The Canadian Police are looking for a fraudulent crane inspector who has scammed cranes owners out of $40,000.
06.03.2011
We have received reports of at least five chassis failures on Land Rovers fitted with platforms.
18.02.2011
A judge has upheld criminal manslaughter charges against New York crane owner James Lomma and mechanic Tibor Varganyi.
16.02.2011
JLG has announced that it is equipping its telehandler range with a patented longtitudinal overload device.
03.02.2011
Singapore’s High Court has held an engineer liable for a tower crane collapse that killed three people.
01.02.2011
UK-based crane rental company Bryn Thomas Cane Hire Ltd has appointed an administrator - BDO .
21.01.2011
A lawsuit filed by the SEC against former Terex CFO Joseph Apuzzo has been dismissed in district court.
23.12.2010
Hochtief Construction AG has been fined £266,000 following a fatal accident with a telehandler in Scotland in 2008.
22.12.2010
The driver of a crane that crashed into a sheriff's car, seriously injuring a deputy in September has been cited.
18.12.2010
A Californian company has been fined $17,550 for an electrical accident that killed one employee and injured another.
10.12.2010
Terex has vowed to fight a US patent verdict against a side conveyor on some of its Powerscreen machines.
07.12.2010
A reader spotted a video on YouTube showing a scissor lift used as a mode of transport– is it real or is it staged?
01.12.2010
The UK’s NASC has issued a report that is highly critical of scaffold permit checks by local authorities.
03.11.2010
Michael Nolan, former CFO of United Rentals has been sentenced to three years’ probation.
A new CEN Working Group has been formed to develop a European standard for transport platforms.
18.10.2010
JCB has agreed a settlement with an “Asian manufacturer” regarding the copying of its 3CX backhoe loader.
We have updated our earlier report on the administration of UK based E.S.Access during the day here is a summary.
15.10.2010
UK-based aerial lift rental specialist E.S. Access Platforms has been placed in adminstration this morning.
The offices of Dutch based international rental company Riwal have been searched by the Dutch Ministry of Justice.
14.10.2010
Richard Gould of Oktopus UK has changed the name of his businesses and established new companies.
27.09.2010
United Rentals has won a lawsuit filed by investors following its failed sale to Cerebus Capital in 2007.
01.09.2010
IPAF has issued a warning over CE approvals/certification carried out by UK based Beide Product Service.
06.08.2010 1
After it seemed clear that crane drivers in the UK would not be subject to Drivers CPC regulations, the subject appears to open to interpretation again.
04.08.2010
A reader is concerned that companies might get scammed by a purchase enquiry currently circulating.
28.07.2010