Premier Platforms, the rental company established by Leigh Farmer, in the UK has taken delivery of its first Nifty HR21
15.11.2010
Caterpillar announced that it has agreed to buy Bucyrus International for $7.6 billion in cash,
Crane Management UK has purchased 6 Maeda MC285CRM(E) spider cranes for a project in London.
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Cargotec has acquired Swedish installation and service company Hallberg-Ivarsson Hydraulik & Påbyggnad.
Sanghvi Movers, India’s largest crane rental company has reported improving half rear revenues and profits.
Brazilian based engineering services and rental group Mills is rapidly expanding its access and telehandler rental division.
14.11.2010
We have received photos of a lifting attachment on a Genie Rough Terrain scissor lift that are circulating in Australia.
12.11.2010
A fire department’s mobile crane turned over while lifting artwork at Buda castle on Wednesday - outriggers?
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Singapore based Tat Hong Heavy Equipment has agreed the acquisition of a 70% holding in Hup Hin Transport.
12.11.2010 1
We have been sent a time lapse video of a 16 storey hotel and spa being built in just over 90 hours.
We now have official confirmation that the UK’s earthmoving and equipment show SED has closed permanently.
We were sent the following story by a reader this morning and thought that many of you would appreciate it.
Skyjack’s owner Linamar has reported a strong improvement in the third quarter in terms of sales and profits.
Essex Crane has acquired the assets of Coast Crane from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
11.11.2010
A photo in from the Middle East showing the crazy use of a window cleaner’s ladder is a clear Death Wish
Palfinger has reported a 41% growth in third quarter revenues and a strong pickup in profitability.
UK based PJ Hire Services has taken delivery of the first Versalift Euro 5 hybrid van mounted lift.
For those of you who have not seen it Mark Butlers funeral will take place on Monday November 15th.
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US based crane manufacturer Manitex has reported strong increases in revenues and profits.
UK based Emerson Crane Hire has recently added a 100 tonne Grove GMK4100L All Terrain crane to its fleet.
10.11.2010
Vesa Koivula chief executive of Finnish based rental company Cramo, has been appointed a director of Marinetek.
A four axle truck crane went over backwards in Dexter Oregon on Friday – why? No outriggers deployed.
A man died yesterday after he was crushed between a mobile crane and its trailing boom dolly in Virginia.
Mark Butler a veteran of the UK aerial lift industry and owner of Zenith Aerial Platforms has died.
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