Two men fell from a scaffold tower in Madrid while dismantling the stage of the Rolling Stones concert.
02.07.2007
Liebherr has appointed Christoph Kleiner as Geschäftsführer of sales at Liebherr Ehingen.
A mobile crane exploded in Melbourne this morning after catching fire.
A mobile crane tipped over backwards in Nagoya Japan on Saturday taking out the power lines.
01.07.2007
Spanish tower crane manufacturer Comansa, says that it can offer six week delivery on its flat top cranes.
A youth stole the keys from a boom lift yesterday leaving the operator stranded.
30.06.2007
Edmonton based Northern Crane Services has acquired A-1 Crane & Bridge Rentals of Grande Prairie, Alberta.
29.06.2007
CTE is to distribute Genie telehandlers in Italy and former Yugoslavian countries.
Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the safety of tower cranes which use counterfeit components.
An Auckland based construction company has been fined $250,000 for a crane accident on top of $250,000 compensation.
Power Lifting Services has been appointed Bocker distributor in the UK.
28.06.2007
Tanfield has taken another major step in into the powered access market with the acquisition of Snorkel.
Tanfield, owner of UpRight Powered Access, was obliged to announce yesterday that it is looking to raise £115 million to fund a substantial acquisition.
27.06.2007
Two new Wilbert WT 300 e.tronic tower cranes and a WT205L luffer are being used on the 'Opernturm' building in the centre of Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
RSC celebrated its IPO by ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
The House of Lords has once again voted against the UK’s corporate manslaughter law.
26.06.2007
Frank Hasenfratz, founder of Linamar, parent of Skyjack aerial lifts has been inducted to the Canadian manufacturing Hall of Fame.
Kranlyft the European distributor for Kato and Maeda cranes has purchased MBS a supplier of suspension systems.
A man who fell off a ladder inside a storage silo yesterday, had to be rescued in dramatic style with an aerial lift.
Ashtead revenues jumped by over 40% for the full year to £896 million while profits were hit by the Nations Rent acquisition.
JLG Australia has promoted David Single to the post of national service manager.
25.06.2007
Rise Hire, the UK van mount business acquired by Lavendon, has appointed Peter Hardaker as business development manager
Bill Callaghan chairman of the UK's Health and Safety Commission has been awarded a Knighthood for his services to health and safety.
Beatrice Cardon head of Volvo CE corporate communications in Brussels is moving to Shippensburg
