A number of train passengers were injured yesterday in Hong Kong when a Rough Terrain crane tipped over.
09.09.2010
Ritchie Brothers is selling around 75 mobile cranes next week at is Ocaña, location in Spain.
A new crane operator training company has been established in the UK this summer, IS Training of Preston.
A fire broke out at a steel plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana after a crane touched overhead power lines yesterday.
A reader in Northern Ireland captured a mobile electrician at work on a set of lights around four metres up. His access methods were precarious to say the least.
08.09.2010
21 employees of JLG Europe helped raise funds in the Ride for the Roses cycling event in Holland.
Tanfield owner of Snorkel is to sell 20 million new shares in an open offer in order to raise funds for working capital.
Vertikal.net is now operating on a different server hopefully you will notice an improvement in the speed.
07.09.2010
We have received the sad news that ex Genie Europe manager Malcolm Cardy passed away on Sunday.
If all goes well vertikal.Net will move to a new high speed dedicated server tonight September 7th.
Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK has reported an 8% increase in first quarter revenues.
GGR will be launching a new battery electric spider crane at an open day in the UK this Friday.
06.09.2010
From Northern Ireland an example of a dodgy access tower compounded by an even crazier stunt
The Ruthmann TTS1000 sold by Gerken to Abilene High Lift of Texas, has been shipped following a refit.
Terex will launch a new 100 tonne truck mounted crane at an event in France later this week.
06.09.2010 1
We have received the sad news that David Sumerling, previously of JLG and Grove has passed away.
06.09.2010 2
UK-based Blade Access has launched its Campod – a platform mounted TV camera cage.
The first Valla 25E Light electric pick & carry cranes in the USA have been ordered for New York’s WTC .
05.09.2010
A true Death Wish taken by a reader in Chile last week involving ladders and overhead wires.
News has reached us that retired UK crane man Norman Woodall sadly passed away yesterday.
05.09.2010 2
United Rentals is employing pricing information systems from Zilliant, to improve pricing and margins.
UK based training company OMS has recently run a Work at Height awareness day for HSE inspectors.
04.09.2010
A man has been injured in Gedling, Nottingham, UK after a crane lifting a hot tub tipped over.
03.09.2010 2
Yet another crane accident has occurred on the Bangalore Metro site, the second in a week.
03.09.2010
