Aerial Lift Manufacturer Versalift Hires Joey Ren as New China Country Manager Aerial lift manufacturer Versalift has been making moves quickly since December of 2018, when two major venture agreements between Versalift and XuJi Electric were signed. Most recently, the company has hired Joey Ren to be Versalift’s Country Manager for China. Mr Ren’s strong… Read more »

Time Manufacturing Company Relaunches Corporate Website Time Manufacturing Company, owner of market-leading utility equipment brands Versalift and Aspen Aerials, relaunched its corporate website on March 18th. Time Manufacturing Company is a global manufacturer of world-class vehicle-mounted aerial lifts, digger derricks, bucket trucks, cable placers, and bridge inspection equipment. Supplier to key telecommunications and electric utility… Read more »

Aerial lift manufacturer Versalift signs two new partnership agreements with Xuji Electric, a wholly owned subsidiary of the State Electric Grid of China, on December 18, 2018. This date, which falls on the 40th anniversary of the opening of China to foreign investment, is an auspicious moment. Versalift is a global manufacturer of bucket trucks,… Read more »

Waco, Texas – Aerial lift manufacturer Versalift, a Time Manufacturing Company, announced today that it has acquired Cannon Truck Equipment in a transaction that establishes a new company-owned distributor called “Versalift Midwest”. Versalift Midwest sells new Versalift truck-mounted aerial lifts, cable placers and digger derricks. It will also serve customers with a broad set of… Read more »

Beijing, China – Despite significant tariff increases between the United States and China and a challenging climate for international trade, XJ Electric (Xuji) and Versalift, a Time Manufacturing Company, have completed negotiations on two ground-breaking new joint ventures. XJ Electric is a major Chinese Electric Utility company and Versalift is a global manufacturer of bucket… Read more »

Time Manufacturing / Versalift Acquires Aspen Aerials and Enters the Bridge Inspection Industry   October 2, 2018 – Waco, Texas – Time Manufacturing/Versalift announced today that it has acquired Aspen Aerials in a deal that will create significant value by expanding its set of high quality product offerings, and at the same time, leveraging its… Read more »

August 24, 2018 – Waco, Texas – Versalift, a Time Manufacturing Company announced today that it has acquired MAP Enterprises in a deal that expands the company-owned distributor “Versalift Southeast” into North and South Carolina. Versalift has been manufacturing aerial lifts, digger derricks, cable placers and other high reach equipment since the 1960’s. With this… Read more »

Versalift Acquires O.G. Hughes & Sons, Establishes New Versalift Southeast Distributor   August 2, 2018 – Waco, Texas – Versalift, a Time Manufacturing Company announced today that it has acquired O.G. Hughes & Sons in a deal that will result in the creation of a new, company-owned distributor that will be called Versalift Southeast. Founded… Read more »

Versalift Insulated Aerial Lifts – Expanding Relationships in China Versalift has grown to become a preferred bucket truck for electric utility “hotline” work throughout many provinces of the People’s Republic of China. Versalifts units are already in regular operation in China, and constant work is being done to continue to support China’s ambitious infrastructure initiatives… Read more »

Government Imposed Harmonized Tariff Increases – Versalift Response The recently revised harmonized tariff schedule significantly increases the cost of imported steel and aluminum to American manufacturers. The recently revised tariff exclusions, however, present an opportunity for American manufacturers to work harder finding trade partners and avoiding passing price hikes on to the customer. WTO trade… Read more »

Versalift is a market-leading manufacturer of bucket trucks, digger derricks and cable placers based in Waco, TX. The company is increasing production to meet the demand of those at-risk communities in the United States, Puerto Rico and neighboring Caribbean Islands that were hardest hit by hurricanes and, more recently, wildfires. The destruction of the September… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Waco, Texas – Bucket trucks were the talk of the show at ICUEE 2017, where Versalift introduced the new members of its executive leadership team. The company announced new technologies, innovations, equipment and programs. Each of these is designed to help its network of bucket truck distributors to better serve their customer… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VERSALIFT DEBUTS TRUGUARD 2.0, LIGHT CABLE PLACER & HEAVY DIGGER DERRICK AT ICUEE Waco, Texas, October 3, 2017 – Today, Versalift introduced TruGuard 2.0, the most advanced dielectric isolation system in the aerial lift industry, the brand new STP-36, a light cable placer unit, and the TMD-4000 series of heavy duty digger… Read more »

BUCKET TRUCK INNOVATION – VERSALIFT TO UNVEIL NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT ICUEE 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waco, Texas, August 9, 2017 – Bucket truck innovations will be revealed by Versalift, who  will introduce new additions to its expanding line of aerial lifts, cable placers, and digger derricks at this year’s International Construction and Utility… Read more »

HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 6, 2017) – The Sterling Group, a middle market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, today announced that it acquired Time Manufacturing Company (“Time”) from O’Flaherty Holdings Limited. Headquartered in Waco, Texas, Time is a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts primarily for the telecom and electric utility… Read more »

June 27, 2016 (Waco, Texas) – Time Manufacturing Company announced today that Blade Platforms, North America’s leading company for truck-mounted aerial platform rentals and wind turbine inspection, cleaning, repair and general maintenance services recently acquired the Ruthmann Steiger T235A after successfully showing and presenting the machine at this years’ AWEA Conference and Exhibition held in… Read more »

May 19, 2016 (Waco, Texas) – Time Manufacturing Company will exhibit at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC), June 5-8, 2016 in Williamsburg, VA. Time Manufacturing/VERSALIFT is proud to be a platinum-level sponsor again this year and joins an elite group of about 100 companies which have been invited to display their products at this… Read more »

At last year’s International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition, Versalift introduced to the fleet the Skybird 215-I, our highest-reaching vehicle. The Skybird is a hybrid of all the best features of bucket trucks and utility vehicles and provides accessibility, security, power, and height. Designed with transmission linemen and inspectors in mind, the capabilities of the… Read more »

One of Versalifts most powerful and diverse units, the PHX 180-I made its debut at the 2015 International Construction Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE). The sleek modern design and impressive capabilities of the PHX represent a compilation of the best engineering ideas produced during Versalifts 50 years of brainstorming. The PHX mounts on a Freightliner commercial… Read more »