UK based general rental company Speedy Hire has ordered 250 Skyjack slab scissor/mast lifts.
18.08.2011
Telehandler and light equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson has announced first half revenues up 34.6%.
A reader in the UK has sent is a fine example of what is known as a ‘bodge’ or make do solution for stair access.
Danish based glass handling company HH-Intellitech is moving into North America with the Robertsons.
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A truck crashed through the third floor wall of the New York Sanitation workshops in Queens yesterday.
17.08.2011
A man died on Tuesday after he was struck by a falling crane boom off the coast of Texas.
A man died on Monday after he touched an overhead power line as he operated an aerial lift in Minnesota.
Ernst van Hek, previously of Alimak-Hek has established a new trading company- van Hek & Partner - in Austria.
While unemployment continues to be a fact of life there are a good number of crane and access jobs available.
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) will hold its first-ever national convention in the USA this November.
Terex has completed the purchase of the Demag shares under its tender offer and now owns 82% of the company.
Polish based Herkules crane rental has purchased four black mobile cranes with fire-red boom noses.
German based rental company Mietpark Gushurst has taken delivery of a number of Snorkel scissor lifts.
16.08.2011
A man working on a large advertising hording has died after falling around 24 metres from a work platform in Texas.
The operator who died in the crane accident yesterday at the Scout Moor wind farm in Edenfield, UK has been named.
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Cumberland UK has agreed to represent access equipment manufacturer Niftylift in Iraq.
Wynne Systems is expanding its customer support operations in Europe and South America.
15.08.2011
Ladder and mobile tower manufacturer Zarges has launched the fibreglass version of new Teletower.
A crane operator died after his crane ran away on a steep incline at a quarry/windfarm in Rossendale, near Bury, UK.
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Asia/Pacific’s largest crane rental company Tat Hong has reported a sharp fall in first quarter profit on higher revenues.
A new company has been established in the UK to provide contractors and other crane owners with operators.
Unic Cranes Europe has purchased 1,000th 2.9 tonne Unic URW-295 ultra compact spider crane.
14.08.2011
We have a little more information and some photographs of the UK wind farm incident in June.
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Alimak Hek is extending its Light Range of hoists with the introduction of the TPL 300 and TPL500.
12.08.2011
