A 45 metre free standing tower crane went over in Studen in the Canton of Bern last week injuring three.
27.11.2010 1
A reader in the UK sent us a photo of a large pontoon being lifted over a van and two men.
26.11.2010 2
Liebherr's mega crawler crane - the LR13000 - has completed a test lift of more than 3,300 tonnes.
26.11.2010
bauma China 2010 achieved record numbers attracting more than 150,000 visitors, 33% more than 2008.
26.11.2010 1
North East of England based Warren Access has added a fourth 27 metre Multitel MX 270 to its fleet.
A man in an aerial lift in the UK - no harness, no cordoning off and working over the top of pedestrians.
25.11.2010 2
Austrian based Palfinger has launched its new straight telescopic boom loader crane at Bauma China.
25.11.2010
Socage has supplied a DA324 platform to the Dubai police department in the UAE.
IPAF has won awards, for a safety video and a training kit which promotes best practice in the use of powered access equipment.
The latest issue of Cranes & Access magazine is now online and ready to read or download.
UK based AFI-Uplift has announced that it has achieved accreditation to the ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 standards.
Reports have come in about another crushing accident in a boom lift, this time in Nelson, New Zealand.
A large mobile crane went over somewhere in Texas last week, from what appears to be obvious reasons.
The assets of MLE of Cudahy, Wisconsin have been acquired by Universal Mfg of Lincoln, Nebraska.
24.11.2010
UK based Orion Access has finally purchased a Multitel truck mounted lift after 12 years of effort by the dealer.
Lavendon has announced that it has been certified as being ISO14001 compliant in the UK.
A reader in has Northern Ireland reported a near miss with a self-erecting tower crane this week.
UK based Zenith Aerial Platforms is to continue under family ownership with William Butler joining the business.
23.11.2010
Terex Cranes has signed a contract with China National Chemical Engineering Co. for the delivery of 41 cranes.
Snorkel Australia has appointed Jorge Boil as national sales and marketing manager based at its Sydney office.
A loader crane left in a raised position brought a pedestrian bridge down onto other traffic in Helsinki yesterday.
Eurosupply has completed delivery of a 20 unit order from HWS for Hitachi crawler mounted boom lifts.
A court in the UK has fined a telehandler operator £7,000, while the building company he was working for was fined £7,500 plus £25,000 in costs following a fatal accident.
German based H.N. Krane has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LG1750 truck mounted lattice boomed crane
22.11.2010
