A crane dropped a 7 tonne load of steel onto a site hut at the Ground Zero site in New York on Friday seriously injuring an architect.
16.12.2007
A judge has ruled that United Rentals case against Cerberus Capital should go to trial
Former CFO of United Rentals, Michael Nolan, has pleaded guilty to making false securities filings in order to inflate the rental company's results.
The new online replacement parts ordering service from IPS has gone live
15.12.2007
The radical Grove GTK1100 telescopic tower crane has completed its inaugural lift erecting a wind turbine in Germany.
AJ access has opened a new sales and rental location covering Southern England near Southampton.
Campaigners have called for an urgent inquiry after the latest tower crane collapse in Forest Hill, London.
14.12.2007
Fast-growing UK access rental companies Hi-Reach Access and Lifterz have both bought Upright machines.
Bob Francis Crane Hire & Heavy Haulage has supplied equipment for the new cafeteria at the top of mount Snowdon.
Texas-based Lewis Equipment Company has expanded into New Zealand
New sentencing guidlines mean that directors found guilty of serious health and safety offences are also likely to be banned from running a company.
A group of squatters is trying to save the old Stothert&Pitt crane works in Bath from demolition.
13.12.2007
Airtrax the producer of the ‘sidewinder’ fork truck and Cobra aerial lift has signed a distribution agreement with Connect Group Italia.
Favelle Favco has boosted revenues by almost 36% in the first nine months of 2007.
Frederick Kuijer, director international sales at scaffold and platform manufacturer, Altrex is leaving the company. He will be replaced by Rudie Beverwijk.
A loader crane smashed into a pedestrian overpass in Sydney today closing an intersection in the business district.
KR Wind of Denmark, is taking delivery of a new 750 tonne Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boomed mobile crane and has ordered two 600 tonne LR1600 crawler cranes..
Mantis Cranes of Donegal, Ireland is looking at the possibility of setting up a manufacturing base in the USA.
The Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia has issued its 100,000th yellow Trained Operator card.
Construction has started on the new JCB North American service and support centre in Savannah Georgia.
12.12.2007
Manitowoc chairman Terry Growcock has joined the board of SGB parent, Harsco.
The jib of a luffing tower crane buckled and collapsed on a site in Forest Hill,London, yesterday morning.
Terex has acquired a controlling interest in its joint venture, Terex Vectra Equipment, which builds loader-backhoes, skid steer loaders and compaction rollers
Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt and A-Plant has reported half year revenues up 24% to £523.5 million ($1.1 billion).
