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HSE blitz in Wales leads to formal action

The UK Health & Safety Executive is pursuing formal action against 30% of the sites visited in Wales last month as part of its blitz against accidents from falls and lifting. Others escaped with official warnings.

05.07.2004

Bridgend scaffolding firm collapses

A director of Industrial Services Group ltd, a Bridgend based scaffold erecting business that was placed in voluntary liquidation at the end of May, owing £1.2 million, has been banned from holding a management position for four years.

05.07.2004

SC&RA vice president dies in accident

Verikal.Net has learnt of the untimely death of William L Sterett Junior, president of Sterett Crane and Rigging of Owensboro, Kentucky in a boating accident on June 26th. “Bill Jr” was due to become President of the SC&RA in 2005.

03.07.2004

Lavendon see improved UK revenues

The Lavendon group, Europe’s largest powered access rental company and owners of Nationwide and Zooom has said that revenues for the first half of 2004 are broadly in line with last year, rising in the UK but falling back in Germany.

02.07.2004

Fraud expert warns of CSCS card scam

A leading fraud and criminal defence solicitor has urged site managers to be vigilant following reports of a new scam to provide Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards to unqualified labourers

02.07.2004

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30.06.2004

UpRight Confirm closure of American plant

UpRight have announced that it is closing the company’s plant in Madera, California this August, effectively ending production in North America after almost 60 years.

30.06.2004

JCB Slip in UK top 100 chart

JCB the market leading producer of Telescopic handlers has slipped five places in this years Sunday Times/KPMG chart of the UK’s 100 largest privately held companies

29.06.2004

Stolen trailer lift alert

We are asking our readers to look out for a bright red Dino lift 150T, stolen from a supermarket in Oberhausen Germany ten days ago.

29.06.2004

Grove renew UK support contract for Sam Walkers

After several months of delay the Manitowoc crane care group have formally renewed the after sales support contract for Grove Cranes in the UK with Samuel Walker &Sons Ltd.

28.06.2004

Independent Access units to be sold by tender

The first sale of machines from Independent Access Supplies (IAS), the troubled company currently in administration, will be conducted by tender with a closing date of July 12.

26.06.2004

UK crane hirers criticised at London safety conference

Martin Ainscough, chairman and CEO of Ainscough Crane Hire, has critised UK crane hire companies for their lack of support at a crane safety conference held in London last week after just nine UK firms turned out for the event.

25.06.2004

Ace up trumps with Tadano

Ace Crane Hire in the UK has taken delivery of a new 80 tonne Tadano ATF 80-4, expanding the company’s fleet to seven mobile cranes.

24.06.2004

Liebherr GB moves to new premises

The moving day has finally arrived for Liebherr Great Britain. On Friday afternoon, June 25th the Computers and telephones will be shut down at the Hatfield site after 38 years.

24.06.2004

Liebherr changes crane nomenclature

Liebherr has introduced a new naming system for its all terrain (AT) crane models to be implemented during the next couple of months.

23.06.2004

World's largest crane renter files for Chapter 11

Maxim Crane Works in the USA, which operates the world’s largest mobile crane fleet with over 1,500 mobile cranes and 1,000 aerial lifts has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

22.06.2004

Manitowoc sign supply agreement with Shuttlelift

The Manitowoc crane group has signed an agreement with Shuttlelift Inc, for the supply of a line of Shuttlelift built industrial cranes to Manitowoc. The cranes will be sold on an exclusive basis under the Grove product name.

22.06.2004

AJ Access acquires Cox Plant access rental fleet

AJ Access Platforms has acquired the access rental fleet of Cox Plant for an undisclosed cash sum.

22.06.2004

Man Threatens to Jump from Crane

A man occupied the drivers cab of a tower crane and threatened to jump in an incident on Thursday night.

18.06.2004

UpRight may end production in USA

News that UpRight are considering ceasing production in the USA and transferring American production to Mexico is keeping the local press busy in Fresno California, second guessing the company’s intentions

17.06.2004

VP profits jump 19 percent : New MD appointed

VP plc, previously known as Vibroplant, owner of UKForks the UK’s leading Telehandler hirer, has reported a 19 percent jump in pre tax profits on a revenue increase of 11 percent for the year ending March 31 2004. Senior management changes have also been announced.

15.06.2004

UKForks enters contract hire market

Britain’s leading telehandler hirer UKForks has announced a move into the contract hire market with the launch of its new Telelease service.

15.06.2004

Original Grove business changes hands

Jerr-Dan, the company that took over the original Grove Farm wagon and "tilt-back" truck bed business has been acquired by Oshkosh Truck.

14.06.2004

Workers sue for injuries following Clapham crane collapse

Two Kent engineers, who were injured when a German-made 100 tonne capacity Kirow 810(UK) rail-mounted crane toppled over at Clapham Junction in January, are to sue the crane’s owner Balfour Beatty Rail.

14.06.2004

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