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BBC Radio Four feature Crane programme

BBC Radio Four is this week featuring a series of a broadcasts on the crane industry. The 'Life of Cranes' series will consist of five programmes at 15:45 each day this week.

12.11.2003

McNally's bridges the gap for Irish Rail

Ireland-based McNally’s Crane Hire recently employed its flagship TC 3300 to lift a rail bridge into place for Irish Rail at Dunleer, County Louth.

07.11.2003

HSE launches investigation into scaffold collapse

The UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation following the collapse of a large section of scaffolding in Birmingham city centre, which hospitalised two pedestrians.

07.11.2003

Bank of England raises base rate, while European Central Bank leaves rate unchanged

The Bank of England today announced an expected base rate rise of 0.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent. Meanwhile the European Central Bank has decided to hold its main rate at 2 per cent.

06.11.2003

The founder of the Mitie Group dies

The Mitie Group has announced the death of its founder and president for life David Telling.

03.11.2003

Manitowoc Group announces net earnings decline on rising sales

The Manitowoc Company today announced a 7 per cent increase in revenues for the third quarter of 2003 compared with the same period of 2002. Net earnings were down by over 50 per cent.

03.11.2003

Crane giants in court battle

Terex Cranes has filed a patent infringement action against Liebherr’s German mobile and crawler crane production operation, Liebherr Ehingen.

03.11.2003

Spiderman crane protest cripples Tower Bridge

The area around London's Tower Bridge was brought to a standstill on Friday morning after a protestor climbed a tower crane on a construction site, for the second time in six months.

02.11.2003

RK of Finland buys SVP to become country's largest rental company.

Rakentajain Konevuokraamo oyj (RK), the second biggest rental company in Finland, has bought 100 per cent of Suomen Projektivuokraus (SPV) capital stock to create Finland’s largest rental company.

30.10.2003

Lavendon Group issue profits warning

The Lavendon group, Europe's largest powered access rental copmpany, today issued a downbeat trading statement warning of lower revenues in Germany and the UK for October.

28.10.2003

Hochtief CEO predicts end to 8-year crisis

Hans Peter Keitel, CEO of Germany's largest construction company. Hochtief, predicts an end to 8 years of recession in the German property and construction market.

28.10.2003

Ainscough takes first ever self-erector

Ainscough Crane Hire has taken delivery of its first ever self-erecting tower crane.

27.10.2003

Sales up 50 per cent at Terex

Terex Corporation in the US has announced a 50 per cent jump in revenues for the nine months to 30 September, 2003.

27.10.2003

Revenues up but profits down at Haulotte.

Pinguely- Haulotte has released its first half results for the year up to 30 June, 2003. Total revenues were up 12 per cent, Net profit dropped by 7 per cent. Preliminary revenues for the third quarter are up 13 per cent at €158 million (UK£110 million).

26.10.2003

AFI opens German business.

AFI, the UK-based access rental company headed by ex-Lavendon managing director David Shipman, is working closely with a team headed by ex-Zooom managing director Günther Aust to help the team open a new rental operation in Germany. A substantial part of the new operation will be owned by the German management team so maintaining AFI's policy of meaningful employee investment, especially from the senior management team.

26.10.2003

Crawler crane collapses on Southend jobsite

The Health and Safety Executive is awaiting a report following the collapse of a 35 tonne crawler crane at a Southend-on-Sea job site last week.

23.10.2003

Manitou moves in Italy

Manitou Construzione Industriali (MCI)recently held the official opening day of its new Italian telehandler assembly facility in Italy. Vertikal.net reports.

22.10.2003

Health and Safety Executive issue new guidance for window cleaners.

The Health and Safety Executive has published new guidance in the form of a series of three free information sheets on safety in window cleaning, including the use of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPS).

21.10.2003

New president for UpRight

Upright has announced the surprise departure of Ian Menzies, president and chief executive officer. John Coughlan has been appointed president and general manager for the UpRight group of companies.

15.10.2003

European launch for UNIC mini crawler

UNIC Cranes Sales Europe and GGR Glass Services have announced the launch of the latest UNIC mini crawler scheduled for the end of the month.

10.10.2003

Crane Safety 2004 dates announced

The dates have been set for next year's UK Crane Safety conference.

09.10.2003

Bank of England to leave base rates untouched

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that it will hold its benchmark rate at 3.5 per cent, the lowest level since 1955.

09.10.2003

Revenue down at JLG

JLG has reported a US$10 million (UK£6 million) drop in sales for the 2003 fiscal year. Despite the fall, however, income for the year was up.

08.10.2003

CEO of United Rentals to step down

Bradley Jacobs, CEO and founder of United Rentals, North America's largest rental company and owner of the world's largest fleet of aerial work platforms has announced that he will step down as chief executive officer at the end of this year. He will, however, remain executive chairman of the company.

06.10.2003

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