A man was died after a 6,000kg beam dropped from a crane at Boston Bridge & Steel yesterday evening
10.12.2013
Hubert Palfinger has taken over from Alexander Doujak as chairman of Palfinger's supervisory board.
The boom of a loader crane collapsed yesterday dropping a skip onto two vehicles in the centre of Bergen, Norway.
Two men died this morning after a van slammed into the platform of a boom lift during loading UPDATED
Fassi has acquired a controlling interest in Swedish timber crane manufacturer Cranab.
Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK has reported record first half profits
UK-based Smiths Equipment has appointed Martin Prater as its fleet manager and announced its plans for 2014.
A man died following an accident with a scissor lift in the town of Downtown Crossing, near Boston
Terex is to sell its off-highway rigid and articulated truck business to Volvo for $160 million in cash
09.12.2013
UK crawler crane veteran Rod Abbott has decided to retire from NRC at the end of this year, after 52 years
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UK rental company LTS Powered Access has taken delivery of the UK’s first Toucan 12E Plus mast boom.
Indian construction firm Suvilas has taken delivery of a Liebherr 85 EC-Bi flat top tower crane for its maiden project
Composite component manufacturer Nylacast has introduced a non-slip ‘Getagrip’ crane outrigger mat.
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German crane rental company Sönke Jordt has taken delivery of its second Tadano Faun ATF180G-5 crane
Vermont based Wood’s CRW has acquired the Carlisle, Pa, branch of Link Belt Mid-Atlantic
Private equity firm KKR is to acquire rigging equipment manufacturer Crosby and Acco Material Handling from Melrose Industries
Spotted in Plymouth, UK, a man loading a boom lift without a harness and short lanyard UPDATED
08.12.2013 2
Ray Ledger is retiring as chairman of UK based rental company Kimberly Group at the end of the month
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Mexican mining company Grupo Mexico has taken delivery of a 350 tonne Terex AC350/6 All Terrain crane
06.12.2013
California-based Trojan Battery has appointed Manikandan Dunamis as its distributor for India.
Swedish rental company Hyreshuset has taken delivery of a 22 metre Dino 220XTC spider lift.
UK based Speedy has appointed Deloitte to investigate financial irregularities in its International division
TH White, the UK based Palfinger crane dealer, has signed an agreement to represent Isoli tow trucks
JCB will announce plans to invest £150 million to expand its operations in Staffordshire, UK
