Bronto Skylift has announced that Thomas Bogacz has departed and that Ralf Niederberger has been appointed as sales manager.
23.08.2005
A 30 metre truck mounted lift toppled over throwing two men out of the platform to their death last Thursday. Neither was wearing a harness!
German lift producer, Teupen, is appointing Ranger Equipment as its UK distributor for tracked boom lifts.
22.08.2005
The first Genie Z-135/70 delivered to Europe, is working on an apartment complex in Cardiff, Wales.
United Rentals has terminated its president and CFO John Milne “with cause” following the expiry of a 30 day warning, after he refused to answer questions regarding accounting practices in prior years.
20.08.2005
We have an artist’s impression of the 220 tonne Grove GMK5220 due to start rolling off the production lines at the end of this year.
19.08.2005
The seventh annual meeting of the German access rental industry, Platformer days, opens later today.
18.08.2005
The UK,s Health and Safety Executive has published the training pack it uses for local authority and HSE inspectors on the Work At Height Regulations The pack is available on its web site.
Bob Buehler, a veteran of Snorkel International and a well known character in the aerial lift industry, passed away on Tuesday morning August 16th..
SGB has issued a statement in order to clarify comments made earlier this week by BAA and Laing O'Rourke, regarding the shoring platform collapse at T5.
17.08.2005
The new Pope will visit Cologne tomorrow to attend the Catholic world youth days, a temporary structure and massive posters have been erected, with cranes and powered access playing a major role.
Liebherr revenues increased by over 12% in 2004 to €4.6 billion, with all divisions contributing to the growth, The company is forecasting group revenues of over €5billion in 2005.
16.08.2005
SGB has reminded customers of its recall for a threaded shoring adapter for its MK11 soldier system, after the fatal accident at Heathrow T5.
The Spider division of SafeWorks, has developed special swing stage platforms to access two large lemon shaped digester tanks in New York.
Speedy Lifting, has published a 24 page ‘Speedy Lifting Sales Catalogue’.
15.08.2005
United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company and the largest aerial lift fleet has saw revenues rise by 15% in the first half with rates firming by over seven percent
Terex expected to finally produce its formal results for full year 2004 today, in stead the company has announced a further delay and obtained its banks agreement to a delay of up until September 15th.
Ashtead's, Sunbelt Rentals has sold its specialty scaffold business in Oregon, Washington, California and Texas to Safway Services, Inc.
AFI, one of the UK's fastest growing access rental companies, has launched a new sales division, AFI Resale.
Paolo de Nicola, the Italian producer of large gantry type cranes, used in bridge construction has filed for protection under Italy’s bankruptcy laws.
A 40 year old woman working at the port of Tacoma in Washington, USA, was killed this weekend by a container knocked onto the quay by a crane.
14.08.2005
Bobcat has appointed Border Industrial Services, trading as Border Bobcat, as its dealer for a large part of Wales.
13.08.2005
Catherine Stratton has published the 2004/05 version of the Plant Hire Investment Report.
12.08.2005
AWPT, the American arm of IPAF, has reached an agreement with the American Scaffold Industry Association to jointly promote safety and training on aerial lifts.
