A man was electrocuted on Tuesday while pruning trees from an aerial work platform in the Ahuntsic district of Montreal, Canada
27.08.2026
Sunward has appointed Wolfgang Jentsch as European service manager for aerial work platforms and telehandlers
German sales and rental company Kunze has expanded its dealership agreement with Magni to cover additional territory in Austria and Germany
26.08.2026
A judgement has been handed down by a court in Melbourne, Australia for a fatal overhead crushing incident that involved the disabling of an anti-entrapment device
25.08.2026
Multitel has announced that its wholly owned distribution subsidiaries in France, Spain and the UK will take on the distribution of Palazzani spider lifts
The annual Cranes & Access UK & Ireland Top Rental Fleet Guide returns for its 26th year, and the survey is now open!
24.08.2026
Finnish rental crane and aerial lift rental company Powerlift, has taken delivery of 60 new Dingli low or zero emission booms and scissor lifts
21.08.2026
A lineman was electrocuted last week while working from a platform in Henderson, Shiawassee County in Michigan
A man was injured on Tuesday when a bus clipped the platform he was working from in Glasgow Scotland
20.08.2026 2
LGMG will show a production version of the new 106ft AR32J-2 articulated boom lift at Vertikal Days next month, alongside another new product yet to be announced
20.08.2026
US based low level lift manufacturer AXCS/Hy-Brid has appointed Nick Lewis as regional sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic
Two men died earlier today in Portugal when the boom lift they were working from overturned rearwards, throwing them from the platform
19.08.2026
Platform Parts UK has moved into a larger facility in Durham, northeast England and completed its rebranding process
Canadian aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer Skyjack has appointed Dave Wanta as regional VP of sales for the Southeast US
UK rental company Clearview Services has taken delivery of its second 90m Ruthmann T 900 HF truck mounted lift
18.08.2026
On Friday, we received the tragic news that access industry veteran Peter Ellis had died
17.08.2026 1
Genie will mark its 60th anniversary at Vertikal Days, which takes place 9-10th September, a few days before the company’s official anniversary date on 12th September
17.08.2026
Niftylift is set to release three new products at Vertikal Days next month along with two retrofittable Hybrid power packs
JLG has acquired a stake in Nextera Robotics to develop autonomous, AI based technology for construction sites
11.08.2026
We received the news this weekend that Dutch crane and access veteran Dick Schalekamp Snr, founder of Riwal has died
10.08.2026 1
A man died last week after falling around six metres when a scissor lift overturned at a facility in Michigan
08.08.2026
Irish rental company RMP has taken the first 20m Almacrawler B2190-A spider lift in the country, as well as six 26ft Zoomlion scissors
06.08.2026
A man is fighting for his life after surviving an electrical shock and a six metre fall in Tlaquepaque, central Mexico on Tuesday
Australian rental company Ausdirect has taken delivery of a 135ft Genie SX-135 XC telescopic boom lift
05.08.2026
