Rysman Construction of Solihull, UK was hit for almost £20,000 following an accident in which a telehandler tipped over into the road.
22.04.2008
Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation has acquired aerial lift rental company, All Reach Equipment of Connecticut.
Harsco Access Services, which includes SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent Scaffolding, has reported a 20% increase in first quarter revenues.
Tanfield has agreed a deal to supply Manitou with certain access products to be marketed under the ManiAccess brand.
Tanfield, owner of Snorkel and UpRight has reported preliminary full year access revenues for 2007 of £90 million ($178 m), an increase of over 700%. It has also announced an OEM deal with Manitou
Terex has acquired Hydra Platforms, the Rock Hill, South Carolina based producer of underbridge inspection machines.
Aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer Haulotte has posted a 7% drop in first quarter ‘like for like’ revenues, but raised full year projections.
Terex Utilities, the aerial lift and digger derrick manufacturer has announced a $4 million, 3,700 square metre (40,000 sq ft) expansion plan for its Waterdown South Dakota, facility.
21.04.2008
A boom truck/crane tipped onto a car leaving one man dead and his wife seriously injured in Auburn, Wisconsin.
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LuiGong has acquired Bengbu Zhencong Anli and renamed it Anhui LiuGong Crane Co Ltd
AFI-Uplift as taken first place in the Sunday Times list of Britain’s top100 private companies with the fastest growing profits.
Despite an increase in the total number of fatal injuries in the UK, the number of fatal falls from height at work reached a record low in 2006/7
Scotland’s own equipment show opens at the end of this week near Edinburgh.
Oktopus the UK distributor for Klaas trailer cranes and Oktopus suction lifting devices has moved to new premises.
Malaysian port crane manufacturer IMPSA has backed out of a contract and wants to increase the price.
Konecranes has acquired Spanish overhead crane manufactures Ausio
Loader crane company Hiab has reported a 4% decline in first quarter sales, due to a sharp downturn in the United States.
20.04.2008
The Cornish fire brigade is considering renting, rather than buying its latest aerial lift device in the face of union objections.
Caterpillar, the world’s largest construction equipment producer has posted a strong first quarter with sales up 18% and expects another record year.
A crane operator died, while two others were seriously injured on Wednesday night in California.
19.04.2008
UK based Peter Hird has bought six Jekko spider cranes for its mini crane rental fleet
18.04.2008
A man working on street lights was thrown some 40 metres from his aerial work platform today when it was hit by a truck.
A crane at the Mitsui shipyard in Ichihara, Japan has been blown over by strong winds
A Sellafield worker is still in hospital after being crushed by a crane at the plant more than a week ago.
