South Korean company Hanchang Heavy Equipment has taken delivery of a 2,500t Liebherr LR 12500-1.0 crawler crane
11.08.2026
JLG has acquired a stake in Nextera Robotics to develop autonomous, AI based technology for construction sites
Three 25t Potain MC 480 tower cranes are installing pylons for the 1,060m Luding Dadu River Bridge in China
We received the news this weekend that Dutch crane and access veteran Dick Schalekamp Snr, founder of Riwal has died
10.08.2026 1
UK rental company MTC has taken delivery of a 40t LTM 1040-2.1 Liebherr All Terrain to coincide with its 40th anniversary
10.08.2026
Dutch rental company Kraanverhuur T. Pater has taken delivery of twin electric Spierings SK597-AT4 eLift cranes
UK rental company Osprey has moved to larger headquarters premises with engineering base in Portishead, Somerset
A man died last week after falling around six metres when a scissor lift overturned at a facility in Michigan
08.08.2026
A self-erecting tower crane has been installed near the summit of Fløya mountain in Norway
07.08.2026
Italian telehandler manufacturer Faresin has appointed Haulotte Australia as exclusive distributor for the construction and rental market sectors in Australia
Manitowoc Crane - Grove, Potain, National Crane and Manitowoc - has reported a strong improvement in first half sales and profits
Danish glass handling equipment manufacturer GMV - Winlet & ErgoMover - has appointed Pick & Place Lifting Equipment as distributor for Canada
UK crane rental company Dewsbury & Proud has taken delivery of a 250t Grove GMK5250XL-1 All Terrain crane
Belgian international crane and heavy lift company Sarens has taken delivery of four new XCMG All Terrain cranes
06.08.2026
A man is fighting for his life after surviving an electrical shock and a six metre fall in Tlaquepaque, central Mexico on Tuesday
Irish rental company RMP has taken the first 20m Almacrawler B2190-A spider lift in the country, as well as six 26ft Zoomlion scissors
Dutch manufacturer VDL Energy Systems has appointed Armorum as its official distributor in Ireland
We have received photographs and basic information on a crane overturn at a new data centre in Farnborough, southern England
05.08.2026 1
Australian rental company Ausdirect has taken delivery of a 135ft Genie SX-135 XC telescopic boom lift
05.08.2026
German underbridge inspection platform manufacturer Moog has built and delivered its 700th unit
Spierings has delivered twin SK1265-AT6 eLift self-erecting mobile tower cranes to UK based Davies Crane Hire and City Lifting
Manitowoc has launched ‘Potain Power Solutions’, a new range of energy storage systems for tower cranes
A note to our Cranes & Access printed copy subscribers based in Iran
04.08.2026
US based Herc Rentals has published its first half results, with a jump in revenues and strong improvement in profitability
