Last Thursday night thieves stripping lead from St Johns Church in Birkby, near Huddersfield, UK, pulled the top off the 50 metre (150ft) steeple, creating an access problem.
30.07.2008
United Rentals, the world's largest equipment rental company, has appointed Jenne K. Britell, 66, as its new chairman.
Sevcon the supplier of motor control and other electronics to the aerial lift and fork truck industries, has reported a third quarter loss after closing its UK manufacturing operation.
Mid Country Machinery, a Fort Dodge, Iowa, based aerial lift rental company has taken delivery of two special big pink boom lifts.
29.07.2008
A female tower crane operator died in an accident in Kominternovsky district of Voronezh, a town in South West Russia late last month after her crane tipped.
Apollo Cradles and Bradway Construction have been hit with fines and costs totalling over £200,000 today.
A keen eyed reader spotted a crane in Malta with rope storage that brings to mind our death wish series.
North American telehandler and skid steer manufacturer, Gehl, has reported first half sales down 23% while profits fell by over 70%.
Manitowoc’s crane group has reported first half revenues up 315 while operating income climbed 40% and backlog by 70%.
A crawler crane set up for foundation work tipped over in Bellevue, Washington yesterday due to soft ground.
28.07.2008
Burdens, the UK based supplier of civil engineering and building materials has taken delivery of its 200th Palfinger crane.
Harsco parent of SGB and Hünnebeck has secured three new contracts valued at around $7 million on large infrastructure projects in Europe and the Middle East.
A man was injured in Vancouver on Friday after he tried to free up a boom lift that had become trapped as a crane lifted it from a barge.
Bronto has reported first half revenues up by over 30% to almost €67 million. Operating income climbed by over 19 percent to 6.3 million
After a short lull, another example of a recent work at height job with the wrong equipment
Haulotte the French aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer has announced a 12 percent fall in sales to €259 million. Operational profits slumped 40%.
25.07.2008
Haulotte, the leading European manufacturer of aerial lifts has acquired Bil-Jax, the US based trailer lift and scaffold producer.
Manitowoc has appointed Cynthia M. Egnotovich, a segment president with aerospace company Goodrich, to its board of directors.
Elavation, the Milton Keynes, UK, based powered access rental and training company has moved to the next stage of its growth plans with a 45 unit order for Niftylift booms.
JLG has supplied the first of its new Powershift telehandlers, a 13 metre, 4,000kg capacity Model 4013 PS, to the Isle of Man.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is planning to use a large “cherry picker” to hold up a 6m square panel to shade the wicket in a game next week.
A 79 year old man was killed when a crane he was watching tipped over onto his car in Oklahoma City yesterday.
French based telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer Manitou has reported an increase in first half revenues of over 8%.
24.07.2008
A crane driver in California has managed to avoid a prison sentence for three felony counts of involuntary manslaughter through a plea bargain.
