Lavendon has announced a management reshuffle in the UK which includes a change of MD at Nationwide Access.
28.09.2006
Haulotte has issued its detailed first half numbers, with revenues fractionally lower than its trading statement
26.09.2006
Tanfield first half numbers show strong growth with Aerial Access and Smiths Electric Vehicles.
25.09.2006
Manitou has appointed a field-based factory sales manager to sell its access platforms directly to rental companies in Holland and Belgium.
16.09.2006
Hoogwerker Dagen had a second summery day today, we wrap up our review with a few news items from the show.
Hoogwerker Dagen was blessed with fantastic weather today, we bring you a small photo tour
15.09.2006
As expected Uplift, now AFI-UpLift has left the Access Link, the UK association of independent access rental companies.
Details have now been released concerning the merger of AFI and UpLift which was agreed earlier this week.
13.09.2006
News is just in that AFI, the Wakefield based access rental company, is to merge with UpLift also based in Wakefield
12.09.2006
Finning has sold its UK material handling division to Briggs Equipment. In order to focus on Hewden, Diperk and its UK Caterpillar distribution businesses.
11.09.2006
Next week the doors to the second Hoogwerkerdagen exhibition and industry "get-together", open in Harderwijk Holland
08.09.2006
SafeWorks, the parent of Power Climber and Spider has been sold to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm
The Lavendon Group has published its first half results this morning, which are better than the preliminary numbers it issued in July.
05.09.2006
Alfons Moog of underbridge inspection lift producer Moog has died in an accident on one of his lifts in France
31.08.2006
Paul Nolan, CEO of HSS and a member of the 2004 Management Buy In team, has been replaced by Chris Davies.
The High speed internet lines to Platformers days are still down, but here are a few tasters of the news and views from the best ever Platformers.
26.08.2006
Scissor lift manufacturers Omega lift and HTN are to be merged into a new company - Omega Platforms PLC. A new 6,000 sqm facility is planned for 2007.
24.08.2006
The managing director of a top 20 UK access rental company has completed the Iron man triathlon
The world’s tallest aerial lift, the 99 metre platform height Bronto F101HLA fire fighting unit is being prepared for shipment to Belgium.
22.08.2006
Tadano has released its first quarter results which show revenues up by 14% leading too profits up by 55%. The company is forecasting that full year revenues will increase by 12%.
Nations Rent the North American rental company being acquired by Ashtead has reported a significant improvement in profitability.
20.08.2006
Boom Logistics, the rapidly growing publicly traded Australian crane and access rental company has revealed a strong performance for its year end
09.08.2006
A-Plant, the UK rental business of the Ashtead group, is to spend over £32 million to upgrade and expand its powered access fleet.
02.08.2006
JLG Industries has today announced two senior appointments, including the promotion of Craig Paylor
01.08.2006
