SED 2009 opens its gates this morning with around 200 exhibitors showing a wide range of construction equipment and accessories.
11.05.2009
JLG has announced a new high boom North American telehandler model, the G10-43A.
Belgian rental company Heli has written an open letter to Pierre Boels of Boels rental following a bizarre event yesterday morning.
Oshkosh, owner of JLG, has agreed to sell Geesink Norba, its Dutch based refuse truck business.
Ashtead, owner of A-Plant and Sunbelt has issued a fourth quarter trading statement which indicates a 24% drop in revenues, in line with its forecasts.
Elavation , the Milton Keynes, UK, based access rental company has acquired the powered access division of Safeline Access Solutions.
10.05.2009
Iron Planet, the on line auction company has appointed Chad Groves as managing director of its Australian business.
GT Access of Bromsgrove, UK, has purchased six Haulotte Star 10 mast booms.
US crawler crane rental company Essex Crane, has reported first quarter revenues down 15% but managed to maintain profits levels.
Holland Lift has announced the introduction of an economy range of compact electric scissor lifts.
08.05.2009
RSC, one of the largest equipment rental companies in the USA has reported first quarter revenues down 16.8% as well as reporting a pre tax loss.
07.05.2009
A German reader sent us the following photograph in which two aerial lifts are captured being stupidly misused.
FEM - Cranes and Lifting product group - has warned crane manufacturers to start modifying their cranes to meet the amended EN13000 which will come into force within the year.
A man suffered serious back injuries yesterday when he was crushed between his lift and an overhead beam on a construction site in Suffolk, UK
World Lift Industries, manufacturers of Denka Lift and Falck Schmidt Spider and trailer lifts has formed a new UK partnership with Urban Access.
Gilles Marchand, previously of Manitowoc France has created a new company, Standup, to buy and sell specific used cranes.
Facelift Access Hire is offering a free full colour safety poster for those working at height.
Australian crane and access company Boom Logistics has reported a third quarter results which show a A$2.1 million loss.
We can now reveal that the new managing director of Liebherr Great Britain will be Richard Everist, previously with HMF (UK).
06.05.2009
A cable repairman was seriously injured on Tuesday in Pasadena, California, after a thief drove off in the vehicle mounted lift he was using.
H&E Equipment, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, based crane, access and earthmoving sales and rental company, has reported first quarter sales down 24%
This… our 65th Death Wish feature has to be one of the craziest we have ever seen and apparently resulted in an arrest.
Finnish based international rental company Cramo, has reported first quarter revenues down 15.7% and a loss of €6 million.
A ship bearing four new container cranes has arrived at Great Yarmouth's new Outer Harbour.
