Manitou is to invest €23 million in a new Greenfield parts depot close to its Headquarters at Ancenis.
13.03.2006
Trevor Gamble has been appointed as the new chair of the UK CPCS Management Committee, following a meeting of the “principal stakeholders” this week.
Crane veteran Roland Hammer has joined Manitowoc as director of strategic accounts, handling specific accounts in the Americas.
The Access link, the UK based affiliation of independently owned powered access rental companies, is entering a period of change, following the departure of Panther Platforms.
The April issue of Cranes&Access will go off to the printers during the first week of April, if you have any input please let us know as soon as possible.
Terex has said that it will launch a new European truck crane at Intermat.
12.03.2006
Terex has announced preliminary results for 2005, with revenues of 6.4 billion an increase of 28% with cranes rising by 18% and Access up 56%. The company expects revenues to top $7 billion in 2006.
We are sorry to report that an error occurred in an important chart in the Mini crane feature in the March issue of Cranes&Access.
11.03.2006
Nationwide Access has restructured, re-branded and re-launched its Skylift truck mounted aerial lift business.
Palfinger achieved revenues of €520 million in 2005 an increase of 29%, net profits jumped by 76% to €48 million.
10.03.2006
The Dana Corporation, supplier of axles and transmissions for telehandlers has sought protection under chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code.
A crawler crane being used on the construction of Seattles Art Museum's new sculpture park, fell across railway tracks earlier this week..
09.03.2006
The March issue of Cranes&Access is now on line it is 68 pages and stuffed full of news and information.
The dates for the second Dutch height worker days has been announced, it will be the 15th and 16th of September in Harderwijk.
Butler Capital Partners of Paris, has taken a 70% stake in Accès Industrie, the French access rental company.
08.03.2006
It looks as though Mobile cranes and one assumes aerial lifts, will now be exempt from the attempt to impose a 2014 diesel particulate standard on construction equipment working in London from this spring.
Geoffrey Marsh has taken over the chairmanship of the CPA mobile crane interest group, from Martin Ainscough.
VP, the owner of UK Forks and Hire station, has acquired Bukom General Oilfield Services Ltd.
Did you carry out a lift or heavy transport job between January 2005 and February 2006, that you think could win an ESTA...European job of the year?
07.03.2006
Put Thursday 21st of September in your diary, it is the date of the next CPA annual mobile crane interest group’s open meeting.
The Ashtead group, owner of A Plant and Sunbelt has reported record revenues and profits for its third quarter.
The Lavendon Group Europe’s largest powered access company has announced its preliminary results today. They show operating income up by 28%, with net debt down by over 25%
What are these access professionals doing in Finland?
A new access sales and leasing company has been established in Scotland selling and leasing Genie, JLG and PopUp lifts.
