The MD of a failed construction company has been fined £80,000 plus £18,495 costs for a 2007 crane accident.
20.12.2011
A court in Japan has given the crane operator who crashed into a group of schoolchildren a seven year sentence.
RKP Access Platforms is now fully operational from a base in Tyne and Wear, north east England.
20.12.2011 1
A New York law firm is investigating directors of RSC for possible breaches of duty over the deal with United Rentals.
New rules in Singapore stipulate that all loader crane operators must be tested and certified by Sept 2013.
A photo sent to us by a Dutch reader from the Ukraine, shows the planned misuse of a boom lift.
19.12.2011
UK rental company Hewden has agreed a 12 month deal with Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions for operated plant.
Allan Hemmings, managing director of Peter Hird & Son completed his final work day on Friday with a big send–off.
19.12.2011 1
We have received the dreadful news that Stefano Flisi, son of Fiorenzo Flisi, chief executive of Socage has died.
German crane rental company Wiesbauer has taken delivery of a new 750 tonne Liebherr LR1750 crawler crane.
Italian mobile crane manufacturer Valla has launched the 12 tonne 120EVO battery powered pick & carry crane.
A loader crane went over in the small town of Rælingen, to the east of Oslo, Norway last week.
18.12.2011 2
Joe Pustizzi founder of Trico Equipment, a pioneer in the aerial lift rental business has died aged 96.
18.12.2011
The Movember charity event to raise funds for men’s cancer charities has passed and Team Nifty is celebrating
16.12.2011
Three veterans of the UK crane and access business have just returned from a trip up the Amazon basin
A incident with a loader crane at Ipswich docks on Friday night has left one man dead and another seriously injured.
United Rentals and RSC Holdings have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement
Canadian oilfield trucking and hauling company Trans Carrier has added a National Crane NBT55 to its fleet.
Bridon International is investing £30 million in a new wire rope factory in Tyneside, UK.
Italian crane manufacturer Marchetti has appointed AGD Equipment as its UK and Ireland distributor.
Spanish vehicle mounted lift manufacturer Movex has appointed Power Lift UK as distributor for the UK and Ireland.
15.12.2011 1
The 115m Mittal Orbit structure, centrepiece of London’s Olympic Park, has employed an unusal access solution.
15.12.2011
Wind turbine transportation specialist, Give Svaergods has taken delivery of the first Terex AC140C in the UK.
US based Volvo Rents has acquired Midwest Aerials & Equipment of St Louis, the latest move in its acquisition spree.
