Skytrak Model 6000M

JLG gets more Army refurbishment work
WARREN, MI, United States
The US Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) has awarded a USD23.7 million contract to JLG Industries Inc to refurbish all-terrain lifter Army system (ATLAS) vehicles and the ATLAS's predecessor, SkyTrak Model 6000M vehicles.

"JLG has refurbished more than 450 [Army] vehicles used in places like Iraq and Afghanistan," David Peacock, JLG vice president of government products and programs, said in a statement.

The award is part of a USD27.1 million contract. TACOM's sole source contract with JLG began in July 2004 and has generated about USD51 million of revenue to the manufacturer.

Liebherr awarded Swiss Uni degree
BULLE, Switzerland
Willi Liebherr, president of Liebherr-International AG's administrative committee, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Freiburg, Switzerland.

The dean of the university's Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences, Prof Philippe Gugler, recognised Liebherr's achievements in "putting scientific theory into business-management practice", in a laudatory speech.

Liebherr-International AG, of Bulle, Switzerland, is the holding company of the Liebherr Group, which manufactures a reach stacker with a unique curved boom (Forkliftaction.com News #164).