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Ramirent confirm Treffco purchase in Denmark

As we predicted yesterday, Ramirent has announced that they have acquired Treffco A/S making them the largest Aerial lift company in Denmark with a fleet of over 800 units.

10.03.2004

Treffco hearing and decision tomorrow

The future of one of Denmarks largest aerial lift rental companies, will be decided on Wednesday. Will it become part of the Growing Rami group?, or will another company pip them at the post?

09.03.2004

Lavendon one of the UK’s "least loved" companies

RSM Robson Rhodes, the accountancy firm, have published their annual list of the UK’s most "unloved companies", who is number seven on the list? none other than the Lavendon Group, Europe’s largest Powered Access company.

07.03.2004

What ever happened to Cargo-Lifter?

You may recall Cargo-Lifter, the company that planned to build a massive airship crane with a lift capacity of 160 tonnes or more. The company’s giant factory is being converted into a massive bio-dome

07.03.2004

Farm worker dies after "crane" fall

A man fell almost 10 metres when the "crane", or most likely a forklift or telehandler, he was working from, toppled over.

04.03.2004

Bank of England leave rate at four percent

The Bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee left the UK base rate at four percent today as widely predicted.

04.03.2004

New employment rules take effect April 6th

The UK’s DTI will introduce all new or changes to employment rules and regulations on two fixed dates per year, in April and October a statement for 2004 is available on line.

03.03.2004

UK Construction continues to expand

The monthly slew of reports from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Purchasing &Supply (CIPS) are now out, They show a strong increase in Commercial Construction and Services, with a fall in Manufacturing backlogs.

03.03.2004

Lavendon meets expectations, David Price now part time.

The Lavendon group, Europe’s largest powered Access rental company, has announced increased revenues, improved cash flow, a 50% fall in profits and a further reduction in group debt.

02.03.2004

The Rental show.... continued

Following Fridays report on this years ARA convention and Rental show here are a few more product comments and observations from the show.

01.03.2004

JLG announces SEC investigation

JLG announced today that it has received notification that the Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an informal investigation into the companies 2003 results.

28.02.2004

Visitors turn out in force in Atlanta

The numbers queuing to get in to the first day of the Rental Show in Atlanta today surprised most exhibitors as well as the organisers. This year’s event looks set to exceed all expectations. Steel is the concern of the day.

27.02.2004

A dismal week for UK site safety

This week has been one of the worst on record in the UK for construction industry deaths from falls.

27.02.2004

Man falls to his death on Coventry site

The UK Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death of a construction worker who fell down a lift shaft yesterday afternoon.

25.02.2004

Millennium Dome Arena project go ahead

The final step in the redevelopment of London’s ill fated Millennium Dome has now begun and work could start on this massive project as soon as next Spring.

25.02.2004

Holland Lift appoints UK distributor

The Netherlands-based company Holland lift has reached an agreement with Russon Access of Brierley Hill near Dudley in the UK for distribution rights for its range of scissor lifts in the UK and Ireland.

23.02.2004

Metropolitan Police release Wembley fatality statement.

The Metropolitan Poilce have released a statement in the latest stage of its investigation into the death of a contruction worker at the Wembley Stadium development project last month.

23.02.2004

Haulotte on the Move

French Aerial lift producer, Haulotte saw its shares jump by almost 19 percent this week following Positive sounds from Terex and rumours of Rental expansion in the UK.

20.02.2004

Terex announces 39 per cent revenue increase

Terex Corp, the parent of Demag Cranes and Genie aerial platforms, has posted a 39 per cent increase in its revenues for 2003.

19.02.2004

Palfinger launches roll loader crane range for UK market

Austria-based crane producer Palfinger has launched a new range of roll loader cranes for the UK market in collaboration with its UK distributor TH White.

16.02.2004

MCG survey shows skills certification shortage

In a January survey, 66 per cent of workers on MCG sites carried CSCS or equivavlent qualification cards.

14.02.2004

The latest Kran & Bühne now on line

For those readers who also speak German, the February issue of Kran & Bühne, the leading German lifting magazine, is now available on line.

13.02.2004

UpRight reports 18 per cent rise in revenues

UpRight has recorded an 18 per cent rise in revenues and an 11 per cent increase in operating income for the first half of fiscal 2004.

13.02.2004

Peter Hird Jnr replaces Peter Hird Snr

21 years after founding the Hull-based crane and access rental company Peter Hird is retiring, who is taking over? Peter Hird!.

12.02.2004

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