APEX has been exceptionally busy, leaving us very little chance to report to you on the show or other news. We will update you as soon as we can; in the meantime here are a few more views from the show.
23.09.2005
Haulotte has launched a new logo and trading name, today at APEX. In future it will trade as Haulotte Group.
22.09.2005
Apex 2005, opened its doors at 10:30 this morning with record first day attendance.
Harsco Corp, the US based parent of SGB and Patent Scaffold, reached agreement yesterday to buy German scaffolding company Hünnebeck
21.09.2005
Duffy Crane and Haulage inc of Denver Colorado has been sold by the Duffy family to a local investor.
The biggest European access event in years opens in Maastricht tomorrow, a record attendance is a certainty.
20.09.2005
SED has confirmed that almost 22,000 visitors attended this years event, it has also confirmed that the 2006 event, the 40th, will be at a new venue to be announced on October 19th.
Palfinger will unveil its latest heavy duty loader crane, the 80 metre/tonne PK85002 at the European Transport Show 2005, in Amsterdam on October 14th.
David Berwick has become the first winner of Miller Home – UK Forks, Forklift Driver Awards, for his work at a Miller Homes development in Ashbourne.
Ritchie Brothers, the equipment auctioneers will hold an auction in Luton on October 29th
The Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia has formed a telehandler group with the aim of establishing an affiliated association for telehandlers.
Harold Boyanovsky has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of CNH, the Case and New Holland group, following six months in the role on an interim basis.
19.09.2005
Ford has confirmed that it has sold the Hertz Equipment rental division along with the rest of Hertz to a group of private equity companies.
Stephen Williams, the new Chief inspector of Construction at the HSE starts today.
We are embarrassed to admit a significant error in the latest issue of Cranes&Access. The article on page eight refers to Manitowoc’s Crane Credit division teaming up with the Bank of Scotland.
Michael Mills, trading as MB Mills has been fined over £6,500 for a breach of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, even though no accident resulted.
17.09.2005
Holland Lift has delivered a 27 metre, heavy duty Combistar scissor lift, to Bo-Rent, the Dutch general rental company.
16.09.2005
Three companies have been fined for lack of training and lack of planning, following a boom lift accident. The injured operators were not wearing a harness
Teupen will show new version of Leo 50 at APEX next week.
14.09.2005
Michielsens and Van de Weghe, Belgium’s two largest crane and access companies, are to merge their crane fleets
Gil Riley of Unic cranes Europe has given birth to a baby daughter
United Rentals, has appointed Martin E. Welch as interim chief financial officer, effective immediately. This follows the dismissal of President and Chief Financial Officer, John Milne last month
United Rentals has reached agreement in principle with its bondholders concerning the delay in publishing its final accounts for 2004. United will pay a “consent fee” of $16.25 per $1,000 worth of bonds.
The Manitowoc Crane Group has built a new Grove facility in Niella Tanaro, Italy. The new plant will build Rough Terrain cranes.
13.09.2005
