After a very wet build up day to this year’s Vertikal Days all is ready for the opening today at 10:00
14.05.2014
Deep South Crane & Rigging of Louisiana has taken delivery of the first Terex AC1000 All Terrain crane in the USA
Terex Utilities has expanded the distribution territory of its largest distributor/ installer - Dueco,
13.05.2014
UK based rental company Speedy has posted full year results with profits up five percent on flat revenues.
Liebherr Maritime Cranes is to supply 20 mobile harbour cranes to port operators in Algeria.
Chinese lithium ion battery maker Sinopoly is looking at a strategic investment in Smith Electric Vehicles
The JV between Hiab and China National Heavy Duty Truck was officially inaugurated last week
12.05.2014
US based Essex Crane Rental has reported another disappointing quarter with lower revenues and a larger loss
Access rental group Lavendon is to spend more than £55 million on new aerial lifts this year.
Palazzani is to launch a new 43 metre spider lift next month
JCB achieved its third most profitable year but turnover and profits were down compared to 2012.
UK based rental company Lifterz has acquired the rental assets of Ranger Equipment/The Spiderlift Co
12.05.2014 4
Finnish based Bronto Skylift posted a first quarter loss on lower shipments but higher order intake
A man trimming trees around power lines from a utility type truck mounted lift/bucket truck was critically injured in Las Vegas on Friday
11.05.2014
German based rental company, Mateco has purchased a number of JLG boom lifts, including a 1500SJ
This year’s Vertikal Days opens at 10:00 on Wednesday. Our normal news service may therefore be a little slow so come visit the show instead
11.05.2014 3
A Death Wish example sent in by one of readers shows a callous disregard for safe work at height
10.05.2014
A man died on Wednesday last week in Orlando, after falling around 12 metres from the platform
UK based rental company Upward Powered Access is about to open its second depot to the West of London.
A boom truck overturned in Milwaukee yesterday and landed on several cars causing significant damage
UK access platform specialist CPL has launched a Socage A314 boom on an Isuzu 4x4 chassis
09.05.2014 1
A truck crane broke through the surface of a car park to an underground car park in Idaho
A reader has sent us a photo of a man using ladders for tree work, it probably the craziest we have seen?
09.05.2014
JLG has appointed Palmer Johnson Power Systems as its authorised service provider for Minneapolis
