In a surprise move Terex has sold its mining business to Bucyrus International for $1.3 billion in cash,
22.12.2009
Sumitomo Corp has purchased a minority stake in Phoenix, Arizona based rental company Sunstate.
20.12.2009
A Manitou EGM was told yesterday that its Gehl subsidiary was in technical default with its bankers.
18.12.2009
Three men have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation into the supply of aerial lifts to Darlington Borough Council, in the UK.
German based spider and truck mounted lift manufacturer Teupen, has appointed a new president for its US based subsidiary.
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17.12.2009
Harsco owner of SGB and Hünnebeck has secured a three year, $570 million back-up credit facility
Derbyshire, UK, based Belle Group is set to launch new access products at the Executive Hire Show in February.
Terex is restoring its senior executive's 10% pay cut and compensating for loss of perks.
16.12.2009
Harsco, owner of SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent Scaffold has acquired Bell Scaffolding Group in Australia.
Safeworks, the suspended platform manufacturer and rental company has lost its legal battle against Spyderlift, the Unic crane distributor in the USA.
15.12.2009
Two brothers from Scotland have entered the 10,000-mile Mongol Rally in a van mounted aerial lift.
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The UK’s Access Link’s winter meeting, hosted by Nifty lift last week, re-elected Malcolm Bowers as Link chairman.
14.12.2009
Iteco, now part of Imer Group, has added two new distributors to its network in Benelux and Russia.
Phoenix, Arizona based Sunstate Equipment has opened new locations in Texas and Oklahoma.
UK based access specialist, Rapid Platforms has won a 5 year contract as supplier of choice to Marshall Aerospace.
Valerio Rampini, previously with Socage, has joined Oil & Steel as an Export area manager.
13.12.2009
German based hoist, mast climber and suspended access Specialist Geda, has closed its Swedish plant.
11.12.2009
Trojan Battery Company has appointed the Worldwide Battery Company as a master distributor.
Versalift and the Smiths division of Tanfield will unveil all-electric vehicle mounted lifts in Copenhagen this weekend.
10.12.2009
UK based Rapid Platforms has added a BilJax 45XA self propelled articulated boom to its fleet.
A man was seriously injured yesterday on a scissor lift on the Westfield Shopping centre project in East London.
A 42m tracked spider lift was recently used to carry out repairs in Westminster Cathedral, London.
08.12.2009
A spider crane and spiderlifts teamed up to install a 700,000 Christmas light display in London
04.12.2009
