JLG has been awarded a new $102 million US Army contract for 566 JLG ATLAS II telescopic handlers.
01.02.2007
Harsco the US based owner of SGB and Hünnebeck increased the sales of its Access Services division by 37%
PAT-Krueger parent Hirschmann has been acquired from Hg Capital by Belden cable.
31.01.2007
Unic Cranes Europe has appointed the access equipment manufacturer the Clow group as its distribution and rental partner in Scotland.
Manitowoc has announced record revenues, earnings and cash flow for 2006, with crane sales up by 38 percent, for the full year, to $2.24 billion.
30.01.2007
Two young men died when a suspended platform malfunctioned in Mechelen Belgium today.
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Fraco, the Canadian based mast climber manufacturer has established a majority owned affiliate in the UK
John Jennings MD of Clements Plant & Tool of Coventry, in the UK, has completed an MBO acquiring the business from the Deeley group.
29.01.2007
Singapore based crane rental company,Tat Hong has increased its holding in Shanghai Tat Hong to 90%
The barge Bigfoot with two crawler cranes on board arrived from Rotterdam yesterday at the site of the beached ship Napoli.
Caterpillar sales rose by 14% to $41.5 billion while profits climbed by 25%
28.01.2007
Telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer Manitou has announced revenues for 2006 of €1.13 billion, an increase of 14.5% on 2005.
26.01.2007
Joe Collinson a well known and popular powered access service engineer, died prematurely just before Christmas.
A new record has been set for the highest hub height on a wind turbine with a 160m high unit erected in Germany
Liebherr has delivered its1,000th LTM1055-3.1 55 tonne All-Terrain crane to Kran Warylo of Poland.
25.01.2007
The UK's HSE has issued a tower crane technical alert today warning of the need to check high tensile bolt connections.
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The owner of a small contacting company died yesterday after he touched overhead power lines while trimming trees from an aerial lift in New Jersey.
Leading loader crane producer Palfinger reveals record revenues and earnings for 2006.
Construction companies in the United Arab Emirates must inspect and test cranes and lifting gear
Sevcon provider of motor controls and electronics for aerial lifts and fork trucks reported a fall in aerial lift shipments.
24.01.2007
A 56 year old man was killed yesterday after he was pinned to the top of a building frame he was working on with an aerial lift.
23.01.2007
Harsco owner of SGB has approved a two for one stock split
