Dutch material lift manufacturer Alp Lift has won the right to market its products under the Alp Lift brand in Germany, Austria following an agreement with Böcker
20.02.2026
German rental company SMS Autokrane has taken a new 80t Grove GMK4080L All Terrain - Its first job? at the manufacturer's Wilhelmshaven plant
Favelle Favco Tower Cranes has appointed US company Select Crane Sales as an authorised dealer for its heavy duty M and MK Series of luffing jib crane
Atlas loader crane CEO Brahim Stitou has left the business following its administration, Bob Litchev, Uri Toudjarov, and Volker Walter have taken over the leadership
19.02.2026
A boom lift working in Seattle, Washington, yesterday caught fire after coming too close to an overhead power line. Or was it something else?
Brazil's Imetame group has added four Liebherr All Terrain cranes to its equipment fleet, for work at Arauco's Sucuriú Project, one of the world’s largest pulp mills
UK rental company Sky Platform Hire has taken delivery of its first spider lift, a new 20 metre Hinowa LL20:10PIII
Finnish reachstacker and straddle crane manufacturer Kalmar has reported a strong first year as an independent company.
A man died yesterday in the Berea area of Durban, South Africa, while he was unloading a boom lift
US rigging specialist Engineered Rigging has appointed Charles Anderson as assistant project manager
Australian crane and aerial lift rental company Boom Logistics has taken four new 70 metre Bronto S70XR truck mounted lifts
18.02.2026
Liebherr has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new multi million workshop at its Rostock site
Mep Hire - part of the Vp group - has promoted Pete McNeil to head of product
Aichi Europe /Sales Office has appointed Vertimac as sales, service and parts distributor for Belgium and Luxembourg
17.02.2026
The UK tool and general equipment rental event– the Executive Hire Show was held last week in Coventry with a good number of new exhibitors
German rental company HKL Baumaschinen has opened a new facility in Heppenheim, expanding its operations in southern Hesse
UK rental company Roadcraft Crane and Plant Hire has taken delivery of the country's first 22t Franna AT22 pick & carry crane
Italian spider lift manufacturer Palazzani has appointed Andrea Filippini as sales manager Italy
Liebherr has appointed Croatian crane company KranTehnik EU as a tower crane dealer across eight Balkan countries
16.02.2026
Happy news to start the week - Thomas Issitt and Hannah Faulkner of UK rental company Crowland Cranes were married on Thursday
UK rental company North West Access & Sales has taken delivery of 10 Sinoboom 0407SE slab electric scissor lifts
IPAF has hosted an online discussion on fraud & theft prevention in the powered access and equipment rental markets, which remains available online
Belgian international crane rental and heavy lift company Sarens has taken delivery of a fully electric 200t Sany SCC2000A-EV crawler crane
13.02.2026
Tadano has completed the main structure of its new European spare parts centre in Lauf an der Pegnitz, east of Nuremberg in Germany
