British based rental company VP, previously known as Vibroplant and owner of UK Forks, has announced three new acquisitions. Two in Ireland and one in the UK.
16.11.2007
Japanese crane and lift manufacturer Tadano has completed its new cylinder plant and set up a JV in China for component production.
Manitowoc has announced pricing for its public offering of 4 million new shares
15.11.2007
Neff Corp, America’s eighth largest rental company has reported revenues for the first nine months, down two percent while incurring a $84.3 million pre tax loss.
Finnish based crane and access company Havator has purchased two 102.5m Wumag truck mounted aerial lifts.
TNT Crane & Rigging of Houston, Texas, has been acquired by an MBO led by Mezzanine Management, a private equity firm.
Cerebus Capital, the company that agreed a leveraged buy out of United Rental is looking to renegotiate the deal.
UK based Speedy Hire has won the EIM Marketing Strategy of the Year Award at this year's National Business Awards, sponsored by Orange.
Singapore based Tat Hong has more than doubled half year crane rental revenues.
Martin Ainscough until recently the CEO of Ainscough crane hire, has bid £250,000 for a concert on the Terry Wogan show on BBC Radio 2.
A crane apprentice, Mark McLeod has taken Hewden’s apprentice of the year award.
Nine new apprentices have graduated at TH White, the Palfinger distributor for England.
Manitex, the US based boom truck, telehandler and RT fork-truck producer has reported strong results in a difficult market.
A man was burned severely today in Sacramento, California as he was trying to free balloons from high voltage power lines from an aerial work platform.
14.11.2007
Glen Tellock, president and chief executive officer of Manitowoc has been elected 2008 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Manitowoc has announced that it will issue and sell up to 3.45 million new shares
A fatal accident that we reported on yesterday was in fact a self propelled boom lift and occurred while a father was giving his children a ride after having completed the job.
An experienced lineman working from an aerial lift in Shannon New Zealand was electrocuted on Monday
13.11.2007
SGB has won scaffold contracts worth over $1.6 million from Glaxo Smith Kline in Singapore.
Potain has recently secured its biggest ever single order.
Lavendon has acquired Belgian based DK Rentals including its Spanish and French operations
H&E equipment which now also owns JW Burress has reported nine month revenues up 21% while profits jumped over 500%.
12.11.2007
UK developer Crosby Lend Lease has painted its tower cranes pink in aid of breast cancer awareness
Mantis Cranes, the Irish manufacturer of self erecting tower cranes, has appointed a new general manager.
