Italian crane manufacturer Marchetti has appointed AGD Equipment as its UK and Ireland distributor.
16.12.2011
The 115m Mittal Orbit structure, centrepiece of London’s Olympic Park, has employed an unusal access solution.
15.12.2011
Wind turbine transportation specialist, Give Svaergods has taken delivery of the first Terex AC140C in the UK.
15.12.2011 1
Welsh company Tramor has announced an exclusive UK dealership agreement with the Sany Group of China.
14.12.2011
Sany America has announced a distribution partnership with Binder Machinery of South Plainfield, New Jersey
Italian aerial lift and recovery truck specialist Isoli, has delivered five heavy recovery truck in Algeria.
13.12.2011
UK-based joystick and actuator manufacturer Penny + Giles, has appointed Wimesure as its distributor in France.
UK based Specialist Crane Hire, has taken delivery of the first new Liebherr crane that it has ever bought.
A ‘newly discovered’ letter could confuse trials concerning New York’s fatal Upper East Side crane collapse in 2008.
12.12.2011
Following trails with higher axle loadings, off road tyre specialist Mitas has launched its All Terrain crane tyre.
Italian crane rental company ADP Sollevamenti has taken delivery of Italy’s first 300t Grove GMK6300L All Terrain.
The big international show in 2012 is Intermat in Paris in April, but before that there is Pre-Intermat.
11.12.2011
A 250 ton All Terrain tipped in Sugar Creek Ohio, to the north of Columbus, while installing its counterweight.
09.12.2011
French crane anti-collision system specialist Smie has announced double digit growth in its first half.
A shocking road accident was caught on camera yesterday in Rotterdam, involving a crane and a car.
09.12.2011 1
Manitowoc has cut its fourth quarter forecasts due to component delays and on-going strike at its Wisconsin plant.
A lattice crane boom collapsed yesterday on in Garrett Indiana after its load suddenly freed after it hung up.
Crane rental company, Breuer & Wasel’s has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane.
07.12.2011
The Vertikal.net web site has moved to a brand new server today in order to cope with the growing traffic.
Manitowoc Cranes is taking on temporary staff at its Wisconsin plant as part of its ‘strike contingency plan’.
US based Vista Training has acquired HeviCert, an international crane operator training business.
06.12.2011
US based Manitex has appointed Bryan Dammann and Joe Dunn as regional business managers.
Dutch based heavy lift/transport company Roll-Dock is entering the mobile crane market with subsidiary Roll-Lift.
06.12.2011 1
The 100th edition of the German language magazine Kran & Bühne is now online and available to read or download.