European Union competition regulators have cleared the acquisition of Fantuzzi, port equipment by Terex.
21.11.2008
A man was ejected from a boom lift yesterday as he tried to drive it onto a barge at a New Jersey marina. The operator was not wearing a harness.
Liebherr Ehingen has hosted the first meeting of worldwide crane associations targeted at improving crane safety.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor, has appointed Axel Leijonhufvud,47, as senior vice president, product supply.
Deep South Crane and Rigging is seeking to have 39 law suits resulting from the fatal crane accident in July, moved from Jefferson County to Harris county - Houston.
Most aerial lift, telehandler and loader crane manufacturers have announced lay-offs, short time working and plant shut downs to adjust capacity to demand.
Seven managers and safety supervisors, have been arrested in connection with a hoist accident that killed 11 last month.
20.11.2008
Lavendon UK is launching a new ‘Safety Starts with You’ initiative across the 55 UK locations of Nationwide Platforms and Panther.
Kato has announced that it is “dissolving” it Euro Rigo operation in Italy and downgrades its full year forecasts.
The latest Cranes&Access magazine is on line and available to read or download.
Telehandler manufacturer Dieci has agreed to supply Italian agricultural equipment manufacturer Storti on an OEM basis.
Duke Aerial Equipment of Nebraska has painted 25 of its booms and scissors purple for a special cause.
Even the best crane operators can make mistakes, here is an example from Australia on how important it is to watch your tail.
19.11.2008
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has appointed Pascal Deher as its new representative for France.
Allan Access which was placed into administration in September will be wound up owing creditors over £650,000.
The operator of a rough terrain crane that ran away on a hill in Colorado, died after he was crushed by the crane.
18.11.2008
JLG broke ground today for a new manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China, that will build lifts for the Asian market.
The UK HSE has released some information on what happened with the aerial lift accident in Witney, this summer in which a man, died.
Loader crane and aerial lift company, Palfinger, has announced measures to scale back production in the face of falling order intake.
Peter Hulleman has joined the sales team of UpRight Powered Access Holland Ltd in ‘De Lier’.
Genie has announced the introduction of an online and interactive service training programme
17.11.2008
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched a new online training portal.
A man died this morning after a loader crane dropped its load at an engineering company near New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Ahern Rentals, the Las Vegas based aerial lift and telehandler rental company, has reported nine month revenues up 20% while profits slipped 28%.
16.11.2008
