A number of companies are planning to unveil new products or make significant announcements at Vertikal Days later this week.
17.09.2007
Manitou has launched a new range of MT Privilege telehandlers with lift heights from 14 – 18 metres.
14.09.2007
Ashtead has reported a strong first quarter start for both A-plant and Sunbelt.
09.09.2007
You will have noticed that our news service has been out of action since midnight last night.
30.08.2007
Jim Roest of Riwal is moving to Brazil in order to establish a Brazilian sales and rental operation for the company.
27.08.2007
Ingersoll-Rand has sold its Bobcat business to Korea’s largest construction equipment maker, Doosan, for $4.9 billion in cash.
30.07.2007
Manitou has reported its interim numbers which show revenues up nearly 15% while its order book jumped by 50%
24.07.2007
Cerebus Capital Management has agreed to buy United Rentals the world’s largest rental company for $6.6 billion
23.07.2007
Terex shareholders have approved an increase in its common stock
18.07.2007
Ashtead revenues jumped by over 40% for the full year to £896 million while profits were hit by the Nations Rent acquisition.
26.06.2007
JLG Australia has promoted David Single to the post of national service manager.
25.06.2007
JLG/Oshkosh has announced a number of “leadership changes” but is still holding back on the big appointment.
15.05.2007
Limerick based Skylift Hire and JCB have announced a new partnership which will result in a major order from Skylift for JCB telehandlers to convert and expand its telehandler fleet.
30.04.2007
Genie and CTE have extended their distribution agreement to include telehandlers
20.04.2007
Wacker construction Equipment, the compaction equipment manufacturer that plans to merge with telehandler producer Neuson Kramer is planning an IPO.
18.04.2007
Miami based Neff corp the eighth largest rental company in North America has changed hands again, as Odyssey partners sells it to Lightyear capital.
05.04.2007
Manitou has reported a 19% increase in net profits on a 14% increase in revenues.
13.03.2007
United has promoted Michael J. Kneeland to the post of executive vice president and chief operating officer. he was previously executive vice president-operations.
Ashtead’s earnings per share hit by Nations debt, A-Plant reports strong improvement in utilsation and profitability.
07.03.2007
Georgia-based High Reach Equipment Services has been bought by United Rentals.
09.02.2007
Telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer Manitou has announced revenues for 2006 of €1.13 billion, an increase of 14.5% on 2005.
26.01.2007
Newcastle based telehandler rental company, Geoff Huntley Plant Ltd, has entered the access rental business with 10 Manitou booms.
06.10.2006
The HE Group - one of the leading excavator hirers in the UK - has placed an order for 379 new JCB models including telescopic handlers.
21.09.2006
Manitou has appointed a field-based factory sales manager to sell its access platforms directly to rental companies in Holland and Belgium.
16.09.2006
