A man died last week after falling around six metres when a scissor lift overturned at a plant in Michigan
08.08.2026
A self-erecting tower crane has been installed near the summit of Fløya mountain in Norway
07.08.2026
Italian telehandler manufacturer Faresin has appointed Haulotte Australia as exclusive distributor for the construction and rental market sectors in Australia
Manitowoc Crane - Grove, Potain, National Crane and Manitowoc - has reported a strong improvement in first half sales and profits
UK crane rental company Dewsbury & Proud has taken delivery of a 250t Grove GMK5250XL-1 All Terrain crane
Danish glass handling equipment manufacturer GMV - Winlet & ErgoMover - has appointed Pick & Place Lifting Equipment as distributor for Canada
Belgian international crane and heavy lift company Sarens has taken delivery of four new XCMG All Terrain cranes
06.08.2026
Dutch manufacturer VDL Energy Systems has appointed Armorum as its official distributor in Ireland
Irish rental company RMP has taken the first 20m Almacrawler B2190-A spider lift in the country, as well as six 26ft Zoomlion scissors
A man is fighting for his life after surviving an electrical shock and a six metre fall in Tlaquepaque, central Mexico on Tuesday
Australian rental company Ausdirect has taken delivery of a 135ft Genie SX-135 XC telescopic boom lift
05.08.2026
We have received photographs and basic information on a crane overturn at a new data centre in Farnborough, southern England
Manitowoc has launched ‘Potain Power Solutions’, a new range of energy storage systems for tower cranes
Spierings has delivered twin SK1265-AT6 eLift self-erecting mobile tower cranes to UK based Davies Crane Hire and City Lifting
German underbridge inspection platform manufacturer Moog has built and delivered its 700th unit
A note to our Cranes & Access printed copy subscribers based in Iran
04.08.2026
Four 5t Liebherr 85 EC-B tower cranes are working at a rainforest research site near Manaus in Brazil
UK rental company Southern Cranes & Access has taken delivery of a 150t Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 and a 300t LTM 1300-6.4
UK access rental company AFI rentals has ordered four 21m CTE ZED 21.3 JHV truck mounted platforms
04.08.2026 1
US based Herc Rentals has published its first half results, with a jump in revenues and strong improvement in profitability
Telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer Manitou, has published its first-half results with higher revenues, order intake and profit
03.08.2026
Hoeflon has appointed new company, Gantic Sverige as its official distributor for Sweden
UK distributor T H White has added Sany reach stackers and container handlers to its product range with a dedicated sales manager
Teupen has reappointed Jens Meyer as regional sales manager for northern Germany
