Put Thursday 21st of September in your diary, it is the date of the next CPA annual mobile crane interest group’s open meeting.
07.03.2006
The Ashtead group, owner of A Plant and Sunbelt has reported record revenues and profits for its third quarter.
The Lavendon Group Europe’s largest powered access company has announced its preliminary results today. They show operating income up by 28%, with net debt down by over 25%
What are these access professionals doing in Finland?
A new access sales and leasing company has been established in Scotland selling and leasing Genie, JLG and PopUp lifts.
The CPA has published a series of 16 Technical Information Notes, in order to provide “best Practice” advice for tower crane owners and users.
06.03.2006
TTS Marine Cranes and TTXS Kocks are to sign a production agreement with Brazilian company, Techlabor Engenharia Equipamentos E Servicos to locally produce deck cranes and capstans.
Two crane drivers were killed in Tel Aviv and eight injured when the top of a tower crane broke free and fell into the street below.
05.03.2006
A large container handling crane toppled over and killed a man, after it was hit by a departing ship in Mobile Alabama last week.
A man was killed after being hit in the head by the boom of a self erecting tower crane while he and two colleagues were trying to dismantle it.
Manitex, the boom truck manufacturer, was sold this week to Veri-Tek International, by its owner Quantum Value Partners. So who owns Veri-Tek? Quantum.
04.03.2006
Omme Lift of Denmark is launching new compact straight telescopic trailer mounted lift, with a 12 metre working height and all the features of its larger models.
03.03.2006
The UK Health and Safety Executive's construction division is inviting property developers to a free half-day training event.
Groves new GMK2035E boasts a simplified specification and will be built at the Niella plant in Italy.
The draft British Standard BS.8454 for delivery of training for work at height, is currently out for comment with the 31st of March as the deadline. It now seems that the BSI has arbitrarily brought the deadline forward.
02.03.2006
The new Russon Access Platforms Ltd is now operational from new offices at The White house, Station Road, West Hagley, Stourbridge.
01.03.2006
Ingersoll Rand has year end results indicate that Bobcat sales were up by 12% in the last quarter and by 18% plus, for the full year.
3B6, the overload device and electronics company, has appointed Peter Hird & Sons Ltd as its distributor for the UK. Hird has established 3B6-UK to market and support the product.
The February statistics are just in for vertikal.net 32,866 people logged onto the site in the 28 days of February. With just under a million hits.
Bill Green adds to the Red diesel debate
28.02.2006
Ramirent, the Helsinki based rental company has reported sales up 23% to €389 million, with a 39% increase in EBITDA.
We have received reports of another truck mounted lift accident, in which the operators were not wearing a harness and were thrown out of the basket.
27.02.2006
IPS, the UK based parts and service provider, has announced a further expansion to its business with the opening on March first of IPS France.
The sanctions imposed on the UK National Construction College have been reduced, allowing the five colleges to begin to return to normal.
