Entrec Transportation of Alberta, Canada is to acquire the Mains crane group of Nisku, Alberta, for $56.2 million.
16.03.2012
A man died in New Hampshire yesterday when his scissor lift was overturned by a crane hook.
15.03.2012 1
The UK’s Health & Safety Executive has delayed its cost recovery scheme, due to have started in April.
15.03.2012
Around 200 crane wind industry people met up in Hamburg yesterday for the first ESTA wind safety summit,
Manitowoc Cranes has launched a new fixed jib option for its 400 tonne capacity Manitowoc 1600 crawler crane.
14.03.2012
Larry Postelwait, president of Tulsa-based Crosby Group has announced his retirement.
Liebherr has celebrated the receipt of its 1,000th mobile harbour crane order, the unit is destined for Belgium.
13.03.2012
Belgian crane dealer Boyens Michel has appointed a new CEO and signed a new agreement with Galizia.
D&G cranes of Australia has issued a safety alert relating to a tower bolt failure.
13.03.2012 3
The inquest into the fatal Battersea, tower crane collapse in 2006, has returned a narrative verdict.
13.03.2012 1
Essex Crane has reported a slightly better result for 2011, with a more optimistic outlook for 2012.
12.03.2012
The 2,300 tonne capacity Manitowoc 31000 crawler crane is nearing the end of its test programme.
A small crawler crane has overturned while working on earthquake damage in Christchurch, New Zealand.
11.03.2012
Two men escaped with burns after the boom of their loader crane contacted overhead power lines in Malaysia.
08.03.2012
Two Bavarian rental companies have added Grove’s 55 tonne trailer-mounted GSK55 crane to their fleets.
06.03.2012
An incorrect manual appears to have been at the root of the fatal 2006 Battersea crane collapse in London.
Mini crane manufacturer Maeda has appointed named Falcon Equipment as its dealer in Western Canada
Singapore based crane group Tat Hong has settled the dispute over its Chinese joint venture JZTH.
05.03.2012
A Crane boom came down onto power lines yesterday in the city of Surgut, Siberia, cutting off electricity.
Tower crane industry veteran Mike Studd has passed away this weekend
05.03.2012 3
The inquest into the deaths of two men in the 2006 tower crane collapse in London will open today.
The French crane rental comapny Foselev has added four 70 tonne Tadano Faun cranes to its fleet.
Louisiana based sales and rental company H&E Equipment has posted a strong set of numbers FOR 2011.
04.03.2012
In a recent Death Wish comment a reader mentioned a poem, ‘I could have saved a life today’.
03.03.2012 1