Kranlyft the European distributor for Kato and Maeda cranes has purchased MBS a supplier of suspension systems.
26.06.2007
A man who fell off a ladder inside a storage silo yesterday, had to be rescued in dramatic style with an aerial lift.
Ashtead revenues jumped by over 40% for the full year to £896 million while profits were hit by the Nations Rent acquisition.
JLG Australia has promoted David Single to the post of national service manager.
25.06.2007
Rise Hire, the UK van mount business acquired by Lavendon, has appointed Peter Hardaker as business development manager
Bill Callaghan chairman of the UK's Health and Safety Commission has been awarded a Knighthood for his services to health and safety.
Beatrice Cardon head of Volvo CE corporate communications in Brussels is moving to Shippensburg
A boom truck travelling down Interstate highway I-35 near Dallas Texas smashed a hole in an overpass, take a look at the blow by blow recovery.
Mec Aerials has appointed Titan Equipment as its sole dealer for much of Michigan
24.06.2007
JLG dealer ProAer has appointed Jim Souders as a Vice President.
22.06.2007
An inspection has confirmed that six slew ring bolts were missing on the truck mounted boom lift that collapsed last month in Othello.
A 53 year old employee of Tenix Alliance was electrocuted while working on power lines in New Plymouth, New Zealand earlier this week.
Analysts are predicting that that Ingersoll Rand will become a prime target after it sheds its Bobcat business.
A second crane accident in two days in the Salt Lake City has triggered politicians to politicians to demand compulsory operator certification.
Euroloc, the Spanish based rental company has acquired Gruas Homs a Catalalonian based rental business
21.06.2007
Pop-Up Products is celebrating the sale of its 1,500th Pop-Up scissor lift.
Nordic Heavy Lift subsidiary Avonway has ordered a crane vessel with a 5,000 tonne single mast lifting capacity.
A truck mounted access platform toppled over in Clifton Moor (UK) yesterday after one of its outriggers sank into the pavement.
The world's largest crane rental company Maxim Crane Works has elected a new chairman.
A truck crane tipped and crashed into a home in Utah, USA.
20.06.2007
The operator of a mobile 'city' crane was fortunate to escape unhurt after the crane he was driving toppled over.
Lavendon, has released a preliminary half year trading statement confirming that revenues for the first half are likely to be up by over 48%
Port Services (Invergordon) has invested over £3 million in recent months on two new large mobile cranes.
19.06.2007
SafeWorks has promoted John Purtle to the newly created position of training manager
