Manitowoc Crane Group has said that it could cut around 22% of its to workforce in 2009.
29.01.2009
Eurotank Environmental has won the 2008 Health and Safety award at the Association of Petroleum Explosives Administration, for its Pyroban modified Niftylift 90s
Two UK rail maintenance companies have failed in their appeal against almost £500,000 of fines for the death of a man while loading an aerial lift.
Tech Ops/Sevcon, the producer of motor control systems for aerial lifts and forktrucks has seen a 33% drop in first quarter revenues.
Eazzi Lifts the UK based manufacturer of push around scissor lifts has appointed R2 Access as its UK distributor.
Manitowoc crane sales in 2008 were up almost 22% to a new record of $3.9 billion, narrowly missing $4 billion, due to a flat fourth quarter.
Manitou, the French based telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer, has reported final full year revenues for 2008 up by 1.4% to €1.26 billion.
28.01.2009
Bravi UK has taken on the distribution of a range of push around lifts that it is marketing under the Eddie lift brand.
The Spider division of SafeWorks, has promoted Steve Cabral to industrial sales representative for its Eastern region.
Dubai International Airport has purchased an Oil&Steel Eagle S4230 truck platform for its maintenance fleet.
Keep a look out for a Niftlift HR 12 that was stolen in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire last night
Gabriele Valli is the new sales manager at Italian equipment specialist Isoli Spa having moved from CTE Spa
Cramo has acquired the rental operations of Lidingö Hyrcenter, the Stockholm based rental company.
Port operator DW World has signed a $340 million (£243 million) deal with Shanghai-based equipment firm ZPMC.
JLG has introduced a North American Fluid Analysis Program for owners of JLG telehandlers and aerial work platforms.
Dutch rental company Gjaltema has purchased five more Niftylift trailer mounted boom lifts as part of a fleet expansion.
27.01.2009
Martin Holmgren, 41, has been appointed as vice president, fleet management, replacing Mats Stenholm in the senior management team.
It has been a while since we ran a Death Wish and this one is a real classic. A new way to work on overhead lines.
The UK’s NASC has launched its Technical Guidance note TG20:08 - A Guide to good Practice for Scaffolding with Tubes and couplers.
26.01.2009
Terex Aerial Work Platforms/Genie has acquired the assets of a refurbishment facility owned by United Rentals in Modesto, California.
UK builder’s merchants, William Bradford & Sons of Yeovil has taken delivery of nine new Terex loader cranes.
Terex Cranes lays off about 150 at its Waverly, Iowa, facility
A man helping dismantle a crane near Port Headland, Australia, was killed this morning after being struck by the cranes hook,
Wayland Hicks, vice chairman of United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company is to resign, leaving the business at the end of February.
25.01.2009
