Irons Design & Build, the UK company that disappeared with at least one aerial lift after having rented it has been ‘wound up’
10.04.2009
Holland Lift has confirmed that Haulotte will distribute its heavy duty scissor lifts in France, Italy and former Yugoslav states.
09.04.2009
Tadano Faun has released more details on its latest cranes, the ATF130G-5 All Terrain and 70 tonne HK70 five axle truck crane.
Boom truck manufacturer Manitex has received an order for 20 of its 17 ton boom trucks from Allied Crane & Machinery.
Italian truck and spider lift manufacturers CMC and SUP- Elefant have appointed Baker Access as its distributor in the UK.
08.04.2009
Kranlyft, the European master distributor for Maeda cranes has appointed Jackie Haley as marketing manager.
A boom truck blocked a busy Toronto street on Tuesday after its outriggers sank into soft ground, causing it to topple.
The Vertikal Intermat and the next Cranes&Access close tomorrow, if you have last minute news or advertising messages now is the time.
Tanfield has reported full year revenues up 18% on 2007 while profits fell 87% to £146 million. Goodwill and other write downs took the final result negative.
Spotted in March in Bayton road industrial Estate Coventry, UK two men used a 45ft lift to reach the roof and then climbed out of the platform cage.
The UK’s CPA and Health &Safety Executive will launch two major new Best Practice Guides at Vertikal Days on June 24th.
07.04.2009
SGB has scooped $4 million worth of new scaffold rental orders in the UK/Ireland
We have photographs of the first of Kobelco’s all new 400 tonne crawler crane that will debut at Intermat on April 20th
A mobile crane lifting a boat into place tipped over in Portchester, Hampshire, UK yesterday, destroying the boat.
If you are in the UK or perhaps near any port from the UK keep eye out for two red and white Loxam truck mounted lifts stolen last night.
A crawler crane went over yesterday on a bridge construction project on Highway 95 in Weiser, Idaho, USA.
Ashtead has appointed Joe Phelan, as president and chief executive of Sunbelt Rentals, its US subsidiary, replacing Cliff Miller, who departs after 13 years with the group.
Wolffkran has unveiled its Wolff 1250 B, 1500 tonne/metre luffing tower crane, with up to 60 tonne lift capacity and 80 metre jib.
This is technically Death Wish 59 spotted by a reader in Montréal Canada.
A man survived a 12 metre fall from an aerial lift yesterday after he was catapulted out of the platform in Ipswich. Australia.
06.04.2009
Wacker Neuson the light equipment and telehandler manufacturer has reported 2008 results with revenues up 17.3% while profits slipped 29%.
Two men were spotted last week in Leeds, UK, working on a glass roof
US crawler crane rental company, Essex Crane, has reported a 27% rise in 2008 rental revenues, but posted a $4.7 million pre-tax loss for the period.
Wynne Systems, owner of Rentalman rental software, has appointed Kris Brusselmans as general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
05.04.2009
