President Obama is scheduled to visit Wisconsin next week and may stop in Manitowoc to see the crane company.
21.01.2011
UK-based crane rental company Bryn Thomas Cane Hire Ltd has appointed an administrator - BDO .
Terex has appointed five regional ‘distributors’ in the UK for the Genie aluminium and trailer lift ranges.
Hoist and mast climber manufacturer Alimak-Hek has appointed Cornelis Jour as a regional sales manager.
Mammoet the Dutch based heavy lift company has acquired the 50% share of KR Wind that it does not already own.
20.01.2011
The UK's Access Alliance held its first meeting of 2011 at Skyjack UK yesterday in Oswestery, Shropshire.
A tram collided with a self-propelled boom lift in The Hague, Holland, yesterday the user was only slightly injured.
A 16 metre truck telescopic truck mounted lift tipped over in the town centre of Lobez, Poland – outriggers?
Bigge Crane and Rigging has opened its new Gulf Coast headquarters.
Siemens and Associated British Ports have announced a joint work agreement in for the Port of Hull.
We reported in December on the use of a scissor lift while inebriated. It seems that a large number of you missed it.
A 360 degree telehandler tipped over today in Wigan town centre, near Manchester, England.
19.01.2011
Your help is needed with a study into the impact of the Work At Height Regulations on the mobile crane hire industry.
A subcontractor working for Orange telecom fell to his death yesterday while working on a roof in Bromley, UK yesterday.
Bernard Hunter of Edinburgh, Scotland has taken delivery of the UK’s first 100 tonne LTM 1100-4.2 All Terrain crane.
Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has appointed Bjørn Larsen as to head its Norwegian business.
US based Acme Lift, which claims to be the world’s largest re-rental company has completed a $77 million recapitalisation.
A new Lexus advert in the USA shows a crane lifting five cars in a chain to demonstrate chassis strength.
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Terex has completed the redemption of its 7-3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due in 2014.
18.01.2011
Finnish based Konecranes has acquired Gruas Koman Limitada, its former licensee in Santiago, Chile
The first Intermat Middle East will be held in Abu Dhabi from 28th to 30th March 2011.
Ashtead has issued a statement this morning that indicates that it will not proceed with the bid approach for Lavendon.
JLG has officially launched the 34ft 340AJ Rough Terrain articulated boom lift shown as a prototype at SAIE in October.
A CEN project to determine if current scissor lifts comply with EN280 will get underway later this month.
