The Vertikal Intermat and the next Cranes&Access close tomorrow, if you have last minute news or advertising messages now is the time.
08.04.2009
Tanfield has reported full year revenues up 18% on 2007 while profits fell 87% to £146 million. Goodwill and other write downs took the final result negative.
Spotted in March in Bayton road industrial Estate Coventry, UK two men used a 45ft lift to reach the roof and then climbed out of the platform cage.
The UK’s CPA and Health &Safety Executive will launch two major new Best Practice Guides at Vertikal Days on June 24th.
07.04.2009
SGB has scooped $4 million worth of new scaffold rental orders in the UK/Ireland
We have photographs of the first of Kobelco’s all new 400 tonne crawler crane that will debut at Intermat on April 20th
A mobile crane lifting a boat into place tipped over in Portchester, Hampshire, UK yesterday, destroying the boat.
If you are in the UK or perhaps near any port from the UK keep eye out for two red and white Loxam truck mounted lifts stolen last night.
A crawler crane went over yesterday on a bridge construction project on Highway 95 in Weiser, Idaho, USA.
Ashtead has appointed Joe Phelan, as president and chief executive of Sunbelt Rentals, its US subsidiary, replacing Cliff Miller, who departs after 13 years with the group.
Wolffkran has unveiled its Wolff 1250 B, 1500 tonne/metre luffing tower crane, with up to 60 tonne lift capacity and 80 metre jib.
This is technically Death Wish 59 spotted by a reader in Montréal Canada.
A man survived a 12 metre fall from an aerial lift yesterday after he was catapulted out of the platform in Ipswich. Australia.
06.04.2009
Wacker Neuson the light equipment and telehandler manufacturer has reported 2008 results with revenues up 17.3% while profits slipped 29%.
Two men were spotted last week in Leeds, UK, working on a glass roof
US crawler crane rental company, Essex Crane, has reported a 27% rise in 2008 rental revenues, but posted a $4.7 million pre-tax loss for the period.
Wynne Systems, owner of Rentalman rental software, has appointed Kris Brusselmans as general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
05.04.2009
Oshkosh says that it anticipates taking a $1.2 to $1.5 billion non-cash goodwill write-down, mostly related to JLG.
March was another record month for Vertikal.Net readership exceeding 100,000 visitors for the first time and almost 5 million hits.
04.04.2009
Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest equipment rental company has appointed James Morley as a non-executive director.
03.04.2009
Omaha-based Elliott Equipment Company has launched a new 50 ton boom truck
The winners at last nights international access awards included, Skyjack, JLG, A-Plant, Lavendon, Mastclimbers and Riwal.
Turnout for the IPAF summit was at record levels today, as delegates listened to a variety of high powered speakers.
02.04.2009
Terex has announced that it is resuscitating its plan to acquire the Fantuzzi port equipment business.
