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THE EAST COAST BASED ALFABS GROUP IS A WELL ESTABLISHED HEAVY ENGINEERING COMPANY WHICH PRINCIPALLY SERVICES THE MINING INDUSTRY. AS A COMPANY COMMITTED TO WORKPLACE SAFETY, ALFABS WERE ONE OF THE FIRST COMPANIES IN AUSTRALIA TO ORDER AND INSTALL THE GENIE OPERATOR PROTECTION STRUCTURE (OPS).

EVERY WEEKNIGHT AS THE WORKING DAY FOR MOST COMES TO AN END, THE ROAD CREWS PULL OUT OF THE NA GROUP DEPOT IN SYDNEY’S SOUTH WEST. EACH CREW IS FULLY EQUIPPED AND DESTINED TO SPEND THE NIGHT HOURS UNDERTAKING ROAD MAINTENANCE.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN THE DARWIN MARKET IS SET TO BE STRONGER THAN EVER WITH GENIE COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL SUPPORT BRANCH. THE NEW GENIE BRANCH IN DARWIN IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETELY OPERATIONAL DURING NOVEMBER.

THE INDUSTRY DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL OVERHEAD PROTECTION FOR BOOM LIFT OPERATORS IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE RELEASE OF TWO NEW OVERHEAD PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS FROM GENIE. THE OPERATOR PROTECTION STRUCTURE (OPS) AND THE OPERATOR PROTECTIVE ALARM (OPA).

The first Genie® SX-180 boom lift sold and delivered into Australasia was purchased by Rich Rigging, owned and operated by Murray Rich. Rich Rigging, a New Zealand based company, is an acknowledged expert in the assembly, erection, disassembly, relocation and maintenance of ship-to-shore gantry cranes. 

New lifts help maintenance crew rise to the occasion in turbine blade retrofit.

April 19th 2014 marked 365 days devoid of a Lost Time Injury at Genie within Australia. Zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) is a benchmark which Genie strives to achieve. According to the National Safety Manager of Genie Australia, Chris Bond, the Genie LTI record in 2010 was pretty ordinary. “To their eternal credit,” Bond said, “Genie management committed to address the LTI performance logged in 2010. What followed was a period of rigorous analysis to determine the causes for the workplace injuries.”

The first Genie® SX-180 boom lift sold and delivered into Australasia was purchased by Rich Rigging, owned and operated by Murray Rich.

SmartLink is a set of features for Genie® products that provides new capabilities such as on-board diagnostics and troubleshooting. The SmartLink system provide end users with intuitive and easy-to-use controls that are common across all SmartLink units, making operation easy with proportional controls.

Terex AWP has announced two senior organisational changes to the Genie team in Australia with Reg Moss and Mitch Ely appointed to Darra, Brisbane, based positions.

In a company-wide initiative, Terex has declared 2014 as the Year of the Service Technician. Ron DeFeo, Chairman and CEO of Terex Corporation and Matt Fearon, President of Terex Aerial Work Platforms (Genie), are driving a global program which acknowledges the outstanding contribution that Field Service Technicians continue to make to the success of the company and its customers, in Australia and around the globe.

Two big earthquakes within a six-month period sorely tested the resolve of the Lyttleton (New Zealand) community. The Port of Christchurch is situated at Lyttleton. Although battered and bruised by the 6.3 magnitude earthquake smashing the town and the Port in 2011, activities to rebuild and expand the Port are progressing with grit and determination.