Graeme MacDonald is to succeed Alan Blake as chief executive of JCB
13.06.2013
Steil Kranarbeiten, of Trier, Germany has taken delivery of the first Terex Superlift 3800 crawler crane
Wagenborg Nedlift has taken delivery of a new 750 tonne capacity Liebherr LR1750
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Kosran is launching its Safety Access Control (SAC) system at Vertikal Days, following successful field trials.
Multitel will launch its new 23.5 metre MX235 truck mount at this year’s Vertikal Days later this month
12.06.2013
CTE has delivered a 20 metre B-Lift 201 telescopic aerial lift to SRE Engenharia e Construções in Brasilia, Brazil.
Auctioneer Ritchie Bros has sold its largest its largest AT crane ever, a Terex Demag AC700 for €2.5 million
The UK’s CPA has reminded contractors of their legal obligation to prevent unauthorised access to cranes /equipment
The Spider division of SafeWorks has appointed Vic Presnal as district sales representative in Atlanta
A man was crushed by the boom of a mobile crane yesterday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
11.06.2013
Liebherr Container Cranes has received its first ever order from Peru for ship to shore and rubber tyre gantry cranes
The latest issue of Cranes & Access magazine is now online and available to read or download.
Dorman Long Technology has been awarded a contract in China for a 5,000 tonne modular lifting tower.
Spotted by a reader in Poland, a lazy mans way to carry out a quick job with a self-propelled lift.
California-based Bigge Crane and Rigging has purchased 58 new Grove and Manitowoc cranes.
10.06.2013
Sennebogen has appointed Volvo Maskin as the Norwegian distributor for its material handling machines.
US based Titan Equipment has reported a first quarter loss on slightly higher revenues.
A marshall at the Canadian Grand Prix has died after he fell and was run over by a telehandler yesterday.
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Chinese crane manufacturer Zoomlion said 21 executives, have bought $22 million of the company’s shares
The news services are reporting that a crane operator has been charged with manslaughter in Philadelphia
09.06.2013
Three people suffered minor injuries after a tower crane dropped its load in the Leith district of Edinburgh on Friday.
Two men in a boom lift in Genoa, Italy, escaped on Wednesday when the ground gave way under the machine
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ALL Erection & Crane Rental has purchased two new 9,000kg/13.3m Skyjack ZB2044 telehandlers.
07.06.2013
UK based Kimberly Access has published an open letter on why its Genie Z135/70 remain ‘stood down’