One in ten London workplaces were found to be failing to prevent falls from height during the inspection initiative that took place across the capital in the last two weeks.
25.09.2003
The full version of the current issue of Cranes & Access is now available on line. Now includes a Read it to Me option as well as an issue word search.
Cranes & Access has just released the results of its newly expanded annual listing of the UK & Ireland’s largest crane and access rental companies.
Pinguely-Haulotte has signed an acquisition agreement for LEV, the access rental activity arm of France-based truck rental company Fraikin.
19.09.2003
Autogru PM has acquired 100 per cent of the capital of aerial platform manufacturer Oil & Steel.
16.09.2003
Vertikal.net has learned that a total of nine 2001 unused JLG 600SC crawler mounted booms will be auctioned off at the next Ritchie bros auction in The Netherlands.
Two UK companies have been fined a total of £8,000 following an inspection of a construction site which found that risk of injury from falls from height and heavy plant were not properly controlled.
11.09.2003
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new safety campaign focusing on working safely at height.
10.09.2003
IPAF and Italian trade organisation ASCOMAC have organised an international forum to promote the importance and benefits of training for all users of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPS).
04.09.2003
HSE Inspectors will be once again blitzing construction sites across Great Britain this month checking on falls from height risks.
03.09.2003
Commoist has taken delivery of its second 100 tonne Liebherr mobile crane.
02.09.2003
Liebherr has partly blamed a fall in mobile crane sales for the overall drop in the company's total turnover in 2002.
01.09.2003
Powered access rental company, Panther Platforms, has invested £1.3 million in a range of scissor platforms and diesel and electronic booms.
26.08.2003
JCB has landed one of the biggest supply contracts in the company’s history with UK plant hire firm Fork Rent.
Intervect UK has supplied a total of seven Alimak construction hoists for work on the City of London’s major new landmark project, 30 St Mary Axe.
HSE has issued a report promoting the usefulness of mobile elevating work platforms for tree work.
14.08.2003
Hewden Stuart faces massive damages following the Canary Wharf tower crane tragedy - legal argument has focussed on interpretation of the CPA's hire contract conditions.
08.08.2003
IPAF manging director Paul Adorian and CSCS chairman Tony Merrick have sealed an agreement under which almost 100,000 PAL card holders will be brought under the CSCS Scheme umbrella.
07.08.2003
JLG has aquired a European telehandler line from Belgium-based firm Etablissements Fadeur.
06.08.2003
The Apex exhibition 2004 has been postponed until 2005.
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Palfinger will launch its first ever range of access platforms at Platformers’ Days 2003, being held later this month in Hohenroda, Germany.
"Kran & Bühne’s" annual listing of the largest lifting industry rental companies operating in the German speaking area is now available on-line
01.08.2003
Production of Peiner tower cranes is to move to the Demag facility in Zweibrücken, Germany and not the Comedil plant in Fontanafredda, Italy as originally stated
30.07.2003
