Sanghvi Movers, India’s largest crane rental company has reported an upbeat first quarter and is forecasting improved demand for new cranes.
25.05.2009
Surrey and Sheffiled, UK, based access specialist, Working At Height, has added another member to its marketing team.
Holt Crane & Equipment has opened its new headquarters in Houston to sell and service Link-Belt brand mobile cranes throughout most of Texas.
Industrial, Port and overhead crane manufacturer, Demag Cranes has approved a major restructuring of its operations.
Huntingdale Mobile Cranes or Clayton, Australia, has been fined A$70,000 after being found guilty of failing to carry out simple safety checks, causing a fatality.
PB Liftechnik the German based heavy duty/narrow aisle scissor lift manufacturer has appointed Ranger Equipment as its UK/Ireland distributor.
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IronPlanet the online auction company has reported record first quarter revenues up 26% on 2008.
Chris Pera, former president of Modern Equipment and two colleagues, Rick Raab and Shawn Deegan, have launched the HiReach Group in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
24.05.2009
A reader from Italy on his morning commute spotted two men on ladders resting on live power lines – Death Wish hardly does it justice.
22.05.2009
Italian crane manufacturer, Jekko will unveil an all new tracked mini crane at Vertikal Days next month.
Horizon Platforms the Yorkshire, UK based aerial lift rental company has been accredited and approved as an IPAF training centre.
Lavendon UK, the aerial lift and telehandler rental company that comprises Nationwide Platforms, Panther and Skylift, has announced that 7 more depots have achieved accreditation to its TechX standard..
Spotted this week in New England, USA, a telehandler with what looks like an extended pallet being used as a work platform.
21.05.2009
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A, which also distributes Aichi in the USA, has announced several management changes.
Liebherr Sunderland, the UK based maritime crane manufacturing division of the Liebherr group has won a Queens Award for Enterprise.
The EWPA has called a general open meeting of its Telehandler committee to action a number of regulatory and training issues.
Teupen Hungaria which recently launched the Traklift brand has been acquired and its future uncertain.
David Jefferies, 30, has joined the sales team of UK based access specialist, Working At Height.
Training company Mentor has become the first training company to have a 2 day lifting and slinging course accredited by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association.
20.05.2009
Three more exhibitors have confirmed stands at Vertikal Days the UK lifting event in June, while r2 Access has donated a pink Eazzilift scissor lift to auction for charity.
UK access specialist Working At Height has selected the Parkinson's Disease Society as its company charity.
CTE has donated two electric cars to the "Amici di Adwa Onlus" Association in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
UK, based access rental company Facelift has added new products to its self-drive vehicle mounted lift fleet which now totals100 units
Heli Iisakka, chief financial officer of Finnish based international rental company, Ramirent is leaving the company.
