A number of vehicle mounted lifts from the Market Harborough area are being offered for sale on Ebay.
21.12.2008
The boom of a mobile lattice crane collapsed yesterday while erecting steel on a site in North Raleigh, North Carolina.
20.12.2008
Terry D. Growcock, chairman of the board of Manitowoc has announced his intention to retire at the end of the year.
19.12.2008
Tim Whiteman, managing director of IPAF, has been appointed chairman of the Basel Chapter of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce.
Two men painting an apartment building in Richmond, New South Wales were thrown from their truck mounted lift after it lost stability.
18.12.2008
Ramirent, the Finnish based international rental company has issued a bulletin this morning saying that it will cut 600 jobs as it expects revenues to fall in 2009.
An 86ft boom lift helps raise awareness and funds for autism in Indiana
17.12.2008
This one is a real classic it is quite extraordinary what solutions people will find for working at height.
Hiab has won an order for 95 of its loader cranes and cargo bodies from the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, for delivery in 2009.
The OpenView Group of Romford, Essex in the UK has taken delivery of a number of CTE Z19 articulated boom truck mounted lifts.
MEC is preparing to ship the first production units in its new ’91 series’ of electric powered Rough Terrain scissor lifts.
16.12.2008
Manitowoc Cranes has warned that the number 79A boom tops on 32 units of its Model 18000 crawler cranes must be inspected before further use.
Technically Death Wish 43 this one has seasonal touch to it, hopefully this man will be around for the celebrations
Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Andreas Schwer as senior vice president of global engineering and innovation.
Finning International has appointed David S. Smith as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
15.12.2008
The first of the new Liebherr 100 tonne LTM1100-4.2’s has been delivered to Dunagép RT of Hungary.
Kran Warylo, the Polish based rental company has taken delivery of a 750 tonne Liebherr LG1750, the largest crane in Poland.
A crane travelling down a narrow lane in Wiltshire, UK, slipped off the road and became bogged down on the verge at the weekend.
Demag industrial and port cranes has reported revenues for its full fiscal year up over 13%, while profits jumped 45%.
Peter Lancken, chief executive of Australian rental company Kennards says he will step down from the job during 2009.
14.12.2008
The UK HSE has appointed Philip White as the new chief inspector of construction.
A large dragline has been badly damaged after its boom was dropped when a crane’s winch failed while lowering it for maintenance at the Curragh mine in Queensland.
13.12.2008 2
Several of you have asked who won the Facelift Spot the difference competition that ran in Cranes&Access here are the results.
13.12.2008
Riwal the Dutch based international sales and rental company has boosted its equity and strengthed its senior management team..
12.12.2008
