Cramo Norway has acquired the rental operations of Kranentreprenören a spider crane rental company based in Lørenskog near Oslo.
19.05.2008
Bronto is working on a 104 metre version of its S101 truck mounted lift, which will give it back the title of world's highest platform.
Four construction workers died on a site in Bangkok after the cage they were being lifted in fell to the ground.
The Manitowoc Company has increased its offer for UK food equipment company, Enodis.
Terex has appointed Thomas J. Hansen and David C. Wang to its board of directors.
18.05.2008
Ahern rental of Las Vegas, has reported first quarter revenues up 32% to $93 million, profits slipped by 9%.
An All Terrain crane tipped over onto a casino-hotel under construction in North Bend, Oregon earlier this.
17.05.2008
Portacover Machinery of Swansea, Wales, is adding spider cranes to its machinery moving business.
We were recently sent photos of two Teupen Leo 23GT spider lifts working on the Grand Mosque in Damascus. The question is how did they get there?
16.05.2008
German crane rental company J Bruns has taken delivery of a new 500 tonne Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 All Terrain crane.
Cat has launched three new telehandlers with lift heights from 6.1 to 9.2 metres.
Bromsgrove, UK, based GT Access has ordered 150 scissor lifts from UpRight, its largest single UK order since its acquisition by Tanfield.
A man was rescued after he was pinned between the guardrails of his boom lift and an overhead beam in Australia yesterday.
Here are just a few points from the UK’s SED show this week.
Peter Whittall, previously MD of Nationwide Access in the UK has joined Genie Europe as director of after sales services.
15.05.2008
Huntley Plant of Newcastle has ordered the first six 10m narrow aisle Holland lift scissor lifts for the UK.
A team from Peter Hird, the Hull based crane and access company visited SED today for the hand over of their first Jekko spider cranes.
The first day at SED was sunny but windy. Here is a quick pictorial round-up.
14.05.2008
Cramo, the Finnish based international rental company has reported first quarter sales up 18% while profits slipped marginally.
RSC Holdings one of the largest equipment rental companies in the USA is buying American Equipment Rentals of Providence, Rhode Island.
13.05.2008
The two Niftylift HR12 rebuilt by AMP apprentices, were on display yesterday at SED and Access Days.
CAT Access Solutions of the UK has ordered the first Bil Jax 5533A trailer lift/crane in the UK.
A good first day of SED in the UK today, was marred this evening by grid-lock in the car parks.
ZF the truck, crane and off-road transmission company has appointed a new chairman of its supervisory board.
