by Craig Ihde | Oct 8, 2026 | Blog, Industry News
Can you still buy genuine parts for legacy aerial work platforms (AWPs, also called MEWPs)? Yes. But you have to be careful who you buy from. Plenty of sellers online have no factory data behind their listings, and some are not who they say they are. A search engine...
by Craig Ihde | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog, Industry News
In these days of internet scammers, overseas owned “wanna-be” parts suppliers having NO data or general “evil-doers” hiding in the weeds in what is left of the US based AWP (mewp) industry, one is left to wonder, “are there any REAL parts...
by Craig Ihde | Apr 22, 2025 | Blog
Aerial Specialists Asks: Can Replacement AWP (mewp) Parts ….. Create a Liability Issue? Many aftermarket parts houses claim to provide the same quality (or even better quality) parts, made to OEM specifications, all at a considerable savings – as much as...
by Craig Ihde | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog
As our aerial work platform industry continues to morph farther and farther away form its epicenter, I can’t help but ponder where the continuing Certifiably Trained labor shortage will leave us. Our aerial work platform (AWP) or (mewp) industry not only has a...
by Craig Ihde | Apr 8, 2025 | Blog
Aerial Specialists Asks: Where is our “Across the Board” (AWP or MEWP) Aerial Work Platform Training? WHERE – are the Industries “ACROSS THE BOARD” Certifiable Aerial Work Platform Training Schools? WHO – carries the “ACROSS...
