Kevin Bellis, owner and MD of UK based Atrium Access has passed away, following a battle with cancer
18.01.2013
The Access Alliance of independently owned UK rental companies, held its first meeting of 2013 this week.
John King of Nifty Australia, has entered the Yukon Quest 300 and Percy 200 dog sled races in Canada.
18.01.2013 2
Today’s Death Wish is an unusual one that involves working at height in 1924 and a female mechanic.
G.W. Van Keppel has been named Sany America crane dealer for Arkansas and Southern Illinois.
The 20,000th photograph was added to the Vertikal.Net database yesterday
17.01.2013
A Rough Terrain crane overturned at a reservoir in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday.
Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has opened a new warehouse in Tucker, Georgia, its 16th in the USA.
The first IPAF UK regional meeting of the year will be held on February 7th in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Finnish based Havator has added seven Grove cranes, including the first RT9130E Rough Terrain crane in Europe.
Niftylift has developed a simple cut out and warning anti-entrapment device for its HR12 boom lift.
16.01.2013
German rental company MA-BO has taken delivery of the first 54 metre Ruthmann T540 truck mounted lift.
16.01.2013 3
The UK’s largest crane rental company Ainscough has appointed Chris Beeton as head of field sales.
Case New Holland has named Mario Gasparri as the head of its Construction Equipment business.
A helicopter has crashed into a luffing jib tower crane in Vauxhall, London today bringing down its jib. UPDATED
16.01.2013 2
German rental company Willenbrock Platforms has taken the first Genie S-3800 shipyard boom in Europe.
16.01.2013 1
A court has ended Ahern Rentals period of exclusivity in its chapter 11 reorganisation process.
A man walked away with minor injuries after overturning a boom lift while trimming trees in Warren, Michigan.
16.01.2013 4
Snorkel has appointed Hyster Bulgaria as its exclusive distributor for Bulgaria.
15.01.2013
US based United Rentals has named Skyjack as its Supplier of the Year for 2012.
15.01.2013 1
International rental company Lavendon has issued full year trading statement with revenues up 4%
We have had correspondence from a reader in China who almost purchased a fake Tadano truck crane.
The Italian Army has ordered 10 units of CTE’s 20 metre ZED20 CSL truck mounted articulated lifts.
14.01.2013
UK rental company One Stop Hire has just added Power Tower, Nano & Nano SP machines to its fleet.
