A man died yesterday after falling from a platform on a telehandler
04.02.2010
The Lavendon group, has ordered a substantial number of Power Tower Nano SP self propelled lifts.
Russon Access has launched a 3m platform height scissor with no electrics and no hydraulics.
Pop-Up Products unveiled its all new range of push-around scissors lifts today at a show in the UK.
The Executive Hire show got off to a strong start today with a good showing from the access world.
03.02.2010
Manitowoc cranes has reported its full year results with revenues down 42% and profits down 74%.
Two general rental shows are scheduled over the next 7 days, one in the UK and one in the USA.
02.02.2010
UK based Hewden is spending on its fleet adding 16 new telehandlers along with other equipment.
Omme lift Germany has added an additional area sales manager – Reinhard Spinner.
Huisman the Dutch based heavy crane manufacturer has opened a new production hall in China.
Kranlyft, the Maeda distributor, has a new sales manager at its UK operation - Kevin Bell.
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UK based HSS Hire is opening a new ‘Supercentre’ in Hove, near Brighton, Sussex.
A new Sheffield, UK, based access rental company - 1 Up Access - has opened for business.
Snapped in Thailand by an Australian, reader a man riding an excavator like an elephant.
Two cars crashed into a boom lift as it was being unloaded in a busy street in Florida yesterday.
01.02.2010
MEC has unveiled photographs of its new 40ft big platform boom lift, dubbed the Titan Boom 40-S.
Griffin Coal which is owned by Rick Stowe, who also owns Instant UpRight, has gone into Administration.
JCB and Volvo Construction to co-operate on design and production of skid steer and compact tracked loaders.
Allift Michielsens has been appointed as the distributor for the Bravi range of aerial lifts for the Benelux.
WesternOne Equity says that it is acquiring an unnamed Calgary based aerial lift and telehandler rental company.
JLG is taking over the distribution of all of its products in Spain and appointed a new MD of JLG Iberica.
Effer has appointed Plant Equipment of Alfreton, Derbyshire as a UK regional dealer for its larger cranes.
31.01.2010
UK based access company Aerial Platforms is taking one of the first Altec DB35 tracked digger derricks in Europe.
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Bavarian based access specialist Josef Siegl has purchased two Niftylift HR21 boom lifts.
29.01.2010