Light Hire the Exeter, UK, based, powered access rental company has qualified for the IPAF Rental + quality standard.
01.07.2008
IPAF is launching a major campaign to attract young people to the access industry, kicking off at APEX in September.
Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has issued its half year trading statement and downgraded its full year forecasts,while changing its strategy to more moderate growth.
One of Australia’s fastest growing rental companies, Freo Cranes, has taken the first deliveries in a A$20 million ($18 million) order with Manitowoc.
30.06.2008
On Sunday night the emergency responders at Barrow shipyard in the UK, rescued a peregrine falcon chick that had fallen from its nest in a tower crane,
Members of the UK and Ireland’s Access Link met at Vertikal Days last week and agreed on the need to appoint more new members.
The Secalt division of Tractel, the suspended platform manufacturer has appointed L-Tech to represent it in Russia.
IPS, the UK based International parts and service provider has added a further overhead crane to its Telford, UK, repair facility.
Geoff Huntley Plant Hire is entering the electric scissor lift market with a deal sealed with JLG at Vertikal Days last week.
We will be adding to our photo report from Vertikal Days over the next 24 hours,so don’t worry if it is not as comprehensive as you would like
Finnish based international rental company, Cramo has taken over the rental operations of Norwegian contractor JM Byggholt.
A man died and another was seriously injured on Friday while they were installing floodlights at a sports ground in Mountmellick, Co Laois, Ireland.
Here we take a brief look at last week's Vertikal Days show held at Haydock Park.
JCB has moved up to become the ninth largest privately held company in the UK
With most of our resources tied up at Vertikal Days last week we missed reports of two crane accidents that you sent us. Here they are.
Socage has unveiled its concept for its 100 metre plus truck mounted lift, which will be based on the 70m model it will launch at APEX. It has also sold 100 of its DA20 model to RentUp.
Employees of Snorkel, the aerial lift manufacturer, have voted in favour of organising a union at the company's St Joseph plant.
28.06.2008
Shares in Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel, dropped 40 percent on Friday closing at 29p, down from a 12 month peak of 203p.
Oshkosh, owner of JLG, is forecasting a drop in its third quarter results, with a loss now expected for the three months to the end of June due to an asset write down.
27.06.2008
Keith Hunwick, managing director of ES Access, the Durham, UK, based aerial lift rental company died yesterday aged 51.
Kimberly Access has ordred a 30 metre Teupen Leo 30T and a 23 metre Teupen 23GT.
Representatives from all major aerial lift manufacturers met today to review lessons that could be learned from an incident at Vertikal Days.
26.06.2008
In spite of high winds and cloud Vertikal Days attendance was up on last year with most exhibitors having a good first day.
The Lavendon Group, the world’s largest specialist aerial lift rental company, has indicated that revenues for its first five months to the end of May are up 37 percent and in line with expectations.
