The agreement between rental franchises - Partnerlift in Germany and the Access Link in the UK has already begun to bear fruit.
04.08.2009
Rental software provider, inspHire has agreed a partnership deal with online rental marketplace, Erento.
03.08.2009
Instant/Upright the alloy tower manufacturer has lost its legal battle with Spanish producer, Alufase, which it claims contravened its copyright.
United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company, has reported a 24.6% fall in first half revenues and a loss of $62 million.
A reader has sent us a photo of a crude wooden work platform – you may think he was in one of the poorest parts of the world – but he was much closer to home.
Vertikal.Net broke the five million hits a month barrier in July, while the number of pages viewed passed the 2 million level for the first time.
RSC, one of North America’s largest equipment rental companies has reported first half revenues down 22% on last year.
Iron Planet, the online equipment auctioneer, has reported its biggest quarter ever, with sales of $120 million.
02.08.2009
Hertz Equipment Rental, the North American based rental company, has reported first half revenues of $556.5 million a decline of almost 35%
Ainscough, the UK’s largest crane rental company has announced further management changes and confirmed the departure of Grant Mitchell.
31.07.2009
Toyota has appointed Kazue Sasaki as president of Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing in the USA.
Queensland Worksafe has reminded crane operators that effective 30th August, a mobile crane operator will not be permitted to carry out his own load slinging or supervise a trainee slinger.
With great sadness we report the death of Roy Wren, one of the UK crane industries most well known and respected characters.
Truck mounted lift producer Bronto has reported half year revenues almost 16 percent up 2008. Profits rose by more than 87%.
Riwal, the Dutch based international powered access specialist has confirmed details of its new UK operation- Riwal UK
30.07.2009
JLG has released its nine month numbers which show revenues down 65%, while its order book edges up.
German crane and recycling equipment manufacturer Sennebogen is showing four new models at Bauma next year including two new cranes.
Market-leading loader crane manufacturer Palifinger has launched another heavy-duty model – the PK40002-EH
Italian pick & carry crane manufacturer Valla, has parted company with its long time UK distributor Valla UK.
A major UK rental company, has launched a new rate cutting strategy that promotes the off hiring of competitors equipment.
29.07.2009
Italian truck mounted lift producer, GSR has announced three new models that will be launched later this year.
A first class tower crane operator helped prevent a structural failure becoming a catastrophe.
Steve Shaughnessy, currently managing director of Loxam UK, will leave the business later this year.
28.07.2009
Harsco infrastructure which comprises SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent scaffolding has reported first half revenues down 27% on last year, while profits fell 34%.
