The Lavendon Group has reached an agreement to acquire the Platform Company, the UK’s second largest aerial lift rental company for £79 million.
04.03.2008
The Tulsa Winch Group has purchased Canadian based Lantec Winch & Gear.
03.03.2008
Finning International, the parent of UK based Hewden has appointed Michael T. Waites as its president and chief executive officer.
Keep an eye out for another stolen scissor lift in the UK.
JLG has rebranded all of its aftermarket services under a single name - 'Ground Support'.
Holland lift has purchased a stake in its UK/Ireland distributor Russon Access
Russell Rowley has set up a new company, R² Access Platforms, to sell Manitou aerial lifts in the UK and Ireland.
National Crane Hire, the Australian based crane rental company has acquired Adelaide based Brimco.
Two protesters have climbed a tower crane in Parliament Square in London as a protest against the EU treaty.
The first truck mounted firefighting lift machine from the Socage-Metx partnership has shipped to Dubai.
02.03.2008
Two cranes were badly damaged last night at the Port of Felixstowe in the UK after a ship loaded with new cranes broke free from its moorings.
01.03.2008
United Rentals has reported 2007 pre tax profits up 43% compared to 2006.
The fully extended boom of a 50 tonne mobile crane crashed into the roof of a house in Kent, UK, yesterday.
A thief has popped off with two Pop-Ups from the back of a Tesco store in Romford, London.
29.02.2008
Cargotec, owner of Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor is to begin buying back its own shares.
Modulift, manufacturers of the unique modular spreader system, has announced that it will launch a US subsidiary - Modulift Corporation.
The Northern Ireland HSE is investigating a fatal accident at the 'Bakery' development in south Belfast
28.02.2008
Two men were rescued from their truck mounted lift when it lost power some 30 or so metres up.
A man was rescued from his self propelled boom lift yesterday in Marina Del Rey California after he boomed into overhead power lines.
27.02.2008
Haulotte has appointed a new national accounts manager for the UK and Ireland.
Tat Hong has acquired a further tranche of shares in the Chinese tower crane company Yongmao, taking its holding to 20%
Hiab has acquired two new tail lift companies, one in the UK and one in the USA
Peter Hird has added a new business to his crane and access group in the Middle East.
Harsco Access Services, owner of SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent scaffold has opened a new operation in Panama.
