Michael Kneeland, chief executive of United Rentals will speak at the IPAF Summit in Dublin on April 2nd .
19.02.2009
A self erecting tower crane tipped over in Malta earlier this week narrowly missing two nuns and a workman.
Finning, owner of UK rental company Hewden, has reported record annual and quarterly revenues for 2008, although a c$151 million goodwill write-off at Hewden sent profits tumbling.
Nationwide Platforms, the UK’s largest powered access rental company, has successfully gained the Achilles Construction Building Confidence Accreditation.
Ainscough Training Services has moved into new purpose built training facilities in Leyland, Lancashire.
18.02.2009
Erkki Hokkinen, managing director of Dinolift Oy, has resigned, effective immediately, chairman Lars-Petter Godenhielm will assume his duties.
UK crane, telehandler and access rental company, Hewden has won the (BESMA), Sales Team of the Year Award for the second year running.
Liebherr has published the first photos of its new 350 tonne All Terrain crane to be launched at Intermat, the LTM1350-6.1.
JLG has introduced an online training and training management system for its customers dubbed LMS.
17.02.2009
Our latest example, sent from Spain, shows a man working from a loader backhoe bucket, highly inefficient and highly dangerous.
Belgium based aerial lift manufacturer, Sky High, has appointed Grant Plant as its distributor for the UK and Ireland.
Haulotte has posted its preliminary full year results for 2008, they show revenues down 26.7% to €451 million, like for like fourth quarter sales were down 78%
The first week has passed in the charity moustache growing competition and access man Jonathan Till seems to be holding his own.
Two aerial lifts stuck on a roundabout in Hemel Hempstead, UK has caused embarrassment to the local council.
A telehandler toppled over in Lima, Ohio yesterday, hitting power linea causing an outage for almost 3,000 homes.
16.02.2009
Hiab has received an order for 292 Hiab 222ATF-1 loader cranes from BAE Systems fro delivery to the US Army.
Italian crane maker, Locatelli, will launch a new 50 tonne Gril 8500TL Rough Terrain crane at Intermat in late April.
Emergency workers in Abu Dhabi made a daring rescue yesterday to save the operator of a tower crane.
Australian crane rental company, Boom Logistics is to significantly reduce its presence in Melbourne, Victoria.
Today’s Death has to be listed as one of the worst in that it shows an almost total absence of any sense or feel of safe work at height.
The first 23 metre Hinowa 23:12 spider lift to arrive in the UK has gone to work in Glasgow, Scotland.
14.02.2009
Height for Hire/Easi UpLifts has commissioned a new purpose built demonstration truck to take a range of industrial lifting equipment to end users.
Manitowoc’s board of directors has elected Glen Tellock as chairman, in addition to his role as chief executive.
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and available to download
13.02.2009
