A lineman was electrocuted last week while working from a platform in Henderson, Shiawassee County in Michigan
21.08.2026
US based Engineered Rigging has taken delivery of a 130t LG132-0750, its first Officine CLP hydraulic gantry since being named the company’s distributor for the Americas, and the first to arrive in the US
UK rental company Blade Lifting and Logistics has taken delivery of a six tonne/ 48 metre Böcker AK48 truck mounted crane
A man was injured on Tuesday when a bus clipped the platform he was working from in Glasgow Scotland
20.08.2026 2
German rental company KönningKrane has taken delivery of its third Liebherr All Terrain crane, the 150t LTM 1150-5.4
20.08.2026
US based low level lift manufacturer AXCS/Hy-Brid has appointed Nick Lewis as regional sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic
LGMG will show a production version of the new 106ft AR32J-2 articulated boom lift at Vertikal Days next month, alongside another new product yet to be announced
Two men died earlier today in Portugal when the boom lift they were working from overturned rearwards, throwing them from the platform
19.08.2026
Canadian aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer Skyjack has appointed Dave Wanta as regional VP of sales for the Southeast US
Platform Parts UK has moved into a larger facility in Durham, northeast England and completed its rebranding process
Scottish rental company Forsyth of Denny has taken delivery of the country’s first 300t Liebherr LTM 1300-6.4 All Terrain
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18.08.2026
UK rental company Clearview Services has taken delivery of its second 90m Ruthmann T 900 HF truck mounted lift
Davis Crane Group in the USA has taken delivery of a 450t Tadano AC 7.450-1 All Terrain
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On Friday, we received the tragic news that access industry veteran Peter Ellis had died
17.08.2026 1
UK rental company ABA Crane Hire has taken delivery of a Liebherr MK140-5.1 mobile self erector
17.08.2026
Niftylift is set to release three new products at Vertikal Days next month along with two retrofittable Hybrid power packs
Genie will mark its 60th anniversary at Vertikal Days, which takes place 9-10th September, a few days before the company’s official anniversary date on 12th September
US crane rental company Bay Crane has acquired Clark Rigging & Rental in upper New York state
14.08.2026
Australian rental company BSF Mobile Cranes has recieved the country’s first Liebherr MK 88-4.1E mobile self erecting tower crane, as well as a 450t LTM 1400-6.1
Telematics solutions provider ABAX has launched ABAX Vision AI which combines video cameras with driver safety technology
South Africa's Johnson Crane Hire, Tadano and MMS Mobile Cranes raised £3,800 for Hope Haven Home of Safety during a golf day for the rental company's 50th anniversary
Four weeks today, the doors at Newark Showground will open for the biggest Vertikal Days yet!
13.08.2026
US Wire rope and rigging supplier Ascent Lifting, which operates under the Certex USA brand, has acquired lifting and fall protection supplier United Rigging in Florida
