We have only just learnt this weekend of the death of Dutch crane rental pioneer Piet Saan
16.10.2023 1
Versalift Ireland has taken delivery of its first France Elévateur platforms for mounting on local vans at the company’s base in Tallaght, south west Dublin
16.10.2023
Loader crane and aerial lift manufacturer Palfinger has appointed Maria Koller, 51, as chief human resources and legal officer
A video clip sent in by a number of readers shows quite dramatically how wearing a harness and lanyard in a boom lift can save your life
14.10.2023 1
JCB is to build a new 67,000 square metre production facility on a 400 acre site in San Antonio, Texas
13.10.2023
Anyone with an interest in Roman history, or living in the UK will be aware of the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England
Construction ranks second highest in terms of suicide rates, but there are steps that can be taken to improve the situation
Liebherr has delivered the first 10 units of the 110 tonne LTM 1110-5.2 All Terrain crane equipped with the new Liccon3 crane control system
Canadian rental group Lou-tec has acquired aerial lift rental company Torcan Lift Equipment as part of its ongoing push into Ontario
The world's largest Propane Dehydration plant is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia
12.10.2023
Italian crane and aerial lift exhibition GIS held last week in Piacenza was massive - here is a pictorial overview
A crane operator had a lucky escape this week when the crawler crane he was working with overturned on a site in Waterford, Ireland
Dutch international rental group Riwal is to appoint a chief operating officer and a chief information officer
11.10.2023
UK rental group Vp, owner of telehandler rental company UK Forks and low level access specialist MEP a has published a trading update
Gustav Seeland has taken delivery of 450 tonne Grove All Terrain crane
UK rental company County Lifting has taken the first 25t JMG MC 250.09 FL electric Fork truck/pick & carry crane to arrive in the country
RSS has appointed Sophie Coleman as manager of its Heathrow depot
UK rental company Advanced Access Platforms has invested £2 million in 100 JCB scissor lifts and telehandlers
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The UK HSE is taking over the investigation into the explosion at the Teesworks in 2019 which killed two men in a truck mounted platform
10.10.2023
P&K has taken delivery of a 120 tonne Tadano AC 5.120-1 All Terrain crane
Danish tracking, telematics and systems supplier Trackunit has acquired American mobile electronics installation company OEM Solutions Inc
New York state based rental company Skyworks has acquired Florida’s Gold Coast Hi-Lift
We have received the sad news that US/International rental executive Daryl Gaskins has died
Aldercote has launched a new range of pick up mounted platforms – the CZ line.
09.10.2023