Terex Cranes has won an order for 22 cranes from Cropac Equipment, Canada worth more than $20 million.
31.03.2011
Kevin O’Shea of Atlanta-based Mastclimbers has been elected chairman of IPAF's North American Regional Council.
Liebherr has expanded its range of mobile harbour cranes with the new model LHM 420.
Terex Cranes has signed an agreement with A1A Software to provide customers with a 3D lift planning application.
Hocap of Holland has sold a Maeda LC785 mini crawler crane to assist on board one of the world’s largest cranes.
UK based Rapid Platforms has added an 18 metre Ascendant truck mount to its fleet for sale or rent.
Italian based aerial lift manufacturer CTE has built the 5,000th lift at its Sequani facility –a ZED 20 CH.
30.03.2011
A couple of men working from a totally substandard tower in the UK turned out to be trained but oblivious.
Dutch company Ter Linden Craning, has taken delivery of its second 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM11200-9.1.
A man in a telescopic boom lift had a lucky escape after touching high voltage power lines in Antwerp Belgium.
Erich Sennebogen, the founder of Bavarian based Sennebogen cranes and excavators, has died aged 79.
Dutch based rental company Workx has taken delivery of 22 Niftylift 12 and 17m trailer lifts.
Siemens Wind Power has agreed a long term contract for the supply of Hiab cranes for wind turbine maintenance.
Ruthmann has provided a more details of the 33 metre T330 that it will launch at CeMat in Hanover in May.
Italian based aerial lift manufacturer Bravi showed a new panel handling attachment at Conexpo last week.
29.03.2011
Finnish based contractor Destia is outsourcing much of its equipment requirements to rental company Ramirent.
The UK’s HSE has issued advice following an investigation into the failure of a hook on a loader crane.
29.03.2011 2
A man whose face was burnt in an aerial lift accident in 2008 has become the first face transplant recipient in the US.
28.03.2011
UK based lifting gear distributor Certex UK, has appointed a new business development manager - Robin Scott.
Vertikal.Net will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the very first story and photograph on Wednesday this week.
28.03.2011 4
US based Broderson pick & carry cranes has appointed Nelson Morris to head up the company’s export sales efforts.
Canadian based access rental company Certified Equipment has ordered 100 Dingli scissor lifts from Orange Machines.
The group that attacked Terex for selling cranes to Iran that were used for hangings has accepted that it had stopped.
27.03.2011
A boom truck fitted with a two man platform dropped its boom onto a roof last week in Twin Falls, Idaho,
