The first 150ft JLG 1500SJ boom lift has arrived in Europe and is being used for training prior to appearing at Apex.
09.08.2011
A neon sign company has been fined for exposing employees to fall hazards at a job in Manhattan this May.
An operator accidentally engaged the hoist of a crawler crane in Naples Maine, yesterday pulling its boom over the back.
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UK based South Bucks Tree Surgeons of Thame, Oxfordshire, has purchased a new CTE ZED26J.
Finnish based lift manufacturer Leguan has appointed Jukka Karjalainen as its new managing director.
Snorkel has announced that it has terminated all distribution agreements with Hubarbeitsbühnen Bielefeld in Germany.
Jim Haigh has re-entered the UK powered access market after selling the original Eagle Platforms in 1997.
A rental company delivery driver was catapulted out of a boom lift as he was conducting a hand over this weekend.
Aardman is filming a beach based animation with the help of at least two large JLG boom lifts.
If you are interested in the German speaking crane and access market, the latest Kran &Bühne is online and available to download.
08.08.2011
Demag Cranes, shortly to become part of Terex has reported a solid pick up in order intake in its third quarter results.
US based Essex Cranes has reported increased losses on strong revenue pick up, the future looks brighter.
If you own or work for a major crane, access or telehandler rental company have you completed this year’s Top30 forms?
Sent in over the weekend from a reader in the UK so many cases of bad practice and in a busy station.
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Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK saw revenues rise 12% in its first quarter.
06.08.2011
Local sources say that a man who died at a chipboard plant near Liverpool was using a boom lift at the time.
Terex has received clearance from the European Union to complete its purchase offer for Demag Cranes AG.
05.08.2011
Terex AWP has signed up for a five year extension to the lease on its Moses Lake production facility in Washington State.
UK based access specialist Lifterz is opening a new location in North West England headed by Lee Jolley.
We have more photos from the precarious path being built on Shifou Mountain in the Hunan Province of China.
Finnish based truck mounted lift manufacturer Bronto has reported a strong surge in order intake for the first half.
US crane and access company H&E Equipment saw first half revenues jump 30% in the first half as it moved into profit.
Finnish based international rental company Cramo has reported a 42% rise in revenues for the first half.
Terex Cranes has confirmed that it will end crane production at its Wilmington, North Carolina facility by the end of the year.
04.08.2011
