The first of the 1,200 tonne LTM11200-9.1 telescopic cranes to be delivered has arrived with Mammoet and went to work in Rotterdam.
12.09.2008
Apex 2008 the specialist show for access equipment will open its gates in Maastricht next Wednesday to a record number of new products.
Wayne MacDonald, senior vice president of engineering at JLG has announced that he will retire at the end of the month.
11.09.2008
Jackie Hanford is leaving SED, the UK construction equipment show after 30 years.
The UK Health and Safety Executive has appointed Stephen Williams to the newly created post of director of field operations London and the Olympics.
Several readers from New Zealand have asked why we have not reported on the crane accident that occurred earlier this week.
UK Contractor Amec and crane company Leach Structural Steelwork have been hit for almost £40,000 following a crane tip over last year.
A reader spotted this scaffold tower in use in Livingston, Scotland and could not believe his eyes.
A man was catapulted from his truck mounted aerial lift yesterday after it was struck by a large articulated truck as he worked on a traffic lights.
The first 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 to arrive in the British Isles will enter service shortly with McNally/Windhoist of Ireland.
A new three unit product range will shortly join Pop-Up and Power Tower in the growing push around scissor lift market.
10.09.2008
Maxim Crane has been fined for the fatal big crawler crane accident at a Kansas power station this May.
Europlatform, the rental management conference, is being held next Tuesday, 16th September in Maastricht, Holland.
A set of photos from Tamworth in the UK, with two thirds of a work team safe and one third…well you decide.
The latest Cranes&Access magazine is online and available to read or download and includes the annual Top 30 rental company survey.
09.09.2008
Kranlyft has opened its new headquarters facility in Molnlycke, near Goteborg, Sweden
UpRight has unveiled a new 80ft platform height heavy duty Dutch style scissor lift which will be on display next week at APEX.
Alex Lee general manager of SGB Powered Access in the UK has left the company.
Manitou has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US based telehandler and skid steer manufacturer Gehl
Paul Gallacher of Pop-Up products and chairman of Pasma, the access tower industry association celebrates his half century today.
Lavendon has secured a new £180 million banking facility until 2013 the company says that the new debt facility will replace its existing facility that is due to expire in September next year.
Manitowoc will launch three new Dongyue truck cranes from its factory in Tai’an, China, at bauma China 2008 in November.
An eagle eyed reader spotted the fact that we missed something in our death wish 20 report last week,
Sent in from the Leeds area of the UK, in the words of our reader… a man almost working safely.
