News has belatedly reached us of the death on December 20th of Bill de Vigier founder of Acrow
12.01.2004
The UK’s largest rail crane collapsed early this week, blocking two of London’s busiest rail lines at Clapham Junction.
08.01.2004
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is pushing for steel building designers to agree industry-wide standards for windloads during construction.
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank have decided today to leave base rates unchanged
Bristol-based Brandon Tool Hire has announced the acquisition of Rainham-based Ilford Plant Hire & Sales.
06.01.2004
UK based Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,519 following a lifting accident at Canary Wharf in London.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has concluded the prosecution of Conder Structures, following the death of a 16-year-old ground worker in Lutterworth, Leicestershire.
Growth in the UK construction business cooled a touch in December, but the sector still retained its shine, the monthly Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) survey says.
05.01.2004
The December CIPS/Reuters survey shows that UK and German manufacturing industries posted strong surges in growth for December.
02.01.2004
Londons FTSE 100 index closed an hour ago almost 14% on the year, its first annual increase since 1999.
31.12.2003
The widow of JCB founder Joe Bamford has received numerous tributes following her death on Christmas Day.
31.12.2003 1
Many of you in the Crane industry will remember the Scott brothers Tim and Tom. Find out how Tom is doing.
29.12.2003
Germany-based scaffolding group, plettac AG, yesterday announced the sale of the majority ownership of its Scaninter Group subsidiary.
23.12.2003
Ramirent of Finland has formally kicked-off its planned takeover of Sweden-based Altima. When completed, the deal will create one of Europe's largest equipment rental operations.
22.12.2003
US-based access equipment manufacturer and supplier, Bil-Jax, has been acquired from its German-based parent company plettac AG for an undisclosed sum.
A new Ainscough family member has arrived
EPL Access has taken delivery of the UK’s first Wumag WT 355 truck-mounted aerial work platforms through Wumag’s UK distributor, SkyKing.
Elevation Equipment Company, one of Ireland's largest access rental companies, has announced its official closure.
Powered access hire firm, The Platform Company, has today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Meek Group.
JLG will be taking over Access Industrie’s aerial work platform rebuild centre in Tonneins, France.
19.12.2003
Gateshead-based SEV Group has this month delivered its first batch of powered access equipment to its Romanian distributor, Electricom SA.
Verschoor Kranen of Sassenheim in The Netherlands has taken delivery of the first Spierings “Mighty Tiny” SK1265-AT6 mobile folding crane.
18.12.2003
The number of people out of work in the UK continued to stoop in November, while the number in work reached a new record.
17.12.2003
The Davis group has announced that a management buy-in team lead by HSS managing director Lister Fielding has bought HSS tool hire for a disclosed sum of £145 million
