Lavendon has released a brief trading statement prior to its AGM yesterday, showing an 8% rise in revenues.
24.04.2009
Haulotte has announced first quarter revenues down 61% down on the same period last year.
Palfinger has merged its two aerial lift brands – Wumag and Bison - into a single company - Palfinger Platforms.
23.04.2009
Haulotte has introduced a number of new products at Intermat including a 40ft platform height 1.2m wide electric scissor lift.
The UK’s Ladder Association has issued an open letter objecting to the content of a BBC TV programme in the UK this week.
Palfinger Nederland has added a new 820 square metre building to its premises in Zoeterwoude, Holland.
Aerial Platforms the Leigh, Lancashire, UK based rental company has been gained IPAF Rental + certification.
22.04.2009
Terex Cranes has first reported quarter revenues down 29% to $461 million, while operating profits slumped 70% to $25.4 million.
Terex AWP, largely Genie, has reported a 65% decline in first quarter revenues to $228.5 million and posted a lost of $41 million.
Sascha Scholz, previously with Terex Demag’s engineering team has joined Chinese manufacturer Sany as head of R&D mobile cranes.
21.04.2009
We can confirm that Alexander Knecht, until last year managing director and chairman of Terex Demag, has joined the board of Japanese crane manufacturer, Tadano.
UK based AFI-Uplift has purchased 55 small electric aerial work platforms.
Wakefield, UK, based Horizon Platforms has been awarded the IPAF Rental + accreditation.
Ernst Van Hek, has resigned from mast climber and hoist manufacturer Alimak Hek.
It has been confirmed that Segundo Fernandez and Haulotte have parted company.
Manitowoc Crane has announced a partnership with Orbcomm, the global satellite data communications company.
20.04.2009
A 50 tonne truck crane tipped over on a major project in Turkmenistan last week, but what caused it?
St Louis, USA, based Midwest Aerials & Equipment, has opened a new location, its fourth, in Bloomington, Illinois.
Here we have a pictorial roundup of some of the new and interesting machines at the Intermat show.
19.04.2009
Intermat opens its gates today with a surprisingly well attended show - not everyone followed best practice rules during build up.
Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. trade representative from 2006 to 2009, has been appointed as a director of Caterpillar Inc.
Gehl, the US based manufacturer, acquired by Manitou last year, has entered into a forbearance agreement with its lenders in order to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
18.04.2009
JLG has received a Foreign Military Sales order from the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive Armaments Command for 54 JLG G6-23A telehandlers for Iraq.
17.04.2009
JLG has received an order from the United States Army for 214 JLG ATLAS II telehandlers.
