Ashtead, parent group of A-Plant in the UK and Sunbelt in North America, is in detailed discussions to buy Nations Rent in the USA for $1billion
19.07.2006
At its AGM today Speedy Hire, the UK rental company, announced that its new financial year had got off to a strong start with overall revenues up 29%.
18.07.2006
Independent Parts and Service, the Telford based parts and service company, has signed an agreement today to take over the sales and support of UpRight powered access products in the UK.
17.07.2006
Readers from Australia that are members of the Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia are asked to nominate new officers.
The Quigley brothers have written to customers laying the blame for their demise at the feet of crane manufacturers, their bank and the government.
16.07.2006
Wolffkran hosted its first new product launch, since the Management Buy In last year at its Heilbronn HQ this week.
14.07.2006
JLG is planning to add four new scale models to its current line up.
The Manitowoc company has made a revised bid for Enodis, which the company says it is considering.
Universal Aerial Platforms Ltd, the London based powered access rental company has entered administration.
Ranger Equipment, the Teupen distributor for the UK and Ireland, has launched a finance service.
13.07.2006
The Access Link, the UK affiliation of independent regional access rental companies has appointed further new members.
With all the hustle and bustle of a busy spring, we missed that fact that Mrs Andreé Braud, honorary chairwoman of Manitou, passed away on April first.
Robertson Construction has been ordered to pay £103,975 compensation to the family of James Weir, after he fell to his death in 2002.
12.07.2006
A-Plant the UK rental division of the Ashtead group is spending over £80 million this year to renew and expand its fleet.
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and available for reading or downloading.
Facelift, the Hickstead, UK, based access company has won first prize in the ‘Paddle around the Pier Brighton’ charity event.
11.07.2006
The HSE has today urged businesses to spend more time on practical risk assements rather than bureaucratic back-covering exercises.
Alimak Hek has purchased the rental assets of Conrent, the Australian mast climber business, from Coates Hire Ltd.
The Tanfield group, has appointed Power-Lift, headed up by Holger Johan, as the master dealer for UpRight powered access products for the German market.
Kevin Rayment has been named as managing director of Curtiss-Wright Controls Integrated Sensing Europe.
SGB Holland has increased its fleet of UpRight TM12 to 40 units as the market for small self propelled lifts continues to grow in Holland.
One of the UK’s biggest auctions of mobile cranes, aerial lifts and telehandlers will be held next Sat by Thimbleby&Shoreland.
10.07.2006
Hirepool the New Zealand general rental company with significant access and telehandler fleets has new owners.
Thomas Equipment the troubled Canadian manufacturer has announced that it is looking to close its Korean production facility. It has also appointed Rudi van den Ende as its VP of global sales.
09.07.2006
