Italian mobile crane manufacturer Valla has launched an all new 2.5 tonne electric pick & carry crane.
12.10.2009
Speedy Hire, the UK's largest rental company has issued an interim trading statement which says that market is continuing to stabilise.
Caterpillar has announced that it plans to increase prices on most of its product line by two percent next year.
11.10.2009
HSS Hire, one of the UK’s largest rental companies, has agreed a new banking facility that, it says, will allow it to pursue future growth
10.10.2009
UK sugar company Tate & Lyle has been fined £270,000 plus £90,000 costs for a fatal crane accident in 2004.
The Crane Industry Council of Australia has announced its new board of directors, following its AGM
09.10.2009
George Ellis has been appointed as president, Terex Construction, effective immediately
A mobile crane working on Columbus avenue in New York dropped its load yesterday after the failure of its hoist cable, no one was injured.
We have received the belated news of the death on September 30th of Gino Koster general secretary of ESTA.
08.10.2009
JCB has today unveiled its new 515-40 Miniscopic – the smallest telescopic handler it has ever built.
Police are looking for a crane driver who pulled down overhead power lines in Redbank, in Brisbane, Australia.
A loader crane operator from Sweden was caught taking a short cut to where he needed to place his load.
An accident with a boom lift at a chicken farm in Bannockburn, Australia, has claimed the life of a 59 year old man.
07.10.2009
Manchester-based Higher Access has just taken delivery of eight CTE tracked platforms
The UK’s HSE has issued a bulletin reminding owners of Liftlux Models SL260-25, SL245-25, SL210-25 and 205-25 complete a structural inspection of the chassis.
Palfinger has launched the new Power Link cable winch for its High Performance crane series.
Kranlyft, the master distributor for Maeda mini cranes has appointed Knez Ljubo d.o.o, as its distributor for Croatia.
National Crane has introduced its largest boom truck to date, the 55 ton NBT 50 Series – at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Kentucky
06.10.2009
A crawler crane slipped off of the barge it was working from on Monday near Roanoke Virginia killing the operator.
Genie has combined its Arctic and Cold packages into a new cold weather kit for its North American boom lifts.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab and Kalmar has announced that it previously underestimated the cost of merging the two businesses.
UpRight powered Access is establishing a new sales and service operation in France, in conjunction with IPS and Heli.
A Chicago based steel company has been fined almost $111,000 for repeatedly failing to use fall protection equipment.
05.10.2009
A painter was spotted on Sunday in the west end of Glasgow with no idea of safe working at height.
