Sent in by a reader from the UK, a photograph of three men working on a large free standing ladder
14.08.2020 3
We have just received the sad news that Alan Taylor, the man behind some of the very first commercially viable hydraulic cranes, died in April. He was 96.
24.07.2020 1
UK crane company Roadcraft Crane Hire has celebrated its 100th anniversary.
15.05.2020 12
Chinese crane and aerial lift manufacturer XCMG has produced its 200,000th wheeled mobile crane.
30.04.2020 5
We have received the sad news that Irish crane industry pioneer Sean Meade passed away suddenly on October 21st, he was 78.
04.11.2019
Versalift UK has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its incorporation with a special factory event
17.10.2019 2
Tadano has celebrated the 100th anniversary of the day Masuo Tadano started the business
03.09.2019 1
A photograph dating back to the earliest days of the UK self-propelled powered access market
09.08.2019 4
Aluminium scaffold tower manufacturer Instant UpRight is launching a range of small scissor lifts under the UpRight brand
02.07.2019 3
Dutch hoist and elevator manufacturer De Jong's Liften is celebrating its 100th anniversary
31.05.2019
Aerial lift pioneer and designer Raymond Smith passed away on Thursday April 18th, at the age of 95.
26.04.2019 2
The first day of bauma was cold and overcast, with rain threatening the morning, - UPDATED with Tuesday pics
09.04.2019
A reader has asked if any of our regular visitors can identify this tower crane from the 1970s UPDATED
22.01.2019 5
We have received the belated news that Avice Hunt, who previously MD at UK access specialist John Rusling, has died.
22.01.2019 1
JLG has kicked off its 50th anniversary this week starting a year of celebrations marking its establishment by John L Grove in 1969.
10.01.2019
UK access industry veteran Chris Caney is retiring today after more than three decades in the access industry
23.11.2018 6
Eddie Clancy, owner of UK based Emerson Crane Hire, passed away on Tuesday following a heart attack UPDATED
A reader has come across a photo of an old crawler crane that he is unable to identify
19.10.2018 4
One of our readers, working on a scale model of Smith C4050 Crawler Crane would like to find a parts book for it
19.09.2018
Dutch international sales and rental company Riwal has arranged a new €375 million senior credit facility
10.07.2018
Duisburg Fire Department has completely rebuilt its 45 year old Gottwald AMK 35-21 boat mounted superstructure
22.06.2018
Spotted by a reader based in the USA, a ladder platform mounted on a classic Citroen HY chassis
01.06.2018 1
Kees Zeevenhooven, former MD of Rotterdam based crane distributor Zeevenhooven BV, has died
29.05.2018
Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the first JCB telehandler, the 2,000kg/6m Loadall 520
20.10.2017 1
