Fredrik Paulsson, the CEO of Swedish aerial lift rental company Kranpunkten will step down at the end of this month
14.09.2026
B&P Hire has taken the first 48ft Sinoboom AB15ERJN narrow aisle electric boom lift in Ireland, along with several slab electric scissor lifts
An Italian ski resort has taken delivery of a PM 18 SP loader crane with platform attachment mounted on a Pisten Bully piste groomer chassis
11.09.2026
Indian access rental company RentEase will launch a new equipment manufacturing and sales brand, RE, at Bauma India later this month
10.09.2026
Zoomlion has formally parted ways with its UK aerial lift distributor AJ Access, and will launch a new UK direct sales business for its platforms at Vertikal Days
09.09.2026
Niftylift will unveil two all new ultra lightweight 26ft boom lifts, the HR10NE and HR10LE at Vertikal Days this week
08.09.2026
Chinese aerial lift manufacturer Fronteq has appointed International Platforms as its distributor for the UK and Ireland
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
Welsh rental company Miles Hire South Wales has taken delivery of four 19ft Snorkel S3219 Plus scissor lifts
01.09.2026
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
