InspHire has delivered its first rental software system in Iceland to crane hirer, Formaco.
15.03.2006
Valla UK, owned by Peter Hird, has resigned the Locatelli distribution for the UK, only a year after taking it on.
A London based contractor was fined £18,000 plus costs after a sub contractor fell to his death in 2003.
14.03.2006
The History channel is airing a programme that includes tower cranes this Sunday.
Tanfield, the parent company of Aerial Lift, has received the go ahead from shareholders for its rights issue, to make a major acquisition.
13.03.2006
Manitou is to invest €23 million in a new Greenfield parts depot close to its Headquarters at Ancenis.
Trevor Gamble has been appointed as the new chair of the UK CPCS Management Committee, following a meeting of the “principal stakeholders” this week.
Crane veteran Roland Hammer has joined Manitowoc as director of strategic accounts, handling specific accounts in the Americas.
The Access link, the UK based affiliation of independently owned powered access rental companies, is entering a period of change, following the departure of Panther Platforms.
The April issue of Cranes&Access will go off to the printers during the first week of April, if you have any input please let us know as soon as possible.
Terex has said that it will launch a new European truck crane at Intermat.
12.03.2006
Terex has announced preliminary results for 2005, with revenues of 6.4 billion an increase of 28% with cranes rising by 18% and Access up 56%. The company expects revenues to top $7 billion in 2006.
We are sorry to report that an error occurred in an important chart in the Mini crane feature in the March issue of Cranes&Access.
11.03.2006
Nationwide Access has restructured, re-branded and re-launched its Skylift truck mounted aerial lift business.
Palfinger achieved revenues of €520 million in 2005 an increase of 29%, net profits jumped by 76% to €48 million.
10.03.2006
The Dana Corporation, supplier of axles and transmissions for telehandlers has sought protection under chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code.
A crawler crane being used on the construction of Seattles Art Museum's new sculpture park, fell across railway tracks earlier this week..
09.03.2006
The March issue of Cranes&Access is now on line it is 68 pages and stuffed full of news and information.
The dates for the second Dutch height worker days has been announced, it will be the 15th and 16th of September in Harderwijk.
Butler Capital Partners of Paris, has taken a 70% stake in Accès Industrie, the French access rental company.
08.03.2006
It looks as though Mobile cranes and one assumes aerial lifts, will now be exempt from the attempt to impose a 2014 diesel particulate standard on construction equipment working in London from this spring.
Geoffrey Marsh has taken over the chairmanship of the CPA mobile crane interest group, from Martin Ainscough.
VP, the owner of UK Forks and Hire station, has acquired Bukom General Oilfield Services Ltd.
Did you carry out a lift or heavy transport job between January 2005 and February 2006, that you think could win an ESTA...European job of the year?
07.03.2006
