PAT the producer of load moment indication systems for cranes and platforms - has restructured its retrofit business.
02.06.2006
Three men died on Tuesday when the jib and counterweight of a tower crane collapsed, killing two men on the ground and one on the crane.
Vertikal.Net clocked up another new record in May with over 40,000 visitors and 1.1 million hits.
01.06.2006
Neff Corp, the Miami based rental company, completed a regulatory filing on Friday to float the company, barely a year after it was purchased by a private equity firm.
CRMS the South West UK based, Case and Manitou dealer has entered administration.
Favelle Favco has confirmed that it will float on Malaysia’s second market in August and may qualify for its principal market by the end of 2007.
31.05.2006
Facelift Access Hire of Hickstead, UK, has achieved the IPAF Rental-Plus status.
Harsco Chairman and CEO, Derek Hathaway will ring the New York stock exchange’s closing bell tomorrow (June 1) to celebrate its 50th year as a listed company.
A man has died after a telehandler fitted with a larger non-CE platform, tipped over in County Cork at the weekend.
Speedy, the fastest growing UK rental company, has released its 2005/06 results today. They show revenues up by 23%, while profits rose by 25%.
Fatal accidents in the Eire construction sector rose by over 50% in 2005 to the highest level since 1998
30.05.2006
Power Climber, has released a 110 volt version of its PC3 traction hoist family for suspended platforms.
HWS Verhuur BV of Leiden, Holland has renovated a 30 year old Ruthman truck mounted lift on a classic VW chassis and added it to its fleet.
NES Rentals, one of the world’s largest aerial lift rental companies is to be acquired by Diamond Castle Holdings, a New York based private equity company for $850 million.
28.05.2006
Boyd Hamilton of NRC the UK distributor for Hitachi-Sumitomo cranes is retiring today
26.05.2006
Hertz Equipment in Denmark has purchased 18 Leonardo self propelled lifts from Braviisol of Italy.
Eve Trakway has purchased seven new Volvo trucks with Atlas loader cranes.
JLG has promoted Israel Celli to senior vice president status, with continuing responsibility for international sales, marketing and product support.
OSHA the American Health&Safety authority, has issued a bulletin concerning the safe use of overhead launching gantry cranes, following the fatal accident in Ohio
25.05.2006
SED has issued its preliminary visitor numbers; they show that 20,600 visitors attended the new venue.
Following up on our reports earlier this week concerning Quigley UK, we hear that all but three cranes have been repossessed.
Kone Cranes, has acquired a majority stake in MMH Holdings, the P&H licensee, the deal reunites the two Morris overhead crane companies after 7 years apart.
3B6 has been acquired by the Cobo group an Italian off-highway electronics and drive component producer.
24.05.2006
JLG has released its results for the first nine months of its fiscal year, revenues for the period were up by 37 percent to $1.6 billion. Profits more than quadrupled to $101 million.
