The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and available to read or download.
20.10.2007
A 100 tonne crane toppled onto a Kitchen yesterday at a mining camp in Nebo, Australia.
A man was killed in New Zealand on Thursday when the boom of a loader crane swing into the path of his vehicle.
Caterpillar has reported record third quarter results but issued a gloomy outlook on the US market for its products.
19.10.2007
The Vertikal Press is moving into Russian with both printed magazines and the online news and information service.
Two Genie 1932 have been stolen from different sites in Ireland so please watch out for them
IPS the UK based international parts and service company is launching a new user friendly on-line parts sourcing system.
Hird the UK crane and access rental company has ordered £2 million worth of new equipment for the first half of 2008.
Skyjack parent, Linamar, has agreed to purchase a component plant in Swansea.
UK based Lifterz has taken delivery of its 200th aerial lift, a JLG scissor lift.
JLG Australia has begun a major expansion of its Perth operation in Western Australia.
A Canadian plan demanding that all tower crane operators pass an exam has been postponed by at least a year.
As promised here are some views and images from the big Alimak-Hek new product launch yesterday.
18.10.2007
Southern Crane of Raleigh, South Carolina has appointed John Cornick as its CFO
UK Based Access parts is supplying four truck mounted scissor lifts to Dubai for aircraft maintenance.
Rise Hire, the van mounted lift specialist, now part of Lavendon UK, has implemented a new ERP software system
Alimak Hek launched its brand new Modular range of mast climbers at its Middlebeers facility in Holland yesterday.
A luffing jib tower crane dropped a skip from the 51st floor of a building on Sixth Avenue in New York today.
17.10.2007
Haulotte has released its third quarter revenue results, which show a 29% increase on last year.
Manitowoc has broken ground on 5,000 sqm of new space at its crawler crane plant in Wisconsin.
16.10.2007
Ranger Equipment held two open days last week to show of the latest Teupen Leo spider lifts at work.
A reader sent us in a picture and asked should the operator be wearing a harness? Please do NOT press “read more” if you are a sensitive soul…..you have been warned!
IPAF has appointed Isabelle Laplume as its representative in for France
MEC has promoted David White to the post of president of its manufacturing business.
