducting will trend upward, which means
they will focus on replacing their fleets and sell
used equipment at auctions.”
The sun dips below the horizon
at an Orlando-based Ritchie
Bros auction in Feb. 2013.
Buying used
So what should auction-goers keep in mind
when snagging a piece of used equipment?
“It’s important to inspect equipment
thoroughly and touch upon five different
points,” Hendrix says. “Mechanical, structural,
cosmetic, features/options and tires.”
For the mechanical part of inspection,
buyers should check the engine, power train
and hydraulics. Crank the machine and look
for leaks, blowby, smoke and any other red
flags. Then, operate the hydraulics; raise and
lower the boom or platform, look for excessive
wear and, again, listen for unusual noises. On
boom lifts make sure the controls operate the
machine from both the ground and platform
and that all controls are operational. Lastly, look
to see that wiring appears to be intact – not
spliced or bypassed.
When checking over the structure of the
machine, make sure to inspect the main frame
and work equipment areas, including the boom,
jib, scissor frames, linkage and railings. Look
for plates or welds, excessive wear and loose or
missing hardware.
Cosmetically, check to see if the operator area
is clean and if the overall machine appearance
is up to par. Look for visible signs of corrosion,
paint fading or chipping and if sheet metal or
fiberglass is dented, damaged or missing. Also
keep an eye out for excessive paint overspray or
concrete residue, which, in large quantities, can
add to the weight of the machine.
For add-ons and options, see if the machine
has a cab or canopy. Ask if there are special
attachments, couplers, additional forks or jibs
that come along. Are there auxiliary hydraulics?
Basket rotation? Genset? Frame leveling? How
is the machine powered; diesel, electric or dual
fuel?
“On electrically powered aerial machines,
such as scissor lifts and some smaller booms,
it’s important to test the battery,” Hendrix says.
“This can be one of the most expensive costs
associated with the item.”
Lastly, go over the tires and make sure the set
is matched. Look for recapping and record the
“Pricing is trending higher
now than it was last
year,” says Paul Hendrix,
equipment pricing analyst
with online auctioneer
IronPlanet.
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tire size. Also make note if the tires are foamfilled, solid or pneumatic.
Siddle adds that buyers should overall make
sure they are getting the newest piece of kit
with the fewest amount of hours within their
price range. “We always direct anyone who
plans to buy at our auctions to go and inspect
the equipment,” he says. “Start it up. Find out
where it came from. Ask for history on recent
work orders.”
Supply and demand (part 2)
While online and in-person auctioneers are
experiencing an overall slight slowdown in
supply, that’s not stopping newcomer Euro
Auctions from tiptoeing across the pond to the
U.S.
As the name implies, the European-based
auctioneer is taking its first step onto U.S.
auction soil this summer in Georgia.
Almost 400 lots of construction machinery
and industrial equipment have been scheduled
to go under the hammer at the newly acquired
65-acre Newnan, GA site, the company says.
“We have long aspired to enter the U.S.
market, so in acquiring this site in late 2012,
we located Euro Auctions squarely at the hub
of the American equipment industry,” says
David Betts at Euro Auctions. “Over recent
years we’ve forged excellent relationships with
major U.S. companies and have already secured
some exceptional construction and industrial
machinery from across the southeast U.S. for
this – our first U.S. auction.”
And at Ritchie Bros, new developments are
also underway in the U.S. In late Spring, the
company broke ground on its new regional
auction site in Manchester (Hooksett), NH, on
May 29.
The auctioneer’s new 54-acre property will
serve as the company’s first regional auction
site in the state of New Hampshire and as a
replacement auction site for Ritchie Bros.’
15-acre regional auction site near Hartford, CT.
The first phase of construction is expected to
be completed later in 2013 and it will include
09/07/2013 11:37:38
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substantial earthwork improvements to develop
the property into a working auction site of 25
acres. Approximately 18 of the 25 acres will
be used for displaying equipment prior to an
auction.
Auction facilities planned as part of the
first phase will include a temporary large
auction tent with full in-person and online
bidding capabilities and seating capacity for
300 people, an equipment check-in building,
equipment washing facilities with closed loop
water recycling technology and a paved parking
area for customers.
Ritchie Bros. will continue to conduct
unreserved public auctions at its Hartford
(Stafford Springs), CT auction site until the new
auction site is ready later this year.
Despite the increase in Ritchie Bros’ footprint
across North America, the company reported
a -22 percent drop in net earnings for the first
quarter of 2013, achieving $14 million against
2012’s $17 million.
The company’s auction revenues during the
first quarter of 2013 grew +1 percent to $102.1
million compared to $101.3 million for the
same period in 2012.
During Q1, 2013, Ritchie Bros conducted 36
unreserved industrial auctions in 12 countries.
“We have started the year with a strong
auction revenue rate, however this did not
totally compensate for the fall in our gross
auction proceeds,” says Peter Blake, CEO,
Ritchie Bros.
According to Blake, a decrease in OEM
production due to the global recession has
impacted business for Ritchie Bros, as the
equipment it is now auctioning is older.
Online sales did see a boost in Q1 2013,
with Ritchie Bros selling over $289 million of
equipment, up +5 percent on 2012 figures.
Following this trend, Ritchie Bros has
continued with the roll out of its EquipmentOne
online marketplace.
“So far in the second quarter we have
continued our investment in Ritchie Bros.
EquipmentOne and are excited to have initiated
the commercial launch, which is a significant
part of our 2013 strategy,” Blake says. “We are
encouraged by our customer’s initial response
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t first blush it sounds like a simple
project: paint a champagne-colored
stripe on the wall of a movie theater
lobby. But as Jesse Truesdale will tell you,
the devil is in the details. The owner of Cobb
Theatres in Leesburg, VA, wanted a 3-inch by
280-foot ribbon of color painted 30 feet above
the ground on the wall of the theater lobby,
including the large, open stairwell that takes
theater patrons from the ground-floor entrance
to the second-floor lobby – a decorative detail
moviegoers will see as they stand at the top
of the long staircase, face the opposing wall
and turn in a complete circle. Truesdale, part
owner, along with her husband Ben Truesdale,
of TrueBuilt, LLC, was tasked with making that
stripe a reality on the theater wall.
Jesse Truesdale likes a good challenge. Her
company, a northern Virginia-based residential
and commercial general contracting firm that
provides construction and preconstruction
services, including design and budgeting,
tackles projects that other companies often
turn down.
“We have a real passion for building, and we
look for those projects that present interesting
challenges,” she says. “The theater in
Leesburg turned out to be such a challenge –
one that the JLG compact crawler boom proved
instrumental in helping us overcome.”
As she studied the project, Truesdale realized
her options were limited. “Leaning a ladder
on the two staircase landings would not
work, because the scale of the painting and
the fact that the paint was being applied to a
curved wall required that the painter be able to
regularly step away from the wall and check
the perspective.”
‘Stable’ crawler boom
Scaffolding presented another option – a time
consuming and expensive option, she says,
which, like the ladder, would not provide
painters with the necessary perspective and
would have required that the entire staircase
be taken out of commission for the length of
the project.
Truesdale also considered using equipment
to help reach the wall, but the building design
is not conducive to moving equipment to the
second floor. The small passenger elevator,
located in a narrow corridor, and the freight
elevator, located in a kitchen that offered little
room to maneuver, could not handle heavy,
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The JLG X700AJ compact
crawler boom inside the theater.
bulky equipment. Removing windows to provide
access to the second floor proved to be cost
prohibitive. And so, the search began for a
compact piece of aerial equipment that could
move up a ramp built on top of the middle
portion of the three-part staircase and provide
access from the second floor, across the
stairwell to the wall.
After renting a piece of equipment that
appeared promising, Truesdale and her team
discovered it was unable to maintain the angle
necessary to climb the ramp, moving only 3
feet up the structure before getting stuck. As
luck would have it, a sales rep from another
rental company visited the theater, noted
the problem, and proposed the JLG X700AJ
compact crawler boom as a solution.
“He had my attention at a critical moment,
and after taking a look at the crawler boom, I
was willing to give the machine a try,” recalled
Truesdale. A week later, the crawler boom was
onsite and performing to expectations.
“We were able to secure a battery-operated
model, which was a requirement, since I had
no way of venting fumes to the outside,” says
Truesdale. “And it made it up the entire ramp
without any problems.”
Truesdale admitted to being nervous to use
the unfamiliar equipment. But, inspired by its
ability to climb the stairs, she was optimistic
about its performance. In fact, Truesdale and
her crew quickly learned to use the crawler
boom, which enabled painters to stand in the
bucket, sketch the stripe in pencil using a
2-foot by 2-foot grid, and then paint it.
The compact boom measures just 39 inches
across and features a horizontal reach of 37
feet. With a platform capacity of 440 pounds
and an elevated height of 69 feet and 7 inches,
the machine earned rave reviews for its
performance at the theater.
“We found the crawler boom to be really,
really versatile and at the same time, extremely
stable,” she says. “Once you get used to it,
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bumping around or missing the mark. Despite
the theater’s limited access, tight corners, and
a variety of obstructions, including the bulkhead
over the bar area, the crawler boom equipped
us to get the job done.”
By the time she completed the project,
Truesdale felt confident in her ability to use
the crawler boom, which was a good thing,
because after the work was completed, the
ramp removed, and the boom returned, the
theater owner decided to change the color
of the stripe from champagne to silver. That
meant securing the crawler boom a second
time, rebuilding the ramp, and accomplishing
in four nights what had taken the team three
weeks of night work to complete the first time.
“This time we did not have to create the grid,
we knew exactly how to construct the ramp,
and we could operate the crawler boom with
confidence,” Truesdale says.
She also noted that the machine helped
them accomplish a second task. “The theater
owner asked us to build out a chandelier that
hung above the stairwell, slightly lower than
the stripe, and consisted of more than 300
glass pieces that needed to be hand tied to the
chandelier’s frame. We tied 10 to 15 pieces in
an hour’s time, carefully sorting the pieces on
the floor, loading them into a box and sending
someone out in the crawler bucket to tie them.
“We thought we had completed the project
when the first stripe was finished. But, when
the theater owner decided to repaint the stripe,
he also decided to order some additional pieces
of glass to make the chandelier fuller on top.
So, again, we were grateful to have the crawler
boom available for the task.”
Unlimited uses
Without the compact crawler boom, Truesdale
is unsure how she would have completed the
project.
The positive experience, although daunting in
the beginning, has made her eager to put the
machine to use in another project.
“From my experience, the crawler’s uses are
unlimited,” she says. “I can see the value it
would bring to projects in churches, theaters,
auditoriums, gymnasiums – really any place
that features peculiar or unusual spaces
that are difficult to access – as well as more
ordinary applications that require aerial work.
“Would I recommend the crawler to others?
Oh, absolutely, without a doubt. It’s efficient,
versatile, comfortable, and extremely easy to
use. I feel empowered, and I can’t wait to find
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EXHIBITS (NON-REFUNDABLE)
$20.00/$40.00
EDUCATION SESSION TICKETS
$55.00/$65.00
*registration for education is available July 1.
Advance pricing expires September 7.
www.icuee.com
WEB REGISTRATION
Web registration will remain open on the
show website through October 3. Visit
www.icuee.com to register online and print
confirmations. Bring confirmation papers to
the Express Badge Pick-Up counter onsite to
have badges and tickets printed.
EXPRESS BADGE PICK-UP
Name badges and tickets will not be mailed
in advance. Present bar-coded confirmations
onsite to be scanned at the Express Badge
Pick-Up counters located in the South
Wing, Lobby C of the Kentucky Exposition
Center. Badges and tickets will automatically
print. Photo ID (driver’s license, passport
or government issued photo ID) might be
required at the Express Badge Pick-Up
counters. Visitors will be allowed to pick-up
multiple badges within a group by providing
confirmation information.
Visit IPAF at ICUEE
The International Powered Access Federation
(IPAF) is supporting ICUEE and will be
exhibiting guidance documents and safety
advice on the effective use of aerial work
platforms. Access, Lift & Handlers is the
official North American publication of IPAF.
Louisville expo
ICUEE is right around the corner. Here’s a quick glance at
what attendees can expect Oct. 1-3 in Louisville, KY.
M
ore than 800 exhibitors are
expected to show their
wares at the 2013
International Construction &
Utility Equipment Exposition
(ICUEE) set to take place Oct.
1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition
Center in Louisville, KY.
ICUEE offers hands-on equipment
demonstrations where attendees can
test-drive underground, at-ground and
aerial equipment in job-like conditions. Show
organizers are estimating around 16,000
attendees will attend this year’s event, which
sold 1 million net square feet of exhibit space 11
months before the show’s kickoff.
“Attendees highly rate the show’s exhibits,
demos and education, but they also tell us an
invaluable benefit of ICUEE is the opportunity to
get recharged; meet with their industry peers
face-to-face and see what’s new,” says show
director Sara Truesdale Mooney.
New for 2013 is ICUEE’s indoor Exhibitor Demo
Stage where attendees will have more
opportunities for a first-hand look
at new technologies in action.
Show management
developed the indoor program
in response to attendee
feedback for more demo/
educational options: 90 percent
of utilities and utility contractors
in a recent show survey said that
demonstrations at ICUEE affect their decision
to attend, and 84 percent said that product
demonstration opportunities and operating
equipment influence their buying decisions,
according to Truesdale Mooney.
The ICUEE Exhibitor Demo Stage will run
during show days and exhibitors will offer
20-minute educational and interactive segments
that highlight the performance or merits of
a product/service in actual use or simulated
situation. A moderator will host the sessions,
introducing each segment and facilitating
questions and answers.
Educational events at ICUEE
Education for ICUEE 2013 will be offered through many co-located events.
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS (AEMP) ASSET
MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM
AEMP-Association of Equipment Management Professionals is co-locating its annual Asset
Management Symposium.
FLUID POWER CONFERENCE
The Fluid Power Conference, produced and managed by Hydraulics & Pneumatics, is an
educational event that allows fluid power users to attend technical seminars, see new products,
build relationships, learn about major industry trends and issues and invest in their business
future.
H2O-XPO
Produced by the National Rural Water Association, the H2O-XPO brings together top officials,
decision makers, buyers and new technology in the water and wastewater industries.
IP UTILITY SAFETY CONFERENCE & EXPO
Produced by Incident Prevention Magazine, the iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo is an event for
safety, training and operations professionals.
NASTT-NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY
NASTT is co-locating its Cured-in-Place Pipe Good Practices course.
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY (UCT)
Underground Construction Technology (UCT) is co-locating educational programming at ICUEE to
provide sessions relating to the underground construction and rehabilitation infrastructure.
To register, visit www.icuee.com
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IPAF NEWS
Get solid
data to back
business
decisions
How many platforms are there
in the worldwide rental fleet?
How much of the U.S. fleet is
Tier 4 compliant?
Get the answers to these
questions and more in the
IPAF U.S. Powered Access
Rental Market Report 2013 and
the IPAF European Powered
Access Rental Market Report
2013, now ready to order.
These reports are the
definitive guide to the powered
access rental markets in the
U.S. and Europe. Useful facts
and figures give insight into
the industry and help
managers plan for future
investments.
The U.S. report includes
Canada and Brazil. The
European report includes seven
individual country/regional
sections: France, Germany,
Italy, the Netherlands, Nordic/
Scandinavian countries
(covering Denmark, Finland,
Norway and Sweden), Spain
and the UK.
■ View the list of contents and
order the 2013 reports at
www.ipaf.org/reports
Some older reports are now
available for free download.
AWPT operator course
available in Spanish
“Vulnerable workers” in the U.S.
who are not proficient in English
may be at risk of not being properly
trained for safe work at height.
At the IPAF Summit in Miami,
Jordan Barab, U.S. Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and
Health, highlighted the need
to target “vulnerable workers”
with limited English proficiency
and commended IPAF’s ongoing
training and safety initiatives. IPAF
CEO Tim Whiteman committed to
Valcourt Exterior Building
Services based in New Jersey
has a high percentage of
Spanish-speaking employees
who will benefit from taking
the AWPT operator course in a
language they are familiar with.
provide the AWPT operator training
program in Spanish.
The aerial work platform (AWP)
operator course managed in the
U.S. and Canada by IPAF’s North
American subsidiary American
IPAF has met the commitment to OSHA to provide the AWPT operator
course in Spanish: Tim Whiteman, IPAF CEO, and Jordan Barab, U.S.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health, at the IPAF Summit in Miami.
Work Platform Training (AWPT) is
now available in Spanish, as part of
IPAF’s continuing commitment to
provide training and safety material
in other languages. IPAF has thus
fulfilled the commitment made to
the US Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA).
AWPT-approved training centers
that will be offering the operator
course in Spanish include Valcourt
Exterior Building Services based in
New Jersey. The AWPT eLearning
module will be available in Spanish
by the end of September.
“IPAF has met the commitment it
made to provide materials in other
languages,” noted Tony Groat,
IPAF U.S. and AWPT executive
vice-president. “We open up the
challenge to those in the industry.
Get your employees trained in a
manner they can understand for
safe AWP operations. The material
and the tools are there and there
is no excuse for untrained workers
when working at height.”
Broderick of Construction Safety
Council given President’s Award
This year’s IPAF President’s Award
goes to Tom Broderick, now retired
executive director of the nonprofit, U.S.-based Construction
Safety Council, for his lifelong
commitment to safety in the U.S.
The IPAF President’s Award
honors individuals who have served
the Federation and the powered
access industry. It recognizes
the contribution of individuals in
promoting the safe use of powered
access.
Tom Broderick was a long-time
member on OSHA’s Advisory
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Committee on Construction
Safety and Health (ACCSH) to
advise the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and
Health with respect to setting
construction standards and
policy matters affecting federally
financed or assisted construction.
He was nominated for this
position representing the public,
requiring OSHA’s recognition of
his knowledge and experience
regarding health and safety. He
encouraged IPAF to become active
in the U.S., took the decision to
promote training of aerial operators
and was a great supporter of the
Federation’s mission. Broderick’s
career has been focused on the
improvement of health and safety
for workers in the U.S.
The Construction Safety Council
(CSC), based near Chicago, is
an IPAF member and an AWPTapproved training center.
On behalf of Tom Broderick, IPAF’s
US representative Tony Groat (left)
accepts the plaque from outgoing
IPAF president Wayne Lawson.
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IPAF NEWS
Speakers announced
for Chicago IPAF US
Convention in October
Visit IPAF
at ICUEE
IPAF is proud to be an official
supporting organization for
the International Construction
& Utility Equipment Exposition
(ICUEE), the trade show that
features the latest utility and
construction equipment. ICUEE
will be held from October 1-3,
2013 at the Kentucky Exposition
Center in Louisville. Visit IPAF
at booth 3163 to pick up useful
guidance documents and safety
advice on the effective use of
AWPs.
An excellent line-up of speakers
will take the floor at the IPAF
US Convention that will be held
on October 21 and 22, 2013 in
Chicago. Jim Maddux from OSHA
will discuss the need to address
falls from height and OSHA’s
fall protection campaign to raise
awareness and give employers
guidance on the need to address
this hazard.
Other top speakers include Brad
Boehler, president of Skyjack, who
will discuss AWP risk assessment
and product selection, and Craig
Paylor from SmartEquip, who
will examine how technology can
assist companies in being more
efficient, productive and profitable.
There will be a panel discussion
on the subject of egress from
an elevated AWP, and breakout
sessions on AWPs and MCWPs.
Ron Pilla from Valcourt will
share his experience in training
employees in a manner that they
understand, and Teresa Kee
from NES Rentals will outline
the company’s experience of
using eLearning to conduct AWP
operator training. Early bird
convention rates are available until
Oct. 2, so book your ticket now.
The Convention is sponsored by
NES Rentals, Skyjack and JLG. It
will take place at the Renaissance
Chicago O’Hare Suites Hotel. IPAF
has agreed a special room rate
of $129 per night. To get this
rate, call 800-468-3571 before
September 30.
NES Rentals is offering the AWPs
for Managers training course
on the afternoon of October 22,
immediately after the close of the
Convention. The course will be
held at the NES offices, right next
door to the convention hotel.
■ More details on the event are at
www.ipaf.org/usconvention
IPAF/AWPT’s Riley takes
eLearning, AWP training
expertise to NES Rentals
Gary Riley, IPAF North American
Membership Development and
AWPT-approved instructor, has
joined NES Rentals to support its
new AWPT aerial lift eLearning
initiative, a move that will benefit
the industry and see Riley continue
to deliver training for AWPs.
“Gary’s new role will see him
furthering the good work as an
AWPT senior instructor to deliver
both operator and instructor
training,” said Tony Groat, IPAF
North America and AWPT executive
vice-president. “Gary is a fantastic
champion of safe operation and
training for the AWP industry and
the move will benefit all parties.
We wish Gary all the best in his
new position.”
Only AWPT-approved training
centers may deliver AWPT training
and Riley will continue to work with
AWPT through AWPT-approved
training center NES Rentals. As a
senior instructor, Riley can provide
instructor training as required,
particularly in setting up new AWPT
training centers.
“We are thrilled that Gary is
joining us as a full-time NES
instructor and taking up the
challenge for safe operation
of AWPs,” said Teresa Kee,
Environmental, Health & Safety
Director at NES Rentals. "Having
him on the team will build on
the synergies that IPAF and NES
have created through the newly
launched eLearning module and
work toward increasing the number
of trained operators in the U.S.”
www.ipaf.org
[email protected]
IPAF USA
225 Placid Drive,
Schenectady, NY 12303
Tel: (518) 280-2486
Fax: (518) 689-6800
[email protected]
www.awpt.org
IPAF WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Moss End Business Village,
Crooklands,
Cumbria LA7 7NU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)15395 66700
Fax : +44 (0)15395 66084
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org
Stand
down for
safety
Construction sites in the
Chicago area stopped work for
30 minutes on June 12 to raise
awareness among employers
and workers about fall hazards,
which is one of the leading
causes of jobsite deaths in the
construction industry.
In the 30 minutes, information
and training was given about
how falls from ladders,
scaffolds and roofs can be
prevented by planning ahead
and using the right safety
equipment.
The stand down was
organized and sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), in
partnership with the Builders
Association, the Construction
Safety Council (an IPAF member
and AWPT training center),
the Chicago Area LaborersEmployers Cooperation and
Education Trust, construction
contractors and other safety
and health bodies.
OSHA statistics show that
there were 262 fall fatalities
out of a total of 738 fatalities in
construction in 2011.
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SAFETY OPINION
The transport platform –
Kevin O’Shea, director of safety and training at Hydro-Mobile,
talks about the newest piece of kit on the mast climber block.
T
he transport platform (TP), is the newest
type of mast climbing work platform
(MCWP) on the market, and most
manufacturers of MCWPs offer a TP model.
It is quickly becoming a popular method of
getting personnel and materials to various
levels of the structure and TP use is spreading
quickly throughout North America. Many rental
companies and equipment owners can see the
advantages of the TP, but not all realize the
necessary requirements to be able to operate
or rent such a unit. The TP offers flexibility in
the rental fleet and it provides high levels of
productivity at an attractive price. But, what is
the TP? How is it different to a material hoist or
construction elevator? And what do you need to
know before you purchase or rent a TP?
There are three types of hoist generally
available:
■ Material Hoist
The material hoist is used to lift only materials
from the ground up to levels of the structure.
TPs are typically
set-up 18-inches
away from a
structure.
Personnel are prohibited from riding in a
material hoist. It is loaded with material by the
operator at the ground level and unloaded by
workers at the delivery level above at one of
any number of floors set up to receive it. The
material hoist is covered by the ANSI standard
A10.5.
■ Construction Elevator or Personnel and
Material Hoist
The personnel and material hoist is used to
lift, as its description explains, both personnel
and materials to designated loading/unloading
points on the structure. Most of us in the
construction industry have ridden in this type of
hoist at some time. It is designed for use in high
level construction environments to deliver high
volumes of personnel and materials in a quick
efficient fashion. The personnel and material
hoist is covered by its own ANSI standard,
A10.4.
■ Transport Platform
The transport platform has elements of
both the material hoist and personnel and
material hoists. The original reason for the
existence of the TP was that in medium-sized
construction projects where the installation of
a personnel and material hoist was considered
to be unsuitable due to complexity, cost and
productivity challenges, some other safe
and productive method was required to get
personnel and materials up into the structure.
The transport platform is covered by ANSI
A92.10.
TPs are ideal for medium-sized projects.
THE AUTHOR:
Kevin O’Shea is the director of safety and training at Hydro-Mobile. He has
worked with Mastclimbers LLC, JLG, SGB, Lavendon and Mastclimbers LTD UK
(now Harsco). O’Shea serves as Chairman of IPAF’s North American Council,
Chairman of the SAIA’s MCWP Committee, is a member of the SAIA/OSHA
Alliance Team and has won various awards over the years, including: IPAF
Safety Champion 2009, 2010 and 2013; SAIA Council Chairperson of the Year
2009 and SAIA ‘Coupling Pin’ Award 2010.
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A Hydro-Mobile
TP at a jobsite.
■ Defining Features
The TP is different from the both the material
hoist and the personnel/material hoist in a
number of important ways:
Its speed is limited to 40 feet per minute. This
significantly slower speed (personnel/material
hoists can travel at hundreds of feet per minute)
is easy enough to provide excellent productivity
within its intended environment, but is slow
enough to make it easier to control, and it
therefore requires a less sophisticated operating
and drive system.
Its capacity is limited. The TP is usually
capable of lifting personnel to only 50 percent of
its capacity.
Everyone who uses a TP has to be trained
as an operator. The rationale being that in its
operating environment the unit’s frequency
of use doesn’t require a full-time operator.
Subsequently everyone who uses it has to be
trained as an operator.
The unit is setup to be further away from the
structure than the personnel/material hoist. Most
TPs are set-up about 18-inches away from the
structure and when it gets to its delivery level
integrated door/ramp arrangement is activated.
This is very different from the personnel/
material hoist which is usually set-up about
2-inches away from the structure. However
when travelling at 18-inches away there is no
chance of a shear hazard so the platform cage
arrangement doesn’t have to be so enclosed as
the personnel/material hoist does.
Most TPs can be used as ‘material only units.’
Personnel/material hoists don’t have this ability.
There are other differences between the
units, but they essentially operate in different
environments so each has been designed to
operate in its own particular way to suit its
environment.
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SAFETY OPINION
requirements explained
Owning and Operating a TP
Each State has different ways of regulating hoist
use, and if you own or operate a TP you need
to know what the State requires of you. Many
states have governing bodies that regulate how
hoists are installed tested and used. The state
of Georgia, for example, requires that you have
a state registered mechanic on the payroll,
someone who is formally accredited to install
and test the unit. Georgia also requires that your
company should be a state-registered contractor
to perform this function. You will be required to
apply for an installation permit, followed by an
inspection by a state inspector, before a ‘use
permit’ is granted. The unit will then be subject
to periodic inspection through the life of the
project and testing will include a static load test
and a drop test.
North Carolina has similar requirements with
an additional requirement that installation be
supervised by a state-registered electrical
contractor. Another example, Florida, requires
different regulations for different parts of the
state and even for different cities.
Wherever you intend to install and use the TP,
it’s important that you find out what the local
regulations are. Most state bodies work on the
principal of adopting ANSI standards as the
controlling document. Since ANSI A92.10 is a
new standard, it’s unlikely that it will currently
be adopted for this purpose. This means that
on many instances states will only have the
option of governing TP use with ANSI 10.4, the
personnel/material hoist standard. Since there
are differences between the requirements of
A10.4 and A92.10, you might have to formally
apply for a ‘variation’ to A10.4 to use the TP.
So, before you install a TP on your project,
check your local requirements, and if you need
assistance in determining compliance, or want
to know in advance what the requirements are
for the area your project is in, talk to the local
governing body, and seek out a member of the
A92.10 committee by going through the Scaffold
& Access Industry Association. They will be able
to help you through the process.
Transport platforms are highly productive,
safe, flexible units. And if you properly prepare
for pre-installation, you will appreciate the
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