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Terex Aerial Work Platforms

Genie sales jump 50% to over a $ billion Terex Aerial Work Platforms, the Genie aerial lift and telescopic handler business has reported first half 2006 revenues of over a $ billion.

29.07.2006

AFI moves into Bridgwater

AFI Aerial Platforms has opened a depot in Bridgwater, Somerset,

29.07.2006

Lavendon appoints Malcolm Bowers

The Lavendon Group has appointed Malcolm Bowers, as a consultant to support its new regional acquisitions in the UK.

28.07.2006

Hewden Order Demag Cranes

Following Hewden’s July 20 announcement that it will change its crane strategy and focus on cranes under 100 tonnes, we can now confirm that an order has been placed with Terex Demag for ten cranes between 30 and 100 tonnes.

28.07.2006

Operator was not trained to dismantle tower cranes

An inquest jury has delivered verdicts of accidental death for two men who fell to their deaths after an inexperienced workman loosened the bolts to a 30 metre tower crane.

28.07.2006

Platform Company makes it nine

UK access rental company The Platform Company has opened its ninth location in Leicester.

27.07.2006

Youngman Open Logistics and Training Centre in Scotland

Youngman, suppliers of light access and safety equipment has opened its new logistics and training centre in Glasgow.

27.07.2006

Grove offers 60 metre boom option on new 100 tonner

Grove has confirmed the 60 metre Long boom version of its new GMK4100, dubbed the GMK4100-L.

27.07.2006

Manitowoc crane up 33%

Manitowoc crane group revenues rose by 33% for the first half of 2006, group revenues were up 27%.

27.07.2006

Hewden crane strategy

Pam Penny spoke with Mark Hierons head of cranes at Hewden to learn more about its new crane hire strategy.

26.07.2006

McFarland joins EPW

Brian McFarland has joined Equipment Parts Wholesale in Fresno, California, as the new general manager.

26.07.2006

New Corporate Manslaughter Bill

The new UK Corporate Manslaughter Bill was published last week and makes some significant changes to that first envisaged.

25.07.2006

HSE highlights cabin lifting problems

The HSE has issued guidlines for lifting timber jackleg accommodation units following a serious incident

25.07.2006

Terminal 5 record

Workers at Heathrow's Terminal 5 scheme have clocked up two million man-hours without a reportable accident

25.07.2006

Telehandler challenge

US based Lift&Access will check out 17 metre telehandlers in this years “rodeo”, the Telehandler Showcase.

25.07.2006

Haulotte revises 2006 forecasts

With net first-half sales at a record level, the Haulotte Group has significantly revised its 2006 forecasts

24.07.2006

Street Crane in China move

Street crane the overhead crane and hoist manufacturer has agreed a licensing deal with Nanjing Hoisting Machinery General Works Company Limited.

23.07.2006

The pirates that caught the sharks

A small team from the British access industry were recently caught stalking the waters around Cuba for big fish.

23.07.2006

Kingfisher Access Raise Height Awareness

Kingfisher Access is holding free Working at Height Awareness presentations on Friday afternoons in July and August at its training centre in Upminster.

20.07.2006

Manitou sales climb 10%

Manitou has announced that its first half revenues are up by over 10 percent, to €586 million, driven by exports.

20.07.2006

Hewden to change crane strategy

Hewden crane division has announced that it will in future concentrate on cranes of under 100 tonnes and restructure the business.

20.07.2006

Boom Lift brings down Footbridge and causes chaos

An A-Plant Boom-Lift travelling on a low loader caused rush-hour devastation yesterday in Plymouth when its boom tore down a footbridge.

20.07.2006

Ashtead story updated

Further details on Ashtead's acquisition of NationsRent have been added to the story posted earlier today.

19.07.2006

Arcomet adds Irish distribution for Potain

Arcomet has been appointed as the Potain distributor for Ireland. An agreement between the Manitowoc and Arcomet adds to the distribution agreement for the UK signed in January.

19.07.2006

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