IPAF has published its Global Safety Report 2026, which shows electrocution & electric shock as the leading cause of fatal and major injury involving powered access equipment
07.09.2026
Spotted in Brighton, UK, a man working on a window at a height of around seven to eight metres with not even a ladder in sight
04.09.2026
Austrian rental company Flott Arbeitsbühnen has taken a 25m Ruthmann TBR 250 truck mounted platform
Crane & hoist manufacturer Böcker has pointed out that Geda’s “Game Changer” claim earlier this week is inaccurate. Its transport platforms have been certified for these speeds since 2024
03.09.2026 3
Skyjack is to start manufacturing its 85ft SJ85 AJ articulated boom lift at its facility in Orosháza, Hungary
03.09.2026
UK rental company Essential Access Platforms has taken delivery of a 154ft Sinoboom AB46RJ/ AB1530RJ articulated boom lift
Kiloutou has promoted Ramón Santamaría Trillo to managing director of Kiloutou Spain as Cyril Brillouet returns to Kiloutou HQ in France
02.09.2026
French aerial lift manufacturer Klubb has completed its Judicial Rehabilitation Proceedings and says that it will exit the process with stronger structure.
The first Magni 8,000kg/ 51m RTH 8.51 360 degree telehandler with the 12m telescopic work platform attachment has arrived with Magni Germany
German hoist manufacturer Geda has announced what it claims is a “groundbreaking innovation for transporting people and materials on construction sites.”
01.09.2026 2
B&P Hire has taken the first 48ft Sinoboom AB15ERJN narrow aisle electric boom lift in Ireland, along with several slab electric scissor lifts
01.09.2026
Welsh rental company Miles Hire South Wales has taken delivery of four 19ft Snorkel S3219 Plus scissor lifts
A man was seriously injured earlier this week when he was thrown from an overturning boom lift in the foothills of the Alps, south of Bolzano, Italy
28.08.2026
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
