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
3B6 has been acquired by the Cobo group an Italian off-highway electronics and drive component producer.
24.05.2006
Loader crane and access manufacturer, Palfinger has announced first quarter revenues up by 15% to €140 million, with profits up by 2.5%.
10.05.2006
The Tanfield group has purchased the powered access business of UpRight International Ltd. UPDATED
26.04.2006
AFI the rapidly growing aerial lift business led by David Shipman, has acquired Watford UK, based access company Alan Drew.
18.04.2006
Butler Capital Partners of Paris, has taken a 70% stake in Accès Industrie, the French access rental company.
08.03.2006
Accès Industrie of Tonneins France, has received a €20 million capital injection from venture capital company, Butler Capital Partners.
27.02.2006
Haulotte has issued preliminary figures for 2005, indicating revenues of €385 million, an increase of 44% on 2004.
28.01.2006
JLG has finalised a new five year $200 million senior credit facility, which can be expanded at a later date to $300 million.
01.12.2005
JLG has confirmed today that it has completed the purchase of equipment, tooling, and intellectual property of Caterpillar's telehandler product line.
29.11.2005
A-Plant, the UK rental division of Ashtead, has agreed a five year sole supply deal with the Birse group
07.11.2005
Stirnimann AG, the Olten based distributor for Grove, Potain and JLG has been purchased by investor Burkhard Lichtner
22.10.2005
Franky Mulliez, the founder of Kiloutou, Frances second largest rental company, has sold 51% of the business to Sagard for €170 million.
21.10.2005
Snorkel International has purchased its production facilities in Elwood Kansas from the company’s previous owner, Textron.
20.10.2005
Sunbelt, the American subsidiary of the Ashtead Group has acquired Northridge Equipment, with five locations in California.
18.10.2005
Telehandler manufacturer, Manitou has announced The acquisition of Hangzhou Irisman MH Equipment a producer and distributor of IC powered fork trucks.
13.10.2005
Loxam, Frances largest rental company has purchased Alpina, the Rouen based specialist access rental company owned by Patrick Hivet.
25.09.2005
Michielsens and Van de Weghe, Belgium’s two largest crane and access companies, are to merge their crane fleets
14.09.2005
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
The Gamble family has sold Gamble Jarvis Plant Ltd to a group of midlands based investors.
01.08.2005
Ashtead, parent of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK, has reported strong improvements in all three of its divisions for the year ended 30th April 2005
11.07.2005
David Price, chairman of Lavendon, Europe’s largest aerial lift rental company has announced that he will retire and leave the company later this year.
05.07.2005
Following the retirement of Gary Lorenz, 4 point Lift Systems has been sold to a group of long time associates.
Ron Defeo, chairman and CEO of Terex has resigned from the United Rentals board of directors, in order to avoid a conflict of interest.
27.06.2005
