Rhode Island-based LJ group of companies has appointed Robert A Renzi as Director of Safety and Training.
07.02.2008
Hi-Reach Manlift of South Africa has won Genie’s 2007 Best Dealer award for the Africa/Latin American region.
The ARA- Rental show will see the launch of two British designed push around aerial lifts in the USA.
06.02.2008
The UK’s HSE will conduct 1,000 spot checks on refurbishment sites over the next three weeks. Working at height will be a key priority.
Mark Lawrence CEO of Australian Crane and access company Boom Logistics has resigned in the face of a surprise drop in profits.
Marcel Claude Braud, president and CEO of Manitou has been made a knight of the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest award.
The latest Cranes&Access magazine is on line and available to read or download.
Oshkosh Truck Corporation, the parent company of JLG, has changed its official name to Oshkosh Corporation.
05.02.2008
Imer Iberica, part of Italy’s Imer group based in Zaragoza, has been appointed as an UpRight distributor in Spain.
Kranlyft the European master distributor for Maeda, mini cranes has appointed Hamamcioglu as its distributor for Turkey
Eazi Sales&Service, a division of Eazi Access Rental of South Africa has been appointed as the UpRight Distributor.
Magnetek, the overhead crane control company has acquired Enrange, a wireless radio remote control manufacturer in Pennsylvania.
Bravi, the Italian producer of compact self propelled lifts has appointed a new company – Bravi UK- as its UK/Ireland master distributor.
Norwegian based rental company, Bautas, part of Finland’s Ramirent, has entered the Mini-Crane rental market with four brand new Maeda cranes.
The Manitowoc crane group has reported full year 2007 sales up by over 45%, while operating profits leapt almost 68%- Group exceeds $4 billion.
A.M.P access of Taunton, UK, has given its apprentices the challenge of rebuilding a dilapidated Nifty lift as part of their training.
04.02.2008
Mark Carrington, MD of King Trailers/King Highway Products has acquired all of the shares in both companies that he did not already own.
A man was died on Saturday in Iowa after he was crushed by a crane boom that he was disassembling.
The latest Kran&Bühne is now on line and available to read or download.
03.02.2008
NMT the Milton Keynes based crane hire company is investing £14 in new cranes to renew and expand its existing fleet. The spend includes £12 million with Terex Demag and £2 million with Spierings.
MEC has told Vertikal.Net that progress on its first boom lift is going smoothly enough that it might be in a position to show it at the upcoming Rental show.
Three men positioning a steel beam were taken to hospital with burns after the crane touched an overhead power line.
02.02.2008
The luffing jib on a crawler crane came crashing down yesterday on a development in Tribeca New York.
JLG revenues for its first fiscal quarter 2007/2008 increased by almost 19 percent to $610.5 million while operating income was marginally down.
01.02.2008