Sent in by a reader in the UK two examples of telehandlers lifting suspended loads with scant disregard.
19.02.2013 1
Palfinger is to establish Palfinger Platforms Italy Srl, a joint venture with Sky Aces headquartered in Bolzano.
19.02.2013
A man died on Friday after he fell from a work platform in Tysse, east of Bergen Norway.
Spider lift specialist Teupen has appointed Craig Rooke as sales manager for the UK and Ireland.
Genie has announced the release of its first ever die-cast scale model of an aerial lift.
The boom of a large boom truck crashed onto the roof of a home in Phoenix, Arizona, yesterday
From today the UK HSE is targeting construction sites where refurbishment or repair work is taking place.
18.02.2013
A crane operator has died after a fall at a city centre construction site in Melbourne this morning.
Co.Me.t has delivered a number of new aerial work platforms to UK distributor Affordable Access.
A near miss with a crane in Odessa, Texas yesterday when a boom pin came out, has spurred a safety alert.
18.02.2013 1
Spotted in the town of Buga, Columbia, an unusual suspended platform made of bamboo.
17.02.2013
Dutch international rental company Riwal has appointed Wolfgang Roth as country manager Germany.
15.02.2013
Singapore based crane and equipment company Tat Hong has posted strong third quarter results.
Irish based AlturaLift has declared insolvency and says that it is winding up and appointing a liquidator.
Isoli has shown its first 23 metre PNT 230 lift mounted in India on a locally built Tata chassis.
Harsco’s results for 2012 show that its Harsco Infrastructure made larger losses on lower revenues.
14.02.2013
Vp, owner of UK Forks and Hire Station has issued an interim statement regarding performance since November.
UK crane, access and telehandler rental company Hewden has appointed Anthony Carter as sales director.
14.02.2013 2
Palfinger Dreggen is to supply 30 offshore cranes worth €90 million.
Ex-New York crane inspector Edward Marquette has been sentenced to five years probation.
Terex AWP/Genie has introduced a online operator training programme for aerial work platforms – Genie Lift Pro.
14.02.2013 1
The first 750 tonne LTM 1750 All Terrain cranes have been delivered to the Netherlands.
PPE manufacturer JSP is warning of a batch of counterfeit safety helmets.
Power and automation specialist ABB has acquired port solutions company APS Technology.
