Magnus Rosén takes over today as chief executive of international rental company, Ramirent.
15.01.2009
Geoff Holden has taken up the post of chief executive at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA).
14.01.2009
Skyjack has appointed Golden Equipment Company of Albuquerque New Mexico, to distribute its VR telehandler product line.
Several readers have requested that we publicise the PSS creditors meeting this Friday in order to encourage a higher attendance.
An 80 tonne mobile crane rolled down a bank yesterday in Scotland after taking the wrong route to a job.
Allan Access the UK based vehicle mounted lift distributor and manufacturer went into administration last year. Owner Phil Allan gives his side of what happened.
A 60 tonne mobile ‘city crane’ tipped over while lifting at a plant in Widnes, near Manchester in the UK on Monday.
Manitowoc has announced several new additions to its tower crane sales team for the Asia-Pacific region.
Access Rentals, the UK based powered access rental company has appointed David Lewis as its new sales director,
13.01.2009
A man loading waste bins in Evatt, Canberra, Australia died yesterday after he was crushed between boom and chassis.
OSHA has issued citations against Sarens and Norsar for the fatal Goliath crane collapse near Boston in August.
UK based powered access rental company AFI-Uplift has relocated its Wakefield depot to larger premises.
Terex Cranes has unveiled its new 1,600 tonne capacity Demag CC 9800 crawler crane built at its facility in Zweibruecken Germany.
Dozens of you are still sending us information on PSS the UK crane and access company, part of which is due to go into liquidation this week.
Omme Lift has launched a new 27.5 metre working height spider platform
JCB makes further cut backs and calls for government action to free up credit and accelerate infrastructure spending.
12.01.2009
A 41 year old man died near Tulsa yesterday, after being struck and pinned by a boom he was trying to remove from a crane he was working on.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab says that it has opened negations for temporary lay-offs of around 900 staff at its Raisio and Tampere facilities in Finland.
Glyn Goodwin has joined the Southern Plant division of Ballyvesey Holdings parent of the Montgomery Group of Northern Ireland.
11.01.2009
Lifting Gear Hire of Bridgeview, Illinois, has announced plans to expand its coverage in the Eastern United Sates.
UK based AJ Access has added a number of new Genie booms and scissors to its fleet.
10.01.2009
Ronan Mac Lennan has joined Genie Europe’s aftermarket division from Easi UpLifts.
West Sussex-based Southern Cranes and Access continues to expand
09.01.2009
Snorkel is to launch a new 65 ft straight boom platform with jib
