US based Bigge Crane & Rigging has ordered a 10 tonne Potain MDT 219 flat top city tower crane
09.03.2017
Following our pre-show overlook here are a few more photos from a busy first day at Conexpo.
08.03.2017
JLG has unveiled a new 80ft true Hybrid articulated boom lift, the H800AJ at Conexpo.
Dave Bendle Skyjack service manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East is to retire
08.03.2017 4
UK/Irish crane rental group Cork Crane Hire has taken delivery of a Spierings SK1265-AT6 mobile tower crane
07.03.2017
The UK based A-Plant has acquired Kier Construction’s hoist business along with a five year supply contract
Genie will launch replacements for its current 105ft S-105 and 125ft S-125 telescopic boom lifts today
Conexpo opens later today in Las Vegas with some interesting new products, here are a few shots from build up
Irish shipping logistics company Doyle Shipping Group has taken delivery of a Liebherr LRS 545 reachstacker
A platform rotator on a Manitou ART17T - rail version of the 160ATJ articulated boom - failed last week in Scotland UPDATED
Dutch terminal operator Barge Terminal Tilburg (BTT) has taken delivery of five Kalmar Gloria reachstackers
06.03.2017
The UK is preparing legislation to require smaller cranes and all truck mounted lifts to be subject to annual inspections
On Friday, what was dubbed as "the world's largest crane auction" was held at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, UK
Two by standers were killed on Friday when an articulated pick & carry tractor crane overturned in India
06.03.2017 1
Austrian crane and access company Prangl has promoted Gerhard Eisenkölbl to become a Geschäftsführer of the company
In case you missed it this is Conexpo week and the Vertikal team will be out in force in Las Vegas - but other news reporting may suffer a little
Herc Rentals – previously Hertz – has reported its full year results with slightly lower revenues and a shift into the red
Liebherr has won a contract to supply a 3,000 tonne HLC 295000 heavy-lift marine crane to Belgium's Deme
Palfinger has announced six new models in its ‘Solid’ rage with load moments of between five and 19 tonne/metres.
Reports are coming in of a 500 tonne All Terrain crane overturning on Friday in Qatar during rigging
05.03.2017 1
Polish crane rental company Corleonis has taken delivery of a 250 tonne Demag AC 250-5 All Terrain crane
05.03.2017
Genie will unveil an updated, more compact version of its 135ft ZX-135/70 boom at Conexpo next week
04.03.2017
Terex Cranes is to apply the Demag name to some smaller All Terrain cranes, staring with the AC 55-3 and AC 60-3
03.03.2017 1
Two men moving furniture from an upper floor of a building is definitely one for our Death Wish series.