Italian telehandler manufacturer Merlo has unveiled two new models at the SIMA agricultural exhibition in Paris, intended for production next year.
15.03.2009
SGB UK and a client have been fined for a scaffolding collapse in Birmingham City Centre in 2006.
The UK’s national press have taken a dig at telehandler manufacturer for its sponsorship and entertaining at Cheltenham races last week, at a time it is cutting jobs and pay.
Haulotte has released a few more details on its 2008 results, the brief statement confirms revenues down 30% with profits down 64%
14.03.2009
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13.03.2009
Dianne Padgett is crazy about cranes and in order to help raise funds for Comic Relief wrote and read a poem to a crane operator.
12.03.2009
Scarborough, UK based Greenwood Hire has appointed Jon Plaskitt, as southern area sales manager.
Swift Access of Stoke, UK has joined the Access Link, the organisation of independently owned access rental companies in the UK and Ireland.
Grant Woodward, a previous owner of The Platform Company has ended his day to day involvement with the Lavendon group.
Skyjack has appointed R-Quip Equipment Rental as a distributor for its Zoom Boom telehandler (Carelift) line. .
Ramirent, the Finnish based international rental company has reversed its previous decision to pay a dividend for 2008, and is implementing further cuts following a poor start to the year.
The crane that fell into an excavation last week crushing a 26 year old man, was a mini crane.
A reader has sent us an absolutely classic although almost certainly ‘staged’ death wish from the land where doing things correctly is a way of life.
DK Rentals sales operation has been re-launched as Lavendon Sales, based in Belgium and responsible for the group’s used equipment sales efforts.
Dutch trailer manufacturer Boshuis has issued a trading statement saying that 2008 was a strong year and that it is in good shape to weather the current economic downturn.
AJ Access has agreed terms to purchase the SGB UK fleet of self propelled scissor and boom lifts.
11.03.2009
Bob Francis, founder of UK based Bob Francis Crane Hire, suffered a stroke at the end of February, but is out of hospital and on the mend.
New York City shut down crane operations yesterday at the World Trade Centre site after at least one lifting violation.
Telehandler and access manufacturer Manitou is predicting a fall in revenues this year of 40% and is in negotiations with its lenders as Gehl breaches its loan covenants.
Genie has appointed Jeff Weido as the product manager for its scissor lift line.
UK aerial lift rental company AFI has appointed Daryll Pearce as account manager for South West England.
Oshkosh, owner of JLG has reached an agreement with its lenders for an amendment to its credit agreement.
Terex Aerial Work Platforms/Genie has appointed Greg Braukus has been appointed director of global customer care,
10.03.2009
Aerial lift replacement parts distributor EPW, is to open its first European operation in the UK later this month.
