Access industry veteran, Roger Thorington has joined UK based Lifterz in a consultancy role.
31.08.2010
We have been sent basic details on a fatal crane accident last night in Oklahoma City from a falling object..
Manitou has posted first half results with revenues up 8.3 percent to €387 million.
Haulotte has released its first half results which show a 15% rise in revenues and a reduced loss.
Just in case you were unaware the UpRight name formally exits the powered access industry today.
31.08.2010 1
You may have noticed that the web site has been running slowly this week with the post vacation rush.
Over 90 cranes sold for more than $9 million at Ritchies' auction in Houston, Texas last week.
AmeriQuip has appointed H & V Equipment Services, of Corpus Christi as its new dealer for South Texas.
30.08.2010
Terex AWP/Genie has announced a number of senior management changes which include Matt Fearon returning to the USA.
The access industry let itself down last week at Platformers Days, with plenty of poor practice on display.
30.08.2010 2
A tractor crane tipped over yesterday on the Bangalore Metro narrowly missing a fully loaded car.
A crawler crane ended up in a Canadian Lake on Saturday after the bridge it was crossing collapsed.
29.08.2010
A man was critically injured yesterday after he was thrown from a platform after it was clipped by a passing truck.
28.08.2010
One man died and two were injured when a boom truck dropped a beam it was lifting in Burnaby, near Vancouver, Canada.
This year’s Platformers Days attracted a good number of visitors yesterday in spite of the weather
A self-erecting tower crane went over in the centre of Warsaw, fortunately no one was injured.
27.08.2010
The UK's HSE has issued a warning regarding the use of in high cycle applications following an incident in Aberdeen where a boom of a mobile crane 'snapped'.
Europe’s largest access rental company the Lavendon Group has posted its final first half results and says that it is seeing an improving environment in most of its markets.
Platformers Days, the German access equipment exhibition has opened this morning to wet weather.
Singapore based Tat Hong is to compulsory purchase the shares that it does not already own in Tutt Bryant.
Frank Bardonaro, chief executive of US crane rental company AmQuip, has resigned his position.
26.08.2010
Online auction company IronPlanet has appointed Nick Jones as UK account manager.
A death Wish from Poland where a major international contractor is constructing a pier, but hardly in the safest way.
The owner of tree service business died earlier this week after falling 10 metres from the boom lift.
