An 80ft boom lift overturned in George Town, Grand Cayman yesterday injuring the operator.
29.07.2012
IPAF’s accident reporting database has logged 17 fatal incidents involving work platforms so far this year.
UK access rental company Lifterz has opened a powered access rental operation in Plymouth.
System Lift, the German association of independent rental companies has reported a record year.
Aerial work platform manufacturers are looking for further price increases in 2013 to counter rising costs.
26.07.2012 1
We can now confirm that access industry veteran Paul Robeys of Robeys-Huet has died aged 63.
A man was killed this week after falling from the platform of an aerial lift as he attempted to lift a tree.
26.07.2012
Harsco has appointed James F. Earl, president of GATX Rail International, as a non-executive director.
JLG has reported its third quarter results, with nine month sales up 60% and a strong increase in profits.
CTE has delivered two 62 metre B-Lift 620 HR truck mounted lifts to Khuzestan Electricity Distribution in Iran.
An Italian company has launched a new product it calls Aerial Work Platform-ONE but its not a lift.
25.07.2012
Access company Working At Height was surprised at the recent Farnborough Air show by the first visitor.
Terex AWP/Genie has reported first half revenues up 38 percent with substantially improved margins.
Sent in from Ireland, a Death Wish candidate from Dublin that combines powered access with non-powered.
24.07.2012
The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA), will host an old equipment Expo in September
US based control systems manufacturer Actuant has acquired Sweden’s CrossControl AB for $40 million in cash.
Workplatform a UK Genie dealer has commissioned a series of T-Shirts to celebrate its association with Genie
The latest Kran & Bühne magazine is online and available to read or download.
23.07.2012
Singapore rental company Galmon has celebrated 30 years with a dinner, and major charity donation
23.07.2012 1
Russian sales and rental company LTECH has supplied a 37m Ruthmann T 370 to Sodrujestvo in Kaliningrad.
SafeWorks has introduced an improved version of its Competent Person Training course for suspended platforms
Speedy Hire has doubled the size of its electric scissor lift fleet with a £4 million order with Skyjack.
The latest Cranes & Access is now online and available to read or download.
20.07.2012
Nationwide Platforms has attained OHSAS 18001 accreditation for all of its UK operations.
