UK Contractor Amec and crane company Leach Structural Steelwork have been hit for almost £40,000 following a crane tip over last year.
11.09.2008
A reader spotted this scaffold tower in use in Livingston, Scotland and could not believe his eyes.
A man was catapulted from his truck mounted aerial lift yesterday after it was struck by a large articulated truck as he worked on a traffic lights.
The first 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 to arrive in the British Isles will enter service shortly with McNally/Windhoist of Ireland.
A new three unit product range will shortly join Pop-Up and Power Tower in the growing push around scissor lift market.
10.09.2008
Maxim Crane has been fined for the fatal big crawler crane accident at a Kansas power station this May.
Europlatform, the rental management conference, is being held next Tuesday, 16th September in Maastricht, Holland.
A set of photos from Tamworth in the UK, with two thirds of a work team safe and one third…well you decide.
The latest Cranes&Access magazine is online and available to read or download and includes the annual Top 30 rental company survey.
09.09.2008
Kranlyft has opened its new headquarters facility in Molnlycke, near Goteborg, Sweden
UpRight has unveiled a new 80ft platform height heavy duty Dutch style scissor lift which will be on display next week at APEX.
Alex Lee general manager of SGB Powered Access in the UK has left the company.
Manitou has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US based telehandler and skid steer manufacturer Gehl
Paul Gallacher of Pop-Up products and chairman of Pasma, the access tower industry association celebrates his half century today.
Lavendon has secured a new £180 million banking facility until 2013 the company says that the new debt facility will replace its existing facility that is due to expire in September next year.
Manitowoc will launch three new Dongyue truck cranes from its factory in Tai’an, China, at bauma China 2008 in November.
An eagle eyed reader spotted the fact that we missed something in our death wish 20 report last week,
Sent in from the Leeds area of the UK, in the words of our reader… a man almost working safely.
Congratulations to Andrew Winter of Manchester, UK, based crane rental company Winterlift, and his wife on the birth of a baby boy.
08.09.2008
A man was catapulted to his death yesterday in Rana, northern Norway after the boom lift he was working from was hit by an overhead crane, he was not wearing a harness.
Imai/Jekko the spider crane manufacturer has appointed VHS as its distributor for the Benelux region.
John Ball, current president of IPAF, has completed his training and qualified for an IPAF Pal card.
Q-Plant Hire of Manchester, has taken delivery of the first 110 tonne Kobelco CKE1100 crawler crane in the UK.
Today’s example of poor practice, sent in by one of our youngest contributors, shows a boom lift in use alongside a road.
07.09.2008
