Merlo UK has delivered its 7,000th telehandler to GT Lifting solutions of Lancing West Sussex.
20.01.2009
Haulotte will unveil a new 34ft compact - 1.9 metre wide, 4x4 articulated boom lift at Intermat in April
19.01.2009
Cargotec, owner of Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor has issued preliminary results for 2008 which show a 13% rise in revenues, but a fall in margins.
UK based Global Private Equity has acquired a controlling interest in Jassim Transport and Stevedoring of Kuwait, which includes crane rental and heavy lifting.
Kalmar, the reach stacker manufacturer is to merge to plants in Southern Sweden
Manitou has confirmed this morning that it will not be exhibiting at this year’s Intermat exhibition in Paris.
Dino lift, the Finnish based aerial lift manufacturer, will unveil a number of new lifts at Intermat and is looking for a French distributor.
18.01.2009
Eazzi Access, the UK based producer of push arouns scissor lifts, has appointed Frank Parker as its technical manager
Max Access, the company that introduced the spider lift to the UK has gone into administration.
The 4,300 tonne ALE AL.SK90 crane is currently being set up for its first job,
16.01.2009
OSHA has issued three citations, including six serious, one repeat, and one "other-than-serious" violation against Deep South Crane and Rigging
IPAF issued a record 81,378 PAL Cards (Powered Access Licences) in 2008.
Grove has unveiled a slew of innovative new products for release at this year’s Intermat show, in Paris this April.
T.R. Badarinarayan has joined Terex Cranes to head up a new sales and service centre in Pune India.
Link Belt has completed testing of the 500 tonne 548 crawler crane with shipments due to start in the second quarter.
15.01.2009
Link Belt cranes has appointed Troy Krumm as field service manager and Frank Snapp as technical product support manager.
JLG has launched a new toll-free phone in the USA to reach JLG Service Centres.
Crane companies in Australia’s Northern Territory have launched a new Crane Association (NTCA) in Darwin at the end of 2008.
Within hours of taking over at Ramirent, Magnus Rosén has announced a new streamlined senior management team.
Magnus Rosén takes over today as chief executive of international rental company, Ramirent.
Geoff Holden has taken up the post of chief executive at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA).
14.01.2009
Skyjack has appointed Golden Equipment Company of Albuquerque New Mexico, to distribute its VR telehandler product line.
Several readers have requested that we publicise the PSS creditors meeting this Friday in order to encourage a higher attendance.
An 80 tonne mobile crane rolled down a bank yesterday in Scotland after taking the wrong route to a job.
