Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt and A-Plant and one of the world’s largest equipment rental companies, has seen a jump in its share price following takeover rumours.
28.05.2008
Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest equipment rental company has reported full year numbers which show a 39% jump in revenues and almost 20% higher profits.
Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest equipment rental company has acquired the temporary accommodation business of Carillion Asset Management.
A Rough Terrain crane fell from an elevated ramp onto an open freeway in Lubbock Texas yesterday.
Skanska and Legoland UK recently used a 37 metre truck mounted lift to help build the world’s tallest tower made from Lego bricks
Loxam Denmark has purchased 10 UpRight SL30SL Speed Levels from Danish distributor KK Materiel.
Kranlyft has appointed Pragotechnik as the Maeda distributor for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
27.05.2008
The UK HSE has confirmed that it will prosecute WD Bennett’s for the Worthing tower crane accident in 2005.
WorkSafe of Western Australia has published a bulletin covering the hazards of crushing against overhead obstacles with aerial lifts.
A man is alive and well this morning after surviving a 20 metre fall after his aerial lift tipped over – His harness saved his life.
Two railway maintenance companies have been fined £240,000 each after admitting health and safety failures which led to the "unnecessary" death of a worker.
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that ‘knock-down’ second hand cranes imported for an oil refinery are exempt from mobile crane duty
26.05.2008
We bring the belated news that Roy Richards, the founder of crane hirer, Richards and Wallington and the UK’s National Motorcycle museum has died.
A 1968 Ruthmann lift mounted on a VW Combi chassis is being offered for sale on ebay.
TNT Crane & Rigging of Houston, Texas, has purchased the assets of Kuhn Crane Service of Corpus Christi, Texas.
JLG has appointed Aerial Parts, of Monterey, Mexico, a subsidiary of Grupo Ventumex, as its master parts distributor for Northern and Central Mexico.
A man has been badly burned after touching overhead power lines while working from a truck mounted platform in St Paul, Minnesota.
United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company has appointed Joseph Dixon as vice president sales,
25.05.2008
JLG has promoted Denny Buterbaugh to vice president of government products and programmes.
JCB has agreed a joint venture partnership with BNP Paribas Lease Group, to offer retail and wholesale financing solutions throughout Europe.
23.05.2008
A 750 tonne crawler crane has tipped over at a Kansas power plant today, with several injuries and a fatality.
JCB has announced the successor to its CEO, John Patterson who will remain with the company as a director focusing on North America.
A painter is in intensive care today after being crushed against an overhead beam in Melbourne yesterday.
IPAF has issued a statement carifying its position and that of the working group looking at the risk of overhead crushing in MEWPS, following a Bulletin issued by Balfour Beatty in the UK.
