UK access rental company The Platform Company has opened its ninth location in Leicester.
27.07.2006
Youngman, suppliers of light access and safety equipment has opened its new logistics and training centre in Glasgow.
Grove has confirmed the 60 metre Long boom version of its new GMK4100, dubbed the GMK4100-L.
Manitowoc crane group revenues rose by 33% for the first half of 2006, group revenues were up 27%.
Pam Penny spoke with Mark Hierons head of cranes at Hewden to learn more about its new crane hire strategy.
26.07.2006
Brian McFarland has joined Equipment Parts Wholesale in Fresno, California, as the new general manager.
The new UK Corporate Manslaughter Bill was published last week and makes some significant changes to that first envisaged.
25.07.2006
The HSE has issued guidlines for lifting timber jackleg accommodation units following a serious incident
Workers at Heathrow's Terminal 5 scheme have clocked up two million man-hours without a reportable accident
US based Lift&Access will check out 17 metre telehandlers in this years “rodeo”, the Telehandler Showcase.
With net first-half sales at a record level, the Haulotte Group has significantly revised its 2006 forecasts
24.07.2006
Street crane the overhead crane and hoist manufacturer has agreed a licensing deal with Nanjing Hoisting Machinery General Works Company Limited.
23.07.2006
A small team from the British access industry were recently caught stalking the waters around Cuba for big fish.
Kingfisher Access is holding free Working at Height Awareness presentations on Friday afternoons in July and August at its training centre in Upminster.
20.07.2006
Manitou has announced that its first half revenues are up by over 10 percent, to €586 million, driven by exports.
Hewden crane division has announced that it will in future concentrate on cranes of under 100 tonnes and restructure the business.
An A-Plant Boom-Lift travelling on a low loader caused rush-hour devastation yesterday in Plymouth when its boom tore down a footbridge.
Further details on Ashtead's acquisition of NationsRent have been added to the story posted earlier today.
19.07.2006
Arcomet has been appointed as the Potain distributor for Ireland. An agreement between the Manitowoc and Arcomet adds to the distribution agreement for the UK signed in January.
Ashtead, parent group of A-Plant in the UK and Sunbelt in North America, is in detailed discussions to buy Nations Rent in the USA for $1billion
At its AGM today Speedy Hire, the UK rental company, announced that its new financial year had got off to a strong start with overall revenues up 29%.
18.07.2006
Independent Parts and Service, the Telford based parts and service company, has signed an agreement today to take over the sales and support of UpRight powered access products in the UK.
17.07.2006
Readers from Australia that are members of the Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia are asked to nominate new officers.
The Quigley brothers have written to customers laying the blame for their demise at the feet of crane manufacturers, their bank and the government.
16.07.2006
