IPAF has launched a Toolbox Talk on the safe use of aerial work platforms by arborists
05.10.2026
Italian spider lift manufacturer Easylift has modified its corporate colours and identity as part of its 20 year anniversary
02.10.2026
Turkish rental company İstanbul Vinç has taken delivery of 40 electric Zoomlion scissor lifts with platform height from 19ft to 44ft
01.10.2026
Mateco's Czech operation Mateco Czechia has expanded its depot network with a new facility in Plzeň, to the west of Prague
UK rental company Star Platforms has taken delivery of one of the first new Sterling ST440 Step Frame Trailers
UK rental company Horizon Platforms has taken delivery of 15 units of Dingli's 19ft S0807AC+ slab electric scissor lifts
30.09.2026
Italian railway contractor Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie (GCF) has taken delivery of three Platform Basket road-rail boom lifts
29.09.2026
Euro Auctions is holding an auction in Dormagen, Germany in mid-October that includes 206 boom and scissor lifts, 69 telehandlers and 16 cranes
It is seven years since John Mackay of Nationwide Platforms and Tommy Williams died in a work platform - still no news from the HSE investigation!
28.09.2026
Austrian loader crane and aerial lift manufacturer Palfinger has opened a new, larger, sales & service facility in Madrid, Spain
UK based Hire Safe Solutions has taken delivery of its second 232ft Zoomlion ZT72J telescopic self-propelled boom lift
We have received the sad news that Alain Freche, co-founder of French equipment rental company FLS has died
26.09.2026
Saudi based IPAF accredited training company Dayim Training Hub has siugned a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gulf University in Bahrain for training and research
25.09.2026
IPAF's PAINT charity scheme has raised £10,000 for cancer research since its launch last year with the cheque handed over at Vertikal Days
Multitel’s acquisition of Palazzani was formally completed yesterday, and Paola Palazzani has announced her departure from the business
24.09.2026
Manitou has signed an OEM supply agreement with South Korea’s HD Construction Equipment for compact equipment
23.09.2026
Belgian spare parts company Platform Parts has appointed Simone Gravina as account manager for Italy
Danish access rental company Slagelse Lift has taken a 100m Ruthmann T 1000 HF truck mounted platform the country's largest
Chinese aerial lift manufacturer Sinoboom has launched AI-Link, a new telematics platform which builds on its existing i-Link system
A man died last Monday in the Ostia suburb of Rome, following a structural failure on a small truck mounted work platform
22.09.2026
Two men died in Zurich last Wednesday when a mast sections of the construction hoist they were travelling in parted with the main mast
21.09.2026
Australian overhead safety equipment manufacturer EQSS has appointed Certek the distributor for OverWatch and UpWatch systems in Ireland
IPAF has released the shortlist for its 2026 Working at Height Awards, following a meeting of the judging panel last week
Irish powered access distributor Lolex has relocated to a new headquarters in Antrim, northwest of Belfast
18.09.2026
