German based crane rental company Knaack has purchased two new 600 tonne Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler cranes.
20.10.2010
Employees at the Atlas loader crane plant in Germany have held two strikes against changes in working practices.
Tanfield, owner of Snorkel, has given a 60 day exclusivity on its SEV electric vehicle division for $1 million.
A man was electrocuted yesterday in Michigan after touching overhead power lines from a trailer lift
19.10.2010
A man died on Sunday from an overhead crushing accident while operating a lift near York Pennsylvania.
Haulotte has announced another quarter of growth, with revenues climbing 20% compared to last year.
Italian platform manufacturer CTE has appointed two new sales managers for Italy/Europe and South America.
The latest Cranes & Access, issue 12.7, is now online and available to read or download.
A man died last Thursday after he was flipped out of the work platform he was using on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
19.10.2010 2
A new CEN Working Group has been formed to develop a European standard for transport platforms.
18.10.2010
A telescopic crawler crane has tipped over this morning in Connecticut while installing counterweights.
18.10.2010 1
The Spider division of SafeWorks has opened a new operation centre in Panama City, Panama.
Tanfield, owner of Snorkel has dismissed a bid from Liberty Electric cars as having no merit.
JCB has agreed a settlement with an “Asian manufacturer” regarding the copying of its 3CX backhoe loader.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab loader cranes and Kalmar reach stackers, has increased its full year profit forecasts.
In case you were unaware this year’s Ryder cup was held in Wales, AA Access provided the lifts.
16.10.2010
Swedish Steel company SSAB is to add a research and development facility to its Kunshan, China plant.
15.10.2010
Skyjack has sold the rights to manufacture and sell replacement parts its straight mast fork truck line.
15.10.2010 1
We have updated our earlier report on the administration of UK based E.S.Access during the day here is a summary.
Konecranes has agreed to buy WMI Cranes, the Indian based industrial crane company.
UK-based access rental company Blade Access has been sold and renamed Blade Access Specialists Ltd.
UK-based aerial lift rental specialist E.S. Access Platforms has been placed in adminstration this morning.
Sent in from South Wales an innovator creates a whole new meaning for pallet on the forks access.
The offices of Dutch based international rental company Riwal have been searched by the Dutch Ministry of Justice.
14.10.2010
