A tree worker has died in an accident while testing his truck mounted lift prior to going out on site.
20.06.2006
JCB has announced revenues for 2005 up 23% to £1.42 billion, while its profits doubled to £110 million. The company says market share also improved to 9.6%
In at least the second time in less than two weeks, a man painting the underside of a bridge was thrown to his death after his truck mounted lift was struck by a passing vehicle.
Aichi is planning to step up its operations outside of Japan in a bid to build a $250 million export business by 2011.
19.06.2006
UpRight has sold 100 of its TM12's to an American rental company.
The Platform Company has confirmed that it has placed an order for over 1,000 new Genies for delivery over the next two years.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has said that UK construction output is set to increase over the next one to two years
Maxim Crane Works has announced that it is exploring alternatives which include a possible merger or sale of the business, having successfully exited chapter 11 in 2004.
The directors of Thomas Equipment have fired the company’s president and CEO, Clifford Rhee “for cause” and ordered a full blown corporate restructuring.
18.06.2006
The 2006 Crane Safety conference opens in London this week, this year’s event has a wide range of eminent speakers from around the world.
The latest Kran&Bühne is now on line and available for downloading.
Ranger Equipment - UK and Ireland distributor for Teupen has sold its first Leo 50GT machine in the UK.
16.06.2006
HMF has appointed Richard Everist as managing director of its UK distribution subsidiary, HMF (UK), with the objective to aggressively expand its market share.
Since its launch at the Commercial Vehicle Show in April, the new Terex Atlas 118.2VGL has attracted a slew of orders.
Building work is well underway on the new Holland-Lift hall that will more than double its current production facility, completion is scheduled for late July.
Manitowoc has appointed Ted Thomas as director of Crane Care customer service for Manitowoc cranes in the Americas.
15.06.2006
Tim Robinson, finance director of the Tanfield Group the new owner of UpRight, has resigned and been replaced by Charles Brooks.
14.06.2006
Certex UK has been appointed as main UK distributor for Demag Cranes and Components Ltd taking over 300 smaller accounts.
13.06.2006
120 delegates from aerial lift rental companies and end users attended the first TABS work platform safety day in Frankfurt today.
Liebherr has opened a new maritime cargo handling production facility in the port of Rostock, north-eastern Germany.
Demag Cranes, the port and industrial crane maker, is in the final stages of an initial public offering to raise up to €500 million, that should lead to a Frankfurt listing, possibly as soon as June 20.
A vehicle mounted platform operator fell to his death last week after his platform was struck by a truck, which then continued on its way.
12.06.2006
The Tanfield group has secured a £2 million grant to move UpRight production from Ireland to Washington in the North East of England.
10.06.2006
Restoration work has begun on a large Titan crane on Clydebank in Glasgow, HAKI has provided a number of access solutions for the project.
09.06.2006
