Finnish based rental company, Cramo, has reported first half revenues up over 25% - profits grew by 15%.
12.08.2008
The UK’s CPA has announced that it will hold its annual mobile crane interest group open meeting on September 23rd.
11.08.2008
Terex has acquired Fantuzzi Industries the Italian headquartered port crane, straddle carrier and reach-stacker manufacturer.
The UK’s leading crane rental company - Ainscough Crane Hire – is set to enter the crawler crane rental market
Kalmar the reach-stacker and port services division of Cargotec, has acquired Equipos y Servicios para Terminales y Puertos, its distributor in Argentina.
Essex Crane, the US based crawler crane rental company has announced its first half results which show revenues of $37.4 million, an increase of almost 24%.
10.08.2008
Hertz Equipment the general rental company has reported first half revenues up by 3.5% while profits fall 10%. It also announced that it has closed 22 locations and laid off 400 staff. .
Marco Gentilini, currently general manager of Terex Bendini is to take over from Doug Friesen as vice president and general manager of Terex Cranes North America.
08.08.2008
Josef Siegl the German aerial lift and telehandler distributor based in Karlsfeld near Munich, has celebrated its 45th anniversary.
Japanese crane producer Tadano has reported a slip in net income for its first fiscal quarter.
07.08.2008
H&E – formerly Head & Engquist, the Baton Rouge Louisiana based sales and rental company has reported first half sales up almost 20% while profits slipped 9%.
A 30 tonne truck crane tipped over in Manawatu New Zealand yesterday while lifting a scissor lift – Outriggers cribbing suspected.
A boom truck delivering materials to a high rise development has tipped over in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina today. No one was hurt.
Tat Hong the Singapore based crane sales and rental company has issued a statement saying that there is no reason why its share price should have fallen so sharply
A second Liebherr mobile harbour crane is now operational in the Port of Hamburg.
A man was rescued from mud by three men using an articulated self propelled platform
Three cranes at Cua Ong Port in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam have collapsed.
Kalmar - the Altec distributor in the UK and Ireland - has been demonstrating a multi-purpose insulated device
Carillion JM, of the UK, was fined £70,000 plus £24,000 in costs at Maidstone Crown Court last week, after an employee fell to his death at one of the company’s sites in 2003
06.08.2008
The boom of a crawler crane that went over the back at a Hilton-Head marina on Monday and came crashing down on two boats.
Loader crane and aerial lift manufacturer, Palfinger, has announced first half revenues up by more than 24%.
Independent Parts and Service of the UK has been contracted by rental company, AFI-Uplift to refurbish some of its older lifts.
Terex Cranes will officially open its new UK facility in Long Crendon with a ceremony later this week.
A self propelled articulated boom lift tipped over in New York yesterday killing the two men in the platform.
