A crane operator died in Bahrain yesterday while trying to escape from his mobile crane as it tipped over.
19.02.2010 1
Terex has released its full year results which show Crane revenues down 34% on the year.
18.02.2010
UK crane companies Venture Lifting and Terranova have both entered administration.
18.02.2010 1
Australian based crane and access company Boom Logistics has completed its new share sale.
16.02.2010
US based crane rental company AmQuip has appointed Al Bove as chief operating officer.
German based Weiland Kran & Transport has taken delivery of three new cranes, all of them from Liebherr.
15.02.2010
Tadano is setting up a sales and service operation to serve the Australian and New Zealand markets.
11.02.2010
Tadano has established a joint venture steel fabrication operation in Zhuozhou City, China
Tadano has published its nine months results which show revenues down 42.5% and a net loss.
Compact Lifting Equipment the UK based access and mini crane specialist has joined the Access Alliance.
10.02.2010
Cargotec, owner of Hiab and Kalmar has published its full year 2009 results with Hiab sales down 37%
Two Polish crane companies - EFH Zurawie Wiezowe SA and Gastel SA are merging
Cargotec says that Hiab cranes now comply with the latest Machinery Directive and EN 12999:2009 standard
09.02.2010
Spotted by a reader.. we are not sure where.. an old Coles with unusual blocking/cribbing
The 2010 Rental show in Orlando, Florida got off to a fairly slow start yesterday although up on last year.
Sennebogen’s UK distributor EH Hassell, has appointed Carl Hodges as sales executive for the crane line.
07.02.2010
A tower crane has collapsed in central Israel seriously injuring the operator.
05.02.2010
Manitowoc cranes has reported its full year results with revenues down 42% and profits down 74%.
03.02.2010
Huisman the Dutch based heavy crane manufacturer has opened a new production hall in China.
02.02.2010
Kranlyft, the Maeda distributor, has a new sales manager at its UK operation - Kevin Bell.
02.02.2010 3
Effer has appointed Plant Equipment of Alfreton, Derbyshire as a UK regional dealer for its larger cranes.
31.01.2010
UK based access company Aerial Platforms is taking one of the first Altec DB35 tracked digger derricks in Europe.
31.01.2010 1
An operator escaped injury yesterday after his crane rolled down an embankment in the UK.
28.01.2010
Kranlyft,has appointed Belgium based Heli as a Maeda mini crane dealer in northern France.