We bring you the breaking news from this weekend’s Platformers days along with a small selection from the 750 photos that the Vertikal team took of the event.
27.08.2007
The first of the new Skyjack booms to come to Europe have been delivered in the UK and already entered service.
23.08.2007
A man died and another is seriously injured after a limb they cut from a tree touched power cables.
22.08.2007
Skyjack has agreed the purchase of its Swedish distributor, N-C Liffteknik which trades under the Nordic lift name.,
17.08.2007
The UK’s Access Link has added a number of new members and now boasts a combined fleet of 3,800 units.
15.08.2007
A road repair man died yesterday in Brisbane, Australia, when he was crushed against an overhead obstacle in his boom lift.
14.08.2007
Over 200 family and friends attended an event at Blue Ridge Summit yesterday to celebrate the life of J Martin Benchoff, past president of Grove Manufacturing
13.08.2007
The heirs of John and Cora Grove have appealed a courts decision that dismissed their legal action contesting Cora Groves will
10.08.2007
The Lavendon Group has purchased Higher Platforms Group the midlands (UK) based powered access rental company.
06.08.2007
Lasse Sunnergren of Zip Up Svenska has hung up his harness and retired.
02.08.2007
Nationwide Skylift has taken delivery of its first 37m Ruthmann Truck mounted platform.
01.08.2007
Manitou has reported its interim numbers which show revenues up nearly 15% while its order book jumped by 50%
24.07.2007
The driver of an Underbridge inspection platform employed by ES Platforms has been charged with endangering public safety following an incident in February
Cerebus Capital Management has agreed to buy United Rentals the world’s largest rental company for $6.6 billion
23.07.2007
Jonathan Hull has been appointed as sales director for AJ Access.
18.07.2007
Terex shareholders have approved an increase in its common stock
A memorial service is planned for the late J. Martin Benchoff in August. His funeral is on Monday.
14.07.2007
Crane and Access veteran Ray Ledger has lead an MBO at Kimberly Access.
12.07.2007
Loxam has moved into the Scandinavian market with the purchase of DNE-JJ the business formed from the recent merger of DNE Materieludlejning and JJ Maskinudlejning.
09.07.2007
Cramo the Finnish based rental company has acquired Oskarin Vuokrakone a small rental company in central Finland.
03.07.2007
The Big Merino a 96 tonne concrete ram was recently relocated in Goulburn, just south of Sydney.
02.07.2007
Ashtead revenues jumped by over 40% for the full year to £896 million while profits were hit by the Nations Rent acquisition.
26.06.2007
JLG Australia has promoted David Single to the post of national service manager.
25.06.2007
Mec Aerials has appointed Titan Equipment as its sole dealer for much of Michigan
24.06.2007
