MEC has told Vertikal.Net that progress on its first boom lift is going smoothly enough that it might be in a position to show it at the upcoming Rental show.
03.02.2008
Three men positioning a steel beam were taken to hospital with burns after the crane touched an overhead power line.
02.02.2008
The luffing jib on a crawler crane came crashing down yesterday on a development in Tribeca New York.
JLG revenues for its first fiscal quarter 2007/2008 increased by almost 19 percent to $610.5 million while operating income was marginally down.
01.02.2008
Another example of poor outrigger set up in Worthing, UK, yesterday when a concrete pump tipped as the ground gave way.
Manitou has developed the land around its UK headquarters in Verwood, Dorset, to create the Manitou Business Complex.
31.01.2008
GGR-UNIC, the Unic mini crane master distributor fro Europe, has been appointed as the Galizia pick and carry crane distributor for the UK.
Manitou has reported an overall increase in revenues for 2007 of 12%, with sales of aerial work platforms jumping by 40%.
Hiab has announced 2007 revenues up 2% to €931 million, while order intake increased by just over 4% to €985.
Cargotec, the parent company of Hiab, Kalmar and Mc Gregor has appointed Eeva Mäkelä as its chief financial officer.
Altrex of the Netherlands has appointed GPC Industries as its UK distributor for its range of access towers, suspended platforms and ladders.
30.01.2008
South Florida is preparing to introduce sweeping new rules for cranes, mast climbers and hoists, which could result in building permits being pulled in the case of non compliance.
Böcker, has written an open letter to the president of Nokia expressing anger at the company’s decision to close its German plant.
Liebherr has said that it is working on a crawler mounted version of its LTM1200
Manlift Engineering in the USA has introduced a heavy duty secondary battery pack for Skyjack scissors
A fatal accident at the site of a new KIA motors plant in Georgia yesterday has been blamed on a crane, but this has not been confirmed.
29.01.2008
Nick Higgins has been appointed as operations director at AFI, the UK based aerial lift rental company.
Emerson Crane Hire has purchased its first two mini spider cranes from GGR-Unic.
Niftylift South Africa has reached an agreement with Skyjack to distribute its products in Southern Africa, following a recent move to larger premises
Israel Celli, JLG’s senior VP International has announced his intention to retire from the company in February.
A crane operator in Blenheim New Zealand escaped serious injury after his crane hit a 33,000 volt transfer line.
Two men working on the garage of a Cleveland clinic, had to call firefighters after the aerial lift they were using lipped into the building.
28.01.2008
JLG has added a five year warranty option for its ES scissor lift range, including the recently introduced 1230ES.
Bobcat has announced a new worldwide president and a new president for Europe together with changes to the company’s organisation covering Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
