Demag Cranes AG has appointed Aloysius Rauen as the new chairman of the management board
24.02.2009
Three men working on a façade scaffold had a lucky escape in Melbourne earlier today when it collapsed into the street.
Terex chief executive Ron Defeo has said that it is reviewing its construction and road building divisions.
The Manitowoc Crane Group says that it will lay-off a further 450 employees at its Shady Grove plant this Friday.
23.02.2009
UK based heavy lift and transport company, Abnormal Load Engineering, has set up a new company - ALE Projects Limited to consolidate its heavy lift and international projects divisions.
UK specialist rental company Rapid Platforms has ordered a number of large truck mounted lifts.
A photo of some builders in Belfast clearing up at the end of the day might bring a smile to your face
Pat Cox the former president of the European Parliament and current affairs presenter will speak at the IPAF summit in Dublin on April 2nd.
22.02.2009
We have been sent a series of photos of a successful rescue from a failed BMU platform in Dubai,
A man died at the MTU engine plant in East Grinstead, UK, on Thursday after he was crushed by a 13 tonne engine.
Owner of UK access rental company GT, Jonathan Till is in the second week of a sponsored moustache growing competition for charity.
21.02.2009
Italian tower crane manufacturer Raimondi has entered administration as it seeks to restructure.
20.02.2009
A reader sent us a photo of a lift carried out in Newark, 50 years ago, can you identify the Mansfield based crane owner?
19.02.2009
This one is unusual, in that it can be argued that the job has been properly planned and is based on sound risk assessments. Maybe not a Death Wish at all - see what you think.
Dutch crane and access rental company, D.Boekestijn has taken delivery of its first Liebherr LTM 1150-6.1, one of nine new Liebherr cranes the company has ordered.
A man was burnt badly yesterday after he hit overhead power lines with the aerial lift he was using in Queensland, Australia.
Michael Kneeland, chief executive of United Rentals will speak at the IPAF Summit in Dublin on April 2nd .
A self erecting tower crane tipped over in Malta earlier this week narrowly missing two nuns and a workman.
Finning, owner of UK rental company Hewden, has reported record annual and quarterly revenues for 2008, although a c$151 million goodwill write-off at Hewden sent profits tumbling.
Nationwide Platforms, the UK’s largest powered access rental company, has successfully gained the Achilles Construction Building Confidence Accreditation.
Ainscough Training Services has moved into new purpose built training facilities in Leyland, Lancashire.
18.02.2009
Erkki Hokkinen, managing director of Dinolift Oy, has resigned, effective immediately, chairman Lars-Petter Godenhielm will assume his duties.
UK crane, telehandler and access rental company, Hewden has won the (BESMA), Sales Team of the Year Award for the second year running.
Liebherr has published the first photos of its new 350 tonne All Terrain crane to be launched at Intermat, the LTM1350-6.1.
