We have heard the sad news that UK crane rental man Bob Francis, the founder of Bob Francis Cranes Hire in North Wales, has died
15.04.2023 1
It has been 12 months since the formation of the UK based, but increasingly international, Plant and Hire Aid Alliance its achievements have been substantial
14.04.2023 1
A tower crane overturned in Münchendorf on the south side of Vienna, Austria on Monday killing a waiting truck driver.
14.04.2023
US rental company Circle 8 Crane Service of Texas has appointed Arnold Mabee as its new chief executive
German access industry veteran Thomas Hässler has retired from the company he founded – Halle based Hässler-Lift
UK rental company Morris Leslie Plant Hire has acquired the assets and business of Harborough Hire Centre
German crane rental company Härzschel Kranverleih has taken delivery of a new 50 tonne Tadano HK 4.050-1 truck crane
13.04.2023
UK rental group Vp - owner of UK Forks, MEP and Brandon Hire - has published a full year trading update
The Sarens family has regained 100 percent of the equity in its heavy lift and transport business
12.04.2023
French rental company Freche Location has changed its name to FLS and taken delivery of a new 52.6m Multitel MJ525 truck mounted lift
South Korea is investigating a large number of tower crane operators for illegally withholding or slowing work in order to exract extra cash
12.04.2023 1
German aerial lift distributor Sahalift has opened its purpose built premises of its new branch for southern Germany
Bruce Kabalen, Link-Belt’s manager of marketing and technical communications has retired, Rebecca Vaughn takes over
UK rental company King Lifting has taken delivery of seven new Liebherr All Terrain cranes
11.04.2023
Eurasian Machinery, the Grove crane distributor for Kazakhstan, will now also cover Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan
A crane operator died last week in Malibu, California, after he lost control of his city type All Terrain on a steep canyon road
10.04.2023
Loxam owned Ramirent has acquired Northern Swedish rental company Jiab Hyrcenter
In case you are unaware a large part of the world is celebrating Easter
08.04.2023
French international rental group Kiloutou has acquired French regional rental company Bernard Location
06.04.2023
Polish rental company Błażej & Roman Usługi Dźwigiem has taken a new 700t Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 All Terrain crane
Magni Telehandlers has appointed Patrick Degen as business unit director for aerial work platforms
06.04.2023 1
The new premises for LGMG Europe are now operational, while a new high capacity 45ft articulated boom is now available
The latest Kran & Bühne is now online and available to read or download.
Several of you have asked if the Dutch train accident on Tuesday was really caused by a collision with a crane
06.04.2023 3
