The acquisition of Western Australia based Statewide Equipment Hire by Onsite Rental Group has been completed.
30.12.2010
Ernst de Vries previously crane specialist with RDW in Holland passed away in his sleep on December 11th.
29.12.2010
A couple of photos from Tenerife in the Canaries show a man who has no concern for the usual safety rules.
Italian based truck mounted lift manufacturer Isoli has appointed HDW as its distributor for the Netherlands.
Crane Care, the UK distributor for HBC Radiomatic has set up a new business HBC-radiomatic UK
28.12.2010
This morning’s mail brought a couple of photographs from a reader in the USA that qualifies as a Death Wish.
Australia's CFMEWA Union has slammed a contractor for work at height abuses in a very public way.
27.12.2010
US heavy lift company Bigge has issued a video with more information on its 4,000 tonne AFRD 125D crane.
Vertikal.net is now winding down for the holidays although we will run a skeleton service between Christmas and the New Year.
24.12.2010
Caterpillar Logistics Services has announced plans to open a new parts distribution centre in Dubai, UAE.
One man is dead and another seriously injured after a bus struck an aerial lift in Toronto, Canada yesterday.
Tanfield, owner of Snorkel has sold its Smith Electric Vehicles business to SEVUS, its US joint venture.
23.12.2010
This example of working at height, sent in by a reader in Holland, most definitely qualifies as a Death Wish
23.12.2010 1
A lawsuit filed by the SEC against former Terex CFO Joseph Apuzzo has been dismissed in district court.
UK based L&N Platforms has taken delivery of what may be the last new Bronto S34MDT to be delivered.
22.12.2010 3
If you have been caught by the atrocious weather in much of Europe the past week or so, spare a thought for team from Isoli
22.12.2010
Sheffield, UK, based Elev8 Access has donated a truck mounted lift to the for the installation of its fund raising lights
Stuart Chorley of London based City lifting has passed away on Monday after a tough battle with cancer.
22.12.2010 7
Hochtief Construction AG has been fined £266,000 following a fatal accident with a telehandler in Scotland in 2008.
AmQuip Crane Rental has appointed Charles Howard Snyder as president and chief executive officer.
Liebherr has delivered the 300th LTM1500-8.1 All Terrain crane to Brazilian based crane company Tomé
Harsco vice chairman and former chief executive Geoffrey D. H. Butler is retiring at the end of the month.
21.12.2010
Platformers Days, the German access event has announced that it will skip 2011 and work instead with CeMAT - the Hanover Fair.
Terex Utilities has sold off its Western US based rental fleet to a private equity owned firm - Nesco.
