UpRight Powered Access is to drop its blue livery in favour of the orange and white from Snorkel.
19.01.2010
Two men were caught on camera yesterday in London risking their lives rather than use a lift.
18.01.2010
A Rough Terrain crane tipped yesterday in Malé, Maldives, injuring the operator.
18.01.2010 1
The latest Cranes & Access is on line and available to read or download. This issue includes our annual rental rate guide and a look back at 2009 along with much much more.
When recent snows in the UK prevented hearses from reaching the church for funerals, one family had a bright idea.
17.01.2010
The owner of Elite cranes and ex member of Melbourne’s underworld Mick Gatto, is being investigated for assault and coercion.
AJ Access has delivered a specially modified track mounted Genie Z60/34 to the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica
Dutch based rental company Workx has appointed Hendrik Jan Molenaar, formerly with Aggreko, as chief executive.
Spotted by a reader in Guangzhou a man with an 8m tower who needed an extra 2m
Manitowoc is planning to refinance some of its long term debt by issuing $400 million of senior unsecured notes
16.01.2010
A new company has set up in Manchester, UK, offering lifting and working at height safety equipment
15.01.2010
Kimberly Access the UK powered access rental company has appointed Paul Todd as southern regional director.
Las Vegas based Ahern rentals has agreed amendments to its credit lines and raised a further $95 million.
The major shareholder in Tat Hong the Singapore based crane company, has increased its holding to almost 48%
Access company Youngman is to enter the mobile lighting tower market at the upcoming Executive Hire Show in the UK.
14.01.2010
GGR the master dealer for Unic mini cranes has appointed mechanical services group, EnerMech as its exclusive dealer to the UK offshore market.
Kranlyft has shipped the first Maeda Mini Crane into Azerbaijan, an MC405 sold to Baku based "Metal Qaynaq Sinaq".
A tower crane accident at one of the world’s largest alumina refineries yesterday could prove expensive.
14.01.2010 1
Ormig has delivered the first of its new 5.5tmE, 5.5 tonne electric pick & carry cranes.
13.01.2010
Keep an eye out for a JCB 540/170 telehandler, stolen last night in Weston Super Mare in the UK.
A mobile crane has tipped over in Hintham, Holland while helping remove trees, no one was hurt.
13.01.2010 1
A man died from a fall last week at the Manitowoc crane plant in Shady Grove. Pennsylvania.
Two men died yesterday in Kotka Finland after a truck mounted lift collapsed -poor outrigger set up?
12.01.2010
IPAF has two UK regional meetings scheduled this month, one in the North West and another in the South East.
