A 40 year old woman working at the port of Tacoma in Washington, USA, was killed this weekend by a container knocked onto the quay by a crane.
14.08.2005
Bobcat has appointed Border Industrial Services, trading as Border Bobcat, as its dealer for a large part of Wales.
13.08.2005
Catherine Stratton has published the 2004/05 version of the Plant Hire Investment Report.
12.08.2005
AWPT, the American arm of IPAF, has reached an agreement with the American Scaffold Industry Association to jointly promote safety and training on aerial lifts.
The latest Kran&Bühne is now available for reading on line or downloading.
Quigley UK Ltd has opened a third depot located in Iver, Buckinghamshire, to serve West London.
Ashtead’s Sunbelt operation in the USA has purchased three new locations from Brookstone equipment and a fourth from HSS-RentX.
Ingersoll-Rand, owner of Bobcat, has announced an offer for the 26% share of its Indian subsidiary that it does not already own.
11.08.2005
Not a direct crane or access story, but given our large Dutch readership….. Steel erectors at Heathrow's T5 Halted work on Monday in protest at British workers being laid off before Dutch co workers!
Late last week, we published breaking news on the sale of a large package of cranes from the Nigg yard in Scotland, allegedly to David Symon. We have now spoken to him, here is an update
10.08.2005
Finning International results show that Hewden revenues in local currency rose by 4% in the first half, with an increase of almost 6% in the second quarter.
A 220 tonne Grove GMK 6220-L was used to erect a 60 metre wind turbine on a mountain track on the island of Changdao in Shangdong province, China.
09.08.2005
Kier Regional Ltd, was fined £7,000, plus costs after a man fell down a lift shaft..
08.08.2005
A major package of cranes, telehandlers and trailers belonging to KBR’s Nigg yard has been sold by tender. The question is to Whom?
06.08.2005
Terex Aerials, largely the Genie aerials and Terex telehandlers business, saw revenues for the first half of 2005 increase by 51% compared to 2004.
05.08.2005
Terex crane sales rose 32% in the first half of 2005 compared to 2004. Operating income was up 18% with a stronger trend in the second quarter.
TVH, the Belgian based forklift and aerial lift parts group has bought Norwegian forklift parts distributor Bruco Maskin.
The MAN Group has sold Man Wolffkran GmbH its heavy duty tower crane business, to a private German-Swiss investment group.
04.08.2005
A Laing O’Rourke employee was killed today and another injured at Heathrow T5, when a “bolt” failed on a work platform, causing them to fall 13metres.
Ron Defeo of Terex said this week that the results of the company's accounting review should be finalised next week.
PASMA the in co-operation with the HSE, is organising a UK roadshow to demonstrate the two approved methods for erecting towers.
03.08.2005
Omme has established its own wholly owned sales subsidiary in Germany
The Latest statistics from the Institute of Purchasing managers show that construction activity in the UK continues to grow, albeit at a slightly slower pace.
02.08.2005
The driver of a 100 tonne mobile crane escaped uninjured as his crane turned over on a steep embankment.
