London’s City Lifting made full use of Bauma last week to order cranes for the fleet and to confirm the purchase of the very first Unic 706, to be delivered worldwide.
30.04.2007
Limerick based Skylift Hire and JCB have announced a new partnership which will result in a major order from Skylift for JCB telehandlers to convert and expand its telehandler fleet.
Preliminary numbers from last weeks Bauma exhibition indicate a 20% rise in visitor numbers to over 500,000.
We start the week with an apology, last weeks Bauma was so hectic, so busy with its extended hours, that it almost stalled our daily news service.
The JLG Germany team at Bauma took to wearing traditional Bavarian dress, including lederhosen.
Spanish rental company Euroloc has reached an agreement to acquire Spanish aerial lift rental company Nacanco.
Rita Moog, wide of the late Alfons Moog, is to take over as general manager.
29.04.2007
The Aerial work platform division of Terex increased sales by over 19% in the first quarter of 2007.
28.04.2007
Revenues at Terex cranes rose by over 35% to over $500 million for the first quarter 2007.
27.04.2007
Hybrid has completed the CE approval process for its 1030E lightweight self propelled scissor lift.
Ainscough took the top ESTA award for crane jobs up to 100 tonnes for a job on the millennium stadium.
Bauma has been more hectic than ever, with record numbers streaming through the gates. Here is just a fraction of the news we have collected so far.
25.04.2007
Charlie Szews transitional president at JLG announced that a president would be appointed in May from the ranks of JLG management.
The Lavendon Group has purchased the UK’s Largest Van mounted lift rental company, Rise hire
Revenues at Lavendon are up by 52 percent with increases in all markets except France. Germany rose by 150 percent thanks to the Gardemann acquisition last year.
Chuck Martz has been named as CEO of Link Belt Cranes
Workers at Tanfield Engineering Systems, part of the group that owns UpRight powered access have come out on strike over pay.
24.04.2007
A crawler crane collapsed today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania no one was injured but a parked car was crushed.
We have now had a proper look around the Prototype Merlo Platform range that we reported on last Saturday. With a 40kph road speed and drive at full height it looks very interesting.
AFI-UpLift opens first branch in Scotland in Bellshill near Glasgow.
23.04.2007
New Italian manufacturer Techoil launches new mini scissor platform.
JCB has unveiled the new HiViz telehandlers.
Bauma has just opened its gates in Munich, the weather is fantastic if you have not already booked, do so now.
Two men are alive and in “fair condition” today after their boom lift tipped over, the men are convinced that the harnesses they were wearing saved their lives.
22.04.2007
