Omme has announced a new 37 metre telescopic spider lift, the 3700RBDJ with bi-energy power pack
10.03.2010
Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel aerial lifts has received an offer for its Smith Electric Vehicles business.
UK based loader/mini crane manufacturer Penny Hydraulics has appointed a distributor for the Middle East and Africa.
09.03.2010
As part of ongoing improvements Vertikal.Net is moving to a new server and upgrading the software. As a result there will be no news posted from 23:00 this evening to 11:00 CET tomorrow.
GGR’s managing director Gill Riley is one of four finalists in the Veuve Cliquot annual Business Woman Award.
Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A Plant in the UK has reported nine month revenues down 28%
TGM Wind Services of Abilene, Texas has taken delivery of two 90 metre Bronto S-90 HLA truck mounts.
08.03.2010 1
James Lomma and a mechanic have been charged with negligent homicide and manslaughter.
08.03.2010
Spotted on a job site in Glasgow, Scotland, scaffold in action on the back of a van- A Death Wish?
Two men caught using a fork truck and pallet near London's Olympic park were back in action last week.
A telehandler tipped across a road in Melbourne Florida, south west of Orlando, no one was seriously injured.
Haulotte has appointed a new zone manager for North America, taking over from Jeff Ott.
Today’s Death Wish comes from Dubai and is the subject of a safety alert issued by Buildsafe UAE
07.03.2010
A 1,200 tonne crane has collapsed in Northern Germany dropping a large wind turbine rotor .
07.03.2010 1
Another crane has collapsed yesterday at Southampton docks, UK, the third in two years.
Jimmy Lomma, owner of New York Crane & Equipment and Lomma crane rental faces manslaughter charges.
A mobile crane tipped over on Thursday at a marina in Plymouth England, injuring the operator.
06.03.2010
US based H&E Equipment has reported its 2009 results, revenues are down 37% with a loss of $18 million.
UK based self erecting tower crane rental company R&B Mantis, has closed and is being liquidated.
05.03.2010
Its Friday and though not about lifting we liked this story we could not resist publishing it.
05.03.2010 2
Linamar has published its 2009 results which show a 63.6% fall in revenues for its Skyjack business.
04.03.2010
Chinese crane manufacturer Sany has unveiled its largest telescopic crane to date a 9 axle 1,000+ tonner.
04.03.2010 2
We have just heard the sad news that George Reid of UK based Kingfisher Access died suddenly last week.
04.03.2010 1
Merlo is investing heavily in its business and taking a larger share of the world telehandler market.
