The Spider division of SafeWorks, has developed special swing stage platforms to access two large lemon shaped digester tanks in New York.
16.08.2005
Speedy Lifting, has published a 24 page ‘Speedy Lifting Sales Catalogue’.
15.08.2005
United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company and the largest aerial lift fleet has saw revenues rise by 15% in the first half with rates firming by over seven percent
Terex expected to finally produce its formal results for full year 2004 today, in stead the company has announced a further delay and obtained its banks agreement to a delay of up until September 15th.
Ashtead's, Sunbelt Rentals has sold its specialty scaffold business in Oregon, Washington, California and Texas to Safway Services, Inc.
AFI, one of the UK's fastest growing access rental companies, has launched a new sales division, AFI Resale.
Paolo de Nicola, the Italian producer of large gantry type cranes, used in bridge construction has filed for protection under Italy’s bankruptcy laws.
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.
