Capital Equipment News December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

Manitou has added The Lilly Company to its dealer network. The Lilly Company has 12 locations it operates from. “We look forward to building and growing this new partnership with The Lilly Company,” says Eric Burkhammer, Manitou Americas vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Given their large presence in the Southeast, we are confident that they will provide the excellent sales, service and parts support to customers.” The Lilly Company will represent Manitou rough terrain vertical masted forklifts, semi-industrial vertical masted forklifts, truck mounted forklifts, multi-purpose telescopic handlers and construction telescopic handlers.

NORTH AMERICA

Custom Equipment has appointed David Carlson as the new North American sales manager. In this new role, Carlson will focus on regional sales growth and territory development of Hy-Brid Lifts, Custom Equipment’s line of lightweight aerial work platforms. “David’s industry experience and territory knowledge will be an asset to our company and our customers,” says Justin Kissinger, Custom Equipment marketing manager. “He will introduce more contractors to the safety and versatility of Hy-Brid Lifts and work with customers to give them the best possible solutions and services for their scissor lift needs.”

First Bobcat E20 excavators for Oman Oman National Engineering & Investment Co., based in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of the first mini-excavators to be sold in the country, comprising 20 new Bobcat E20 compact excavators supplied by International Heavy Equipment LLC (IHE). “We are delighted with this order, which is the result of pioneering work by Bobcat and IHE to introduce the mini- excavator concept in Oman,” says Gaby Rhayem, regional director Middle East and Africa for Bobcat. Oman National Engineering & Investment Co. was formed in 1978 to manage the Rural Electricity System for the Ministry of Electricity & Water Established. For more than 35 years, the company has developed to become a leading supplier of services to the Utility and Engineering sectors in Oman. Operating from the Gala area of Muscat, IHE is the Trucks, Buses and Equipment company of The Zubair Corporation. The company has been the authorised distributor for the Bobcat range of equipment in Oman for well over 25 years. The Bobcat range is one of many world renowned manufacturers and products that IHE represents in Oman. The Bobcat E20 2 t model is a Zero Housing Swing (ZHS) excavator, which means that it offers enhanced Zero Tail Swing (ZTS) functionality by further protecting the front upper structure corners turning within the swing circle. The ZHS configuration in the E20 excavator therefore provides 320° of free rotation when working close to structures,

The Bobcat E20 2-tonne model is a Zero Housing Swing excavator.

without sacrificing on operator comfort or performance. Oman National Engineering & Investment Co. chose the Bobcat E20 excavator because of its ability to unite all the benefits of the ZHS design with the high performance and stability of a 2 t conventional tail swing excavator. When fully retracted, the undercarriage allows the excavator to go through narrow spaces; and, when fully expanded, it provides optimum stability for the excavator, especially when working over the side. Expansion and retraction are simple and easy via a switch on the control panel. b

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