Six months on from its acquisition of Ratcliff, Palfinger, is making the UK its competence centre for tail-lifts. The company also says that it is now the clear UK market leader for this product.
28.11.2005
Ashtead group’s US subsidiary, Sunbelt has accepted a $20 million settlement from Head & Engquist, ending a long standing legal battle over the large scale poaching of staff.
25.11.2005
David Smith of Kier Construction has joined Empower training services as construction training consultant.
Loader crane maker, Hiab saw sales for the first nine months of 2005 rise by 22% on 2004, while operating income rose by 40%
Aerial has announced that it has doubled its distribution network and that it is intent on winning a share of the UK access market
24.11.2005
Wayne Davis, the owner of A&E construction has been found guilty of manslaughter after an employee fell to his death, from a makeshift work platform.
A man rolled a 45 ft articulated boom yesterday and rolled it on a steep wet slope.
23.11.2005
Dino Lift, the Finnish based aerial lift producer has appointed a new group sales and marketing director
Speedy Hire the rapidly growing UK tool and equipment rental company, reports a 21% increase in revenues for its first half, driven by Work At Height Regulations and other safety related rules.
Ramirent the Finnish based rental company, has reported third quarter revenues up 22% on 2004, with net profits more than doubling to €33 million.
Kurt Ospeth, managing director of Bautas, Norway’s largest rental company, owned by Ramirent, is leaving at the end of the year.
Finning International recently reported third quarter results, which as we aready reported, include Hewden, Europe’s largest rental company.
All Canada aerials Ltd was fined C$125,000 and one of its supervisors, C$10,000 for failing to provide any training to one of its delivery drivers who died when trying to load a Genie Boom.
21.11.2005
A British man has been awarded £3.1 million in compensation after falling from an SGB scaffold while working in Holland.
IPAF has established a new office in the Netherlands to cover the Benelux region headed up by Hans Aarse.
An employee at the JCB plant in Cheadle Staffordshire, was killed in an accident at the facility last week.
20.11.2005
Facelift donate to charity in place of sending Christmas cards to customers and suppliers this year.
Terex has unveiled its plans today to upgrade and expand its range of heavy lift crawler cranes, starting with the 1,000 tonne CC5800 and including a new 2,500 tonne CC8800 Twin.
18.11.2005
IHI has completed the 300th Terex branded crawler crane, since the OEM agreement started in 1999.
While raw material inflation has largely stabilised, a number of manufacturers are considering further price increases in the new year.
17.11.2005
Unic Cranes Europe has appointed B&B Plant and Equipment as its distributor in South Africa. For its full range of mini crawler cranes
Gantry crane maker, Morris Material Handling and Bacou-Dalloz have concluded a strategic partnership in the UK
Liebherr has announced a new heavy lift crane, the LR 11250 with a maximum lifting capacity of 1,250 tonnes at a radius of 14 metres and up to 228 metres of lift height.
JLG has recorded revenues of $478 million for the first quarter of its financial year, an increase of 56% on the first quarter 2004. Net profits improved by over 300%.
16.11.2005
