The UK’s Access Link’s winter meeting, hosted by Nifty lift last week, re-elected Malcolm Bowers as Link chairman.
14.12.2009
We have received more reports of counterfeit Tadano cranes being offered by China based dealers.
Iteco, now part of Imer Group, has added two new distributors to its network in Benelux and Russia.
Phoenix, Arizona based Sunstate Equipment has opened new locations in Texas and Oklahoma.
UK based access specialist, Rapid Platforms has won a 5 year contract as supplier of choice to Marshall Aerospace.
News has reached us of the passing of Australian access veteran Phil Zeitsch of Ace Scaffolding Services.
Valerio Rampini, previously with Socage, has joined Oil & Steel as an Export area manager.
13.12.2009
A telehandler operator has been jailed for 21 months in the UK for gross negligence, following a fatal accident in 2007.
Harsco, owner of SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent Scaffold has issued an upbeat trading statement.
Cargotec has acquired the port equipment division of Maghrepic S.A. in Casablanca, Morocco.
Mastclimbers of Atlanta, claims to have cuts its insurance premiums by 40% after implementing AWPT training.
12.12.2009
The US Department of Labor & Industries and Lewis Equipment have settled an appeal over safety citations
11.12.2009
Spanish rental group GAM, has reported improved revenues and profitability for its third quarter.
German based hoist, mast climber and suspended access Specialist Geda, has closed its Swedish plant.
Aerial lift/telehandler manufacturer Haulotte has announced that it will not exhibit at Bauma 2010.
We ran a story yesterday about the the Access Alliance, a new UK access rental grouping–seems the name is already taken.
Trojan Battery Company has appointed the Worldwide Battery Company as a master distributor.
An unusual seasonal decoration caused some issues for someone in the USA.
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Versalift and the Smiths division of Tanfield will unveil all-electric vehicle mounted lifts in Copenhagen this weekend.
10.12.2009
FASET, the association for fall arrest and safety nets, has published new standards for testing and repairing safety nets
A fatal accident at a Warsaw stadium site in which a platform fell from a tower crane, has claimed a second life.
UK based Rapid Platforms has added a BilJax 45XA self propelled articulated boom to its fleet.
A man was seriously injured yesterday on a scissor lift on the Westfield Shopping centre project in East London.
Eight Lavendon directors acquired over 805,000 additional shares in the group’s recent offering.
