SafeFirst has been appointed as the Irish dealer for Altec and Cumberland/Socage.
27.01.2012
UK-based MBS Tracked Access has added three Teupen spider lifts to update and expand its fleet.
A man fell to his death from a tower crane in Sydney, Australia just after midnight on Thursday.
26.01.2012 1
RSC has reported a strong finish to the year, pushing it back into profit for the quarter.
26.01.2012
A mother and four year old daughter suffered injuries after being hit by a scaffold board in Manhattan, New York.
Carl Icahn’s proxy battle with JLG owner Oshkosh comes to a head on Friday at the AGM.
Harsco has announced improved profits for the year, although Infrastructure losses continue.
The recently launched M&G Technologies battery charger, is now been fully certified for the European market.
UK based telehandler specialist Fork Rent has ordered 600 JCB telehandlers as part of its expansion plans.
US based United Rentals posted a strong fourth quarter ending the year with a 17% hike in revenues.
25.01.2012
A telescopic crawler crane overturned yesterday while being loaded onto a transport trailer in Connecticut.
The first 52 metre TCA Falcon FS520C to go into a rental fleet has gone to work at London’s Olympic park.
A reader has sent us a video of a fantastic job in Austria, which could also qualify for our Death Wish series.
25.01.2012 2
A report has been issued regarding the cause of the fatal 1,000 tonne crawler crane collapse in China last October.
25.01.2012 1
A boom truck crashed into a house in Concord New Hampshire yesterday as it attempted to lift a tree.
UK based spider lift rental specialist Higher Access has taken delivery of three new Omme spider lifts.
24.01.2012
A man was electrocuted on Monday in Borger, Texas while working on overhead power lines.
Two men were saved by their harnesses yesterday after a suspended platform collapsed in Cleveland, Ohio.
UK based load cell manufacturer LCM Systems saw revenues rise 15 percent in 2011.
UK based sales and rental company AFI-Uplift has launched its own range of finance packages.
Broshuis has announced a new line of 100 tonne plus low loading transport trailers.
Japanese spider crane manufacturer R&B has appointed LTECH as its distributor in Russia.
Spotted by a regular reader in Slovakia, a compact Rough Terrain scissor lift being used on a slope,
23.01.2012
Caterpillar has launched the TL1255C a new 12,000lb/55ft telehandler for the North American market.