Hewden Access has implemented a 100% testing and recording regime for cables and chargers on electric scissor lifts to meet PAT rules.
03.01.2007
Spain Crane has won the Unic Cranes Europe dealer of the year award for 2006.
Siteserv has acquired Easy Access for a maximum of €23 million.
02.01.2007
Hyva the Dutch based group that owns Kennis loader cranes has acquired Amco-Veba following approval by the EU anti competition authorities.
Valla Cranes UK has established Valla Cranes (Middle East) a 50/50 venture with local investors to sell and support Valla crane throughout the region.
01.01.2007
Should the wearing of Harnesses with a short lanyard be a legal requirement on boom lifts?
30.12.2006
Kalmar, the Finnish based reach stacker, container and straddle crane manufacturer has acquired the CVS-Ferrari group.
29.12.2006
Fernando Bazo the international sales manager of ADI, the used platform company, resigned from the company yesterday.
27.12.2006
The company that owns and operates the bus in the fatal Manchester boom lift accident has been suspended.
26.12.2006
All of us at Vertikal would like to thank all of our sponsors and readers for their fantastic support in 2006 and to wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2007.
Colin Robertson has resigned as executive VP of operations.
22.12.2006
Snorkel is launching two new articulating booms at this years ARA, with 80 and 85ft platform heights.
The UK businesses represented at this weeks extraordinary meeting of PAIG, have issued a strong statement calling for the use of Harnesses and short lanyards in boom lifts.
Malcolm and Ben Bowers have established their new aerial lift rental business in Ossett, West Yorkshire UK.
UAB Cramo, the Lithuanian business of Cramo plc (RK) of Finland has acquired local access specialist UAB Aukstumines Sistemos.
21.12.2006
Indian tractor manufacturer Escorts plans to double output of cranes and forklifts in 2007.
Ipswich-based Sky High Access hoist division has taken the UK's first five metre platform conversion kit for the Geda 1500 Z/ZP.
A crane-safety conference following the Seattle crane collapse has agreed steps to improve safety and restore confidence.
Two men fell 12 metres from a boom lift after they were catapulted out of the platform in Osage, Iowa.
Skyjack parent, Linamar, has set up its hydraulic components business as a new division within its industrial group. A new president has been appointed.
The Greater London Authority is pressing ahead with its plans to demand the fitting of diesel particulate filters on construction equipment, the UK's CPA has published a helpful guide.
20.12.2006
The operator of a tower crane in Penang survived after the top of the crane plunged 40 metres to the ground.
High Level Platforms of Wareham, has joined the UK's Access Link
We asked yesterday for some input from those are against making the wearing of harnesses a legal requirement for boom lifts. Here is an alternative view.
