UK based contractor Kier has sold off two parts of its equipment division to A-Plant and Wernick Hire.
02.08.2012
US based NCCCO has launched a new certification programme for digger derrick operators.
01.08.2012
Liebherr has filed plans for a $65 million expansion to its HQ facility in Adelaide, South Australia.
Columbus McKinnon has sold the Gaffey overhead crane business to Ace Industries.
Ian Banks, co-founder of Mobile Cranes Asia, has retired having spent his working life in the crane industry.
01.08.2012 1
When workmen in Fairbanks Alaska found their crane boom badly damaged they didn’t know what to think.
30.07.2012
Anglian Mini Cranes, part of tower crane company Falcon Crane Hire has purchased its first Unic spider crane.
ALL Erection & Crane Rental has taken delivery 17 new Manitowoc and Grove cranes.
A man has died after a cable supposedly failed on a tower crane in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Singapore based Tat Hong has acquired Jiangsu Hengxingmao Financial Leasing from Yongmao.
29.07.2012
UK access rental company Lifterz has opened a powered access rental operation in Plymouth.
A large boom truck overturned in North Carolina yesterday slicing a house in two.
26.07.2012
The British ministry of defence has invested in a fleet of 2.9 tonne Unic URW-376 spider cranes.
A man was killed this week after falling from the platform of an aerial lift as he attempted to lift a tree.
Wolffkran Arabia, the joint venture between Wolffkran and the Kanoo group, has moved into new offices.
26.07.2012 1
Terex Cranes has reported a 4.5 percent increase in first half revenues and improved margins.
25.07.2012
If you are based in the UK you can still comment on a new British Standard for crane inspections.
Rotterdam-based De Gier BV has purchased the first Terex Challenger 3160 in the Netherlands.
The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA), will host an old equipment Expo in September
24.07.2012
US based control systems manufacturer Actuant has acquired Sweden’s CrossControl AB for $40 million in cash.
Dunlop has increased the speed rating of its All Terrain crane tyre following customer demand.
An eight axle All Terrain crane overturned last week on a wind farm near Wöhrden North Germany.
24.07.2012 3
The latest Kran & Bühne magazine is online and available to read or download.
23.07.2012
Australian crane rental company Kwik has taken delivery of a 170 tonne Grove GMK5170 All Terrain crane.