A reader spotted a man in Manhattan with total disregard for safe working practices in spite of using an aerial lift.
02.04.2011 1
Sent in by a reader in Trinidad & Tobago, a photo of a boom working from the back of a truck.
01.04.2011
UK based High Access Maintenance has taken delivery of the first Ruthmann TB270 truck mounted lift in the UK.
Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has acquired the assets of SDM in the Czech Republic.
Easy Jet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has decided to extend the Easy brand to the powered access industry.
01.04.2011 4
Snorkel has formed a new five man senior management team reporting to the executive board.
31.03.2011
Kevin O’Shea of Atlanta-based Mastclimbers has been elected chairman of IPAF's North American Regional Council.
UK based Rapid Platforms has added an 18 metre Ascendant truck mount to its fleet for sale or rent.
Italian based aerial lift manufacturer CTE has built the 5,000th lift at its Sequani facility –a ZED 20 CH.
30.03.2011
A couple of men working from a totally substandard tower in the UK turned out to be trained but oblivious.
A man in a telescopic boom lift had a lucky escape after touching high voltage power lines in Antwerp Belgium.
Dutch based rental company Workx has taken delivery of 22 Niftylift 12 and 17m trailer lifts.
Ruthmann has provided a more details of the 33 metre T330 that it will launch at CeMat in Hanover in May.
Italian based aerial lift manufacturer Bravi showed a new panel handling attachment at Conexpo last week.
29.03.2011
Finnish based contractor Destia is outsourcing much of its equipment requirements to rental company Ramirent.
A man whose face was burnt in an aerial lift accident in 2008 has become the first face transplant recipient in the US.
28.03.2011
Vertikal.Net will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the very first story and photograph on Wednesday this week.
28.03.2011 4
Canadian based access rental company Certified Equipment has ordered 100 Dingli scissor lifts from Orange Machines.
A boom truck fitted with a two man platform dropped its boom onto a roof last week in Twin Falls, Idaho,
27.03.2011
Terex Aerial Work Platforms/Genie has opened a new 90,000 sq ft service centre in Stockton, California.
25.03.2011
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is opening an office in Santiago de Chile, South America.
IPAF has introduced the new “Look down before going up” initiative aimed at increasing awareness of ground conditions.
Kevin Appleton of Lavendon and Carlos Fernández Araoz of GAM have gained their IPAF PAL Cards.
The UK’s Access link, the association of independent rental companies held its Spring meeting on Wednesday
