A crane has demolished a new house in Miranda, Sydney , after it toppled over earlier today, while lifting a large whirlpool bath into place.
01.09.2008
Hiab has launched its new MEWP attachment providing a fully EN280 compliant work platform, on four models of its XS range.
Telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer, Manitou has published the details of its half year results.
When one step ladder is not enough…
31.08.2008
New Jersey: The boom of an aerial lift on the back of a truck, came free on Friday and demolished several telegraph poles and street signs before stopping.
The 28 year old man injured in Friday’s construction accident in Witney, Oxfordshire, died over the weekend.
Here are a few items of distribution news, mostly affecting the German market.
UK crane rental company NMT has become a specialist in providing cranes for base jumping with over 1,000 jumps to its credit.
Niftylift has set out on a German road show with three of its most popular boom lifts.
29.08.2008
Platformer Days the German aerial lift show for industry specialists opened today with a number of new products on display.
A man is in a critical condition after an access platform he was using toppled over on a construction site in Witney, Oxfordshire.
Five men working on a broadcast tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, died after falling more than 50 metres, following the failure of a sling.
Lavendon, the world’s largest powered access rental company has reported its first half results with revenues up 40% and profits up 43%.
UK based crane rental company Specialist Hire Group has taken delivery of a new Terex Demag AC200-1.
28.08.2008
An All Terrain crane tipped over at a water pumping plant in Dallas yesterday, injuring two.
Here is one almost beyond belief, thanks to a reader from Estonia, a man using a grab to work at height.
Linamar, the Canadian automotive component supplier that owns Skyjack has lain off between 400 and 500 employees.
A man was electrocuted last night when his aerial lift hit power cables yesterday evening at Armthorpe Moto-Parc, near Doncaster, UK.
Alcan Australia faces a $1 million fine for failing to maintain its aerial lifts following the death of an employee who was not wearing his harness.
Climbing to the top of a large extension ladder is one thing, but when you are steadying another ladder and you mobile phone rings?
27.08.2008
IPAF has teamed up with the American Rental Association (ARA) to gather data on the North American powered access industry.
Harsco, owner of SGB has secured a three-year, $20 million extension to its scaffold contract for the final phase in the repainting of the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland.
Oil&Steel, the Italian manufacturer of Spider lifts and truck mounted platforms has appointed Power-Lift as its master distributor for Germany.
A light train was derailed today in Calgary Canada when it struck the boom of a mobile crane. Several people have been injured.
