Speedy, the fastest growing UK rental company, has released its 2005/06 results today. They show revenues up by 23%, while profits rose by 25%.
31.05.2006
Fatal accidents in the Eire construction sector rose by over 50% in 2005 to the highest level since 1998
30.05.2006
Power Climber, has released a 110 volt version of its PC3 traction hoist family for suspended platforms.
HWS Verhuur BV of Leiden, Holland has renovated a 30 year old Ruthman truck mounted lift on a classic VW chassis and added it to its fleet.
NES Rentals, one of the world’s largest aerial lift rental companies is to be acquired by Diamond Castle Holdings, a New York based private equity company for $850 million.
28.05.2006
Boyd Hamilton of NRC the UK distributor for Hitachi-Sumitomo cranes is retiring today
26.05.2006
Hertz Equipment in Denmark has purchased 18 Leonardo self propelled lifts from Braviisol of Italy.
Eve Trakway has purchased seven new Volvo trucks with Atlas loader cranes.
JLG has promoted Israel Celli to senior vice president status, with continuing responsibility for international sales, marketing and product support.
OSHA the American Health&Safety authority, has issued a bulletin concerning the safe use of overhead launching gantry cranes, following the fatal accident in Ohio
25.05.2006
SED has issued its preliminary visitor numbers; they show that 20,600 visitors attended the new venue.
Following up on our reports earlier this week concerning Quigley UK, we hear that all but three cranes have been repossessed.
Kone Cranes, has acquired a majority stake in MMH Holdings, the P&H licensee, the deal reunites the two Morris overhead crane companies after 7 years apart.
3B6 has been acquired by the Cobo group an Italian off-highway electronics and drive component producer.
24.05.2006
JLG has released its results for the first nine months of its fiscal year, revenues for the period were up by 37 percent to $1.6 billion. Profits more than quadrupled to $101 million.
In spite of loosing a lawsuit and incurring the wrath of almost every major exhibition in the World, ‘the Fair Guide’ continues its attempts to trick companies into parting with their money.
Hiab is launching a handful of truck mounted cranes together with advanced features and increased capacity.
Peri has launched three new access products, including a modular system scaffold and a rail climbing system.
VOSA - Vehicle and Operator Services Agency - is launching a new Mobile Compliance Device (MCD) to improve its targeting of vehicles and operators.
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Certex UK, the lifting gear and wire rope supplier has announced that it is reorganising its distribution operations in the South West.
23.05.2006
John Deere is to withdraw from the telehandler market and has announced that its Zweibrücken factory in Germany will discontinue the manufacture of telescopic handlers, as of 31 October 2006.
Here is a small selection of photographs from Intermat that we have not used in the news stories we ran during the show or since. (Be warned this is a big file, don't try and read it in a third world hotel room)
A-Plant, the UK general rental company has ordered 60 Pop-Up platforms for immediate delivery. It is planning to place Pop-Ups in all of its locations.
