The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced today that it will not prosecute anyone in the Liverpool tower crane accident of January 2007.
17.10.2008
A Rough Terrain crane tipped over today in Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia bringing down power lines, affecting 2000 homes in the area.
A man was left stranded in a boom lift in Wellingborough, England yesterday after a passer-by made off with the keys.
Peter Hird has opened a new depot in Doncaster and promoted Phillip Moss to Director.
16.10.2008
After months of discussion, aerial lift manufacturers Socage and Altec are expected to formalise their co-operation agreement shortly.
The Nifty on Tour demonstration programme that kicked off in Germany earlier this year has been extended and will shortly move to Sweden.
Two operators were killed when a tower crane collapsed in Shanghai
A reader in Huddersfield, UK, sent us these photos of someone who clearly has his priorities wrong and needs to learn about modern access equipment.
A UK based company was hit for £5,000 yesterday after one of its employees fell off of the truck he was loading.
15.10.2008
A scaffold contractor could not understand why the self propelled boom lift he was using to dismantle scaffold would not lift.
Italy's premier equipment show - SAIE in Bologna - opened today.
European manufacturers agree to cease supply of semi-automatic quick hitches into the UK.
Merlo UK, has appointed CBL Bristol as its dealer for construction products in Bristol and the surrounding region.
14.10.2008
Manitex, the US based boom-truck/crane manufacturer, has appointed Phil Fridley to its executive team as director of operations.
Spider, the suspended platform company, has appointed Jason Atkinson as district sales representative for its Vancouver location.
The UK’s Access Link has confirmed the appointment of two new members, Facelift and Huntley Plant.
Facelift, the Hickstead, UK, based access rental company, has joined the Access Link, the group of independent companies combining to provide a national service.
A charity programme launched by AFI-Uplift in the UK is helping support local charities where the company’s depots are based.
13.10.2008
A 27 year old man was catapulted to his death in Germany on Friday after his aerial lift snagged on a cable.
UK based aerial lift rental company, London Tower Service, has taken delivery of its first electric delivery truck.
The restored Clydebank Titan crane in Glasgow, Scotland, has received a top international award for Architecture
Kors the Dutch distributor for Skyjack, Omme and HAB celebrated its 25th anniversary this weekend, unveiled a new product range and broke ground on its new facility,
Daan van der Poel, owner of Eurosupply, and his wife Caroline are participating in the 2008 Amsterdam - Dakar Challenge.
11.10.2008
The latest Cranes & Access is now on line and ready to download.
