The contractor responsible for the tower crane that collapsed in Bellevue in 2006 has agreed to pay a $9,200 fine and drop its appeals against safety violations.
10.10.2008
Five children were killed and two injured today in Zibo City, Shandong Province, China, after a tower crane collapsed on a kindergarten.
This one is truly deserving of the death wish tag, we are not sure where it is from but it gives a whole new meaning to working at height.
A crane installing an air handling unit in Dodge City, Kansas, tipped over yesterday after the ground under its outriggers gave way.
09.10.2008
Terex Aerial Work Platforms has appointed Tim Maxson as plant director at Terex Load King
Manitowoc has appointed Elias Chakour and Keith Crider as North American regional business managers, responsible for Manitowoc crawler and Grove mobile cranes.
JLG has confirmed that Tim Hatch will take over from Wayne MacDonald as vice president engineering.
An unconfirmed number of employees are to be laid off at Genies plant in Moses Lake, Washington,
08.10.2008
A man using a loader crane to unload steel from another truck was killed in Melbourne yesterday after the crane tipped and crushed him, the outriggers were not set.
Manitex, the boom truck and rough terrain forklift manufacturer has acquired Crane and Machinery Inc. and Schaeff Inc, for $3.7 million.
Production units of the Logicrane 25.25 telescopic crawler crane built by Crane Business in Holland and unveiled at SED are now shipping.
Finnish base Ramirent has appointed Grigory Grif, 43, as its country manager, for Russia.
07.10.2008
The latest Kran & Bühne magazine, No 74 is now on line and available to download.
Tanfield has announced that it will implement a one-week shut-down of its Snorkel production facility in Elwood, Kansas.
Manitowoc has received US approval to go ahead with the acquisition of food equipment company Enodis.
Loader crane manufacturer Hiab, has received an order for 428 loader cranes and 32 Multilift hooklifts from BAE Systems for the US Army.
A number of past presidents of IPAF met in London on Friday only the second time that such a meeting has occurred.
A reader spotted three men in Hull, UK, yesterday who clearly don’t have a clue about safe work at height.
06.10.2008
Higher Platforms acquired by Lavendon in September 2007 has merged with Panther under the new Panther/Lavendon branding.
Liebherr has unveiled details of its new LTM1100-4.2 100 tonne All Terrain crane with longer boom and higher lift capacities.
US based Amquip crane rental has appointed Guy Erwin as its national crawler crane manager.
The supervisory board of loader crane and access equipment manufacturer, Palfinger has appointed a new deputy chairman
A pair of 500 tonne Liebherr LTM1500 cranes have lifted the new roof into position on Wimbledon’s Centre court
05.10.2008
Trojan Battery has launched its new AC Series line of deep cycle batteries, designed for Aerial Work Platforms.
