Manitowoc Crane Group has tightened its UK belt and consolidated its three member divisions, which includes Grove and Potain, into a single operation.
17.07.2003
An Irish firm has felt the full force of a landmark judgement following a Health and Safety Authority investigation into a fatal fall from height.
Promoting corporate responsibilty and accountability of health and safety in the work place at board level was high on the agenda at IPAF's Access Summit and AGM held earlier in the year. Two recent pieces of reasearch commisioned by Health & Safety Executive (HSE) on the issue give an indication that things are already moving in the right direction.
Ainscough called upon the power of its 1000 tonne capacity Liebherr recently to assist in the erection of the UK's tallest wind turbine.
15.07.2003
JLG has signed an agreement with US-based telehandler producer Textron, which includes the acquisition of its OmniQuip business.
08.07.2003
The first Fassi 150 tonne/metre knuckle boom crane has been delivered to a company in Denmark.
Hewden supplies 200 tonne Demag to BBC's Top Gear for record breaking attempt.
04.07.2003
UK Forks has added a new range of 17 metre telehandlers to its already 1,000 strong telehandler fleet
03.07.2003
Select Plant Hire has announced plans to enter the UK mobile crane rental market.
02.07.2003
Palfinger has choreographed a crane dance at an Austrian festival using two of its PK 7501 Performance knuckle booms
01.07.2003
Bridon Ropes Limited has announced the closure of its wire rope factory in Retford, Nottinghamshire, effective from March 2004.
30.06.2003
The UK's HSE stopped work at almost a quarter of the construction sites it inspected during a national campaign against falls from height.
27.06.2003
The crane divisions of Hitachi Construction Machinery and Sumitomo Heavy Industries have merged to form Hitachi Sumitomo
26.06.2003
Manlift is reintroducing its T40 telescopic straight boom aerial work platform
25.06.2003
Manitowoc Crane Group has opened a 25,000 square metre facility at Breda, The Netherlands.
23.06.2003
UK crane hire company Marsh Plant has taken delivery of the last six Tadano TL250E truck cranes
CEA warns on "Exhibitors Fair Guide" letters
19.06.2003
John L Grove, founder of Grove and JLG, has died at the age of 82.
Nearly 200 mobile and tower crane industry experts descended on the Thistle Tower Hotel, London recently for the Crane Safety 2003 conference. C&A reports
18.06.2003
Arcomet has entered into a joint venture in the UK for the districbution of its self-erecting tower cranes.
Kier Plant has taken delivery of the UK’s first Liebherr 160HC-L luffing jib tower crane
US-based heavy lift specialist Lampson International has taken delivery of a new Manitowoc Model 18000 crawler crane.
13.06.2003
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has named its new managing director designate.
06.06.2003
A UK scaffolding firm has been fined a total of £75,000, following a fatal incident at one of its London construction sites.
05.06.2003
