Crane operators employed by Wolffkran UK, belonging to the Unite union, have voted for a series of one day strikes
14.01.2026
Spanish crane rental company Grúas y Servicios Casado has taken delivery of the first 3.2t Jekko SPX 532.2 CDH spider crane to arrive in the country
13.01.2026
UK crane rental company Berkeley Crane Hire has appointed Dave Williams as contract lift manager
13.01.2026 1
Tadano has appointed Scott Walter as vice president of sales for its US based Manitex business
12.01.2026
Irish rental company Flynn Crane Hire has taken delivery of a six axle Spierings SK1265-AT6 eLift self-erecting mobile tower crane
A tower crane collapsed in Ibiza yesterday as wind gusts reportedly reached high levels at a beach resort in the south of the island
10.01.2026
Welsh rental company Davies Crane Hire has taken delivery of a third 60t Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 All Terrain crane
07.01.2026
German crane rental group Maxikraft has ordered 22 Grove GMK All Terrain cranes
06.01.2026
Liebherr has opened a new branch in Riyadh, its third location in Saudi Arabia
Spanish crane and access rental company Grúas Aguilar has taken the country's first 400t Liebherr LTM 1400-6.1
05.01.2026
German loader crane manufacturer Atlas has appointed Gergen Kipper-und Fahrzeugbau as a dealer for Southwest Germany
Just a reminder – we are looking for your views on rental rates and fleet trends over the past year, and your expectations for 2026
02.01.2026
Indian crane and aerial lift manufacturer ACE has launched several new products at Excon
How do you think 2026 will be compared to 2025?
02.01.2026 2
UK rental company Berry Cranes has taken delivery of a 12t Böcker AK 52 truck crane
31.12.2025
UK rental company Ainscough Crane Hire has deployed a 230t LTM1230-5.1 to support work within the Whitefield Tunnel on the Metrolink Bury-Manchester line in northern England
30.12.2025
Two All Terrains -a 250 and 300 tonner have installed a decommissioned Airbus A310 in a tandem lift at the Serengeti Park in Germany
29.12.2025
German roofing company Hans-Dieter Büschkes has taken delivery of a six tonne Böcker AK46/6000 aluminium truck crane
Global mining company Anglo American has published a video and full details of a serious crane incident at its Grosvenor mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin last December
24.12.2025 4
As we move into Christmas Eve, the team here at Vertikal will begin winding down for the holidays
24.12.2025
Polish rental company Smielak has used its 37.5m Multitel MJ 375 truck mounted platform to install and decorate Christmas trees in Warsaw
Palfinger has added a new model to its TEC line of mid to high capacity loader cranes, the 23 tonne - 68.7 tonne/metre PK 720 TEC
22.12.2025
Two 10t Potain MDT 219 J10 flat top tower cranes have been erected in the Chamonix ski area at an elevation of 3,000m using a helicopter
The EU Commission has agreed to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of mobile cranes from China
19.12.2025
