A small jack-up barge overturned on Friday as it tried to load a crane at Liberty Island in New York harbour.
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Thursday saw the posting of the 10,000th English language news story on Vertikal.Net.
08.04.2012
A reader in the UK snapped several men working at height on a farm site north of London.
The Vertikal Guide to lifting equipment at Intermat is now online and available to download or read.
Aerial platform manufacturer Genie will highlight three alternative overhead crushing devices at Intermat.
05.04.2012
Terex Cranes has launched a new Superlift counterweight - the MAC 25 SL - for its Franna pick & carry cranes
A photo sent to us from, we believe Scotland – shows the classic fork and pallet form of powered access.
UK based company Wilson Access hire has taken delivery of two new CTE Zed20CSH truck mounted platforms.
04.04.2012
Over 400 people attended the official opening of Manitowoc's new production facility in Brazil.
Hungarian electric maintenance company Eh-Szer has purchased three 18 metre Socage truck mounted lifts.
The 51 metre boom of a large crawler crane came down last night in Manhattan New York, killing one man
International rental company Ramirent has agreed a deal with Toyota to add industrial forklifts to its range.
Ramirent has appointed Anna Hyvönen as managing director of Ramirent Finland
UK rental company Select Plant Hire has taken delivery of two new Liebherr telescopic crawler cranes.
Snorkel’s Australian product support manager Bruce Maclean is celebrating two decades of service.
03.04.2012
UK based truck bed manufacturer Shawtrack, has added three new 32 tonne beavertail trucks to its rental fleet.
Aerial lift manufacturer Snorkel has officially appointed Power-Lift as its distributor for the north-west of Germany.
JCB has rebranded International Transmissions - its transmission and drivetrain manufacturing business.
Sunbelt, the US rental business owned by Ashtead has acquired Topp Construction Services in the USA.
Italian spider crane manufacturer Jekko has appointed Tower Rent as its distributor in Turkey.
In order to celebrate its 15 year Anniversary in the UK Sarens is holding a golf event on May 3rd in aid of charity.
02.04.2012
UK scaffold company NSG UK has opened a new office on Teeside in northeast England.
OSHA has cited Bath Iron Works of Maine, with $171,300 of fines for breaking safety rules, including using aerial lifts without harnesses.
US based Trico Lift has appointed Michael Curley as regional sales manager for the Delaware Valley.
