Port Services and Sarens teamed up earlier this month to return a 450 tonne buoy to the water.
28.12.2007
A 45 metre tower crane came crashing down from a building in Saigon yesterday, thankfully there were no fatalities.
The driver of a tanker died yesterday after hitting the boom of a Rough Terrain crane that was crossing a highway.
27.12.2007
The acquisition of Coates Hire, the Australian rental company, by the Carlyle Group and National Hire Group has been approved and completed.
24.12.2007
Chris Goddard has been promoted to CEO of Australian aerial lift company Force Corp (Previously Australian Skyreach)
Strongco has completed the sale of its Ontario aerial lift operations to Voisins Equipment.
Atlas Copco will write off its options on additional payments for RSC in the belief that poorer earnings than expected will fail to trigger any payout.
United Rentals has lost its bid to force Cerberus to complete its $4 billion takeover.
Morrow Equipment has ordered 10 Alimak Scando 650 FC-S dual hoist systems.
21.12.2007
We have posted two new videos in our video section one serious and one less than serious.
A Rough Terrain crane tipped over trapping the operator on Fort Worth Texas Its outriggers were down but not out.
The UK’s CPA is warning its members to beware of a man called Wayne Fletcher of Fletcher construction after he stole over 20 pieces of construction equipment.
20.12.2007
The Lavendon Group has issued an upbeat trading statement for 2007 saying that it expects to come in above its latest forecasts.
Finnish rental company Ramirent has acquired Tidermans/ Hyresmaskiner in Sweden.
Liebherr has reported first nine months revenues up by over 15% to €5.34 billion ($7.7 billion) with Construction products growing at a rate of over 18%.
19.12.2007
Hünnebeck access service has won $2 million contract for shoring equipment in Uganda.
JCB is to pay its UK workforce a record Christmas bonus of £1,000.
JLG has launched a new compact telehandler - the G5-18A – aimed at North American construction, landscape and agricultural markets.
The Better Regulation Executive (BRE) is looking at how the health and safety regime in the UK affects small employers and employers whose overall risk is relatively low
18.12.2007
A Potain MD2200 erected in Melbourne is believed to be the biggest tower crane ever erected in Australia?
Northumberland County Council has used its aerial work platforms to help towns in the area erect their Christmas lights.
Certex UK carried out an unusual ‘game-style’ customer satisfaction survey earlier this year.
AJ Access has opened a sales and support office next to the East Midlands Airport in the UK.
Terex, the crane, access and telehandler manufacturer has stepped up and extended its share repurchase program,
