A dump truck towing a boom lift on a trailer caused a traffic jam between Danbury and Southbury, Connecticut
08.07.2011
Sent to us by a Russian reader an example of some of the worst working at height practices.
Brad Boehler has been appointed interim president of Canadian aerial lift and telehandler specialist Skyjack.
A new Italian based truck mounted lift manufacturer Sky Aces will launch at Apex in September.
SHV/Mammoet has finally confirmed that the Van Seumerens will be leaving the Dutch heavy lift company.
The Lavendon management trainees have set off on their 800 mile/1,300km charity bicycle ride from a wet and windy Aberdeen this morning.
A roof collapsed yesterday at the FC Twente stadium in Enschede, Netherlands killing one and injuring up to 12 others.
Bedfordshire based NMT Crane Hire has taken delivery of its second Terex 100 tonne AC100-4L All Terrain crane.
07.07.2011
Canadian based manufacturer Skyjack has appointed Ron Butts as territory manager for the Great Lakes region.
Manitex the US based boom truck manufacturer has agreed a four year renewal of its revolving credit facilities
CGT Edilizia the Italian Cat Rental Store has added 20 metre Socage DA320 truck mounted lifts to its fleet.
3i and Pragma Capital have acquired a minority stake in Loxam, the French based international rental company.
A fatal crane accident has shut BHP Billiton’s iron ore operations at Port Hedland in Western Australia.
06.07.2011
A self-propelled boom lift overturned in Queens, New York yesterday crushing a car – no one was injured.
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GSR will launch three new truck mounted lifts in September including a 32 metre articulated PX model.
The Australian based EWPA is supporting the launch of a new association for the telehandler industry.
Aerial lift manufacturer Snorkel has appointed Enka Pazarlama as its new distributor in Turkey.
05.07.2011
The next issue of Cranes & Access closes this week if you are looking for staff for a job let us know as soon as possible.
Holger Johan has left German based Power-Lift just three months after he sold it to Dutch based Hoogwerker Centrum.
Harrogate, UK-based Emsley Crane Hire has taken delivery of a Terex AC80-2 All Terrain crane.
With all the reports of wind turbine installations we could not resist publishing a report on a more traditional windmill erection job.
04.07.2011
Saudi Arabia based Bin Quraya Est has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 All Terrain crane.
Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion has agreed to purchase the rights to Jost flat-top tower crane designs.
Wong Hein Jee, group chief financial officer and company secretary of Singapore based Tat Hong has resigned.
