The Sterling Group-backed Time Manufacturing Company, a global manufacturer of bucket trucks, digger derricks, cable placers, truck bodies, buckets, and other specialty equipment, completed the acquisition of Ruthmann, a manufacturer of aerial work platforms based in Germany. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Headquartered in Gescher-Hochmoor, Germany, Ruthmann has a long history of manufacturing high-quality, truck-mounted aerial work platforms in Europe, going to market under the brands Ruthmann, Steiger, Ecoline, and Bluelift," Time Manufacturing Company.