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Darwin hire equipment firm, Top End Access, takes delivery of a Genie SX-180, an astounding, self-propelled boom lift capable of telescoping to an unprecedented 186 ft working height.

GENIE HAS RELEASED AN UPDATE TO ITS EXISTING SMARTLINK™ CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SMARTLINK CONTROL SYSTEM IS AN ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEM FOR OPERATING, TROUBLE SHOOTING, MAINTAINING AND UPDATING GENIE® ELECTRIC SCISSORS.

THE DRIVE SYSTEM ON LARGER ELECTRIC SLAB SCISSOR LIFTS HAS BEEN FURTHER ENHANCED WITH A NEW, BEEFED UP DRIVE SYSTEM.

THE TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT IS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED UPON TRAINING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT INCLUDING PHONE SUPPORT AND QUALITY CONTROL. SUPPORTING THIS GROUP IS A 12 MONTH OPERATIONAL PLAN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE KEY OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

THE GENIE Z-34/22 IS A POPULAR AND VERSATILE BOOM LIFT WHICH IS OFTEN USED IN INDOOR SITUATIONS, WHERE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSIGHTLY MARKS TO BE LEFT ON SOME FLOOR SURFACES. A SIMILAR PROBLEM CAN EXIST IN OUTDOOR AREAS WITH ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES TO PAVED AND CONCRETE AREAS.

THE ANNUAL HIRE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND (HIANZ) CONFERENCE WAS STAGED IN THE SCENIC CITY OF ROTORUA FOR 2014. COMPRISING A TRADE SHOW, CONFERENCE AND AWARDS DINNER, THERE WAS ALSO A SOCIAL ASPECT WITH DELEGATES PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL PRESIDENTS CUP.

FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS, LARGER BUSINESSES GROW. 73 HIRE IS A YOUNG EQUIPMENT HIRE BUSINESS, SITUATED ON HIGHWAY 73, NEAR DARFIELD ABOUT 50 KM WEST OF CHRISTCHURCH IN NEW ZEALAND.

THE RESTRUCTURE OF THE GENIE SUPPORT SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN ACTIONED WITH A SINGLE OBJECTIVE IN MIND – TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY LEADING AFTERMARKET SUPPORT TO GENIE CUSTOMERS.

THE ACCESS GROUP RECENTLY HOSTED AT THEIR FACILITY IN CANNING VALE, A COMBINED EWPA AND HRIA TRADE NIGHT. THIS WAS THE SECOND SUCH MEETING FOR 2014.

TO SERVICE THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONSTRUCTION AND MINING INDUSTRIES, ACCESS GROUP AUSTRALIA HAS ESTABLISHED AN ON-THE-GROUND ACCESS HIRE AUSTRALIA DISTRIBUTION DIVISION AND FACILITY IN THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE.

DANISH WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURER VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS IS CONTINUALLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN THEIR TURBINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OPERATION. ON A RECENT PROJECT TO RETROFIT 50 UPPER MICHIGAN TOWERS WITH LIGHTNING-DETERRENT TIPS, VESTAS CREWS UTILIZED FOUR NEW SELF-PROPELLED GENIE® SX-180 BOOMS.

FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS, YOUNGMAN RICHARDSON & CO HAS BEEN SUPPLYING WORLD LEADING CONTRACTING AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY TO DISCERNING BUSINESSES IN NEW ZEALAND. SINCE 1999, GENIE® EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED AND SUPPORTED IN NZ BY YOUNGMAN RICHARDSON & CO WITH THE GENIE® BRAND ENJOYING SIGNIFICANT MARKET SHARE.