One of our readers sent us the following photographs in the form of a slide presentation testing your ability to spot risks in the workplace.
03.08.2007
A man has died after falling from an unguarded alloy tower platform in Worthing, UK yesterday.
Leicestershire, UK, based Midland Access is entering the truck mounted lift rental market.
Crane operators in Hong Kong are to be put through a two day safety course as a reaction to a fatal accident last month.
02.08.2007
The cause of a crane tip-over in Regina, Canada last week is still a mystery. The owner, GCL has issued a statement.
The Platform Company recently supplied a NiftyLift HR21 to the BBC for the filming of a documentary on the floods in the city of Hull.
Two men are in hospital today with serious head injuries after their truck mounted lift was clipped by a truck.
Lasse Sunnergren of Zip Up Svenska has hung up his harness and retired.
Romsey, UK based SHB hire has ordered 30 Hiab cranes for its fleet.
Nationwide Skylift has taken delivery of its first 37m Ruthmann Truck mounted platform.
01.08.2007
A J Access Platforms has appointed John Swift to its board of directors.
Oshkosh has announced its third quarter results which show a strong improvement at JLG.
The Speedy acquisition of Hewden tool hire and Tanfield purchase of Snorkel both completed today.
The AWP/Genie division of Terex has appointed a new VP of marketing and product management
The UK’s first 90 metre truck mounted lift has gone to work, while its owner has changed its name to Zenith
Frankfurt based access rental company, GL-Verleih has ordered 12 more Teupen LEO spider lifts.
Hertfordshire based JV Price has added a new Skyking/GSR E228T to its growing truck mounted fleet
Potain has shipped its 1,000th GTMR 386 self erecting tower crane.
31.07.2007
American telehandler manufacturer Gehl saw overall revenues decline in the first half but improved margins and market share.
Manitowoc crane group reported first half sales up 42% while profits jumped 71%
A 60 metre boom on the Jumping Jack floating jack-up crane came crashing down on Sunday.
30.07.2007
Ingersoll-Rand has sold its Bobcat business to Korea’s largest construction equipment maker, Doosan, for $4.9 billion in cash.
Wizard workspace, the UK access company recently acquired by Lavendon, is to be integrated into Nationwide Access.
A 1000 tonne crane has started the complicated operation of removing freight wagons following a derailment last month.
