A fight at the top of a 40m tower crane in Abu Dhabi, between the operator and site engineer ended in a fatality.
09.09.2009
Niftylift has launched a system to help prevent involuntary operation of boom lifts caused by contact with overhead obstacles.
Cargotec , owner of Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor has broken ground on its new assembly facility in northern Poland.
UK based Lifting Solutions of South Yorkshire has launched an Offshore division.
08.09.2009
Vp, the UK based owner of telehandler company UK Forks, has announced changes in its board of directors.
Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A Plant in the UK, has reported its first quarter results with revenues falling 19%
Thomas Ostermann has been named vice president and managing director for Terex's newly acquired Fantuzzi and Noell port equipment business
07.09.2009
Panther’s Luton depot has become the first location to retain accreditation to Lavendon’s TechX programme.
The Italian entrepreneur Dario Piccin, president of Imai – Jekko, the mini crane manufacturer, died this weekend.
United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company, has appointed Ned Graham as VP business development.
06.09.2009
Bobcat the manufacturer of skid steer, mini excavators and telehandlers, is to consolidate US production in Gwinner, North Dakota.
A reader from Germany recently sent us a photo of tradesmen working on the exterior of a restaurant- unaware of modern access equipment.
UK based Kier Plant has appointed Guy Marchant as national manager of its cranes division.
04.09.2009
In spite of the current slow down it seems companies are still struggling to fill some positions including finding good spider lift operators.
USA based crawler crane specialist Essex Crane Rental, has appointed a new director John G. Nestor.
Belgium’s largest equipment exhibition opened its doors this week in Kortrijk with plenty of crane and access equipment on show.
A large Rough Terrain crane went over yesterday in Fort Lauderdale Florida, no one was injured.
03.09.2009
Time is rapidly running out to submit your information for the 2009 Cranes & Access Top 30 crane, access and telehandler rental companies.
Arson is suspected in a fire which severely damaged a crawler crane in Lansdale, Perth, Australia.
Terex has marked the delivery of the 300th Terex PPM reach stacker sold in Brazil.
02.09.2009
IPAF challenged aerial work platform operators to “Do the Test” at last weekends Platformers Days.
International rental company, Ramirent, has announced a new head of its Swedish and Danish operations and a new group fleet director.
Merlo is offering an upgraded version of its 17 metre Panoramic P40.17 telehandler.
Link Belt has appointed General Equipment & Supplies as its distributor in North Dakota and Consultants F. Drapeau for Quebec.
01.09.2009
