Spotted by a reader in Guangzhou a man with an 8m tower who needed an extra 2m
17.01.2010
Manitowoc is planning to refinance some of its long term debt by issuing $400 million of senior unsecured notes
16.01.2010
A new company has set up in Manchester, UK, offering lifting and working at height safety equipment
15.01.2010
Kimberly Access the UK powered access rental company has appointed Paul Todd as southern regional director.
Las Vegas based Ahern rentals has agreed amendments to its credit lines and raised a further $95 million.
The major shareholder in Tat Hong the Singapore based crane company, has increased its holding to almost 48%
Access company Youngman is to enter the mobile lighting tower market at the upcoming Executive Hire Show in the UK.
14.01.2010
GGR the master dealer for Unic mini cranes has appointed mechanical services group, EnerMech as its exclusive dealer to the UK offshore market.
Kranlyft has shipped the first Maeda Mini Crane into Azerbaijan, an MC405 sold to Baku based "Metal Qaynaq Sinaq".
A tower crane accident at one of the world’s largest alumina refineries yesterday could prove expensive.
14.01.2010 1
Ormig has delivered the first of its new 5.5tmE, 5.5 tonne electric pick & carry cranes.
13.01.2010
Keep an eye out for a JCB 540/170 telehandler, stolen last night in Weston Super Mare in the UK.
A mobile crane has tipped over in Hintham, Holland while helping remove trees, no one was hurt.
13.01.2010 1
A man died from a fall last week at the Manitowoc crane plant in Shady Grove. Pennsylvania.
Two men died yesterday in Kotka Finland after a truck mounted lift collapsed -poor outrigger set up?
12.01.2010
IPAF has two UK regional meetings scheduled this month, one in the North West and another in the South East.
What do you do when your lifts is not high enough for the job? Not this Death Wish solution please.
12.01.2010 1
Belgian rental company Benco Rent has purchased 8 Genie telehandlers, an S85 boom and a number of small scissor lifts.
11.01.2010
JCB has built its 7,500th Teletruck, telescopic boomed industrial forklift.
Parts & service specialist IPS has formed a JV company with Snorkel to handle product support in Australia.
Italy has appealed against publication of the new loader crane standard EN1299-2009.
10.01.2010
A New Jersey court has cleared the way for a business to business sexual harassment suit against United Rentals.
The next issue of Cranes & Access is due to go to press, but its not too late to place a job advert.
The first Grove GTK1100 in Asia has completed its first jobs on wind farms in Inner Mongolia, China.
