Manitex, the US based boom truck, telehandler and RT fork-truck producer has reported strong results in a difficult market.
15.11.2007
A man was burned severely today in Sacramento, California as he was trying to free balloons from high voltage power lines from an aerial work platform.
14.11.2007
Glen Tellock, president and chief executive officer of Manitowoc has been elected 2008 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Manitowoc has announced that it will issue and sell up to 3.45 million new shares
A fatal accident that we reported on yesterday was in fact a self propelled boom lift and occurred while a father was giving his children a ride after having completed the job.
An experienced lineman working from an aerial lift in Shannon New Zealand was electrocuted on Monday
13.11.2007
SGB has won scaffold contracts worth over $1.6 million from Glaxo Smith Kline in Singapore.
Potain has recently secured its biggest ever single order.
Lavendon has acquired Belgian based DK Rentals including its Spanish and French operations
H&E equipment which now also owns JW Burress has reported nine month revenues up 21% while profits jumped over 500%.
12.11.2007
UK developer Crosby Lend Lease has painted its tower cranes pink in aid of breast cancer awareness
Mantis Cranes, the Irish manufacturer of self erecting tower cranes, has appointed a new general manager.
Cargotec's MacGregor business has won orders from Asia worth about €70 million.
Watson and Hillhouse, UK agents for Sany cranes and drill rigs, has now sold two 50 tonne SCC500D crawler units.
Manitou unveils its Manitrac agricultural telehandler/tractor tomorrow here is a photo of it.
JLG Australia has launched the LiftPod a one person push around lift weighing only 70kgs
Manitou has reported a very strong third quarter with order intake up by 53%, revenues for the first nine month are up 12.7%.
11.11.2007
Our new Russian language web site VertikalNet.ru is now live, the new site will provide crane, access and telehandler news and information for the rapidly developing market in Russia for lifting equipment.
The latest Kran&Bühne magazine is now on line and available for reading or downloading.
We are currently conducting our annual rental rate survey for Cranes, Aerial lifts and telehandlers, download a form and join in.
10.11.2007
The annual Christmas tree arrived in Rockefeller Plaza yesterday and was lifted into place by crane.
The driver of a crane has been arrested in Dubai along with the slinger signaler and an engineer following this week’s fatal bridge accident.
A few more photos from Batimat
09.11.2007
A blue Volvo truck and Genie boom were stolen last night from Higher platforms in Oxford, UK.
