Take a look at this picture of largely Dutch crane people from around 1981. How many can you name?
17.12.2005
German crane company, MaxiKraft has ordered 73 new cranes, the largest order from a German company in over 10 years
14.12.2005
Tadano is spending $10 million to increase its holding in BQ-Tadano (Beijing) Crane Co Ltd to 50% and Seiji Tadano will take over as president
30.11.2005
Tadano is to spend 7.5 billion yen (£36.2/$62.6 million) on refurbishing and expanding its three domestic production plants to add 30% to its capacity by 2008
Tutt Bryant Crane hire, one of Australia’s largest crawler crane hirers, has launched the prospectus for its Initial Public Offering of its shares.
29.11.2005
Once again Ainscough has supported the ‘ladies Driving Challenge’ in aid of ‘Marie Curie Cancer Care’, this year 49 ladies were let loose on the test track with a crane! The programme has raised £434,000 in the Northern region alone.
25.10.2005
The production of Terex-Peiner tower cranes has been moved from Germany to the Terex plant in Wilmington, Delaware in the USA.
23.10.2005
Stirnimann AG, the Olten based distributor for Grove, Potain and JLG has been purchased by investor Burkhard Lichtner
22.10.2005
Mister Gru, the Faun dealer for Italy, has launched its own 20 tonne City crane
18.10.2005
This years major European equipment show, SAIE opened its doors this morning in Bologna
12.10.2005
The Giant cantilever crane, which towers above the skyline in Cowes, could soon be restored, but only if a planning application for an adjoining development is approved.
08.10.2005
An 80t All Terrain overturned and sliced into a family home on Saturday, when an outrigger gave way, while lifting a hot tub into a back garden
03.10.2005
Michielsens and Van de Weghe, Belgium’s two largest crane and access companies, are to merge their crane fleets
14.09.2005
John Valla the president of Valla s.p.a the Italian crane company, died yesterday in the USA.
13.09.2005
Erich Sennebogen was presented with the Keys to the city of Balatonfured in Hungary, in recognition of his company's rescue of a large plant in the city
10.09.2005
Stuart Anderson, charts the life of Wayne Nicarry, who passed away earlier this year and looks at the early days of Grove Manufacturing company.
27.08.2005
Liebherr revenues increased by over 12% in 2004 to €4.6 billion, with all divisions contributing to the growth, The company is forecasting group revenues of over €5billion in 2005.
16.08.2005
Paolo de Nicola, the Italian producer of large gantry type cranes, used in bridge construction has filed for protection under Italy’s bankruptcy laws
15.08.2005
A major package of cranes, telehandlers and trailers belonging to KBR’s Nigg yard has been sold by tender. The question is to Whom?
06.08.2005
A.J.Access Platforms has purchased the 130 unit aerial Platform Hire Fleet of Lloyds British Testing plc.
28.07.2005
Seven men were killed and three are still missing, while 10 others were injured, when a gantry crane collapsed during a lift on the second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge on the Mekong River.
24.07.2005
Palfinger has won an order from a Romanian DIY supermarket chain for 40 PK18500 Performance cranes, complete with crane forks
13.07.2005
Wayne A Nicarry, the last remaining founder member of Grove manufacturing Company, died on May 29th aged 85.
08.07.2005
Ausio the Spanish based producer of overhead, gantry and industrial jib cranes has appointed New Tonne Lifting services as its UK distributor.
21.06.2005
