The first Intermat Middle East will be held in Abu Dhabi from 28th to 30th March 2011.
18.01.2011
Ashtead has issued a statement this morning that indicates that it will not proceed with the bid approach for Lavendon.
JLG has officially launched the 34ft 340AJ Rough Terrain articulated boom lift shown as a prototype at SAIE in October.
A CEN project to determine if current scissor lifts comply with EN280 will get underway later this month.
Dutch transport trailer manufacturer Nooteboom has supplied two new semi low-loaders to UK based AFI.
17.01.2011
UK based Independent Parts & Service has relocated to larger premises to keep pace with growing demand,
Rusty Kaylor/Alliance Rental has acquired Interstate Aerials - southern, from the New Jersey rental company.
UK based rental company Chippindale Plant has ordered 25 Manitou telehandlers.
Doug Friesen will move from his job as head of Terex Demag to senior vice president, Terex business system.
The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has launched a voluntary accident reporting scheme.
Italian based truck mounted lift manufacturer Isoli has appointed Statech as its distributor for the Czech Republic.
Chinese aerial lift manufacturer Dingli has moved into Australia and established Dingli Australia
16.01.2011
Manitowoc appointed Gilberto Ferreira as director of EnCore, the company’s remanufacturing programme for the Americas.
15.01.2011
Manitowoc has appointed Scott Keckler as vice president Crane Care, Americas.
An All Terrain crane tipped over, yesterday at an old phosphate plant in north Manatee County, Florida.
IPAF has ‘flagged’ the fact that the late Nigel Pargetter in the British radio drama The Archers should have used a MEWP.
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Hamburg based AFI GmbH has appointed an administrator under Germany’s insolvency laws.
14.01.2011
UK rental company Hewden has announced a £20 million investment in new construction equipment.
Cargotec has received an order from the port of Cartagena for 24 rubber tyred gantry and two ship to shore cranes.
Link Belt will unveil an all new 100 tonne telescopic crawler crane – the TCC1100 at Conexpo in March.
Comansa has delivered its first tower cranes in India, four units from its Chinese joint venture - Comansa Jie
13.01.2011
JCB has appointed Evansville, Indiana based Black Equipment as a new dealer for parts of Indiana and Kentucky.
A 50 metre high tower crane toppled over killing its operator in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
UK based aerial lift rental company Lavendon, has rejected yesterday’s joint approach from Ashtead and TVH worth 115p per share.
