Released on = April 24, 2007, 8:18 am

Press Release Author = Lesley

Industry = Construction

Press Release Summary = Panther Platform Rentals, one of the most experienced teams
in the powered access industry, marks one year on from its acquisition by Lavendon
Group this month.

Press Release Body = Panther Platform Rentals, one of the most experienced teams in
the powered access industry, marks one year on from its acquisition by Lavendon
Group this month. The company joined forces with Europe's leading supplier of
powered access equipment in order to enhance the service they provide to a UK-wide
client portfolio and have made a considerable investment on new machines over the
past 12 months.

Working from six strategically located depots around the country, Panther Platform
Rentals boosted their fleet with an additional 250 scissor and boom lifts from
Niftylift, Skyjack and Genie in order to meet increasing customer demand. Joint
Managing Director Richard Miller said: "We wanted to invest substantially to provide
an even better service for existing customers and new clients. Joining the Lavendon
Group was a natural step towards making Panther Platform Rentals more successful
than we have ever been and this has been achieved to tremendous effect. Further
significant investment is scheduled for 2007."

Lavendon Group Chief Executive Kevin Appleton added: "The acquisition of Panther
Platform Rentals has proved most successful for the Lavendon Group also and the
investment demonstrates Lavendon's ongoing commitment to further expansion within
Panther. We were very confident that Panther would continue to go from strength to
strength and we were proved right."


Web Site = http://www.platform-rentals.co.uk

Contact Details = Panther Platform Rentals Ltd
Unit 12 Dencora Way
Sundon Park Industrial Estate
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU3 3HP
0870 460 5329
nick.singh@netcallidus.com
http://www.platform-rentals.co.uk
Lesley