Franky Mulliez, the founder of Kiloutou, Frances second largest rental company, has sold 51% of the business to Sagard for €170 million.
21.10.2005
Sunbelt, the American subsidiary of the Ashtead Group has acquired Northridge Equipment, with five locations in California.
18.10.2005
Telehandler manufacturer, Manitou has announced The acquisition of Hangzhou Irisman MH Equipment a producer and distributor of IC powered fork trucks.
13.10.2005
Loxam, Frances largest rental company has purchased Alpina, the Rouen based specialist access rental company owned by Patrick Hivet.
25.09.2005
The Gamble family has sold Gamble Jarvis Plant Ltd to a group of midlands based investors.
01.08.2005
A.J.Access Platforms has purchased the 130 unit aerial Platform Hire Fleet of Lloyds British Testing plc.
28.07.2005
A.M.P Access, the south west based access rental company, has separated its growing non powered access business into a new company called AMP Access Solutions
14.07.2005
Following the retirement of Gary Lorenz, 4 point Lift Systems has been sold to a group of long time associates.
05.07.2005
Ashtead has acquired the Southern Florida operations of HSS RentX for approximately $1.7 million,
23.05.2005
Venture capital company, Odyssey, has acquired Neff corp, Americas ninth largest rental company.
11.04.2005
VT Holding A/S the parent company of Denka Lift, the Danish producer of high quality trailer and atrium lifts has purchased the aerial lift business of fellow Danish producer Falck Schmidt.
22.02.2005
HSS the UK based hire shops company, has bought a 25 percent stake in its Spanish Licensee and plans to expand its Access rental fleet.
15.02.2005
In a further consolidation of the German powered access market, Stuttgart based Mateco has announced that it has purchased the Scholpp aerial work platform business.
22.12.2004
Palfinger AG, the Austrian producer of truck loading cranes and access platforms has purchased Bison stematec, one of the leading truck mounted producers in Germany. The company intends to become a leading producer in the truck mounted market.
18.10.2004
Amquip the Philadelphia based crane rental company has teamed up with Albert Bove President of Maxim crane works, which is currently in chapter 11, to take over the assets of that ailing company
04.10.2004
UK rental company Independent Access is shrinking each week as finance companies and manufacturers pull out equipment. The administrator continues to work on a rescue plan.
12.08.2004
JLG and Manitowoc today announced the acquisition by JLG of the Manlift Toucan business, based in Tonneins, France. JLG also confirmed the purchase of the rights to all other Manlift products.
29.03.2004
Crosby Europe has become the first, and only, manufacturer to offer lifting equipment in the UK, which complies with the latest BS EN 13889:2003 standard for forged steel shackles.
26.03.2004
While no one is talking about discussions over the sale of the defunct Manlift assets or the future of the ongoing Manlift Toucan business, Vertikal. Net has it on good authority that we might well soon see a JLG Toucan!.
23.03.2004
The Ashtead Group plc has announced today that it has sold its 15 “profit centre” rental business in Ireland to McCormick Macnaughton, the Irish Caterpillar dealer, for £12.1 million (€17.4 million).
15.01.2004
JLG will be taking over Access Industrie’s aerial work platform rebuild centre in Tonneins, France.
19.12.2003
Manitowoc Crane Group has announced plans to restructure its aerial work platform business to focus solely on mast booms.
15.12.2003
Autogru PM has acquired 100 per cent of the capital of aerial platform manufacturer Oil & Steel.
16.09.2003
JLG has aquired a European telehandler line from Belgium-based firm Etablissements Fadeur.
06.08.2003