Paul Gallacher of Pop-Up products and chairman of Pasma, the access tower industry association celebrates his half century today.
09.09.2008
Lavendon has secured a new £180 million banking facility until 2013 the company says that the new debt facility will replace its existing facility that is due to expire in September next year.
Manitowoc will launch three new Dongyue truck cranes from its factory in Tai’an, China, at bauma China 2008 in November.
An eagle eyed reader spotted the fact that we missed something in our death wish 20 report last week,
Sent in from the Leeds area of the UK, in the words of our reader… a man almost working safely.
Congratulations to Andrew Winter of Manchester, UK, based crane rental company Winterlift, and his wife on the birth of a baby boy.
08.09.2008
A man was catapulted to his death yesterday in Rana, northern Norway after the boom lift he was working from was hit by an overhead crane, he was not wearing a harness.
Imai/Jekko the spider crane manufacturer has appointed VHS as its distributor for the Benelux region.
John Ball, current president of IPAF, has completed his training and qualified for an IPAF Pal card.
Q-Plant Hire of Manchester, has taken delivery of the first 110 tonne Kobelco CKE1100 crawler crane in the UK.
Today’s example of poor practice, sent in by one of our youngest contributors, shows a boom lift in use alongside a road.
07.09.2008
Storent SIA, the recently formed Latvian rental company has ordered 20 Nifty trailer lifts.
Hertz Equipment Rental is moving into China, opening its first location in Shanghai with aerial lifts, compressors and generators, with plans to add cranes later.
The UK Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting Plymouth City Council following the death of an employee while using a forklift as a work platform.
Genie has appointed Luke Webber as senior compliance and applications engineer to provide direct customer product compliance and application support.
05.09.2008
An accident with a truck mounted lift has cost a York company £15,000 in fines and costs, for poor training and planning.
A crane dropped a large steel tube onto a mans leg at a cement plant in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, breaking his leg. The plant says that its 60 days without an accident still stands.
Ramirent has appointed Magnus Rosén as its new president and CEO.
New York City council has voted to approve three pieces of legislation to improve construction safety at sites where tower and climber cranes are in use.
Sent in from Romania a bridge maintenance system that us a much less costly solution than a Moog or Barin.
A tower crane erector fell 170 metres to his death at a construction site at West 41st Street and 11th Avenue in New York today.
04.09.2008
A.M.P Access the Lavendon regional group member in the South West of England, has officially come under the Panther banner this week.
Terex has revised its full year and quarterly forecasts trimming its revenue predictions by 2.5% and its profits by 7%.
Kobelco Cranes has appointed Los Angeles, based Continental Crane as its distributor for California, Oregon and Washington.
