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Should the working hours of crane operators and erectors be controlled by law?
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Should we limit hours?
The intense focus on tower crane safety, following some high profile accidents, is leading to new regulation. Yet the industry and regulators appear to be turning a blind-eye to the big question of working hours.
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Selection and use of Mewps
August 21, 2008
The UK’s HSE has published a new guide ‘The selection and management of mobile elevating work platforms’
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Gatwick Group takes nine more Hiabs
August 21, 2008
The Gatwick Group of the UK has purchased nine more Hiab loader cranes, taking its fleet to 16 units – All Hiab.
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New Cranimation crane manager released
August 21, 2008
Cranimax the lift planning software company has released the latest Version - V3 – of its Crane Manager Cranimation system.
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Oshkosh makes cutbacks
August 21, 2008
Oshkosh, the parent company of JLG, has laid off around 10 percent of its worldwide work force - in order to reduce costs and realign its operations with slower markets.
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Tower crane topples in Spain
August 20, 2008
A tower crane turned over near Barcelona, Spain yesterday demolishing a house and injuring the operator and another.
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Insurer warns on work at Height
August 20, 2008
UK based insurer Norwich Union has warned builders and other trades about the risks of working at height and issued a Simply Safe guide to working at height.
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Power-Lift to UpRight
August 20, 2008
Power-Lift the German distributor for UpRight Powered access is changing its name to UpRight Powered Access Deutschland.
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Modulift expands US distribution
August 20, 2008
Modulift has announced a new, exclusive distributor for the West Coast of America.
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Cranes, Platforms and telehandlers to the rescue
August 20, 2008
A couple had a lucky escape this weekend after their light aircraft caught up on power lines in Germany. A range of lifting equipment came to their rescue.
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Death Wish 11
August 20, 2008
Another day another picture of someone who does not have a clue, this one knowingly used unsafe equipment.
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Lavendon rolls-out UK techincal standard
August 20, 2008
Lavendon UK has introduced a standard of technical excellence -‘TechX’ - Panther's Luton location is the first to achieve the status.
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New director for Harsco
August 20, 2008
Harsco, owner of SGB and Hünnebeck has appointed Henry W. Knueppel, has a non executive director.
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Industry veteran survives fatal crash
August 19, 2008
Access Industry veteran Frank Scarborough and his family survived a fatal bus accident in Mexico last week.
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Death Wish 10
August 19, 2008
Using an alloy scaffold tower is a safe way of working…. If you use the correct parts
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Vp issues upbeat trading statement
August 19, 2008
Vp owner of UK Forks one of the leading telehandler rental companies has issued an upbeat first quarter trading statement.
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Biggest Lampson moves in
August 19, 2008
Lampson has completed the erection of one of its LTL2600 Transilift cranes, replacing at the Black Thunder mine in Wyoming, following the collapse of an LTL1100 at the end of May.
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Tanfield cuts lower than planned
August 19, 2008
After a full review Tanfield, owner of Snorkel and UpRight says that it will lay-off fewer employees than it had planned.
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Genie to build new parts building
August 19, 2008
Aerial lift manufacturer Genie is building a 17,600 square metre parts and logistics warehouse in North Bend Washington.
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Profits slip at Boom as revenues rise
August 18, 2008
Australian crane and access company Boom Logistics has reported full year revenues up 17%, while profits slipped 43%.
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New head at Hird training
August 18, 2008
Hull based cranes and access company Peter Hird has announced a new management team for its training division.
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Selwood makes it two
August 18, 2008
Southampton, UK, based Selwood Plant has acquired Proplant of Cardiff, its second acquisition in the last two months – the company purchased Glo Hire in July.
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Tower crane cowboy
August 18, 2008
In spite of all the recent uproar about tower crane safety around the world we have been sent a video of what we think is highly dangerous operation on a Dublin site.
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Jekko for EYG
August 18, 2008
EYG the Hull based glazing contractor is using Jekko spider cranes/glass manipulators for placing large glazing panels.
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Ahern up 25%
August 18, 2008
Las Vegas based Ahern Rentals has reported first half revenues up 25 percent to $192 million but profits slipped 30% due to higher costs.
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Rami up 19% as profits slip
August 15, 2008
Ramirent the Finnish based international rental company has reported revenues up almost 19% while profits slipped 9%.
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15 Nifty for Romania
August 15, 2008
Romania’s largest aerial lift rental company Industrial Access has ordered15 Niftylift booms for its growing rental fleet.
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Revenues slip at Manitex as backlog jumps
August 15, 2008
US based boom truck and crane manufacturer Manitex has reported first half revenues down 5% while profits climbed 7% and backlog 16%.
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Goliath crane accident
August 14, 2008
A man has died at the Fore River shipyard in Quincy, near Boston, when the leg of a Goliath crane was dropped as it was being dismantled.
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Ruthmann to unveil new models at APEX
August 14, 2008
German platform manufacturerRuthmann will show two new truck platforms at APEX 2008.
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Tat Hong up 39%
August 14, 2008
Singapore based crane sales and rental company Tat Hong has announced a 39% increase in first quarter revenues with profits up 60%
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Runaway crane ploughs into house
August 13, 2008
A runaway crane smashed into the front of a house in Matlock in Derbyshire, (UK) earlier today after its brakes failed on a steep hill into the town.
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Bobcat improves telescopic handler range
August 13, 2008
Bobcat has added new features to all twelve telehandler models
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Brogan Group launches Xena Platforms exclusively in Ireland
August 13, 2008
Specialist scaffolding and mastclimber contractor the Brogan Group has signed a partnership agreement with Xena Systems, the Irish supplier of loading platforms and crane loading systems.
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Second crane fatality on I-80 Iowa
August 13, 2008
A banks man has died after being crushed by a cranes counterweight on a bridge job on I-80 near Atlantic Iowa, the second fatality in eight weeks.
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Crane boom collapses
August 13, 2008
The boom of a crawler crane came crashing down on a barge on a bridge contract in New Bern, North Carolina on Monday. One man was injured but not seriously.
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Crane delays satellite launch
August 13, 2008
The launch of the MEASAT 3A satellite has been pushed back indefinitely after it was struck by a crane on Saturday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
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Finning up 3%
August 13, 2008
Finning the CAT distributor and owner of Hewden in the UK, has reported first half revenues of just under c$3 billion but Hewden continues to drag.
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Hull takes over as VP sales -Manitowoc/Grove North America
August 12, 2008
David Hull has now officially taken over as vice president of sales for Manitowoc and Grove cranes in North America following the retirement of Bob Hixon.
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Kran & Bühne is online
August 12, 2008
The latest edition of Kran & Bühne is now on line and available to read or download.
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New legislation for NY crane inspectors
August 12, 2008
New legislation sends message of 'zero tolerance' to New York crane inspectors.
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New Terex Cranes facility officially open
August 12, 2008
Terex Cranes opened its new, puropose-built UK facility in Long Crendon, near Thame last Friday in style.
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Cramo rises 25.5%
August 12, 2008
Finnish based rental company, Cramo, has reported first half revenues up over 25% - profits grew by 15%.
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CPA mobile crane meeting dates
August 12, 2008
The UK’s CPA has announced that it will hold its annual mobile crane interest group open meeting on September 23rd.
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Terex acquires Fantuzzi
August 11, 2008
Terex has acquired Fantuzzi Industries the Italian headquartered port crane, straddle carrier and reach-stacker manufacturer.
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Ainscough to enter crawler crane market
August 11, 2008
The UK’s leading crane rental company - Ainscough Crane Hire – is set to enter the crawler crane rental market
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Kalmar acquires Argentinean distributor
August 11, 2008
Kalmar the reach-stacker and port services division of Cargotec, has acquired Equipos y Servicios para Terminales y Puertos, its distributor in Argentina.
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Essex Crane up 24%
August 11, 2008
Essex Crane, the US based crawler crane rental company has announced its first half results which show revenues of $37.4 million, an increase of almost 24%.
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Hertz Equipment up 3.5%
August 11, 2008
Hertz Equipment the general rental company has reported first half revenues up by 3.5% while profits fall 10%. It also announced that it has closed 22 locations and laid off 400 staff. .
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Gentilini to take over in Waverly
August 8, 2008
Marco Gentilini, currently general manager of Terex Bendini is to take over from Doug Friesen as vice president and general manager of Terex Cranes North America.
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Siegl celebrates 45 years
August 8, 2008
Josef Siegl the German aerial lift and telehandler distributor based in Karlsfeld near Munich, has celebrated its 45th anniversary.
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Profits slip at Tadano
August 8, 2008
Japanese crane producer Tadano has reported a slip in net income for its first fiscal quarter.
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H&E rises 20%
August 8, 2008
H&E – formerly Head & Engquist, the Baton Rouge Louisiana based sales and rental company has reported first half sales up almost 20% while profits slipped 9%.
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Crane drops scissor
August 8, 2008
A 30 tonne truck crane tipped over in Manawatu New Zealand yesterday while lifting a scissor lift – Outriggers cribbing suspected.
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Crane goes over in Charlotte
August 7, 2008
A boom truck delivering materials to a high rise development has tipped over in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina today. No one was hurt.
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Tat Hong says no reason for share price drop
August 7, 2008
Tat Hong the Singapore based crane sales and rental company has issued a statement saying that there is no reason why its share price should have fallen so sharply
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Port of Hamburg takes another Liebherr crane
August 7, 2008
A second Liebherr mobile harbour crane is now operational in the Port of Hamburg.
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Articulated boom saves man stuck in mud
August 7, 2008
A man was rescued from mud by three men using an articulated self propelled platform
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Three port cranes collapse in Vietnam
August 7, 2008
Three cranes at Cua Ong Port in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam have collapsed.
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Kalmar shows multi-purpose Altec machine
August 7, 2008
Kalmar - the Altec distributor in the UK and Ireland - has been demonstrating a multi-purpose insulated device
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Fall from height costs £94,000
August 7, 2008
Carillion JM, of the UK, was fined £70,000 plus £24,000 in costs at Maidstone Crown Court last week, after an employee fell to his death at one of the company’s sites in 2003
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Crane damages boats at marina
August 6, 2008
The boom of a crawler crane that went over the back at a Hilton-Head marina on Monday and came crashing down on two boats.
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Palfinger up 24%
August 6, 2008
Loader crane and aerial lift manufacturer, Palfinger, has announced first half revenues up by more than 24%.
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IPS refurbs for AFI
August 6, 2008
Independent Parts and Service of the UK has been contracted by rental company, AFI-Uplift to refurbish some of its older lifts.
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Terex to open new UK facility
August 6, 2008
Terex Cranes will officially open its new UK facility in Long Crendon with a ceremony later this week.
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Boom tips in New York
August 6, 2008
A self propelled articulated boom lift tipped over in New York yesterday killing the two men in the platform.
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RT tips into creek
August 6, 2008
A rough terrain crane tipped over yesterday morning on a bridge over the Snake Creek canal in northeast Miami, Florida.
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Death Wish 9
August 5, 2008
Photos of inadequate access equipment continue to trickle in but this one tops the lot, involving the UK prime minister – a case of do as I, say not as I do!
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Bil-Jax launches the Spanner
August 5, 2008
Bil-Jax, the US based aerial lift and scaffold producer has announced the Spanner, a new auditorium kit for its C.A.T 23 push around lift.
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Access apprentice scoops top award
August 5, 2008
An aerial lift and telehandler apprentice - Stephen Vicary of The Platform Company has won the UK’s National Construction College’s Apprentice of the year award.
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Ritchie Bros opens new site
August 5, 2008
Industrial equipment auctioneers Ritchie Bros has opened a brand new site in France.
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Profit warning from Rami
August 5, 2008
Ramirent, the Finnish based international rental company, has issued a profit warning and announced a change in directors.
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Manitowoc warns on 16000
August 5, 2008
Manitowoc has issued an emergency service bulletin asking owners of 18 of its model 16000 crawler cranes to stop using certain boom sections until they have been checked.
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Manitowoc – Enodis deal moves ahead
August 5, 2008
Shareholders of food equipment company Enodis have approved its acquisition by Manitowoc.
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New sales team at Genie Germany
August 5, 2008
Terex AWP has appointed Bernhard Kahn as regional sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In his new role Kahn he report to Stein Adolfsen divisional sales manager for northern Europe.
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Another outrigger tip
August 5, 2008
A large RT crane tipped over at the side of Shady Grove road near Gaithersburg, Maryland yesterday.
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Manitowoc exits shipbuilding
August 4, 2008
Manitowoc has agreed to sell its entire marine business to Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani with Lockheed Martin taking a minority stake in the acquisition.
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Vertikal.Net in Turkey
August 4, 2008
If you are reading this in Turkey, we would appreciate your help.
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Steven Chalk 1991 – 2008
August 4, 2008
Steven Chalk of Orion Access Services, eldest son of Paul Chalk, passed away on Thursday last week aged 17.
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Nationwide Platforms
August 4, 2008
Lavendon has announced the name and management positions for Nationwide Access and The Platform Company after they merge later this year.
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HSE writes to all UK crane companies
August 4, 2008
The UK’s HSE has written to all UK crane rental companies, asking them to “take forward certain actions” which have arisen from its investigation into the fatal collapse of the luffing tower crane in Liverpool in January 2007.
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RSC - rentals up 6%
August 4, 2008
RSC one of North Americas largest rental companies has reported first half rental revenues up by over 6%.
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Revenues and profits down at United Rentals
August 4, 2008
United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company has reported an 11% fall in first half revenues – profits slide 19%.
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10 more Multitels for Mateco
August 2, 2008
Pagliero is shipping 10 of its 16 metre Multitel LT161D, 3.5 tonne truck mounted boom lifts to Mateco in Germany, taking its fleet to 24.
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Liebherr Ehingen up 18.4%
August 2, 2008
Liebherr has published its final numbers for 2007, which show an 18.45 increase in mobile crane revenues and over 28% for tower cranes.
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New director for A-Plant powered Access
August 2, 2008
Steve King has been promoted to sales director of powered access at A-Plant, which is also investing a further £10 million in new equipment.
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Vertikal sets new records
August 1, 2008
Vertikal. Net broke most of its readership records again in July with over 4 million hits and over 90,000 visitors.
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JLG up 7.5%
August 1, 2008
Oshkosh has reported its results for the nine months to June 30th, which show JLG’s revenues for the period increased 7.5%. While in the third quarter they are up 5.3% to $920 million.
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The latest access mini
August 1, 2008
Take a look at the latest powered access micro mini the details of which arrived in our offices today.
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Old cranes never die
August 1, 2008
A very special Grove TM1400E was recently spotted in the UAE, in good working order, some 28 years after it was built.
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Death Wish 8
August 1, 2008
A Dutch reader just back from Dubai has sent in a series of photos he took on Saturday around the UAE!
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Tadano up 3%
August 1, 2008
Japanese crane and access manufacturer Tadano, has reported first quarter revenues up 3% while profits increased by almost 7%
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Kier honours tower crane team
July 31, 2008
The UK’s Kier Group has presented awards to members of a tower crane team that successfully dismantled a fire damaged tower crane.
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A 90m demolition rig
July 31, 2008
Dutch based Rusch Kraantechniek has built a record breaking demolition rig with a 90 metre boom, the worlds highest.
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Under bridge Sprinter makes it three
July 31, 2008
Queensland, Australia, based access rental company, Lincon has taken delivery of its third Barin Under-bridge inspection platform.
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Crane hits platform in fatal accident - Updated
July 31, 2008
A workman died yesterday in Texas, when the boom lift he was working from was struck by a falling crane, tipping it over.
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Pennine expands in Scotland
July 30, 2008
Pennine, now part of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, has moved its regional office to larger premises in Stirling.
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JLG adds UK telehandler dealers
July 30, 2008
JLG has appointed new telehandler dealers in South Wales and North West England.
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53m platform helps with ripped-off steeple
July 30, 2008
Last Thursday night thieves stripping lead from St Johns Church in Birkby, near Huddersfield, UK, pulled the top off the 50 metre (150ft) steeple, creating an access problem.
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New chairman for URI
July 30, 2008
United Rentals, the world's largest equipment rental company, has appointed Jenne K. Britell, 66, as its new chairman.
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Sevcon takes a hit
July 30, 2008
Sevcon the supplier of motor control and other electronics to the aerial lift and fork truck industries, has reported a third quarter loss after closing its UK manufacturing operation.
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Big pink boom lifts
July 30, 2008
Mid Country Machinery, a Fort Dodge, Iowa, based aerial lift rental company has taken delivery of two special big pink boom lifts.
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Tower crane accident takes lady operator
July 29, 2008
A female tower crane operator died in an accident in Kominternovsky district of Voronezh, a town in South West Russia late last month after her crane tipped.
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£200k for suspended platform accident
July 29, 2008
Apollo Cradles and Bradway Construction have been hit with fines and costs totaling over £200,000 today.
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How not to look after your rope
July 29, 2008
A keen eyed reader spotted a crane in Malta with rope storage that brings to mind our death wish series.
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Gehl down 23%
July 29, 2008
North American telehandler and skid steer manufacturer, Gehl, has reported first half sales down 23% while profits fell by over 70%.
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Strong first half for Manitowoc.
July 29, 2008
Manitowoc’s crane group has reported first half revenues up 315 while operating income climbed 40% and backlog by 70%.
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Soft ground catches crawler
July 29, 2008
A crawler crane set up for foundation work tipped over in Bellevue, Washington yesterday due to soft ground.
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Burdens buys 200th Palfinger
July 29, 2008
Burdens, the UK based supplier of civil engineering and building materials has taken delivery of its 200th Palfinger crane.
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Harsco wins new business
July 29, 2008
Harsco parent of SGB and Hünnebeck has secured three new contracts valued at around $7 million on large infrastructure projects in Europe and the Middle East.
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Boom catapults rigger
July 28, 2008
A man was injured in Vancouver on Friday after he tried to free up a boom lift that had become trapped as a crane lifted it from a barge.
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Bronto up 30%
July 28, 2008
Bronto has reported first half revenues up by over 30% to almost €67 million. Operating income climbed by over 19 percent to 6.3 million
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Death Wish 7
July 28, 2008
After a short lull, another example of a recent work at height job with the wrong equipment
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Tough second quarter for Haulotte
July 25, 2008
Haulotte the French aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer has announced a 12 percent fall in sales to €259 million. Operational profits slumped 40%.
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Haulotte acquires Bil-Jax
July 25, 2008
Haulotte, the leading European manufacturer of aerial lifts has acquired Bil-Jax, the US based trailer lift and scaffold producer.
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New director for Manitowoc
July 25, 2008
Manitowoc has appointed Cynthia M. Egnotovich, a segment president with aerospace company Goodrich, to its board of directors.
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Elavation adds to fleet
July 25, 2008
Elavation, the Milton Keynes, UK, based powered access rental and training company has moved to the next stage of its growth plans with a 45 unit order for Niftylift booms.
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First JLG telehandler to IOM
July 25, 2008
JLG has supplied the first of its new Powershift telehandlers, a 13 metre, 4,000kg capacity Model 4013 PS, to the Isle of Man.
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Derbyshire to use aerial lift sun shade
July 25, 2008
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is planning to use a large “cherry picker” to hold up a 6m square panel to shade the wicket in a game next week.
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Crane catches observer
July 25, 2008
A 79 year old man was killed when a crane he was watching tipped over onto his car in Oklahoma City yesterday.
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Manitou up 8%
July 25, 2008
French based telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer Manitou has reported an increase in first half revenues of over 8%.
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Crane operator plea bargains for freedom
July 24, 2008
A crane driver in California has managed to avoid a prison sentence for three felony counts of involuntary manslaughter through a plea bargain.
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AFI Glasgow donates
July 24, 2008
The Glasgow depot of AFI-Uplift has given a lift to the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland by raising a £1,000 donation.
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Tindale wins export award
July 24, 2008
Richard Tindale, sales and marketing director for UpRight powered access has won an export award from One North East.
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Terex Cranes up 38%
July 24, 2008
Terex Cranes has reported a 38 percent jump in its first six months revenues to $1.44 billion, while profits leapt 93%.
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Genie up 6%
July 24, 2008
First half revenues at Terex AWP - largely Genie aerial lifts and telehandlers were up by 6% on 2007 while the order book dropped over 40%.
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Crane hits boom lifts
July 24, 2008
A lattice crane boom crashed down onto a self propelled boom lift in north Normal, Illinois, yesterday killing the man in the platform.
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Boom truck goes over in Vail
July 24, 2008
The boom of a boom-truck type crane came crashing down across a road in the ski resort of Vail, Colorado yesterday.
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Crane fatality in MK
July 23, 2008
A man was crushed while helping to dismantle an old boatyard crane at a canal marina in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes in the UK.
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Fassi for Hallett Silbermann
July 23, 2008
Hertfordshire, UK, based haulage company Hallett Silbermann has purchased three new cranes from Fassi UK, including a 63 tonne flagship.
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Crane tip blocks commuters
July 23, 2008
Commuters in Surrey, British Columbia, faced long delays yesterday after a crane dropped its boom across both sides of a highway.
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New Palfinger cranes
July 22, 2008
Palfinger will unveil several new loaders cranes at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover, Germany in September.
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Another crane topples in Houston area
July 22, 2008
A 150 ton mobile crane has toppled while taking down a sign in Kingwood, Houston, USA.
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NY crane inspector quits job
July 22, 2008
A New York City crane inspector has resigned a month after he was suspended for neglect of duty.
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Protestors climb crane
July 22, 2008
Several protestors scales a crane on the site of a proposed incinerator in Newhaven, East Sussex.
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Mediaco acquires Sogecofa
July 22, 2008
Mediaco, France's leading crane and access rental company has acquired Group Sogecofa the third largest.
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Terex Italia celebrates 40th anniversary
July 22, 2008
Terex Italia celebrated its 40th anniversary with a two day ‘open house’ in Bologna.
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Wolffkran Arabia on the move
July 22, 2008
Wolffkran Arabia has opened its second location with a new branch in Abu Dhabi.
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Modulift moves into Iberia
July 22, 2008
Modulift, the spreader beam and lifting equipment manufacturer has appointed a new distributor for Spain and Portugal.
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Taken for a ride
July 22, 2008
A man using a truck mounted aerial lift, was surprised this weekend when the vehicle suddenly drove off down the road in Bakersfield California.
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Crane fire closes road
July 21, 2008
A section of the busy A1 Motorway near Seaton Burn in the UK is closed today after an All Terrain crane caught fire.
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The world’s largest wire rope
July 21, 2008
Bridon International has produced the world’s largest wire rope and entered the Guinness Book of Records.
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New management team at Moba
July 21, 2008
Moba creates a new executive board of directors and gains a new president.
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Houston fatalities named
July 19, 2008
The four men who died when a 2,500 ton VersaCrane TC-36000 collapsed at a Houston refinery yesterday, have been named.
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2,500 tonner in fatal accident
July 18, 2008
A 2,500 ton VersaCrane TC3600 lattice crane has collapsed at a refinery in Houston Texas, killing four and injuring six others, three seriously.
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Forklift pulls scissor over
July 18, 2008
A passing forklift hit and extension cord and pulled over a scissor lift at the MGM Mirage casino construction site in Las Vegas.
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Speedy appoints Gott
July 18, 2008
Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest rental company, has appointed Paul Gott as sales and marketing director for its engineering division, which includes Speedy Lifting.
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Haulotte recruits down under
July 18, 2008
Haulotte has added two new recruits to its sales team in Australia.
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Boom tips near Seattle
July 18, 2008
A self propelled boom lift tipped over near Seattle, USA, yesterday after it was driven over a “soft spot”, two men suffered injuries.
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EPL the Apprentice hires
July 18, 2008
EPL Access had a surprise visit from Simon Smith a participant in BBC tv's The Apprentice, looking to rent four van mounted platforms.
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New Giraffa from Leader
July 18, 2008
Italian crane and access specialist Leader, has launched the new Giraffa 210, 21 metre telescopic truck mounted work platform.
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Bob Litchev moves at Manitex
July 18, 2008
Bob Litchev, president of Manitex crane has moved to president of the material handling business while Scott Rolston takes over the cranes.
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Flat start for Hiab
July 17, 2008
Hiab, the loader crane company has reported first half revenues similar to last year while profits slipped by 11 percent.
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CTE finalises new Z21
July 17, 2008
CTE has completed development and testing on its new 21 metre Z21 truck mounted lift.
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Crane tip costs £17,000
July 17, 2008
Cheshire Crane hire was hit for almost £17,000 at Wirral Magistrates court, in the UK, yesterday for a tip over relating to poor outrigger set up.
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Boom buckles
July 17, 2008
The fully extended boom of a 40 ton boom truck came crashing down in Washington Township, Indiana yesterday.
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Conexpo Asia 2009 details
July 16, 2008
Conexpo Asia 2009 dates and location have been announced.
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Wolffkran opens new production facility
July 16, 2008
Wolffkran has opened its new production facility in Luckau.
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Harneses saves - lack of kills one
July 16, 2008
A man died in New York yesterday after a truck struck the boom lift he was using, catapulting him 17 metres to his death, He was not wearing a harness his colleague, who was, survived.
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Wolseley trading statement
July 16, 2008
Wolseley, the global builders merchants and owner of UK based rental company Brandon Hire, has issued its trading statement.
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Terex to buy back more shares
July 16, 2008
Terex board of directors has authorised a $500 million increase in its share repurchase programme.
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Golfing scissors
July 16, 2008
A UK based company, Hy-Acc Services has designed and manufactured a specialist buggy mounted scissor lift for filming on the European Golf Tour.
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Death Wish 6
July 16, 2008
Your photos continue to come in of people putting themselves at risk through inappropriate or non existent access equipment.
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All moved in
July 16, 2008
Spanish aerial lift manufacturer Matilsa has now completed the move into its new 4,500 square metre production plant in Zaragoza
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JLG announces lay-offs
July 16, 2008
Aerial lift producer JLG has announced that it is planning to layoff some of its workforce in August and September.
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Seven die as port crane collapses
July 15, 2008
Sven people were killed today after a large container crane collapsed during its erection at the port of Cai Lan in Vietnam.
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AFI adds UpRight booms
July 15, 2008
AFI, the UK’s second largest aerial lift rental company has purchased 10 UpRight SB85J boom lifts.
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Gazprom Kran up 72%
July 15, 2008
Gazprom-Kran, the Russian mobile crane producer boosted its unit production by 72% in the first half of 2008.
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JV Price
July 15, 2008
The JV Price Group a cleaning business located in Hemel Hempstead has contacted us concerning a report we posted earlier today concerning Capital Access.
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JCB to shed 500 jobs
July 15, 2008
JCB announced that it intends to shed 500 manufacturing jobs in the UK.
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Ausa introduces platform
July 15, 2008
Ausa the Spanish based equipment manufacturer has launched a multi purpose vehicle that includes a 15 metre aerial work platform.
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Capital Access
July 15, 2008
Stories are circulating in the UK concerning Capital Access, the Hemel Hempstead and Stoke based powered access rental company.
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Travel with care - updated
July 15, 2008
A man was rescued by bystanders yesterday in Selby, Yorkshire, after a pedestrian controlled aerial lift fell on him as he moved it.
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New York gag
July 15, 2008
The owner of the tower crane that collapsed in May is refusing to hand over crane inspection reports without an all encompassing gag order.
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Speedy reports strong start
July 15, 2008
Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest equipment rental company has reported a strong start to its new financial year with first quarter revenues up over 36%
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Two trees tip two cranes
July 15, 2008
Two cranes tipped while lifting trees in the USA yesterday, at least one due to outriggers sinking on soft ground.
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Death Wish 5
July 15, 2008
Another day another crazy man with inappropriate access equipment, this time from Germany.
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New used equipment exporter
July 15, 2008
A new business - Universal Access Group has set up in California to export used aerial lifts and telehandlers.
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Riwal Confirms Croatia move
July 14, 2008
Dutch rental company Riwal, has confirmed that its operation in Croatia is now up and running.
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Manitowoc's new UK facility
July 14, 2008
Manitowoc has confirmed details of its new UK distribution facility, located in Gawcott near Buckingham.
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Death wish 4
July 14, 2008
Yet another photograph snapped last week of people in the UK not using proper access equipment
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Omme receives export award
July 14, 2008
Danish aerial lift manufacturer Omme Lift has received the King Frederik IX’s prize for exports.
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United Rentals narrows forecasts
July 12, 2008
United Rentals, the world’s largest aerial lift operator, has reduced the upside estimates for its full year revenues.
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Runaway crane costs $75,000
July 12, 2008
Canadian crane company AW Leil Cranes has been hit for $75,000 in fines and costs after one of its cranes ran away two years ago.
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Tanfield to cut workforce
July 12, 2008
Tanfield, the UK based aerial lift manufacturer has launched a consultation process with the aim to cut around 100 jobs at its UK plant.
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A million service miles
July 12, 2008
Steve Gallacher of ZF off highway has clocked up over a million miles
Servicing crane and other ZF customers.
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High pruning specialists
July 11, 2008
Spanish company Mecaplús builds a range of fully self propelled platforms purely for pruning trees and is looking to expand overseas.
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IPAF moves into Barbados
July 11, 2008
The first IPAF training course that meets the new Barbados Safety and Health at Work Act has been completed by Rapid Platforms.
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€1.2 million penalty for using a forklift as a platform
July 11, 2008
A building worker has been awarded €1.2 million following a fall from a make-shift platform on a forklift.
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Know what your employees do during meal breaks...
July 11, 2008
Coachbuilders fined £7,000 after 16-year-old apprentice dies falling through a fragile roof during a lunchtime kick-about.
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Another example of poor access
July 11, 2008
Our publication earlier this week of the misuse of a step ladder in Wales nas generated more examples.
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Genie lays-off 120
July 11, 2008
Aerial lift manufacturer Genie has laid-off 120 full-time employees and a number of temporary workers at its Redmond and Moses lake plants.
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Vp buys UCS
July 11, 2008
Vp owner of UK Forks the telehandler rental company has acquired UCS Plant a tool and telehandler rental company based near Lincoln, UK.
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Spierings launches Crawler crane
July 11, 2008
Spierings the Dutch producer of mobile self erecting tower cranes has launched its new SK2400-R crawler mounted model.
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Modulift to expand in EU
July 10, 2008
Modulift, the UK and US based Spreader Beam design engineers and suppliers is expanding its business with an eye on Germany, Italy and Scandinavia.
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Ralf Kruse 1962-2008
July 10, 2008
Ralf Kruse, former MD of German new and used crane company CCK passed away last night after a short illness.
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Palfinger appoints new CFO
July 10, 2008
Palfinger AG has appointed a new chief financial officer.
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Cranes, Access and Telehandler auction
July 10, 2008
The annual Hewden used equipment auction takes place this weekend in the UK, Hertfordshire County Showground
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Ladder training push
July 10, 2008
The chairman of the Ladder Association has spoken out over the need for more training after school caretaker wins ladder fall case.
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Bridge bashing injures six
July 10, 2008
A loader crane struck a foot bridge in southern Spain this week pulling it down onto the car behind injuring six people, two of them seriously.
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Another example
July 10, 2008
Following yesterdays example of those not aware of modern access equipment in the UK we have another.
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Another Tanfield director buys in
July 10, 2008
Darren Kell, CEO of Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has purchased a million additional shares in the business.
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Genie parts on line
July 10, 2008
Genie has launched a new online parts ordering system for North America.
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Genie appoints global services manager
July 10, 2008
Terex AWP has appointed Siva Balakrishnan to a new position of vice president and general manager of global services.
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Global sales VP for Genie
July 10, 2008
Terex AWP has appointed Joe George to the new position of vice president of global sales and customer service.
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Where is the justice?
July 9, 2008
A Genie 45 boom lift appeared, that had been stolen in 2005, appeared on ebay two weeks ago. The police appeared disinterested.
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In God we trust
July 9, 2008
You realise how far the access market still has to go when you see how people still use/Misuse step ladders.
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Thieves still active in Moscow
July 9, 2008
Thieves in Moscow continue to steal heavy machinery including cranes from local construction sites.
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New 5,000 tonne crane
July 9, 2008
COOEC and GustoMSC will jointly construct a 5,000-tonne crane that will be fitted onboard a newbuild heavy lift vessel for Seaway Heavy Lifting.
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World launch at Oil&Steel’s International Open Day
July 9, 2008
Oil&Steel launches the new Snake 2010 Compact at its 4th International Open Day
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$20,000 fine for crane fall
July 9, 2008
The Australian Canopy Crane Research Facility has been fined A$20,000 for a fatal fall the man was not wearing a harness.
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Lucky to be alive
July 9, 2008
A crane drive is lucky to be alive today after slewing into power lines yesterday.
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Another outrigger incident
July 9, 2008
A mobile crane went over in Sechelt British Columbia on Friday landing on a housing complex.
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A series of unfortunate events felled Liverpool tower crane
July 9, 2008
The inquest into the death of Zbigniew Swirzynsk in the Liverpool tower crane accident was told that a freak gust of wind started a chain reaction that brought down the crane
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UpRight Holland formed
July 8, 2008
Omega Platforms the Dutch based niche scissor lift manufacturer has established a new venture - UpRight Holland.
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Facelift expands scissor fleet
July 8, 2008
Facelift the Hickstead, UK, based access specialist has purchased its first Haulotte Compact 12DX rough terrain scissor lifts.
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Roy Stanley buys in
July 8, 2008
Roy Stanley chairman of Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has purchased over 8 million shares in the company today.
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Sherlock leaves Hewden
July 8, 2008
Doug Sprout has taken over as chief executive of Hewden following the departure of Brian Sherlock on Friday.
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A new City crane range?
July 8, 2008
One of our eagle eyed readers spotted a new three axle city type All Terrain crane on the road in Germany but built much further afield.
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New 17 metre Telehandler from Genie
July 8, 2008
Genie has redesigned its top of the line 17 metre fixed frame telehandler for the rental industry - the GTH4017 SX
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Linamar acquires Welsh manufacturing facility
July 8, 2008
Linamar, owner of Skyjack the Canadian aerial work platform manufacturer has acquired its first UK production facility.
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Australians take awards
July 8, 2008
Two of Manitowoc’s Australian dealers have scooped these years Top Asia-Pacific dealer awards for Grove and Potain sales.
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New Potain dealers for North America
July 7, 2008
Manitowoc has appointed three new Potain self erecting tower crane dealers in North America.
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Grand Prix winner
July 7, 2008
Sundays F1 fantastic victory by Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone was witnessed by Nick Cullen who won tickets from Access Parts and Repairs.
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Buy-In at EVE
July 7, 2008
LDC has taken a minority stake in Eve Trakway, the supplier of temporary roadways used by cranes and large aerial lifts to cross soft ground.
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Tanfield takes a drubbing
July 7, 2008
A report in this weekends Telegraph reflects city anger over Tanfields share price collpase.
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Zorn moves to Holland
July 5, 2008
Dutch rental company Workx has hired Tom Zorn, previously with US rental company RSC, as its CEO.
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Operator escapes from falling crane
July 5, 2008
An operator managed to jump clear as his crawler crane tipped over sideways last week on the north pier of Kilkeel harbour in Northern Ireland.
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Bus directors jailed
July 5, 2008
Two directors of the bus company involved in the Manchester crash that sparked off the Clunk Click campaign have been jailed.
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Pick & Carry crane hits pedestrian
July 5, 2008
A 26-year old man is in critical condition after an accident at the Foothills Industrial Park in Calgary, Canada.
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Tanfield secures additional funding
July 4, 2008
Tanfield’s Snorkel International subsidiary has agreed a five year revolving credit facility of up to $35 million with JP Morgan Chase Bank secured over Snorkel's assets.
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Boom crushes crane operator
July 4, 2008
A crawler crane operator was crushed yesterday near Houston,Texas when the boom of his crane dropped on him.
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Taking a break
July 4, 2008
A female crane operator in Ohio has won the right to a discrimination case after being told she had to deal with toilet breaks like the men did.
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Vigil for crane victim
July 4, 2008
The Battersea crane action group is planning a vigil outside the Liverpool coroners court next Tuesday, prior to the inquest into Zbigniew Swirzynski’s death when a tower crane collapsed.
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Axle failure sends crane off road
July 4, 2008
The failure of a front stub axle on a truck crane sent it careering into the opposite lane of US 24 near Bloomington Illinois.
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Out of Africa
July 4, 2008
Access Rental companies in South Africa have on or two different issues to deal with, take a look at these photos.
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Harsco moves int India.
July 4, 2008
Harsco, parent of SGB and Hünnebeck, has won a large contract to supply Cuploc scaffolding in India.
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Aeral lift accident victim dies
July 4, 2008
A rail worker has died three weeks after falling from an aerial lift onto tracks in Margaretting in Essex.
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Alexander Knecht quits Terex
July 3, 2008
Alexander Knecht has left the Terex Demag and will be replaced by Doug Friesen of Terex Cranes Waverly.
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Funeral of platform boss
July 3, 2008
The funeral of Keith Hunwick, managing director of ES Access Platforms took place yesterday.
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High Level opens in Bristol
July 3, 2008
High Level Platforms the Poole and Southampton, UK, based aerial lift rental company has opened a new branch in Bristol.
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1,000th MMV telehandler for JLG
July 3, 2008
JLG has produced and shipped its 1,000th Millennia Military Vehicle (MMV) telescopic handler.
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Cranes in flames
July 3, 2008
There seem to have been a flurry lately of All-Terrain cranes catching fire causing massive amounts of damage.
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Garafolo joins Power Climber
July 3, 2008
Power Climber, the suspended platform producer, has appointed Dennis Garafolo as national sales manager in the USA.
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Battersea group angry at rejection of crane register
July 2, 2008
The Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group has reacted angrily to Government claims that a central register of cranes is unnecessary.
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Link-Belt appoints Texas dealer
July 2, 2008
Link-Belt has appointed Holt Crane & Equipment as distributor in Texas, USA.
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Edmolift enters push around access market
July 2, 2008
Scissor lift table specialist Edmolift has launched its first access platform.
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Another record for Vertikal.Net
July 2, 2008
Vertikal.Net broke records in June with over 87,000 visitors and over 3.6 million hits and a million pages viewed.
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Stolen Genie S65
July 2, 2008
A Genie S65 4X4, Serial No S6006-12821, belonging to AJ Access has been stolen from Neath, West Glamorgan, UK. -Update -Successfully recovered.
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Before you think of a holiday
July 2, 2008
The next issue of Cranes & Access will be mailed in early September, it will include our annual TOP 30 UK/Ireland rental company guide. please make sure we receive any updates to your data.
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Manitou announces new models
July 2, 2008
Manitou will launch a new 60ft articulated rough terrain boom lift, Bi-Energy versions of its 45/50ft electric booms and two new mast booms at APEX in September.
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Space conscious crane company
July 2, 2008
A new crane company has been established in the UK, Cranes 4 Work, which is targeting pedestrian controlled cranes for tight congested sites.
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Light goes Rental Plus
July 2, 2008
Light Hire the Exeter, UK, based, powered access rental company has qualified for the IPAF Rental + quality standard.
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IPAF aims at youngsters
July 2, 2008
IPAF is launching a major campaign to attract young people to the access industry, kicking off at APEX in September.
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Tanfield issues downbeat trading statement
July 1, 2008
Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has issued its half year trading statement and downgraded its full year forecasts,while changing its strategy to more moderate growth.
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Freo goes with Manitowoc
July 1, 2008
One of Australia’s fastest growing rental companies, Freo Cranes, has taken the first deliveries in a A$20 million ($18 million) order with Manitowoc.
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Crane Falcon rescued
July 1, 2008
On Sunday night the emergency responders at Barrow shipyard in the UK, rescued a peregrine falcon chick that had fallen from its nest in a tower crane,
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Access Link looks at expansion
July 1, 2008
Members of the UK and Ireland’s Access Link met at Vertikal Days last week and agreed on the need to appoint more new members.
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Tractel appoints L-Tech
June 30, 2008
The Secalt division of Tractel, the suspended platform manufacturer has appointed L-Tech to represent it in Russia.
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IPS expands capability
June 30, 2008
IPS, the UK based International parts and service provider has added a further overhead crane to its Telford, UK, repair facility.
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Huntley moves into electric scissors
June 30, 2008
Geoff Huntley Plant Hire is entering the electric scissor lift market with a deal sealed with JLG at Vertikal Days last week.
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Vertikal Days Photos
June 30, 2008
We will be adding to our photo report from Vertikal Days over the next 24 hours,so don’t worry if it is not as comprehensive as you would like
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Cramo expands in Norway
June 30, 2008
Finnish based international rental company, Cramo has taken over the rental operations of Norwegian contractor JM Byggholt.
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Telehandler or aerial lift?
June 30, 2008
A man died and another was seriously injured on Friday while they were installing floodlights at a sports ground in Mountmellick, Co Laois, Ireland.
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Vertikal Days - in pictures
June 30, 2008
Here we take a brief look at last week's Vertikal Days show held at Haydock Park.
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JCB ninth largest
June 30, 2008
JCB has moved up to become the ninth largest privately held company in the UK
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Crane accidents
June 30, 2008
With most of our resources tied up at Vertikal Days last week we missed reports of two crane accidents that you sent us. Here they are.
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Socage steps up
June 30, 2008
Socage has unveiled its concept for its 100 metre plus truck mounted lift, which will be based on the 70m model it will launch at APEX. It has also sold 100 of its DA20 model to RentUp.
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Snorkel workers vote for union
June 28, 2008
Employees of Snorkel, the aerial lift manufacturer, have voted in favour of organising a union at the company's St Joseph plant.
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Tanfield shares plummet
June 28, 2008
Shares in Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel, dropped 40 percent on Friday closing at 29p, down from a 12 month peak of 203p.
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Oshkosh cuts forecasts
June 27, 2008
Oshkosh, owner of JLG, is forecasting a drop in its third quarter results, with a loss now expected for the three months to the end of June due to an asset write down.
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Keith Hunwick 1957-2008
June 27, 2008
Keith Hunwick, managing director of ES Access, the Durham, UK, based aerial lift rental company died yesterday aged 51.
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Kimberly adds Teupen
June 27, 2008
Kimberly Access has ordred a 30 metre Teupen Leo 30T and a 23 metre Teupen 23GT.
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Manufacturers agree to draft new code of practice
June 26, 2008
Representatives from all major aerial lift manufacturers met today to review lessons that could be learned from an incident at Vertikal Days.
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Vertikal Days day one
June 26, 2008
In spite of high winds and cloud Vertikal Days attendance was up on last year with most exhibitors having a good first day.
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Lavendon up 37 percent
June 26, 2008
The Lavendon Group, the world’s largest specialist aerial lift rental company, has indicated that revenues for its first five months to the end of May are up 37 percent and in line with expectations.
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Panther promotes Williams
June 26, 2008
Panther, the UK aerial lift rental company, has appointed Tim Williams as service manager
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Vertikal Days opens today
June 25, 2008
Vertikal Days the UK lifting event opens today at Haydock Park, there Is plenty to see including many new products.
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Kimberly goes Bravi
June 25, 2008
Kimberly Access the UK based aerial lift rental company has placed an order for the supply of 70 Bravi Leonardos and is opening a new London depot.
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Comansa ships first LC1100
June 25, 2008
Linden Comansa starts shipping its new LC1100 tower crane series in July, however the first unit has arrived in the UK and is on display this morning at Vertikal Days.
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Change at National crane
June 25, 2008
Brian Peretin takes over as vice president of sales and marketing for National Crane, replacing John Lukow.
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New MD for Manitowoc Australia
June 24, 2008
Manitowoc Crane group has appointed John Lukow as managing director of Manitowoc Australia.
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Profits jump 51% at Ashtead
June 24, 2008
Ashtead Group, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK has reported full year revenues up 12% with pre tax profits rising 51%.
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More than one way to burn
June 24, 2008
Two men using an aerial lift in Florida, were shocked and burnt when the umbrella used by one as a sun shield touched a 138,000 volt power line.
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Ashtead confirms Technology sale
June 24, 2008
The Ashtead group, owner of Sunbelt and A-Plant has sold its Ashtead Technology business to an MBO
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News Service
June 24, 2008
This week is the Vertikal Days event, As a result our news service might not be up to its usual service levels.
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Palfinger takes over Wumag
June 23, 2008
Palfinger is in the final stages of taking over the Elevant aerial work platform division of Wumag GmbH.
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Vertikal Days is almost here
June 23, 2008
Vertikal Days the UK/Ireland event for lifting equipment opens on Wednesday at Haydock Park. A number of new models are due to be unveiled.
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Cerberus sued over United Rentals deal
June 23, 2008
Amida Capital Management is suing Cerberus for losses it incurred during the aborted acquisition of United Rentals.
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Utility Worker electrocuted
June 23, 2008
A man working from a truck mounted lift in Brooklyn, New York, was electrocuted on Saturday after touching a live power line.
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Weather blamed for Jib buckling
June 21, 2008
Bad weather is being blamed for the damage done to the jib of a tower crane earlier this week in East London, South Africa.
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TCM to launch new Rough Terrain range
June 20, 2008
Italian crane manufacturer TCM is set to launch a new range of Rough Terrain cranes.
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NY tower cranes - the stories continue.....
June 20, 2008
Bribes and building owner sued for $100 million
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Cracks found in another Kodiak
June 20, 2008
Cracks have been found in the slewing gear of another Kodiak tower crane in New York, similar to the one that collapsed at the end of May.
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The Hird Group
June 20, 2008
Hull based Peter Hird and Sons has spawned a number of crane and access related companies.
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JLG shifts Parts and Service responsibility
June 20, 2008
JLG is moving the operational responsibility for its worldwide service centres and parts business to Peter Bonafede, its head of operations.
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Palfinger appoints new CEO
June 19, 2008
Palfinger promotes Ortner to CEO
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All Erection adds five
June 19, 2008
Cleveland, USA-based All Erection & Crane Rental Corp has purchased five Grove GMK7550 All Terrain cranes.
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New crane related accident report
June 19, 2008
A new report in the USA says 22 workers die annually from crane related incidents.
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Beam knocks man from lift
June 19, 2008
A demolition worker was killed yesterday in Granite City, Illinois, after a steel beam knocked him out of his boom lift.
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Tower crane erector hit
June 19, 2008
A 44-year-old tower crane erector died instantly in Montreal on Tuesday after he was struck by a tower crane jib section.
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Capital IPAF
June 19, 2008
Capital Access in the UK has been certified as an IPAF training centre.
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Gong for Hathaway
June 19, 2008
Derek C. Hathaway, recently retired CEO of Harsco, owner of SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent scaffolding, has been awarded an OBE
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25 years of Heli
June 18, 2008
Belgian based access and telehandler sales and rental company, Heli, celebrated its 25th anniversary last week with a large open day.
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First Oman order for Gottwald
June 18, 2008
Gottwald Port Technology has won its first order from Oman
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CEO of Palfinger leaves
June 18, 2008
Wolfgang Anzengruber is to leave Palfinger
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KDM Hire wins at ERA
June 18, 2008
KDM Hire has won 'European Rental Company of the Year' at the ERA awards
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New crane safety regs proposed
June 18, 2008
New York City’s Department of Buildings will propose a series of new crane safety regulations within the next few weeks
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Theyskens takes 100% of Arcomet
June 18, 2008
The minority shareholders in tower crane rental company, Arcomet, have sold their stake to CEO Dirk Theyskens.
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A new Hird
June 18, 2008
We are delighted to announce that Peter Hird and his partner Emma Finn had a baby daughter yesterday.
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The latest Cranes&Access is now online
June 17, 2008
The June/July issue of Cranes&Access is now on line and available to read or download.
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Scarborough out at Snorkel
June 17, 2008
Frank Scarborough, the chief operating officer of US based aerial lift manufacturer Snorkel, has left the company.
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Crane boom comes down in Snowmass
June 17, 2008
A lattice crane boom came down on a Hotel construction site in Snowmass, Colorado, one man was injured.
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Bil-Jax goes green
June 17, 2008
Bil-Jax the USA based aerial lift and scaffold manufacturer has launched a “Go Green” environmental campaign
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Hiab acquires in NZ
June 17, 2008
Truck loader crane manufacturer Hiab has concluded a deal to acquire Zepro Tailgate, it's tail-lift distributor in New Zealand
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Crane Hotel
June 17, 2008
If you are a crane nut a company in Holland has created a crane hotel, allowing you to spend the night in a converted harbour crane,
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ES to leave the Link
June 17, 2008
E.S. Access Platforms the North East, England, based aerial lift rental company, is to leave the Access Link.
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Maxim Shareholders agree takeover
June 17, 2008
The shareholders of Maxim Crane, the largest crane rental company in North America, have agreed its acquisition by Platinum Equity.
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Partner Hungary adds Nifty
June 17, 2008
Hungarian rental company P A Magyarorszag, which trades as Partner has purchased nine Niftylift self propelled articulated boom lifts.
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Wilson adds another Wumag
June 17, 2008
Wilson Access of Elland near Leeds, UK, has taken delivery of a new 35 metre Wumag WT350.
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Terex Demag expands plant
June 17, 2008
Terex Demag has broken ground on a new logistics centre next to its All-Terrain crane plant in Zweibrücken.
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Smart joins RSC
June 16, 2008
RSC, one of the largest rental companies in North America has appointed Tom Smart, the founder of Sunbelt, as vice president - sales.
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Essex Crane up 30%
June 16, 2008
Essex crane, the Chicago based crane rental company has reported first quarter revenues up by almost 30% to $20.1 million.
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Crane drops boom
June 16, 2008
A crawler crane being erected at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium dropped its boom on Thursday injuring three workers.
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Two electrocuted
June 16, 2008
Two men sandblasting a highway bridge from a truck mounted lift in Elgin, Illinois, were electrocuted on Wednesday after coming in to contact with power lines
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Lift accident disrupts trains
June 16, 2008
An accident involving an aerial lift caused serious disruption last week to rail services in East Anglia.
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Safe or not?
June 14, 2008
The two Sun tower cranes closed down in Seattle two weeks ago are still blocked, due to disagreements regarding mixed components, a third crane in Renton is back at work.
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IPAF clarification on Balfour Beatty policy
June 13, 2008
IPAF has reached an agreement with Balfour Beatty in the UK, regarding a clarification on aerial lift policy it issued in April.
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To Russia with approvals
June 13, 2008
Niftylift says that it has obtianed full Russian type approvals for its full range of aerial lifts
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Liebherr launches Liccon2 with blue tooth
June 13, 2008
Liebherr will launch its latest state of the art mobile crane control system, Liccon2, at Vertikal Days this month.
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Fit crane
June 13, 2008
Fitness Engineering of Kent, UK, has bought a PM30025SP mounted to a Mercedes Unimog 500 chassis for unparralled off road ability.
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Upwards and onwards
June 12, 2008
Upward Powered Access is a new name on the UK aerial lift rental market, founded by Paul Johnson the company is up and running near Oxford.
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Potain launches new models
June 12, 2008
Potain launched several new models at an event at Disneyland, Paris last week.
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New Portable Power head office
June 12, 2008
Doosan Infracore Portable Power opens new head office.
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Man killed as crane cable snaps
June 12, 2008
A worker in Texas, USA was killed when a crane hook plummeted to the ground.
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No Harness takes another
June 11, 2008
A man working from a truck-mounted boom lift in Texas, has died after his lift was hit by a large truck. He was not wearing a harness.
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Photos from Wyoming
June 11, 2008
We have been sent a series of aerial views of the 1,100 Lampson Transilift that collapsed at the end of May.
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Effer cranes in Rovereto
June 11, 2008
The Effer production line for models 20 and 35 cranes has been transferred to Rovereto, in order to handle a major order from the Italian State Railways.
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Alimak Hek sells Raise Climber business
June 11, 2008
Mastclimber and hoist manufacturer, Alimak Hek has sold its underground mining Raise climber business to Arkbro Industries of Canada.
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The investigation continues
June 10, 2008
Investigators have provided an update into the recent tower crane accident in New York focusing on the supply and welding of the faulty part.
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New Locatelli rough terrain crane
June 10, 2008
Locatelli has launched a new rough terrain crane, the 30 tonne capacity GRIL 8300T.
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Companies must control risks from falls
June 10, 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies that they must control the risks from falls in the workplace.
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Terex names new Mining president
June 10, 2008
Terex has announced that Eric A. Nielsen has been appointed as president, Terex Materials Processing & Mining, effective today.
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Crane company accused in bribery case
June 10, 2008
New York’s Department of Buildings has issued stop-work orders on the 14 cranes operating in the city that are owned by Nu-Way Cranes.
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Jib drops in Miami
June 10, 2008
The luffing jib of a lattice tower boom on a mobile crane dropped yesterday injuring a crane worker in Miami.
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Cronie joins Ainscough
June 9, 2008
Bryan Cronie has joined Ainscough Crane Hire as its safety, health, environment, quality and training director.
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Another outrigger example
June 9, 2008
A truck crane tipped over on soft ground in Hong Kong last week, sending its load of steel rods through the wall of a house.
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Cranes & access
June 9, 2008
A 40 metre Bronto was called in to bring a man down from a tower crane after he scaled the crane and threatened to jump.
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Boom lifts work on planter
June 9, 2008
Two articulated boom lifts from AFI-Uplift helped create a large-scale planter as part of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture programme.
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United to take $14 million hit
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