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When the time is right

There are periods in history when an invention, new technology, materials or a manufacturing process leads to a major change in the way something is done. Adoption can though take time. Something happened 40 years ago which caused numberous aerial lift start up as witnessed by all the 40th anniversary celebrations this year.

03.07.2025

It’s all about the thumbs

A month or so ago we suspended the thumbs down feature on readers comments, and would like to know what you think about dropping it permanently or bringing it back

06.04.2025 3

Tell your story

In a recent issue of Cranes & Access, in a mastclimber feature, Editor Mark Darwin asked the question ‘Are we learning anything from failures?’

02.04.2025

How about 2025?

2024 is almost done

26.12.2024

The return of the tariff

In today’s ‘global economy’ you have to question the use of import tariffs, particularly when the consensus among economists is that they tend to have a negative effect on economic growth and welfare

02.07.2024

Copying - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

The subject of copying other products or infringing patents has been around for ever, but every few years or so, it seems to come to the fore in the industries we cover

18.02.2024 2

What can we expect for 2024?

As we head into the new year, we are seeking your thoughts and expectations for 2024, in terms of prospects in the lifting equipment industries

29.12.2023

What do we look like

Today more than ever we like to be seen to be doing the right thing, but all too often do not ‘walk the talk’.

14.11.2023

All thumbs

Some 10 years or more ago we added a comment section to our news reports/stories, allowing those who registered to add a comment

29.12.2022

Time for Change

Crane companies need to make some profound changes when it comes to rates and crane operator pay.......

24.06.2022 2

No more brokers!

Today I made the decision to cease trading with a customer. ……So what? The customer is a broker, a Pseudo Hire company with no tangible assets and who sells across the UK and cross hires in from various sources

19.08.2021 5

What's in a name

Tadano is planning to drop the Demag name later this year, a move that carries a good deal of risk. Stuart Anderson of Chortsey Barr gives his view

12.07.2021 1

Is the handshake losing its grip?

The handshake has been around for at least 3,000 years and has played a key role in trade and judging people you meet. After being off the agenda for more than a year now will it come back?

03.04.2021 1

Social Media?

I think there is a problem emerging in the construction industry regarding the over use of mobile phones and social media on site

05.02.2021 1

Here’s to a better year - hopefully

Normally at this time, we ask our readers if they think the new year will be better, the same, or worse than the one just ended? This year it is hard to imagine that many will believe that 2021 will be worse than 2020. But...

01.01.2021 2

The future of the office?

Some five months on from the imposition of lockdowns around the world, life has changed and we face the strong possibility that many of the changes will become permanent.

02.09.2020

The Economy or Lives?

It seems an age since the 'Lockdown' hit Europe and North America yet it is little more than two months. In that short time however Covid-19 has taken over 220,000 lives in the region, and the economy has gone into meltdown - What comes next?

09.05.2020

Climate change – is it real or imagined?

Climate change is a really hot topic these days and extreme weather events do seem to be occurring more frequently, sometimes bringing down cranes or halting crane operations and working at height. But what is the solution?

13.02.2020 1

A long road ahead

14.01.2020

The Commercial Influence on Safety

We are always trying to determine who is to blame when something goes wrong with a Crane. Or at the very least, anyone caught up in an incident wants to prove they aren’t to blame.

03.07.2019

We are being under sold

As a UK based heavy crane operator I recently discovered that we are now among the lowest paid operators in Europe

28.05.2019 7

Consolidation - the good, the bad and the ugly?

The past few years have seen an increasing number of acquisitions - from both manufacturers and rental companies - the latest being Tadano’s agreement to acquire the Demag mobile crane business from Terex.

19.03.2019

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News Archive

Filtered by topic: Opinions

When the time is right

It’s all about the thumbs

Tell your story

How about 2025?

The return of the tariff

Copying - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

What can we expect for 2024?

What do we look like

All thumbs

Time for Change

No more brokers!

What's in a name

Is the handshake losing its grip?

Social Media?

Here’s to a better year - hopefully

The future of the office?

The Economy or Lives?

Climate change – is it real or imagined?

A long road ahead

The Commercial Influence on Safety

We are being under sold

Consolidation - the good, the bad and the ugly?

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