Liebherr Sunderland, the UK based maritime crane manufacturing division of the Liebherr group has won a Queens Award for Enterprise.
21.05.2009
The EWPA has called a general open meeting of its Telehandler committee to action a number of regulatory and training issues.
Teupen Hungaria which recently launched the Traklift brand has been acquired and its future uncertain.
David Jefferies, 30, has joined the sales team of UK based access specialist, Working At Height.
Training company Mentor has become the first training company to have a 2 day lifting and slinging course accredited by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association.
20.05.2009
Three more exhibitors have confirmed stands at Vertikal Days the UK lifting event in June, while r2 Access has donated a pink Eazzilift scissor lift to auction for charity.
UK access specialist Working At Height has selected the Parkinson's Disease Society as its company charity.
CTE has donated two electric cars to the "Amici di Adwa Onlus" Association in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
UK, based access rental company Facelift has added new products to its self-drive vehicle mounted lift fleet which now totals100 units
Heli Iisakka, chief financial officer of Finnish based international rental company, Ramirent is leaving the company.
A tower crane collapsed onto the building it was working on and an apartment block this morning in St Julians, Malta.
German based electronics company, Tecsis is launching a new overload system designed specifically for harbour lifting equipment applications.
A town hall in the UK will no longer fly a flag on ceremonial days after banning staff from using a ladder, while seemingly unaware of the alternatives.
This years Vertikal Days is just over a month away and will include a large number of new products, including demonstrations of a platform escape device.
19.05.2009
Traction Equipment of Stafford, UK, has added more Nifty HR15n narrow aisle articulated boom lifts to its growing powered access fleet.
Ian James, general manager of Access Platform Sales (APS), the UK distributor for Hinowa, Omme and UpRight has announced his departure from the company.
Mitie, the UK based industrial services company has reported a strong and upbeat annual result, which indicates an improving climate for equipment rental.
A reader in the UK has sent in a photo of two men working on a building from an alloy scaffold and staging board set-up which beggars belief.
The first Wumag Palfinger 53 metre WT530 in Russia has been delivered by local sales and rental company LTECH
18.05.2009
Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has announced plans to consolidate its shares with a one for five swap and the cancellation of its share premium account.
David Maddicott of Devon, UK, based Dainton Crane Hire, sadly passed away last Thursday, following a heart attack.
KPMG has confirmed that it has been appointed as administrator for Access Rentals, the UK rental company.
UK based Aerial Platforms has achieved full ‘Building Confidence’ accreditation run by Achilles on behalf of Bovis Lend Lease.
Pat Fiscelli, president of U.S. operations at Lifting Gear Hire, has announced his retirement at the end of this month.
17.05.2009
