We catch up with the progress our two apprentices are making with the A.M.P - Niftylift rebuild programme.
05.03.2008
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and ready to read or download.
A disgruntled construction worker scaled a 52 metre crane yesterday in a protest over the pension rights of builders.
UK rental company Vp has acquired Northern Site Services and the business and assets of Northern Site Services Test & Calibration
Over 30% of refurbishment sites visited in the February 'blitz' by the HSE in the UK were so dangerous that work was stopped immediately, mostly due to work at height issues.
Ahern Rentals and Custom Equipment have agreed a distribution deal for the company’s range of ultra compact electric scissor lifts.
Gehl, the US based telehandler and skid steer loader producer has reported full year 2007 results with revenues down 6%.
04.03.2008
Work to a power station high in the Swiss Alps meant that a Unic spider crane had to catch a cable car.
A crane and two scissor lifts have been used for some unusual scientific experiments at a London school.
Mateco Hellas E.P.E of Greece has purchased a number of Holland Lift heavy duty scissor lifts and opened an operation in Bulgaria.
The Lavendon Group has reported 2007 revenues up 49% while pre-tax profits increased by 178%.
The Lavendon Group has reached an agreement to acquire the Platform Company, the UK’s second largest aerial lift rental company for £79 million.
The Tulsa Winch Group has purchased Canadian based Lantec Winch & Gear.
03.03.2008
Finning International, the parent of UK based Hewden has appointed Michael T. Waites as its president and chief executive officer.
Keep an eye out for another stolen scissor lift in the UK.
JLG has rebranded all of its aftermarket services under a single name - 'Ground Support'.
Holland lift has purchased a stake in its UK/Ireland distributor Russon Access
Russell Rowley has set up a new company, R² Access Platforms, to sell Manitou aerial lifts in the UK and Ireland.
National Crane Hire, the Australian based crane rental company has acquired Adelaide based Brimco.
Two protesters have climbed a tower crane in Parliament Square in London as a protest against the EU treaty.
The first truck mounted firefighting lift machine from the Socage-Metx partnership has shipped to Dubai.
02.03.2008
Two cranes were badly damaged last night at the Port of Felixstowe in the UK after a ship loaded with new cranes broke free from its moorings.
01.03.2008
United Rentals has reported 2007 pre tax profits up 43% compared to 2006.
The fully extended boom of a 50 tonne mobile crane crashed into the roof of a house in Kent, UK, yesterday.
