Hoofddorp, The Netherlands (February 21, 2011) –-- JLG Europe BV, an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE: OSK] and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers announces it has reached a distribution agreement for the JLG LiftPod® with Hymer-Leichtmetallbau GmbH & Co.KG (Hymer). 

Wayne Lawson, JLG vice president and managing director EMEA, comments on the announcement: “We are pleased to announce we have signed a distribution agreement with Hymer for distributing the JLG LiftPod in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, effective December 9, 2010.” 

Kai Schliephake, Managing Director for JLG in Germany, states, “We selected Hymer based upon their reputation and expertise in the tool and equipment marketplace. Because of their footprint in Germany and distribution network, as well as their range of equipment available, we are confident Hymer will successfully introduce the LiftPod to the German, Austrian and Swiss end user market.”

Hymer will offer the JLG FS80 and FS68 LiftPod models. 

About Hymer Leichtmetallbau GmbH & Co. KG: 
Hymer-Leichtmetallbau GmbH & Co. KG, with its nearly 50 years of experience in aluminium processing, is established as a competent “problem solver in aluminium” in national and international markets. Besides the manufacturing of automotive parts for busses, coaches and caravans as well as of customized technical solutions, Hymer is considered an innovative and experienced partner in the field of access equipment such as aluminium ladders and mobile scaffoldings. The Hymer trademark – the “red stripe” – stands for best quality. For more information about Hymer-Leichtmetallbau GmbH & Co. KG visit www.hymer-alu.de.