Terex AWP/Genie is transferring all of its Baraga, Michigan, telehandler production to its Moses Lake plant in Washington state.
25.10.2009
Spotted by a German visitor to the UK, one man using a platform another having to make do on the same site.
A tower crane collapsed today in Toronto injuring the operator and damaging the building it was working on.
23.10.2009
Tat Hong, the Singapore based crane sales and rental company has appointed Andy Tse Po Shing as a non executive director.
A reader has sent us photographs of a mini crane that rolled off of its truck in the UK this week on the public highway – and the cause?
Manitowoc has appointed Thibaut Le Besnerais as vice president of used crane sales and special application cranes
22.10.2009
Loader crane company Hiab has reported nine month sales of €416 down 40% on the same period last year
The Maeda distributor for Croatia- Ljubo Knez, took a group of nine customers to the Gothenburg headquarters of Kranlyft this week.
The latest Cranes & Access is now on line and available to read or download.
Terex Cranes has reported third quarter revenues of $453 million, down 38% on 2008, but maintains operating profitability.
Terex AWP /Genie has reported third quarter results which show revenues similar to each of the first two quarters at $200 million.
Bob Hund has been promoted to executive vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care, Manitowoc’s customer service division.
Haulotte has reported third quarter sales of €48.7 million, similar to the previous two quarters, but 59% down on last year.
An inquest into a fatal boom lift accident in Witney, UK in 2008 has recorded a verdict of accidental death.
21.10.2009
A reader in Holland sent in a picture of one of the more unusual ‘scaffolds’ we have seen at use in Apeldoorn.
California based Bragg companies has acquired Valley Crane & Rigging of Bluffdale, Utah.
IPAF has opened the entries for the 2010 International Awards for Powered Access which will be announced at the IPAF Summit.
Hinowa will launch a battery powered spider Lift later this month with AC drive and lithium-ion battery pack
20.10.2009
A Unic spider crane was stolen last week from a site in east London, the thieves appear to have used a barge for their getaway.
An 83 year old floating crane helped pay for its upkeep in Lyttelton New Zealand.
A UK reader out for a walk this weekend near Huddersfield came across a man working on a tower – if not a death wish then certainly an injury wish.
The Genie Germany offices have been relocated from Bremen to, the Terex loader crane facility in Delmenhorst, northern Germany.
19.10.2009
Steve and Danni Hitchen, previously of Ainscough Crane Hire, have formed One Stop Hire Ltd from two Acquisitions.
GGR, the European master distributor for Unic, Galizia dealer and glass handling specialist has opened a new location in Glasgow.
