The Lavendon Group has purchased the assets and trade of EPL the UK based powered access rental company.
05.08.2009
SEV US, Tanfield’s electric vehicle joint venture in the USA, has won Federal funding to speed the development and deployment of its electric vehicles.
Harrogate, UK based Emsley Crane Hire placed an order for its fifth Liebherr LTM 1055-3.2 with David Milne the outgoing MD as he retired.
H & E Equipment, the crane, access and earthmoving equipment distributor has reported first half revenues down over 30%
Palfinger the crane and access manufacturer has reported first half revenues down 36% on last year and posted a loss.
System Lift the German based grouping of independent aerial lift rental companies has reported total member revenues for 2008 of €104 million.
Michelin has issued a statement warning that its 445/95 R 25 X Crane 174F tyres should not be used with axle weights above 15.6 tonnes.
04.08.2009
Instant UpRight, the alloy tower and specialist access solutions manufacturer has announced three new sales appointments.
WD Bennett the failed UK tower crane rental company has been fined £125,000 plus £264,299 in costs.
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Having no southern English football fans on board we missed the fact that a member of the Liebherr family has purchased Southampton Football Club.
Kran & Bühne is online and available to read or download.
The agreement between rental franchises - Partnerlift in Germany and the Access Link in the UK has already begun to bear fruit.
Rental software provider, inspHire has agreed a partnership deal with online rental marketplace, Erento.
03.08.2009
Instant/Upright the alloy tower manufacturer has lost its legal battle with Spanish producer, Alufase, which it claims contravened its copyright.
United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company, has reported a 24.6% fall in first half revenues and a loss of $62 million.
A reader has sent us a photo of a crude wooden work platform – you may think he was in one of the poorest parts of the world – but he was much closer to home.
Vertikal.Net broke the five million hits a month barrier in July, while the number of pages viewed passed the 2 million level for the first time.
RSC, one of North America’s largest equipment rental companies has reported first half revenues down 22% on last year.
Iron Planet, the online equipment auctioneer, has reported its biggest quarter ever, with sales of $120 million.
02.08.2009
Hertz Equipment Rental, the North American based rental company, has reported first half revenues of $556.5 million a decline of almost 35%
Ainscough, the UK’s largest crane rental company has announced further management changes and confirmed the departure of Grant Mitchell.
31.07.2009
Toyota has appointed Kazue Sasaki as president of Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing in the USA.
Queensland Worksafe has reminded crane operators that effective 30th August, a mobile crane operator will not be permitted to carry out his own load slinging or supervise a trainee slinger.
