Mateco's Czech operation Mateco Czechia has expanded its depot network with a new facility in Plzeň, to the west of Prague
01.10.2026
UK rental company Star Platforms has taken delivery of one of the first new Sterling ST440 Step Frame Trailers
Australian crane rental company Capital Cranes closed its gates for the last time yesterday after 36 years in business
Belgian international crane and heavy lift group Sarens has appointed Victor Martinez as country manager for the United States
The APF Exhibition tree care show was held at Ragley Estate in Warwickshire, UK, last week
30.09.2026
Tadano has announced the introduction of a new 60t, three axle AC 3.060-2 All Terrain crane
UK rental company Horizon Platforms has taken delivery of 15 units of Dingli's 19ft S0807AC+ slab electric scissor lifts
Australian rental company Wanneroo Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 25t Franna Mac 25-5 articulated pick & carry crane
Belgian crane rental companies Megamax Limburg and Megamax Wallonia are to merge into the Megamax group
Italian railway contractor Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie (GCF) has taken delivery of three Platform Basket road-rail boom lifts
29.09.2026
Canadian simulator manufacturer CM Labs has added three features to its Intellia Workforce Training System
Euro Auctions is holding an auction in Dormagen, Germany in mid-October that includes 206 boom and scissor lifts, 69 telehandlers and 16 cranes
German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has taken delivery of a 1,000t Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane
28.09.2026
It is seven years since John Mackay of Nationwide Platforms and Tommy Williams died in a work platform - still no news from the HSE investigation!
Austrian loader crane and aerial lift manufacturer Palfinger has opened a new, larger, sales & service facility in Madrid, Spain
UK based Hire Safe Solutions has taken delivery of its second 232ft Zoomlion ZT72J telescopic self-propelled boom lift
We have received the sad news that Alain Freche, co-founder of French equipment rental company FLS has died
26.09.2026
A boom truck placing tenting onto the roof of a house in Fort Lauderdale overturned onto the building yesterday, while the boom of a rescue crane buckled during the recovery lift
25.09.2026 4
French international crane and access rental group Mediaco has acquired Alsace based crane rental and industrial moving company Paul Halbwachs.
25.09.2026
UK rental company Wire Cranes has taken delivery of the UK’s first 90t LTM 1090-4.3 All Terrain crane, following its appearance at Vertikal Days
Saudi based IPAF accredited training company Dayim Training Hub has siugned a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gulf University in Bahrain for training and research
Dutch lift & shift company Triton Transport Techniek has taken the first all electric Klaas K2350E truck crane in the Netherlands
The rental industry charity Plant and Hire Aid Alliance (PHAA) has launched its fifth annual Christmas gift appeal for children in Ukraine
IPAF's PAINT charity scheme has raised £10,000 for cancer research since its launch last year with the cheque handed over at Vertikal Days
