David Price, chairman of Lavendon, Europe’s largest aerial lift rental company has announced that he will retire and leave the company later this year.
05.07.2005
Pinguely-Haulotte has announced an increase in order intake in the first half of 2005 of 65 percent and has increased its full year forecasts. It has also agreed a new €330 million credit facility.
01.07.2005
JLG has announced an “organizational alignment” that is intended to grow its service operations, diversify its sales outlets and increase the focus on its Six Sigma programme. .
21.06.2005
Skyjack, has scooped three new orders for a total of 400 units from three customers thanks to the availability of European inventory.
10.06.2005
VP the parent company of UK Forks and Hire station, saw operating profits for the year to the end of March, rise by12 percent to £10 million, on revenues up eight percent to £90 million .
09.06.2005
It has been confirmed that Omme Lift, the Danish producer of trailer and crawler mounted boom lifts has appointed APS as its distributor for the UK and Ireland
08.06.2005
Wakefield (UK) based Uplift has doubled its size, opening a new depot in Haydock and investing £2.5 million in new lifts and transport.
02.06.2005
Terex crane sales increased by 43 percent and Genie aerial sales by 60 percent, but margins have been squeezed by material cost increases.
31.05.2005
Mateco AG, the German based powered access company, has posted a 2.9 percent increase in revenues to €37.8 million. Returning to the levels last achieved in 2002
30.05.2005
Malcolm Early, currently European marketing communications manager at Manitowoc, is set to join JLG as its European marketing director
26.05.2005
JLG has released its fiscal third quarter results, they show revenues for the nine months up by 52 percent on last years record revenues to $1.17 billion.
25.05.2005
Ashtead has acquired the Southern Florida operations of HSS RentX for approximately $1.7 million,
23.05.2005
JLG has announced that Charles O. Wood, III has retired from the Company's Board of Directors, effective May 20, 2005.
UK Access industry pioneer Mike Evans, has set up as a consultant following his retirement from his full time post at Lavendon.
20.05.2005
Terex Corp, the owner of Terex-Demag and Genie, has released a statement regarding its first quarter results. Revenues are expected to be up by around 35 percent to $1.4 billion. The company expects to finally release its numbers towards the end of the month.
15.05.2005
Palfinger, the market leading truck loading crane manufacturer has reported a 210 percent rise in pretax profits for the first quarter of 2005.
12.05.2005
The Lavendon Group plc, Europes largest access rental company, has appointed a new Non Executive Director.
04.05.2005
SmartEquip, the American based e-commerce company has appointed Michel Petitjean as MD of its new European operation
25.04.2005
Pinguely-Haulotte has announced a jump of 71 percent in its first quarter revenues compared to the same period in 2004. On a like for like basis the improvement was 61 percent.
21.04.2005
A marble and granite supplier has been fined following the death of an employee due to lack of a lift plan and improper slinging/securing of the load.
18.04.2005
Dutch Rental Company HWS has purchased a combination of 70 JLG aerial lifts and telehandlers from JLG distributor Riwal.
12.04.2005
Venture capital company, Odyssey, has acquired Neff corp, Americas ninth largest rental company.
11.04.2005
The Smopyc show in Zaragossa, Spain last month saw a turnout of 85,000 visitors. Macarena Garcia of Spanish crane and Access magazine Movicarga sends us a few news bites.
08.04.2005
Two contractors escaped lightly with a £23,000 fine after an employee died after a fall from a ladder while accessing a scaffold.
07.04.2005
