JLG is launching a new standard series of quick fit attachments for all three of its North American telehandler brands.
30.10.2008
Instant UpRight, the alloy access tower manufacturer has appointed Santiago (Santi) Araya as its district manager for South America.
Harsco Access services which includes SGB and Hünnebeck and Modern has reported nine month revenues up by over 16% and profits up by over 18%.
Sennebogen's new production facility in Germany is now open.
Haulotte has appointed a new account manager for the South of the UK
The First Grove GMK5170, the 11th off the production line, has arrived in New Zealand and joining the McLeod Cranes fleet.
We published a report earlier this week about a boom lift accident in New Zealand. We now have all the details.
29.10.2008
A tower crane operator in Bellevue, Seattle used the view from his cab to help police catch an escaped felon.
11 construction workers have died and 12 injured when a “container” transporting them to the bridge fell after a cable snapped at a site in Southern China.
Nine months revenues at Manitowoc crane are up 28%, while operating profits climbed 34%. Third quarter growth is a little slower with revenues up 22% and OI up 24%.
BMS, Denmark’s largest crane and access rental company, has ordered a total of 22 Unic spider cranes.
28.10.2008
JLG has announced that it will re-brand Gradall telehandlers as JLG from the end of this year.
A truck crane tipped over at the site of a new indoor sports hall being built at a Singapore school earlier today.
Chinese crane and concrete pump manufacturer Sany, will build a new facility in Germany, for local assembly, Research & Development and training.
Instant UpRight, the alloy access tower manufacturer has formed a new partnership agreement with Industrial Access in Romania.
Florida Lift Systems of Tampa, has been appointed as a Toyota-Aichi aerial lift dealer.
Loxam Access, Holland (previously Spreeuwenberg Hoogwerksystemen) has purchased eight new Hitachi HX99B-2 32ft platform height crawler mounted boom lifts.
Trojan Battery has appointed a new chief operating officer and a vice president for the renewable energy business.
Manitowoc opened a new building at its facility in Niella Tanaro, last week and confirmed the move of more AT crane production to the Italian plant
Two window cleaners had to be rescued in Rotterdam this morning after one of the cables on their suspended platform broke while 10 floors up.
27.10.2008
Aerial Lift manufacturers have agreed to adopt a new symbol/decal that will signpost the location of emergency descent controls.
NRC has delivered a new 70 TONNE Hitachi-Sumitomo SCX700 to Kier Plant, its first new crawler crane since its return to the Crawler crane market.
We have received a photograph of a potentially dreadful accident in New Zealand, but have been unable to find further details or a comment.
Israeli company Skybot has invented a robotic window washing system that safely cleans high-rise windows cleaned faster and cheaper than human teams.
