A crawler crane on a barge in Ketchikan, Alaska overturned last week forcing two men into the water.
19.09.2010
Spain was the focus of attention for the powered access industry this week hosting both Elevarte and Europlatform
18.09.2010
Manitou UK handed over a cheque for £4,000 to the Alzheimer’s society earlier this month, following a fund raising activity at a number of trade shows.
Patrick Biasin, previously general manager of ATN has joined the Skyjack team in France.
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Kobelco Cranes has announced a joint venture in China to manufacture crawler cranes.
16.09.2010
A man has died after falling around 18 metres from an aerial lift at a site in Melbourne.
Select Plant Hire, one of the UK’s crane companies, has purchased a Sennebogen 683R HD telescopic crawler.
A boom lift came off the back of a truck today in Brisbane, Australia after its boom struck an overpass.
A crawler crane tipped over yesterday in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada no one was injured.
15.09.2010
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators has launched its Rigger Level II certification.
When Richard Allsop was married in August, the wedding car was an 80 tonne Tadano Faun crane.
A mother and daughter have died and 3 others injured after a mast climber collapsed in Liege, Belgium.
The latest issue of Cranes & Access is now on line and available to read or download.
UK based One Stop Hire has opened a new location in Widnes, Cheshire, its largest location to date.
14.09.2010
A 20 ton RT crane tumbled into the water at Esperance port in Western Australia at the weekend.
Suspended platform specialist - Spider, has appointed Frank Roberts as district sales representative in St Louis.
An Elliott 30105R boom truck with work platform, crane and rock drill has gone to work 470m underground.
Three people were injured yesterday after a steel beam fell onto a boom lift in New Haven Connecticut.
13.09.2010
A crane operator had a lucky escape today after a piling rig broke free and smashed into his cab.
The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has appointed three new directors to its board.
JLG has won a $40 million contract to supply 280 telehandlers to the US Marines,
Kranlyft has appointed MiniCrane Co as the new Maeda distributor for Russia.
10.09.2010
UK based Specialist Crane Hire has taken delivery of a new Grove GMK5110-1 this week.
Australian based Stephensons Cranes has been fined A$65,000 and ordered to publicise the facts of the case
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