Singapore based Tat Hong has acquired Jiangsu Hengxingmao Financial Leasing from Yongmao.
29.07.2012
IPAF’s accident reporting database has logged 17 fatal incidents involving work platforms so far this year.
An 80ft boom lift overturned in George Town, Grand Cayman yesterday injuring the operator.
Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has reported a 23 percent rise in first half revenues.
A new powered access and telehandler sales company has been established in Russia
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Harsco has appointed James F. Earl, president of GATX Rail International, as a non-executive director.
26.07.2012
A man was killed this week after falling from the platform of an aerial lift as he attempted to lift a tree.
The British ministry of defence has invested in a fleet of 2.9 tonne Unic URW-376 spider cranes.
We can now confirm that access industry veteran Paul Robeys of Robeys-Huet has died aged 63.
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A large boom truck overturned in North Carolina yesterday slicing a house in two.
Aerial work platform manufacturers are looking for further price increases in 2013 to counter rising costs.
JLG has reported its third quarter results, with nine month sales up 60% and a strong increase in profits.
CTE has delivered two 62 metre B-Lift 620 HR truck mounted lifts to Khuzestan Electricity Distribution in Iran.
Wolffkran Arabia, the joint venture between Wolffkran and the Kanoo group, has moved into new offices.
Eazi Sales & Service, JLG’s distributor for Southern Africa, has begun importing and distributing JLG spider lifts.
Access company Working At Height was surprised at the recent Farnborough Air show by the first visitor.
25.07.2012
An Italian company has launched a new product it calls Aerial Work Platform-ONE but its not a lift.
Terex Cranes has reported a 4.5 percent increase in first half revenues and improved margins.
Terex AWP/Genie has reported first half revenues up 38 percent with substantially improved margins.
If you are based in the UK you can still comment on a new British Standard for crane inspections.
Italian tower crane manufacturer Raimondi has recently unveiled a new tower crane and appointed a new distributor.
Rotterdam-based De Gier BV has purchased the first Terex Challenger 3160 in the Netherlands.
Workplatform a UK Genie dealer has commissioned a series of T-Shirts to celebrate its association with Genie
24.07.2012
US based control systems manufacturer Actuant has acquired Sweden’s CrossControl AB for $40 million in cash.
