The UK's Access Alliance held its first meeting of 2011 at Skyjack UK yesterday in Oswestery, Shropshire.
20.01.2011
A tram collided with a self-propelled boom lift in The Hague, Holland, yesterday the user was only slightly injured.
A 16 metre truck telescopic truck mounted lift tipped over in the town centre of Lobez, Poland – outriggers?
We reported in December on the use of a scissor lift while inebriated. It seems that a large number of you missed it.
A subcontractor working for Orange telecom fell to his death yesterday while working on a roof in Bromley, UK yesterday.
19.01.2011
Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has appointed Bjørn Larsen as to head its Norwegian business.
US based Acme Lift, which claims to be the world’s largest re-rental company has completed a $77 million recapitalisation.
Terex has completed the redemption of its 7-3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due in 2014.
18.01.2011
Ashtead has issued a statement this morning that indicates that it will not proceed with the bid approach for Lavendon.
JLG has officially launched the 34ft 340AJ Rough Terrain articulated boom lift shown as a prototype at SAIE in October.
A CEN project to determine if current scissor lifts comply with EN280 will get underway later this month.
Dutch transport trailer manufacturer Nooteboom has supplied two new semi low-loaders to UK based AFI.
17.01.2011
UK based Independent Parts & Service has relocated to larger premises to keep pace with growing demand,
Rusty Kaylor/Alliance Rental has acquired Interstate Aerials - southern, from the New Jersey rental company.
Italian based truck mounted lift manufacturer Isoli has appointed Statech as its distributor for the Czech Republic.
Chinese aerial lift manufacturer Dingli has moved into Australia and established Dingli Australia
16.01.2011
IPAF has ‘flagged’ the fact that the late Nigel Pargetter in the British radio drama The Archers should have used a MEWP.
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Hamburg based AFI GmbH has appointed an administrator under Germany’s insolvency laws.
14.01.2011
JCB has appointed Evansville, Indiana based Black Equipment as a new dealer for parts of Indiana and Kentucky.
13.01.2011
UK based aerial lift rental company Lavendon, has rejected yesterday’s joint approach from Ashtead and TVH worth 115p per share.
IPAF technical officer Gil Male is retiring this year and the federation is looking for a replacement.
Ashtead has joined TVH in its bid to take over Lavendon, with the two splitting the business between them.
The latest issue of Cranes & Access is now online and available to read or download.
12.01.2011
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