Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has reported first quarter revenues up 20.5 %.
10.05.2011
AGS the French based manufacturer of safety devices for tower cranes has opened its own subsidiary in Spain.
Liebherr has appointed Andrew Esquilant as sales manager for Australia/NZ for mobile cranes and large crawlers.
09.05.2011
Demag’s largest shareholder Cevian Capital has dismissed the Terex offer for the company as “completely inadequate”.
A brand new Niftylift 120SD Bi-Energy has been stolen from a site in London SE16 – UK if you see it please call.
UK based Access Platform Sales has appointed Stuart Parker as its new replacement parts manager.
Dirk Schlitzkus of Thiesen has been appointed to the Cramo management board as part of its integration into the Group.
Finnish based international rental company Cramo has reported a 42% rise in first quarter revenues while halving its losses.
H&E the Louisiana based equipment dealer and rental company has reported first quarter revenues up 17.6%.
US based Essex Crane will restate its financial results for 2010 after accountants picked up an error in its tax liabilities.
08.05.2011
A crane operator died on Friday after his crane boom hit overhead power lines in Jacksonville, Florida.
07.05.2011
A Chicago area steel erector has been fined $75,000 for failing to use lanyards and fall protection in a boom lift.
06.05.2011
Linda Hasenfratz, chief executive of Linamar – owner of Skyjack is to be proposed as new director of Paris based automotive equipment supplier Faurecia.
WorkSafe has launched an inspection blitz in regional Western Australia to ensure lifting equipment is used safely.
Italian based manufacturer Oil & Steel has won a major contract to supply Turkish electricity company Enerjisa Baskent.
05.05.2011
The operator of the tower crane that collapsed in Bellevue in November 2006 has been awarded $1.45 million.
There have been ‘rumblings’ recently regarding possible industrial action at the UK’s largest crane hirer Ainscough.
Ann Mingins, head of access at UK based rental company Hewden, has left the company.
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Shayne Wright has been appointed as managing director of telehandler rental company UK Forks.
Ramirent has acquired the Czech construction machinery rental company Rent MB with locations in Boleslav and Liberec
A reader from Malta sent us the attached example of not so good cribbing under outriggers.
04.05.2011
The Illinois training site of Local 150 International Union of Operating Engineers has become an AWPT training centre.
US based Manitex has received approval to acquire the key assets of Italian port handling equipment manufacturer CVS.
German crane and access pioneer Helmut Kemkes passed away on April 20th aged 86.
