The sad news arrived today that Peter Oram, a leading light in the crane industry, passed away on Sunday. Peter had been ill for some time and was undergoing treatment for cancer.
30.06.2006
The site in Milton Keynes that suffered the major scaffold collapse in April has converted to Mast climbers.
When the London Stock exchange opened a few minutes ago Speedy Hire, the UK rental company officially joined the FTSE250.
Liebherr announced a new 130 tonne five axle All Terrain crane and showed off its new 1,350 tonne crawler crane at major open days this week.
29.06.2006
In case you have not already seen it, here is a photo of the new Liebherr telehander, currently under test and evaluation with selected customers in Germany and Austria.
In our bulletin this morning on the Access Link we inadvertently moved Light Hire from Exeter, where it is based to Plymouth where it is not.
The UK's Access Link met last week and agreed to part company with AMP, following its takeover by the Lavendon group. Light Hire was appointed to cover South West.
Following a strong first half Manitowoc has increased its earnings estimates for the full year by 16 percent
Egi, the specialist truck mounted aerial lift supplier, based in Northern France, has been acquired by fire fighting and emergency vehicle specialist Gimaex.
28.06.2006
Ashtead, owner of A-Plant and Sunbelt has reported record revenues and profits for the year to April 2006.
George Burnett, chief executive of the Ashtead group, owner of Sunbelt and A-Plant, is to retire in September. Geoff Drabble currently with Laird, will replace him.
Severe storms in Florida broke a lattice crane boom in two yesterday in Coral Gables Florida.
IMAI is launching a range of new mini/spider cranes ranging from 1.3 tonnes to 10.5 tonnes maximum lifting capacity
27.06.2006
The UK’s HSE stopped work for unsafe working at height on 17 occasions during visits to 19 sites in Grimsby and Cleethorpes last Monday.
An Ainscough crane launches charity balloon race in aid of hospice.
26.06.2006
This years Crane safety conference in London attracted over 140 delegates from as far afield as New Zealand.
Thomas equipment, the loader and telehandler company that fired its CEO last week has now terminated the consulting company that was helping with its restructuring.
25.06.2006
THE owner of Leith docks in Scotland, was fined £200,000 yesterday for breaching health and safety rules after a worker was hit by a crane.
23.06.2006
Demag Cranes AG initial public offering raised just €235 million, substantially less than predicted
22.06.2006
South African Port Operations (Sapo), has ordered 12 all-electric E-One cranes from Kalmar.
Allan Access is set to deliver the first 20 metre platform mounted on a Ford Transit 350 chassis
Cranes UK the distributor for Tadano Faun is moving to new premises tomorrow.
The Energy Networks Association has published a leaflet targeted at scaffold tower users to help reduce the number of accidents with overhead power lines.
21.06.2006
The UK's largest mobile crane has completed a series of lifts at the A66 Surtees Bridge on Teeside
