Today’s AGM, IPAF Summit and dinner attracted a record attendance as Wayne Lawson is confirmed as the new president.
14.04.2011
Richard Ambridge, the chairman of UK based NMT Crane Hire passed away on Thursday the 7th of April.
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Manitowoc is to refinance its senior secured credit facilities to improve and strengthen its capital structure.
Haulotte has reported a 50.7% increase in first quarter revenues to the end of March.
13.04.2011
Riwal Denmark has acquired the 700 strong powered access fleet of Danish based BMS.
Italian aerial lift producer Pagliero Multitel plans to launch three new platforms in the next two to three months.
Crowland Cranes will launch the new 35 tonne Zoomlion QY35v three axle truck crane at Vertikal Days this June.
The AGM and Summit of the International Powered Access Federation will be held in Amsterdam tomorrow.
12.04.2011
UK based King Trailers has won an order for 39 ‘beaver tail’ truck bodies from Lavendon Access Services.
We have received photographs this morning of an amazing rescue of six or seven men alive thanks to their harnesses.
A crane operator has been fined £2,500 and his employer £4,500 following a fatal accident in the UK in 2007.
11.04.2011
IPAF will hold a Yorkshire regional meeting in Ossett, Wakefield, UK on May 4th
The UK’s Access Alliance appointed three new members at its Spring meeting in Hampshire last week.
Receivers were appointed on Friday evening at Irish based rental company Skylift, as part of its on-going restructuring.
A couple of men pruning trees were spotted last week in Ireland breaking every sensible safety rule in the book.
UK based rental company Speedy Hire has reported a solid fourth fiscal quarter to the end of March.
United Rentals is to take over Venetor Group, a seven-location equipment rental company based in Stoney Creek near Hamilton, Ontario.
US based re-rent company Acme Lift has ordered a number of Genie Z-80/60 self-propelled articulated boom lifts.
08.04.2011
UK based rental company Rapid Platforms has taken delivery of another 29m Skako Falcon FS290 spider lift.
Steve Shaughnessy will stand down as president of IPAF at the AGM next week in favour of Wayne Lawson of JLG
A large boat being loaded onto a larger ship in Galway harbour, Ireland, was dropped yesterday after the lifting slings broke.
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Sagard has sold its stake in French rental company Kiloutou to PAI partners in a deal that values the business at €535 million.
07.04.2011
Mammoet is adding the Grove GCK3045 'city' type AT and a six axle GMK6300L crane to its UK fleet.
French based general rental company Kiloutou has opened a new location in Orange, near Avignon.
