A tower crane collapsed last night in Bellevue, Seattle, killing a person in an apartment building.
17.11.2006
A new Liebherr Derrick crane answers the question, how do you get that internal climbing tower crane down from the top of a skysraper?
16.11.2006
Terex has appointed Tom Riordan as president and chief operating officer Ron Defeo to remain as chairman and CEO.
Nationwide Skylift has added six CTE badged Bizzocchi S-15 3.5 tonne truck mounted lifts to its fleet.
Ritchies Auction in Holland next week has over 300 cranes, Aerial lifts and telehandlers on the block.
Associated British Ports Holdings has appointed a new director
When Paul Kavanagh and his bride left the church after their wedding the car was most unusual
15.11.2006
Tanfield's plan to raise £20 million has been approved at today's Extraordinary General Meeting
The Aldi store in Chester, England, lost its roof on Sunday a Bronto owned by Hylift Access helped secure it.
Another round of lay offs signals the end of Universal
14.11.2006
A new company, Pop-Up Products Ltd, has been formed to market the Pop-Up scissor lift and other small access solutions.
Oktopus UK has appointed Andrew Hinton-Shelly to head up its crane division
Residents affected by the Battersea crane accident have formed an action group.
13.11.2006
Liebherr has confirmed that its revenues will exceed €6 billion ($7.7 billion) in 2006, an increase of at least 15%.
Leading loader crane producer Palfinger has posted record third quarter figures
Tyre companies Goodyear and Cooper both revealed a loss despite soaring revenues
Manbat, one of the UK’s largest battery distributors, has appointed Rhod Eaton to head-up its special products division, which includes the Access market.
12.11.2006
A 2003 Niftylift HR12NDE serial.No 12-10312 fitted with white tyres, was stolen from AJ Access last night
11.11.2006
A crane toppled over last night on the COSMIX project near Colorado Springs, the third crane accident on the job in six months.
10.11.2006
Francis Michael Lyons and Lyons Landfill were each fined £80,000 plus £35,000 costs after a loader crane operator was electrocuted by overhead power lines.
In the UK the HSE stopped work on 24 building sites in the Hull area this week due to the risk of serious injury, mostly from poor access equipment.
Lavendon has purchased Germany’s third largest access rental company, the Gardemann Group for €46 million (£31 million)
09.11.2006
A crane dropped a sewer pipe, fatally injuring a man in the north of England yesterday.
08.11.2006
On Friday the CPA sent out a bulletin to members, unfortunately its server had a worm virus and the email was sent repeatedly. A few members have added to the mayhem and are still “spaming” members.
