An engineer fell to his death yesterday in Chennai, India after he slipped from a platform on a crane.
04.01.2013
Wisconsin contractor Lunda Construction is facing $105,000 in fines for a fatal crane incident.
03.01.2013
New EU import regulations may affect the price of timber used for large outrigger mats and temporary roadways.
Canadian based Entrec has acquired the business and assets of Taylor Crane Service of North Dakota.
02.01.2013
The boom of a crane buckled while removing a Christmas tree at Macys in Atlanta, Georgia today.
For the crane and rigging experts among you a photo sent in from a reader in the USA seeking an opinion.
02.01.2013 4
We would like to wish all of our readers and supporters a very happy and prosperous year in 2013.
01.01.2013
A man was crushed yesterday in Hidd, Bahrain after a mobile crane dropped a container load of concrete slabs.
With the holidays upon us the Vertikal Press will be closed but will aim to cover any breaking news over the period
24.12.2012
Anthony Chiofalo ex VP legal affairs at Tadano America has turned himself in to police in Rhode Island
Tat Hong Holdings has incorporated its 100 percent owned subsidiary Tat Hong Crane Rental (Sarawak)
The Scottish government will insist that those working on public sector construction sites carry training cards.
21.12.2012 2
Irish truck dealer J Harris Assemblers has been fined for selling a loader crane involved in a fatality without fixing it
20.12.2012
A crane rental company in Edmonton, Alberta has been fined $10,000 for driving a 50t RT on the road.
Sany America has released more details on its new 500 tonne crawler crane seen at Bauma China.
20.12.2012 1
A full mini bus struck the overhanging boom of a Rough Terrain crane in Thailand this morning.
18.12.2012
Terex Port Solutions has booked its first orders for its new Gottwald Model 2 harbour crane.
The UK’s largest crane rental company Ainscough has been acquired by Goldman Sachs and TPG.
17.12.2012 5
Dubai-based Ejar Cranes & Equipment has strengthened its fleet with an order for 10 new Liebherr cranes.
17.12.2012 1
Hiab has launched its new Hiab XS 544, a 51 tonne/metre loader crane with a total reach of 15 to 35 metres
17.12.2012
The boom of a runaway truck crane caused chaos in Bangkok on Saturday as it pulled down 28 poles
16.12.2012
Taylor Crane & Rigging has acquired the assets and goodwill of Reliance Crane & Rigging of Phoenix, Arizona
14.12.2012
Uwe Wenzel general manager of Mammoet Germany has announced his departure from the company.
13.12.2012
Thai company Syntec Construction has taken delivery of three Potain MRC 225 luffing jib tower cranes.
