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.
A thief has popped off with two Pop-Ups from the back of a Tesco store in Romford, London.
29.02.2008
Cargotec, owner of Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor is to begin buying back its own shares.
Modulift, manufacturers of the unique modular spreader system, has announced that it will launch a US subsidiary - Modulift Corporation.
The Northern Ireland HSE is investigating a fatal accident at the 'Bakery' development in south Belfast
28.02.2008
Two men were rescued from their truck mounted lift when it lost power some 30 or so metres up.
A man was rescued from his self propelled boom lift yesterday in Marina Del Rey California after he boomed into overhead power lines.
27.02.2008
Haulotte has appointed a new national accounts manager for the UK and Ireland.
Tat Hong has acquired a further tranche of shares in the Chinese tower crane company Yongmao, taking its holding to 20%
Hiab has acquired two new tail lift companies, one in the UK and one in the USA
Peter Hird has added a new business to his crane and access group in the Middle East.
Harsco Access Services, owner of SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent scaffold has opened a new operation in Panama.
Ramish Lal has joined UpRight, the UK based powered access manufacturer as master distributor and key account manager.
26.02.2008
Instant UpRight, the aluminium tower manufacturer has sold all of the rights for its Tallescope product to AA Products of the UK.
Two companies were fined £23,000 each for not providing an employee with safe access equipment after he fell 2.2 metres.
25.02.2008
Legal action against the driver of the bus that caused the death of a man catapulted from his boom lift in Manchester has been dropped today.
Two historic cranes at the Swan Hunter shipyard at Wallsend on Tyneside have been carefully dismantled.
Sany crawler crane helps beached ferry off Blackpool.
Finning International the parent company of Hewden has reported record full year 2007 revenues, up almost 17%. Profits rose by 26%.
For those of you exhibiting at Conexpo or wishing to reach those visitors interested in cranes, access or telehandlers, there is still a chance to get into Vertikal Conexpo 2008.
24.02.2008
A 60 metre high tower crane collapsed yesterday at the National University of Singapore, reportedly killing three men.
23.02.2008
German based overhead crane manufacturer, Stahl Crane Systems has completed testing on its first explosion proof crane in the UAE.
