Snorkel and Instant Upright have resolved their dispute over the use of the UpRight brand
21.10.2020
The involvement of JCB equipment in the destruction of Palestinian villages in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is claimed to have breached OECD guidelines on human rights
13.10.2020
Tadano has announced that it will file for Schutzschirmverfahren (Protective Shield Proceedings) for its German subsidiaries - Tadano Demag and Tadano Faun today
08.10.2020
Manitowoc's new CEO Aaron Ravenscroft has said that he does not want to burden crane buyers with import tariffs UPDATED
10.08.2020
The mandatory wearing of face masks at work came into force this morning in Melbourne, Australia, with CICA publishing a helpful bulletin and WorkSafe clarifying exceptions
23.07.2020
Australian rental company United Access has received an $85,000 fine for a fatal loading incident in Melbourne, Victoria in 2017
More associations and companies are clarifying or making their positions known on the petition regarding tariffs or quotas on crane imports into the USA
09.07.2020
US crane manufacturer Link-Belt has issued a letter to its distributors, a copy of which we have obtained, stating that it is against the imposition of US import tariffs or trade restrictions
07.07.2020
The US Department of Commerce’s Section 232 investigation into mobile crane imports has reached the public comment stage which runs through Friday
06.07.2020 1
The United States Department of Commerce has announced a section 232 investigation into mobile crane imports in response to a petition filed by Manitowoc
08.05.2020 1
A crane operator in Australia has been given a suspended prison sentence following a fatal crane incident in 2016
20.04.2020 1
The UK government has issued further guidance on the rules around workplaces and sites
25.03.2020
The UK will not abolish red diesel for at least two years to allow time to consult and adapt
11.03.2020
The UK’s CPA has urged the chancellor NOT to abolish the lower taxed red diesel that is used in cranes and off road equipment
06.03.2020 6
Snorkel has sued Instant UpRight for use of the UpRight name on powered access
03.03.2020 1
A man has died after having apparently fallen from an aerial work platform in Lancaster, UK.
23.01.2020 1
OSHA has fined Bigge Crane $26,520 following the fatal tower crane collapse in Dallas, Texas on June 9th
19.12.2019 1
The US based NCCCO Foundation has launched a new web based directory of accredited crane operator certification programmes
20.11.2019
According to Tanfield which owns a 49% stake in Snorkel, it has received a summons from Snorkel and Ahern company SKL Holdings UPDATED
23.10.2019 2
Three companies have been issued fines for their role in fatal tower crane collapse in Seattle in April
18.10.2019
New York City’s Department of Buildings has barred United Crane and Rigging from work on 22 sites within its jurisdiction following two incidents
14.08.2019
A crane rental company employee has been awarded substantial damages following an injury in 2014
19.07.2019
The UK’s National Grid has been fined £334,000 plus costs following a loader crane fatality
12.06.2019
Cargotec has confirmed that the Finnish police are investigating a case of suspected aggravated fraud at its MacGregor division
03.06.2019
