A four axles All Terrain crane went over in Singapore this weekend as it unloaded a container from a truck.
20.05.2012
Spotted by a reader in Australia this week, a man using a hybrid form of powered access.
A man died yesterday near New York, after he was catapulted from a boom lift which overturned on soft ground.
18.05.2012
Spotted and sent to us by a reader from Switzerland, a sign which looked like a rental industry scoop.
A reader from Lebanon has reported a fatal crane incident in the town of Jiyeh, today.
Canadian based Constellation Software has acquired Wynne Systems, the owner of RentalMan software.
A 240 ton All Terrain crane overturned at a rental company in Orange County, California this morning.
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Ian James of Bronto will climb Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain tomorrow, in aid of charity.
A-Plant, the UK operation of Ashtead has placed orders for new equipment worth over £24 million.
The Joint Venture between Cargotec and Jiangsu Rainbow- Rainbow-Cargotec Industries has been approved.
We have finally received a copy of the Balfour Beatty UK Safety Alert regarding scissor lift control boxes.
17.05.2012
German access rental company Georg Winkelmann has taken delivery of more H.A.B booms and scissor lifts.
A contractor working on Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2A has stopped the unauthorised use of its aerial lifts.
Easi-Uplifts has taken delivery of the second 90 metre Bronto lift it purchased at Apex last September.
An operator escaped injury yesterday after a crane came off the road and rolled on to its side in Oregon.
The 103 metre WT1000 truck mounted lift that overturned in Scotland has been recovered.
Manitowoc held an open day at its Wilhelmshaven plant, to highlight improvements it has made to the facility.
Spider crane and lifting equipment specialist GGR is supporting this year’s Help for Heroes charity rally.
The owners of UK based rental company HSS have appointed Lazards to review their options.
US based LGH has formed a partnership with the Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility in Chicago.
16.05.2012
A reader in the US has sent us a photo of an old crane that perhaps one of you can identify?
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AEM has issued French Canadian versions of its aerial lift safety manuals for use in Quebec
A man received an electric shock today in Pennsylvania, when a crane touched overhead power lines.
The UK’s largest equipment rental company Speedy has published its full year results for 2011/12