United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company which operates the largest aerial lift fleet is planning to close a further 30 locations after revenues fall 11%.
02.11.2008
Aberdeeen, UK, based EnerMech, has acquired the crane division of Norwegian based Bjørge ASA.
Hertz Equipment Rental says that it has increased its short term rental rates in the USA and Europe by 10%.
4 Hire, a new access equipment rental company in the channel island of Jerseyhas purchased a number of Haulotte aerial lifts.
31.10.2008
Bronto boosts revenues by 25% and boosts its order book by 32 percent, while profits fall 8 percent.
An operator fled a site in Salisbury, North Carolina yesterday after the telehandler he was using tipped over.
A roofer was spotted yesterday in Wolverhampton, UK, using his vehicle and some add-ons to work at height
JLG is launching a new standard series of quick fit attachments for all three of its North American telehandler brands.
30.10.2008
Instant UpRight, the alloy access tower manufacturer has appointed Santiago (Santi) Araya as its district manager for South America.
Harsco Access services which includes SGB and Hünnebeck and Modern has reported nine month revenues up by over 16% and profits up by over 18%.
Sennebogen's new production facility in Germany is now open.
Haulotte has appointed a new account manager for the South of the UK
The First Grove GMK5170, the 11th off the production line, has arrived in New Zealand and joining the McLeod Cranes fleet.
We published a report earlier this week about a boom lift accident in New Zealand. We now have all the details.
29.10.2008
A tower crane operator in Bellevue, Seattle used the view from his cab to help police catch an escaped felon.
11 construction workers have died and 12 injured when a “container” transporting them to the bridge fell after a cable snapped at a site in Southern China.
Nine months revenues at Manitowoc crane are up 28%, while operating profits climbed 34%. Third quarter growth is a little slower with revenues up 22% and OI up 24%.
BMS, Denmark’s largest crane and access rental company, has ordered a total of 22 Unic spider cranes.
28.10.2008
JLG has announced that it will re-brand Gradall telehandlers as JLG from the end of this year.
A truck crane tipped over at the site of a new indoor sports hall being built at a Singapore school earlier today.
Chinese crane and concrete pump manufacturer Sany, will build a new facility in Germany, for local assembly, Research & Development and training.
Instant UpRight, the alloy access tower manufacturer has formed a new partnership agreement with Industrial Access in Romania.
Florida Lift Systems of Tampa, has been appointed as a Toyota-Aichi aerial lift dealer.
Loxam Access, Holland (previously Spreeuwenberg Hoogwerksystemen) has purchased eight new Hitachi HX99B-2 32ft platform height crawler mounted boom lifts.
