The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has added Ron Defeo of Terex and Sir Anthony Bamford of JCB to its AEM ‘Hall of fame’
16.11.2008
Brandon Hire, the UK based rental company, now part of the Wolseley group, has announced that it is cutting 170 jobs in order to reduce costs.
OSHA has finally published its revised standards for cranes, completed over four years ago by representatives and experts from the crane and construction industries –C-DAC, the standard is now available for comment.
15.11.2008
Six men survived a 50m fall and one died after the boiler scaffold they were erecting collapsed in Escatawpa, Mississippi last week
14.11.2008
Tadano has released its half year results to the end of September, revenues increased by 7.5% while profits are up 4%.
Brødrene Jørgensen of Bergen Norway, the Skyjack, Nifty and Faresin distributor, is celebrating exactly 20 years in the access business today.
Two New York City tower crane operators/erectors have been fined $25,000 each and had their licenses suspended following a fatal accident in September.
Hewden, one of the UK’s largest equipment rental companies has announced a new regional structure for its general rental business, aimed at being more responsive to its customer base.
Kobelco cranes has reported revenues up 12% in the first half of its fiscal year while profits were flat.
Finning International has reported a 5% increase in nine months revenues, while the latest quarter rose 10% with marginally higher profits – Hewden continues to lag.
JCB has announced that it is reducing production at its UK plants by 34 per cent and maintaining the reduced output levels into the first quarter of 2009.
13.11.2008
Third World comes to Barnsley - when you need to reach the gutters on your warehouse and both your ladder and your fork truck are too short what do you do?
Lavendon Europe’s largest aerial lift rental company has issued an interim statement showing revenues up 36% with a “good improvement in margins”.
Scissor lift manufacturer MEC has announced revenues for the first nine months up 5% up on the same period in 2007.
If you are a German speaker the latest Kran&Bühne is now on line and available to read or download.
12.11.2008
Iteco, the Italian based aerial lift manufacturer has appointed Russon Access Platforms as its exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland.
We have received some photos of a new 900 tonne crawler crane in which the slew bearing failed, but have few facts.
Essex Cranes the North American crawler crane rental company has now released its revenue numbers, following completion of its acquisition by Hyde Park.
11.11.2008
UpRight has announced a new 67ft heavy duty RT scissor lift the HX67RT
A massive gantry crane at the Odense shipyard in Denmark ran away in strong winds on Sunday, smashing into two other cranes.
A tower crane operating in Charlotte, North Carolina dropped a load of steel beams yesterday, one of which landed on the roof of a school bus.
Finnish based international rental company Cramo has reported nine month revenues up by over 23%, while profits climbed 7%.
Tanfield, owner of Snorkel and UpRight has appointed a new nominated advisor and broker and taken the opportunity to release a trading update.
Access Hire Nationwide, the UK based van mounted lift rental company has ordered Aldercote lifts on LDV vans.
10.11.2008
