It has been confirmed that Segundo Fernandez and Haulotte have parted company.
21.04.2009
Manitowoc Crane has announced a partnership with Orbcomm, the global satellite data communications company.
20.04.2009
A 50 tonne truck crane tipped over on a major project in Turkmenistan last week, but what caused it?
St Louis, USA, based Midwest Aerials & Equipment, has opened a new location, its fourth, in Bloomington, Illinois.
Here we have a pictorial roundup of some of the new and interesting machines at the Intermat show.
19.04.2009
Intermat opens its gates today with a surprisingly well attended show - not everyone followed best practice rules during build up.
Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. trade representative from 2006 to 2009, has been appointed as a director of Caterpillar Inc.
Gehl, the US based manufacturer, acquired by Manitou last year, has entered into a forbearance agreement with its lenders in order to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
18.04.2009
JLG has received a Foreign Military Sales order from the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive Armaments Command for 54 JLG G6-23A telehandlers for Iraq.
17.04.2009
JLG has received an order from the United States Army for 214 JLG ATLAS II telehandlers.
Messe München the AEM have extended their recent co-operation in India to merge Conexpo Asia 2010 into Bauma China.
A crane operator has failed a breath test after he ‘rolled’ a four axle crane last week after failing to negotiate a fast turn at an intersection in Mudgee, Australia.
Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa has launched its largest standard tower crane to date, the 21 LC 750, one of the most powerful flat-top cranes,
16.04.2009
The latest Cranes&Access magazine has now been published and is on line and available to read or download.
Italian spider lift and tracked undercarriage manufacturer Hinowa will unveil a new truck mounted lift at Intermat.
Vertikal Intermat, the trilingual guide to this years big show is now on line and available to read or download.
Dutch based crane rental company MJ Van Riel has ordered the first Grove GCK3045 city crane.
The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has its battle to have a stand alone labour award, setting minimum terms and conditions for crane hire employees.
Cramo, the Finnish based international rental company has issued a €50 million hybrid bond.
A group of youths in Indiana started a 75 ton lattice boom crawler crane up and reversed it into a ditch wrecking its boom and jib
15.04.2009
Two 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 All Terrain cranes have teamed up for a tandem lift in Germany.
Valla UK the Pick & carry crane specialist and Valla distributor in the UK, USA & Middle East, has expanded into the rental market with six new cranes and several new appointments.
A death wish photo from Mexico, our 62nd, shows several men working at height with scant regard for their safety.
Gottwald Port Technology has received the first order for its Generation 5 Harbour Crane Model 4 from South America.
14.04.2009