Spider lift veteran Brian Falck Schmidt has left the access industry and moved to agriculture equipment
17.04.2026
Dutch international crane, heavy lift and haulage group Mammoet has taken delivery of the world’s first 150t Grove GMK5150L-1e plug-in hybrid All Terrain crane
UK distributor Access Platform Sales (APS) has appointed Neil Ashton as service director of its new subsidiary Platform Service & Repair (PSR)
Italian telehandler manufacturer Magni has launched two 4,000kg/15.2 metre fixed frame telehandlers, the TH 4.15 S and TH 4.15 SP
UK based rental group Vp - owner of UK Forks, MEP and Brandon Hire Station - has issued a full year trading statement
Link-Belt has promoted Brandon Robinson to product manager of telescopic truck and All Terrain cranes
UK rental company H.E. Services has invested £15 million in 200 new Manitou telehandlers
16.04.2026
Faroe Islands contractor Rókin has taken delivery of a 300t Grove GMK6300L-1 All Terrain, the largest on the Islands
UK rental company Scott’s Hire has placed an order for 80 JCB telehandlers
Ireland's Fiontar group has joined IPAF, the first international health & safety consultancy to become a member of the federation
German rental company Kreutzberger has added Sinoboom aerial work platforms to its fleet
Potain has marked three decades of tower crane manufacturing in China with a ceremony at its Zhangjiagang facility
15.04.2026
A five axle All Terrain crane parked on a job site in Austria started moving on Monday and overturned into a foundation
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German rental company Ferdinand Scheurer has taken delivery of an 86ft Niftylift HR28 all electric boom lift
UK company TCH Logistics has taken delivery of a 13t - 59.4 t/m PM 70.5 SP heavy duty articulated crane
Two men died, and another was injured when the boom of a 43m truck mounted platform failed while working on an apartment block in Sicily on Friday
14.04.2026
German crane rental company Wiesbauer has taken delivery of its second 450t Tadano AC 7.450-1 All Terrain
Imer Accesss has appointed Sahalift as the exclusive dealer for its scissor lifts in Germany and Austria
Italian loader crane manufacturer Fassi, which also owns a significant stake in Jekko, has acquired Fascan, its distributor in the US, from the Faloney family
13.04.2026
German rental company Fröhlich Bau Kran & Baustellenlogistik has taken delivery of a 450t Grove GMK6450-1 All Terrain
Italian crane manufacturer Jekko has appointed Kees Hoogendoorn as export manager
We received the sad news over the weekend that Jacqueline Himsworth, the last member of Manitou’s founding family's second generation, has died
12.04.2026
UK rental company Mark One Hire has launched a community initiative to mark its 45th anniversary
11.04.2026
UK tracked carrier manufacturer Aconda has received its King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation
10.04.2026
