Storent SIA, the recently formed Latvian rental company has ordered 20 Nifty trailer lifts.
07.09.2008
Hertz Equipment Rental is moving into China, opening its first location in Shanghai with aerial lifts, compressors and generators, with plans to add cranes later.
The UK Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting Plymouth City Council following the death of an employee while using a forklift as a work platform.
Genie has appointed Luke Webber as senior compliance and applications engineer to provide direct customer product compliance and application support.
05.09.2008
An accident with a truck mounted lift has cost a York company £15,000 in fines and costs, for poor training and planning.
A crane dropped a large steel tube onto a mans leg at a cement plant in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, breaking his leg. The plant says that its 60 days without an accident still stands.
Ramirent has appointed Magnus Rosén as its new president and CEO.
New York City council has voted to approve three pieces of legislation to improve construction safety at sites where tower and climber cranes are in use.
Sent in from Romania a bridge maintenance system that us a much less costly solution than a Moog or Barin.
A tower crane erector fell 170 metres to his death at a construction site at West 41st Street and 11th Avenue in New York today.
04.09.2008
A.M.P Access the Lavendon regional group member in the South West of England, has officially come under the Panther banner this week.
Terex has revised its full year and quarterly forecasts trimming its revenue predictions by 2.5% and its profits by 7%.
Kobelco Cranes has appointed Los Angeles, based Continental Crane as its distributor for California, Oregon and Washington.
Two men start off well, with boom lift and harness, but then go wrong as they climb out.
A crane operating within a refinery hit and broke a tube yesterday causing an oil leak and fire.
03.09.2008
Patrice Métairie head of Haulotte group customer services has taken over as manager of Haulotte France.
02.09.2008
Another one from the UAE and yet another case of mistaking a telehandler fork for a platform.
First half revenues at the Industrial Segment of Linamar, which is largely Skyjack, were C$281 million marginally up on the same period in 2007.
Northern Crane Services has acquired Parkland Crane Service of Stony Plain, Alberta.
We are finalising the results of our annual Top 30 survey of UK/Ireland crane, telehandler and access rental fleets. If you have not returned or received a form now is the time.
Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt and A-Plant, has reported first quarter revenues up 5% while profits grew by 26%.
A chair is much used form of low level access, but on a seventh floor balcony?
Australian crane rental company LCR Lindores has been acquired by Sydney-based Champ Private Equity.
Lavendon’s two Spanish companies, DK Rental and Zooom officially become Lavendon Access Services Spain today
01.09.2008
