Genie has appointed a new sales manager for the Benelux markets.
12.03.2007
Australian Skyreach the acquisitive telehandler and access rental company will trade under the Force Corp banner.
A crane driver had a lucky escape on friday after the rough terrain crane he was operating tipped over in Portsmouth England.
11.03.2007
A tower crane collapsed yesterday while being erected at the Pearl-Qatar development, killing four labourers.
10.03.2007
A 60 metre lattice crane boom and jib failed dramatically yesterday in Grand Junction Colorado.
Alfred Wyss, president of Swiss crane and access company Stirnimann is retiring.
09.03.2007
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and ready to read or download
Peggy Mulligan chief financial officer of Linamar, Skyjack's owner, has resigned for personal reasons and will depart at the end of this month.
Linamar, owner of Skyjack has reported a 5% rise in 2006 revenues while profits remained flat. Skyjack sales and profits rose sharply.
The crane in the fatal accident in Merseyside yesterday was an overhead crane.
How do you paint the highest red nose in the country?
08.03.2007
Europe’s largest rental company, Loxam, has purchased Frances No 3, Laho from Barclays Private Equity. The third time it has been sold in six years.
Genie has appointed Matt Fearon as managing director and vice president of Genie Europe
A man has died and a second is in a critical condition following an accident involving a crane on Merseyside.
Airtrax the company that builds forklifts and aerial lifts with omni-directional wheels, has appointed Universal Equipment to help it build a dealer network.
Terex has appointed Oren Shaffer of Qwest as a non executive director.
London Tower Services is expanding its power access fleet
A man was injured yesterday when a Rough Terrain crane tipped over on a site in Virginia.
07.03.2007
GSR has announced a new 17 metre straight telescopic truck mounted boom lift for 3.5 tonne trucks.
AMP Access has purchased five new DAF rigid trucks with special Andover access equipment bodies.
A lattice boomed crane working on a new viaduct in Council Bluffs, Iowa tipped over on Monday.
Ashtead’s earnings per share hit by Nations debt, A-Plant reports strong improvement in utilsation and profitability.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s has announced that it will allow surge brakes on all small and medium-sized trailers concluding a 10 year battle by the ARA.
06.03.2007
The latest Kran&Bühne is now on line
