Carl Icahn is trying to take over JLG owner Oshkosh with a tender offer that values the group at over $3 billion.
12.10.2012
Bronto Skylift owner Federal Signal has appointed Braden Waverley as interim chief financial officer
10.10.2012
Transport and shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has acquired Abnormal Load Services.
08.10.2012
Next Capital, which owns New Zealand based Hirepool has bid for the HireQuip rental business.
07.10.2012
Manitowoc has launched a public offering for $250 million worth of senior notes with a 2022 maturity date.
04.10.2012
Italian platform manufacturer CTE has entered into talks over further cut backs at its Bertinoro plant
03.10.2012
C&S Companies of Syracuse, New York has sold its crane and rigging business to Barnhart Crane & Rigging.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab and Kalmar will decentralise operations into three separate stand alone businesses
01.10.2012
Briggs Equipment UK has acquired the UK assets of Hyster fork truck distributor Barloworld Handling.
30.09.2012
Hertz Equipment has acquired Pioneer Equipment Rental and Sales, an 11 location operation in Oklahoma.
27.09.2012
Tanfield, owner of Snorkel has issued a mid-year statement and expects to break even by October
Tanfield has announced that Smith Electric Vehicles shelved its planned Initial Public Offering.
21.09.2012
Palfinger has acquired Brazilian component manufacturer Tercek which including its bus lift division Líbero.
19.09.2012
Singapore based Tat-Hong has raised S$82.1 million for the purchase of new cranes to expand its fleet.
Wynne Systems has become the first software company to achieve ARA Rental Market Metrics certification.
17.09.2012
Heavy lift specialist ALE has announced the formation of a new joint venture with Netherlands based Roll-Lift.
16.09.2012
Cargotec has decided to spin off its Marine business as a separate entity with a listing in Asia.
UK based Independent Parts and Service (IPS) and Access Platform Sales (APS) are to merge.
14.09.2012
Titan Machinery, the acquisitive US distributor has boosted first half revenues by over 32 percent.
13.09.2012
UK rental company Facelift is holding an online auction as part of a fleet rationalisation and restructuring.
12.09.2012
SMIE, the anti-collision system manufacturer for tower cranes has reported a 12 % increase in revenues.
Allegiance Crane & Equipment of Pompano Beach, Florida has acquired USA Mobile Crane of San Antonio, Texas.
11.09.2012
Mammoet’s former chief technical officer Jan van Seumeren junior is back in the heavy lift business.
09.09.2012 1
Ebbe Christensen president of Skako Lift/ReachMaster has purchased the company from Skako.
07.09.2012