IPAF - the International Powered Access Federation – has broken two training records in 2011.
05.01.2012
A bucket truck being used to remove Christmas decorations in Oak Lawn, Illinois overturned yesterday.
Italian specialist truck mounted lift manufacturer SkyAces has appointed dealers in Norway and Austria.
Low level aerial lift manufacturer Bravisol has introduced a new ultra lightweight push-around lift.
IPAF says that it will begin systematically recording worldwide data on accidents/incidents
Pallets on a fork truck as a form of access is nothing new, however this latest example is in another league.
04.01.2012
Australian rental company Summit Tower Hire has taken delivery of four 70 metre Bronto Skylift S70 XDT's.
UK rental company Hewden has appointed Michaela Simpson to the newly created role of head of customer experience.
Three men were rescued from a truck crane after it tipped rearwards, leaving them stranded in the carrier cab.
03.01.2012
Nancy Quick a well known compliance assistance specialist at OSHA in Illinois has retired after 30 years.
Wisconsin, based Man Lift Manufacturing has appointed Phil Sprio as president and chief executive.
UK based access rental company Platform Hire has added more than 20 Snorkel scissor lifts to its rental fleet.
Ventalus a new company specialising in used powered access equipment has been established in Russia.
A man has fallen to his death from a scaffold at a construction site in Kuching, Malaysia.
Manitou has merged its US and Canadian support operations into a single, larger operation.
01.01.2012
Another year has passed, a challenging but better one for most of us involved with cranes, aerial lifts and telehandlers. 2012 could be better still....
31.12.2011
Italian truck mounted lift manufacturer Isoli has delivered another 22.5 metre PT225 telescopic in Sweden.
30.12.2011
An arborist fell to his death on Tuesday in the small village of Markersdorf-Taura Germany, following a seizure.
29.12.2011
Australian based 360° telehandler specialist DPW, has taken delivery of the first Sennebogen 608 in Australia.
28.12.2011
A man operating a 26 metre boom lift in Altkirch, near Mulhouse, France had a lucky escape last week
Gardemann, the German subsidiary of Lavendon has taken delivery of 10 Multitel SMX 225 -22.5m spider lift.
Cramo and major contractor NCC have signed a ‘Nordic-level frame agreement’ for the supply of rental equipment
25.12.2011
Finn Løkken, managing director of Cramo Norway has submitted his resignation and will leave the rental industry.
23.12.2011
Norwegian rental company Drammen Lift Utleie has taken delivery of the first Niftylift Hybrid lift in Norway.
22.12.2011
