The world's largest aerial lift company has announced improved results for the second quarter, along with a 7.9% increase in rental rates
27.07.2004
Ingersoll Rand parent of Bobcat the skid steer and telehandler producer saw second quarter profits rise by 75 percent while Bobcat sales soared by 24 percent.
Caterpillar, the world’s largest construction equipment producer has reported a record quarter for the period to June 30th 2004
The UK Conservative party has declared that it would slow down Wind Farm development and will fight current proposals to speed development.
Vertikal.net can today confirm that the Construction Division of the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will be visiting UK crane hire companies over the coming months as part of a ‘crane-hire blitz’ to crack-down on unsafe lifting operations involving cranes on hire under CPA crane hire conditions.
26.07.2004
Manitou and Gehl have joined forces and will offer models from each others telescopic handler line for the US market.
23.07.2004
Terex announced a 20 percent increase in sales for the first half of 2004 with both Terex cranes (Largely Demag) and Terex Aerials (Genie) posting strong results
22.07.2004
Lavendon Group plc has announced the appointment of Hugh Cole as Managing Director of Nationwide Access effective August 10th.
Load Instrumentation, producers of Loadwise load moment indicators, has been taken over by the Hawkley Group, producers of a wide range of vehicle weighing systems.
Vertiikal.Net can confirm that Jean Yves Bouffault, who heads up Manitowoc’s European Africa Middle East region, is due to leave the company at the end of September.
21.07.2004
Tadano Faun’s Distributor for the UK and Ireland, Cranes UK Ltd has announced a deal with Crowland cranes ltd for the supply of service and warranty support.
Steve Couling, currently director of sales and marketing at UpRight Europe, has been confirmed as the person who will take over as Managing Director of Versalift UK later this year.
20.07.2004
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and available for downloading. This issue covers heavy lifting, articulated Rough Terrain boom lifts and lots more.
Following his recent departure from Snorkel Australia, Ross Hogan has resigned from the country's aerial lift association.
19.07.2004
Although they will not confirm it the UK Health & Safety Executive will begin auditing crane hirers offices later this year checking that Method statements, proper planning and competent appointed persons are being used both with contract lifting and straight crane hire jobs.
16.07.2004
Bow scaffold, the MBO that emerged from Mitie Access in 2002 is struggling to survive as receivers Pricewaterhouse Coopers were called in to try and rescue the jobs of its 500 employees.
Catherine Strattons 11th UK plant hire Investment report covering the period 2003/2004 has been released this week.
14.07.2004
The UK's Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published the results of its June blitz against work at height, lifting and site transport risks. The results show strong improvement in the south but a less positive situation in the North.
09.07.2004
The storms of the past 36 hours has buckled a tower crane's jib in Cardiff, closing roads and railway lines and forcing some families to evacuate their homes.
Hewdens has paid an undisclosed settlement to Yarm Road Limited (YRL) and Cleveland Bridge UK Limited (CBUK) following the collapse of a tower crane at Canary Wharf in May 2000 which killed three workers.
The Bank of England's Monetary policy committee has decided to leave UK (sterling) base rates at 4.5 percent.
08.07.2004
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors in North West UK has said that it will be taking a tough line in respect of unprotected open edges from which people could fall, including mezzanine storage areas, loading bays and roofs.
07.07.2004
Ashtead has announced a loss before tax of £33 million in its 2003/4 revenues, due to a high level of exceptional costs including a refinancing charge of almost £21 million. Both Sunbelt and A-Plant are now profitable and growing
06.07.2004
Ashtead has appointed Cliff Miller as chief executive of Sunbelt Rentals, while Brendan Horgan, is promoted to chief operating officer
