Powered access hire firm, The Platform Company, has today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Meek Group.
22.12.2003
JLG will be taking over Access Industrie’s aerial work platform rebuild centre in Tonneins, France.
19.12.2003
Gateshead-based SEV Group has this month delivered its first batch of powered access equipment to its Romanian distributor, Electricom SA.
Verschoor Kranen of Sassenheim in The Netherlands has taken delivery of the first Spierings “Mighty Tiny” SK1265-AT6 mobile folding crane.
18.12.2003
The number of people out of work in the UK continued to stoop in November, while the number in work reached a new record.
17.12.2003
The Davis group has announced that a management buy-in team lead by HSS managing director Lister Fielding has bought HSS tool hire for a disclosed sum of £145 million
Manitowoc Crane Group has announced plans to restructure its aerial work platform business to focus solely on mast booms.
15.12.2003
Caterpillar has announced the retirement of retirement of its CEO, Glen Barton, effective from January 31, 2004. James Owens will take on the position of chairman and CEO in place of Barton.
The UK's Major Contractors’ Group (MCG) has this week, confirmed that IPAF’s PAL card will continue to be accepted by its members after 1 January 2004.
11.12.2003
Sennebogen has extended its Star-Lifter (SL) crawler crane line with the launch of a new 110 tonne capacity version.
08.12.2003
Vertikal Bauma details now available to view on line
07.12.2003
Enerpac, the high pressure hydraulics specialist, was recently called upon to provide a lifting solution during construction of the world’s largest concrete blocks as part of the Cartegena Port expasion project in southern Spain.
05.12.2003
Atlas-Terex has appointed Thistle Hydraulic Solutions as its North of Scotland dealer for its range of knuckle boom cranes.
UNIC Cranes Europe has announced the first sale of the recently launched UNIC 295C mini crawler crane.
MIC Corporation, Japan’s largest crane rental company, has taken delivery of two 1250 USton (1134 tonne) capacity Demag CC8800s.
Scholpp Kran & Transport brought in its 450 tonne capacity Demag CC 2500 crawler crane to lift a bulky prefabricated bridge structure into place in Ettlingen, Germany.
04.12.2003
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) is seeking views from industry, unions and workers on draft work at height regulations and guidance.
The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both left rates unchanged at meetings held today
A trade sale or merger looks to be likely for the Meek Group, the troubled access rental company, following the appointment of a receiver last month.
02.12.2003
The UK Purchasing Managers Index report on construction, published today, shows the strongest expansion of activity since June 2001.
The Netherlands-based trailer manufacturer, Nooteboom, has come up with an altogether new concept for the transportation of the tower sections and nacelles of wind turbine installations of up to 3 megawatts.
Wolseley plc, the owner of Hire Centers, the UK based tool hire company, has announced the acquisition of Tobler of Switzerland.
01.12.2003
Skyjack the Canadian scissor lift producer has announced that it will close its Dutch distribution centre and centralise all activities for Europe in the UK.
Cranes Today, organiser of Crane Safety 2004, has released preliminary details of next year’s conference being held at the Thistle Tower Hotel, London on the 21 and 22 of June.
28.11.2003
