A British man has been awarded £3.1 million in compensation after falling from an SGB scaffold while working in Holland.
21.11.2005
IPAF has established a new office in the Netherlands to cover the Benelux region headed up by Hans Aarse.
An employee at the JCB plant in Cheadle Staffordshire, was killed in an accident at the facility last week.
20.11.2005
Facelift donate to charity in place of sending Christmas cards to customers and suppliers this year.
Terex has unveiled its plans today to upgrade and expand its range of heavy lift crawler cranes, starting with the 1,000 tonne CC5800 and including a new 2,500 tonne CC8800 Twin.
18.11.2005
IHI has completed the 300th Terex branded crawler crane, since the OEM agreement started in 1999.
While raw material inflation has largely stabilised, a number of manufacturers are considering further price increases in the new year.
17.11.2005
Unic Cranes Europe has appointed B&B Plant and Equipment as its distributor in South Africa. For its full range of mini crawler cranes
Gantry crane maker, Morris Material Handling and Bacou-Dalloz have concluded a strategic partnership in the UK
Liebherr has announced a new heavy lift crane, the LR 11250 with a maximum lifting capacity of 1,250 tonnes at a radius of 14 metres and up to 228 metres of lift height.
JLG has recorded revenues of $478 million for the first quarter of its financial year, an increase of 56% on the first quarter 2004. Net profits improved by over 300%.
16.11.2005
Genie Europe has appointed Glyn Goodwin as UK regional sales manager.
Palfinger has announced the PK 8501 Performance and its big brother the PK 10501 loader cranes for heavy duty everyday lifting.
The next issue of Cranes&Access includes features on Knuckle boom/loader cranes, articulating self propelled boom lifts, as well as our annual rental rate guide. If you have not already contributed anything for these editorials, this week is the last chance to do so.
15.11.2005
Fining International the Canadian based parent of Hewden and Finning UK, the Caterpillar dealer has announced record third quarter results.
14.11.2005
Martin Davies has decided to leave his role as head of Skyjack Europe.
Thomas Equipment Inc. the Canadian based skid steer producer is to acquire Tovel telehandlers and RT forklifts and will open a new distribution centre near Brussels.
Manitowoc, the crane, shipbuilding and refrigeration group, has announced the sale of Diversified Refrigeration, Inc, its domestic refrigerator business to General Electric.
Two bottles of champagne still available for the October Cranes&Access front cover competition.
13.11.2005
IPAF has announced the dates and location for its annual summit.
12.11.2005
A crane was called in to rescue an injured worker trapped almost 10 metres up on a walkway at Ineos Chlor EVC chemical plant in Runcorn.
Peterborough based Optima (Cambridge) Ltd was fined a total of £8,000 and ordered to pay costs of £13,151 at Peterborough Magistrates' Court this week, for unsafe work at height practices.
11.11.2005
When the lights went out Houston after Hurricane Rita, one rental company kept the power on by using the onboard generators form its boom lifts.
Liebherr has shipped the first cranes from its new Rostock plant ahead of plan.
09.11.2005
