Six people died and one was injured on Saturday after a tower crane came down in Dandong City, northeast China
22.11.2010
Liebherr's 3,000 tonne LR13000 crawler crane is nearing completion.
Comansa Jie is launching a new 18 tonne CJ 550 flat-top tower crane at Bauma China this week.
21.11.2010
A reader sending photos from Amsterdam said it seems few users bother with harnesses or lanyards.
Terex Changjiang of Luzhou, Sichuan, China, will introduce two new truck cranes at next week’s Bauma China.
20.11.2010
Genie has introduced two straight boom lifts, the100ft/30m S-3200 and 120ft/36m S-3800 built in China.
19.11.2010
Western One Equity the Canadian rental company operator has reported third quarter revenues and earnings up 45%
Hertz Equipment has acquired Western Machinery, an equipment rental company in Hawaii.
18.11.2010
A man was injured earlier today in a crushing accident, while using a boom lift at the BAE Systems plant near Preston, UK.
Austrian based crane and access manufacturer Palfinger is to manufacture loader cranes in Southern India.
Finnish based crane and access rental company Havator has acquired Swedish crane rental company BinSell i Uppsala.
Telehandler manufacturer Wacker Neuson has reported third quarter revenues up more than 31 percent.
Holland Lift is adding two 39ft/12m platform height models to its new compact Ecostar scissor lift range.
17.11.2010
A fire ladder was called out yesterday in Hertfordshire, UK, to rescue two men stranded in a van mounted lift.
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The new Pop-Up Push series of push-around scissor lifts is now in full production – in the UK’s North East.
Patrick McArdle of Height for Hire/Easi Uplifts is growing a moustache in November to raise money for cancer charities.
Singapore based Ezra Holdings has acquired a 60,000 sq m offshore crane fabrication facility in Houston.
JLG has unveiled a new 6m Toucan mast boom at this week’s IMHX show in Birmingham, UK.
Speedy reports an improving trend and higher rental rates while year on year comparisons remain negative.
As we reported from Verticaaldagen in September, Multitel has appointed Eurosupply as distributor for Holland.
16.11.2010
Brian Black has joined Teupen USA in Charlotte, North Carolina as director of sales for North and South America.
Take a look at some real working at height in our video library, but be warned you will need a head for heights.
If you are looking to recruit staff or looking for a new job this week is the deadline for the next Cranes&access.
Sent to us by a reader in the USA is a classic Death Wish involving a self-propelled scissor lift.
