Haulotte's HTL telehandler

French manufacturer enters new market
L'HORME, France
Aerial work platform manufacturer Haulotte Group has launched its first telehandler range.

Manufactured at Haulotte's Santander plant in Spain, the HTL 4014 and HTL 4017 telehandlers have lifting capacities up to 4 tonnes (8,818.5kg) and lifting heights of 14 metres (45.9 feet) and 17 metres (55.8 feet) respectively.

Haulotte boasts that the Haulotte Top Lift (HTL) range integrate "every technological innovation" developed in the field of aerial work platforms (AWP).

Access International magazine reported Haulotte's entry into the telehandler market was influenced by its AWP customers' demand for telehandlers.

Marjolaine Degrange, from the Haulotte Group, tells Forkliftaction.com News the company sees the telehandler market as an important stepping stone towards diversification.

"[We] like the fact that there is an increasing overlap between the access and telehandler rental market."

In 2006, Haulotte Group made more than 20,000 AWPs. Access Intrernational rates Haulotte as the world's third-largest AWP manufacturer according to 2006 turnover. Haulotte's turnover exceeded EUR500 million (USD676.8 million) in 2006 and the company employs over 1,600 people.

New rotating boom machines from Italy
BREGANZE, Italy
Italian manufacturer Faresin Handlers SpA has introduced two telehandlers with rotating booms.

The telehandler models 18.45 and 15.45 have an 18 metre (59.1 feet) lifting height and 4.5 tonne (9,920.8lb) lifting capacity, and the compact "canguro" (Italian for kangaroo) model can lift 2.5 tonnes (5,511.6kg) at a height of 6 metres (19.7 feet).

The machines' electronics are controlled by a CanBus connection and sensor system through two control units that continually monitor and control the machine.