The Strategic Forum has released its Best Practice Guidance for overhead trapping and crushing incidents with MEWPS
16.07.2010
A man was killed earlier today in Singapore when a double decker bus was hit by a loader crane boom.
The CPA Best Practice Guidances to the Safe Use of Lorry Loaders and Maintenance, Inspection and Thorough Examination of Mobile Cranes are now online.
Italian truck mounted lift specialist Isoli has introduced a 1,000 volt insulated platform version of its 14 metre MPT140.
Palfinger has taken a majority stake in Dutch company Ned-Deck Marine and is planning further acquisitions.
A man died yesterday after falling from a work platform at the Tuzla shipyards in Istanbul, Turkey.
Platform Sales & Hire has sold 10 new scissor lifts and two booms lifts to Ryan Air for its Prestwick operations.
If you are in the UK the Facelift 25th anniversary festivities are tomorrow at Hickstead in the South of England.
15.07.2010
Teupen North America has appointed Waco, Texas based Equipment Depot to represent it in all of the areas where it operates.
15.07.2010 4
A crane operator died after he fell 15 metres from a scaffold yesterday in Wels Austria.
UK builders’ merchant Ridgeons has taken delivery of seven Volvo FE-300 trucks, with Hiab XS144B-2 HiDuo cranes.
The UK’s HSE is inviting contractors to a mock trial to show what happens when things go wrong.
Oshkosh is to close its Jerr-Dan plants in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in October and move production into JLG’s plants in McConnellsburg and Shippensburg
14.07.2010 1
An English reader spotted one of the craziest operators we have seen since starting the Death Wish series – in France.
14.07.2010
Liebherr Great Britain’s CPCS accredited training school is now offering crawler crane (A02) operator training and testing.
UK based GGR is holding a series of mini crane and glass handling open days over the summer.
Balloo Hire Centres of Northern Ireland has added the Haulotte Star 10 mast boom to its product range.
The latest issue of Cranes & Access of is now online and available to read or download – it includes the 2010 dealer guide and features on industrial access and lifting.
UK based Horizon Access is adding the Nifty HR21 Hybrid to its fleet as part of its new investment plan.
JCB says that it managed to lift profits in 2009 by four percent in spite of a more than 33 percent fall in sales.
MLE of Cudahy Wisconsin has launched a compact self propelled 2.5 ton electric mobile industrial crane, the IC20.
A man in his early 40s died this morning after he was hit in the head by a load that fell from a crane.
The new IPAF headquarters in Cumbria, England were officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday.
13.07.2010
Harsco has appointed Ivor Harrington of Fluor as the CEO of Harsco Infrastructure the access and formwork specialist.
