When UK lifting company FSR's premises were vandalised, it feared the worst, but with the support of its suppliers it bounced back stroinger than ever.
09.06.2009
Charges have leveled against three companies and a director following an investigation into a fatal suspended platform accident in Queensland, Australia last year.
Elliott Equipment Company has unveiled the V60, a new 60ft/18 metres straight telescopic, ‘material handling’ aerial work platform
Edmolift and Bravi UK have launched a new two man push around scissor lift.
Bravi the compact self propelled lift manufacturer has announced the winners from its customer survey.
08.06.2009
Michela Viviani of truck mounted and spider lift manufacturer Oil &Steel has been promoted to director.
Police in Tasmania, are investigating how a mobile crane rolled down a slope and landed on a house this morning.
Acme Lift the US re-rent company has appointed Bryan Rich as chairman and after he became a new equity partner.
Worldlift Industries owner of Denka Lift and Falck Schmidt has ended production at Denka's historic Holbæk facility.
Reports are coming in that a tower section has been dropped at the site of a tower crane accident in Malta just two weeks ago.
06.06.2009
Linamar, owner of aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer Skyjack, has retired $80 million of its borrowings, five months before its due date.
Mecaplus will display its remarkable self levelling boom lifts at Vertikal Days, in the meantime you can see them in action on video.
With big scissor lift utilisation not quite what it was, many rental companies have units in their yards and are increasingly using them as high level advertising hoardings – Beware.
05.06.2009
We have reports and photographs of a loader crane tipped over in Glasgow earlier this week, due to… incorrectly set outriggers.
UK based GGR Unic is hosting an open day at its Southern depot and training centre next Friday June 12th, open to anyone interested in mini cranes.
Hiab dealer Muni-serv will demonstrate the new Hiab MEWP fully EN280 certified work platform for XS loader cranes.
Manchester, UK, based rental company, Q-Plant Hire has added six more Kobelco crawler cranes for its fleet.
04.06.2009
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and available to read or download
Terex has announced that it has completed its latest round of financing, raising around $612 million.
03.06.2009
A couple of men in the UK turned up to carry out some work at height on an NHS ambulance depot, they used scaffold towers but.....
Bert Ooms Transport en Logistiek of Holland, has taken delivery of a custom built enclosed semi trailer for new machine deliveries and demonstrations.
Haulotte has confirmed its purchase of UK rental company, Access Rentals as a going concern and will retain it as a seperate entity.
One man has died while another, suffered serious injuries, after a tower crane collapsed in Tokyo today.
Haulotte has taken over Telford, UK, based Access Rentals following its recent entry into administration.
