Virtually the entire Vertikal Team will be at Europlatform, APEX and Conexpo Russia next week which may reduce our reporting of other news
14.09.2008
Manitou South Africa has signed an agreement to distribute CVS Ferrari container handling equipment in Southern Africa.
12.09.2008
UK based NASC is encouraging its members to anonymously ‘whistle blow’ on principle contractors who continue to use non-regulated scaffolding companies.
Altrad, the Montpelier, France, based scaffold and concrete equipment manufacturer, has agreed to merge with Belle, the UK based producer of compact equipment.
UK based cranes2u.com has added a Maeda MC285 to its new fleet of spider cranes, one of its first jobs was as tight a squeeze as is possible.
The first of the 1,200 tonne LTM11200-9.1 telescopic cranes to be delivered has arrived with Mammoet and went to work in Rotterdam.
Apex 2008 the specialist show for access equipment will open its gates in Maastricht next Wednesday to a record number of new products.
Wayne MacDonald, senior vice president of engineering at JLG has announced that he will retire at the end of the month.
11.09.2008
Jackie Hanford is leaving SED, the UK construction equipment show after 30 years.
The UK Health and Safety Executive has appointed Stephen Williams to the newly created post of director of field operations London and the Olympics.
Several readers from New Zealand have asked why we have not reported on the crane accident that occurred earlier this week.
UK Contractor Amec and crane company Leach Structural Steelwork have been hit for almost £40,000 following a crane tip over last year.
A reader spotted this scaffold tower in use in Livingston, Scotland and could not believe his eyes.
A man was catapulted from his truck mounted aerial lift yesterday after it was struck by a large articulated truck as he worked on a traffic lights.
The first 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 to arrive in the British Isles will enter service shortly with McNally/Windhoist of Ireland.
A new three unit product range will shortly join Pop-Up and Power Tower in the growing push around scissor lift market.
10.09.2008
Maxim Crane has been fined for the fatal big crawler crane accident at a Kansas power station this May.
Europlatform, the rental management conference, is being held next Tuesday, 16th September in Maastricht, Holland.
A set of photos from Tamworth in the UK, with two thirds of a work team safe and one third…well you decide.
The latest Cranes&Access magazine is online and available to read or download and includes the annual Top 30 rental company survey.
09.09.2008
Kranlyft has opened its new headquarters facility in Molnlycke, near Goteborg, Sweden
UpRight has unveiled a new 80ft platform height heavy duty Dutch style scissor lift which will be on display next week at APEX.
Alex Lee general manager of SGB Powered Access in the UK has left the company.
Manitou has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US based telehandler and skid steer manufacturer Gehl
