Loader crane and load handling company, Hiab, has reported flat revenues for the first nine months, while order intake fell by almost 10 percent.
20.10.2008
A launching crane, collapsed yesterday in Delhi, India, dropping a 400 tonne bridge section onto several cars and a bus on the road below, killing two and injuring 17 others.
Today’s Death Wish comes from Germany where an excavator is used for lifting and a bucket as a platform.
City Lift has took delivery of the first 21 metre Nifty 210SD in Denmark
19.10.2008
Gehl has been sued by a shareholder who claims that the company undervalued its shares for he proposed sale to Manitou.
We have had several requests regarding more information on the Merlo/CAT based Giraf crawler mounted boom lift come crane come telehandler.
Australia’s Coates Hire, has appointed Leigh Ainsworth as its new chief executive.
Here are a few more glimpses of this weeks SAIE exhibition in Bologna which closes today.
18.10.2008
Skyjack has finalised a new dealer agreement for its VR telehandler line with Papé Material Handling of Eugene, Oregon.
17.10.2008
A 120 tonne All Terrain crane went over this afternoon in Peterhead, count the number of outriggers that are extended.
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced today that it will not prosecute anyone in the Liverpool tower crane accident of January 2007.
A Rough Terrain crane tipped over today in Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia bringing down power lines, affecting 2000 homes in the area.
A man was left stranded in a boom lift in Wellingborough, England yesterday after a passer-by made off with the keys.
Peter Hird has opened a new depot in Doncaster and promoted Phillip Moss to Director.
16.10.2008
After months of discussion, aerial lift manufacturers Socage and Altec are expected to formalise their co-operation agreement shortly.
The Nifty on Tour demonstration programme that kicked off in Germany earlier this year has been extended and will shortly move to Sweden.
Two operators were killed when a tower crane collapsed in Shanghai
A reader in Huddersfield, UK, sent us these photos of someone who clearly has his priorities wrong and needs to learn about modern access equipment.
A UK based company was hit for £5,000 yesterday after one of its employees fell off of the truck he was loading.
15.10.2008
A scaffold contractor could not understand why the self propelled boom lift he was using to dismantle scaffold would not lift.
Italy's premier equipment show - SAIE in Bologna - opened today.
European manufacturers agree to cease supply of semi-automatic quick hitches into the UK.
Merlo UK, has appointed CBL Bristol as its dealer for construction products in Bristol and the surrounding region.
14.10.2008
Manitex, the US based boom-truck/crane manufacturer, has appointed Phil Fridley to its executive team as director of operations.
