We have learnt belatedly that Manfred Gerken, the founder and MD of German rental group Gerken has died
04.09.2024 4
Sunbelt Rentals owner Ashtead has appointed Alex Pease to take over as CFO when Michael Pratt retires in 12 months
04.09.2024
UK rental company TAH Access Platforms has taken a 23m CMC S23 lithium spider lift
UK regional JCB dealer based Watling JCB has acquired Midlands JCB
Turkish rope operated crane grab manufacturer Cromex Makine has appointed Cranes & Spares as its distribution partner for the UK
Briggs Equipment is merging two of its companies in Ireland - Aerial Platform Hire and Blulift and will now operate as Aerial Platform Hire
03.09.2024
We heard the sad news last week that UK crane rental veteran Alex Glover has died
03.09.2024 5
Late last week a tower crane lifting New Zealand's America’s Cup boat, Taihoro, out of the water, dropped it onto its cradle - all captured on video
03.09.2024 1
Genie has appointed Global Makina as an authorised Genie dealer in Turkey
Mammoet has formed a new partnership with South Korea’s Samyang Marine Group to help develop the country’s offshore wind industry
Chinese manufacturer LGMG has set up a UK subsidiary to take over the distribution of its aerial lifts and telehandlers from current distributor APS
02.09.2024
UK crane rental and haulage company Walker & Son Hauliers has taken delivery of two new Liebherr All Terrain cranes
Sinoboom has appointed JCB veteran Ian Pratt as managing director of its new Telescopic Handler Business Unit, based in Changsha, China
US based Lomma Crane & Rigging has taken two Link-Belt 227t telescopic crawlers for two bridge contracts in South Carolina
01.09.2024
A man working from the platform of truck mounted lift had a surprise when a thief drove off with it
30.08.2024
Liebherr USA has opened a new crane spare parts warehouse in Kansas City
Software supplier Point of Rental has appointed Brooke Ryan as vice president global support services
The latest Cranes & Access magazine with the Vertikal Days Show Guide! and features on loader cranes, spider lifts and remote controls is ready to read online or download
29.08.2024
Crane industry veteran Steve Filipov has been appointed CEO of Metalliance following a successful takeover
Emergency crews successfully rescued a tree company worker trapped under an overturned spider lift on Tuesday near Port Republic, Maryland
29.08.2024 2
The CPA will host a joint Crane Interest Group /Tower Crane Interest Group Open meeting event at Vertikal Days this year
Irish American crane company Stafford Crane Group is designing and developing an all-new American built Ship To Shore (STS) port crane
US based Audubon Engineering Company has added a third 700t Liebherr LR 1700-1.0 lattice crawler crane to its fleet
A tree care worker was electrocuted earlier this month while trimming trees from a truck mounted aerial lift in Battle Creek, Michigan
28.08.2024