A Vertikal reader sent us a dramatic photograph that demonstrates the extent of this weeks floods in Switzerland.
27.08.2005
Stuart Anderson, charts the life of Wayne Nicarry, who passed away earlier this year and looks at the early days of Grove Manufacturing company.
WorkCover, the Australian health and safety body, has issued a Safety alert for telehanders regarding the lifting of suspended loads, following an accident.
26.08.2005
Richard Tindale, the marketing manager at Gardner Denver, is moving to new access entrant TH.White
25.08.2005
New figures published by the DTI show that the number of businesses in the UK grew by around 260,000 companies in 2004. The fastest growth rate in 10 years.
Recently established, British based truck mounted lift producer, Ascendant Access Ltd, has sold a further 10 units of its 22 metre truck mounted lift to Facelift of the UK.
SGB has entered the low weight crawler lift market with the delivery of two Teupen Leo 16GT, with further units planned.
24.08.2005
Bronto Skylift has announced that Thomas Bogacz has departed and that Ralf Niederberger has been appointed as sales manager.
23.08.2005
A 30 metre truck mounted lift toppled over throwing two men out of the platform to their death last Thursday. Neither was wearing a harness!
German lift producer, Teupen, is appointing Ranger Equipment as its UK distributor for tracked boom lifts.
22.08.2005
The first Genie Z-135/70 delivered to Europe, is working on an apartment complex in Cardiff, Wales.
United Rentals has terminated its president and CFO John Milne “with cause” following the expiry of a 30 day warning, after he refused to answer questions regarding accounting practices in prior years.
20.08.2005
We have an artist’s impression of the 220 tonne Grove GMK5220 due to start rolling off the production lines at the end of this year.
19.08.2005
The UK,s Health and Safety Executive has published the training pack it uses for local authority and HSE inspectors on the Work At Height Regulations The pack is available on its web site.
18.08.2005
The seventh annual meeting of the German access rental industry, Platformer days, opens later today.
Bob Buehler, a veteran of Snorkel International and a well known character in the aerial lift industry, passed away on Tuesday morning August 16th..
SGB has issued a statement in order to clarify comments made earlier this week by BAA and Laing O'Rourke, regarding the shoring platform collapse at T5.
17.08.2005
The new Pope will visit Cologne tomorrow to attend the Catholic world youth days, a temporary structure and massive posters have been erected, with cranes and powered access playing a major role.
Liebherr revenues increased by over 12% in 2004 to €4.6 billion, with all divisions contributing to the growth, The company is forecasting group revenues of over €5billion in 2005.
16.08.2005
SGB has reminded customers of its recall for a threaded shoring adapter for its MK11 soldier system, after the fatal accident at Heathrow T5.
The Spider division of SafeWorks, has developed special swing stage platforms to access two large lemon shaped digester tanks in New York.
Speedy Lifting, has published a 24 page ‘Speedy Lifting Sales Catalogue’.
15.08.2005
United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company and the largest aerial lift fleet has saw revenues rise by 15% in the first half with rates firming by over seven percent
Terex expected to finally produce its formal results for full year 2004 today, in stead the company has announced a further delay and obtained its banks agreement to a delay of up until September 15th.
