A car crashed into a self erecting tower crane in Malta this weekend causing it to fall over and crush the car.
08.10.2007
Haulotte UK has added two new regional managers to its UK sales team.
Norbert Wienold, the German dealer for Genie aluminium products for many years has celebrated 20 years in business.
Finally by popular demand, we are able to bring you our full review of Europlatform 2007 held in Basel three weeks ago.
William O’Brien, Ireland’s largest crane hire company, has undergone a change in ownership.
National Hire of Australia has purchased Coates Hire with support from the Carlyle group.
07.10.2007
Steve Shaughnessy managing director of A-Plant Specialist Products is leaving the company at the end of October.
05.10.2007
Kier Plant has ordered 17 new tower cranes from Liebherr and Potain worth £4 million.
04.10.2007
Skyjack has appointed Dave Smith as European parts manager John Long as a field service engineer.
UK police series “The Bill” took over Hewden’s Mitcham, south London, depot to film part of an episode.
A crane operator attempting to erect a swingaway on Sunday suffered permanent injuries to his hand.
03.10.2007
Elavation has added a fund raising lift to its fleet with the support of Nifty Lift.
South London based 1st Hire has purchased one of the first TP9000 trailer scissor lifts in the UK.
Ainscough the UK's largest crane rental company has announced a £255 million Management Buy Out.
David Wraith the founder of the original Nationwide Access might be looking at the access market again?
The Terex Demag CC8800-1 Twin - the world's largest mobile crawler crane - was handed over to its new owner Al Jaber at the official ceremony yesterday.
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When The Samaritans in Reigate were unable to remove a 6m high banner they called in an aerial lift.
Mike Price a service engineer at UK based IPS could take the formula 600 motorcycle championship.
A massive bridge beam being lifted by two cranes in El Paso on Monday was dropped completely wrecking one of the cranes.
The first construction equipment exhibition to be held in London for almost 20 years opens this morning in London's Docklands area.
02.10.2007
As Venture Access in the UK winds up its affairs joint partners John Corcoran and Paul Korol have decided to go their separate ways.
Favelle Favco the Malaysian based crane company has won an order for offshore pedestal cranes worth almost $6 million.
Following the highly successful event in Dubai earlier this year the Middle East crane conference will repeat in 2008 and 2009.
01.10.2007
In spite of horrible technical problems and a move to a new host, Vertikal.Net recorded almost 2.5 million hits in September, a new record.