Nationwide Access, has appointed Chris Wraith to the newly-created position of safety, health and environment advisor.
06.01.2006
A record number of aerial lift users attended IPAF courses in 2005 and qualified for the PAL card. Almost 25% more than in 2004.
Spierings are working on a new seven axle version of its self-erecting truck mounted tower crane concept.
05.01.2006
UpRight has announced that it will consolidate its aerial lift production into its European plant in Dublin, following the addition of a 4,000m extension.
Michael Falck Schmidt has resigned as managing director of Worldlift Industries effective December 31 2005
IF you did not get the four access men here are the names,
04.01.2006
The Lavendon group says that revenues for 2005 were down by 8% as forecast, due to cuts in Germany and the sale of its Austrian business.
All of the required actions have been taken to complete the absorption of Cramo into RK.
Terex cranes is opening a new sales office this week in Moerdijk to sell and support Terex mobile cranes within the Benelux region.
Easi UpLifts has decided to press ahead and open a new location in the greater London region.
Instant Holland of Badhoevdorp, has acquired Stammis Verhuur BV, increasing its aerial lift rental fleet to 450 units and adding four new locations in the north of Holland.
03.01.2006
UK Industry veteran, David James, most recently with Nationwide Access, retired from the powered access industry at the end of December.
02.01.2006
Imperial Crane services and Lifting Gear Hire joined forces to move an airliner that had crashed off the end of the runway.
The Brandon board of directors has said that it has given permission for the management team to investigate a Buy-Out.
30.12.2005
CTE has managed to finalise its deal to acquire the Bizzocchi subsidiary of the Effer group, after a few hiccoughs.
29.12.2005
Harsco, the Owner of SGB and Hünnebeck has completed the purchase of Brambles steel mill services group.
Mr. Henry Marchetta will represent France as president of the European Construction Equipment manufacturers association, CECE.
28.12.2005
Ramirent AB, the Swedish affiliate of Finnish based Ramirent plc, has agreed a sale and leaseback deal on 18 of its Swedish locations.
Doornbos Equipment, the crane, access and telehandler rental company of Rotterdam has taken delivery of two Genie Z-135/70.
22.12.2005
Terex will launch the AC55-1 in April at Intermat in Paris, the -1 includes a new telescoping system with some significant capacity increases and a lighter weight.
Spider, a division of SafeWorks, provided suspended access and rigging services to erect a 10 storey Nike banner in Cleveland.
21.12.2005
Manitou is to replace its popular MT13 range of telehandlers with a new MT14 in 2006.
Gerard Deprez CEO of Loxam, has proposed an inaugural meeting of a new European Rental Association, as proposed by him at APEX this September.
We have a received the first photograph of the recently announced Grove GMK4080-1, 80 tonne All Terrain.
