Two men fell 12 metres from a boom lift after they were catapulted out of the platform in Osage, Iowa.
21.12.2006
Skyjack parent, Linamar, has set up its hydraulic components business as a new division within its industrial group. A new president has been appointed.
The Greater London Authority is pressing ahead with its plans to demand the fitting of diesel particulate filters on construction equipment, the UK's CPA has published a helpful guide.
20.12.2006
The operator of a tower crane in Penang survived after the top of the crane plunged 40 metres to the ground.
High Level Platforms of Wareham, has joined the UK's Access Link
We asked yesterday for some input from those are against making the wearing of harnesses a legal requirement for boom lifts. Here is an alternative view.
Bernie Kiekebosch of Haulotte Australia has taken over as president of the Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia.
Lavendon has issued its trading statement indication that it will finish the year up 23% on 2005.
Andy Wright, previously with Aggreko is to join Lavendon UK in January.
19.12.2006
Odewald & Compagnie a Berlin based private equity company has acquired a majority stake in Mateco the second largest powered access rental company in Germany.
The Hire Association Europe (HAE) has named Graham Arundell as its new managing director.
The UK powered access industry turned out in force yesterday to agree a high level campaign to mandate harness use in boom lifts.
18.12.2006
Hiab has won a €30 million service contract with the Dutch Army.
Terex is to spend up to $200 million to buy back some of its shares over the next 18 months.
17.12.2006
While most of the Universal business and assets have been disposed of, the Spanish rental operation remains unsold.
Five employees of crane maker Morris have been presented with awards for 25 years service.
15.12.2006
The deadline for an experienced person to apply to directly receive a blue CPCS card has been extended to July 2007.
Terex has appointed Robert G. Isaman as president of Terex Construction.
A private equity firm is to acquire the Alimak Hek Group
14.12.2006
A man using an aerial lift was electrocuted at a substation in Burwell village Cambridge on Monday,
North American crane rental company All Erection & Crane Rental is adding 150 new cranes to its fleet
13.12.2006
Skyjack’s Brad Boehler has been appointed to chair the ANSI A92.6 Sub-committee
A man was killed on Monday in Seef Bahrain, when a tower crane dropped a section during a climb.
Lifting Solutions, the Thurnscoe, UK based company has moved to new premises and is 30 years old.
12.12.2006
