OSHA has extended the comment period for its proposed rule for cranes and derricks in construction, by 45 days.
03.12.2008
Grampian police have appealed for a mobile crane driver to come forward as he may have witnessed a fatal road accident yesterday.
A man has died after being thrown out of a boom lift while demolishing a building at the SwanHunter ship yard in the UK.
Briggs Equipment has opened a new Contractor Rental and Aerial lift location in Atlanta Georgia and continues to expand.
A rare structural failure on a mobile crane over the weekend dumped its counterweight and snapped its chassis.
Tech Ops, the producer of Sevcon motor control systems for aerial lifts and fork trucks has reported full flat year revenues and lower profits...
Eve Trakway, the temporary roadway supplier, has appointed Lucy Lambertsen as marketing manager.
02.12.2008
Eurolev the French based crane, access and telehandler rental company has been acquired by Thierry Jammes and Ever Capital, a private equity firm.
Peter Jones, head of UK group technical services at Lavendon is leaving to set up his own consultant engineering business.
UK tool and equipment hirer Speedy has secured a three year, £3 million contract with Simons Construction.
Winterlift the Manchester, UK, based crane rental company has acquired Sheffield based Yorkshire Crane Hire.
A JLG boom lift has helped a school in Australia make contact with the International Space Station.
Access Rentals the Telford, UK, based aerial lift rental company has appointed Alex Lee as managing director.
01.12.2008
National Crane has confirmed that it is dropping its articulated crane product line.
Last week saw at least two mobile cranes end up in a ditch in the UK, it is easily done on narrow roads this time of year.
The first two 27 metre Multitel MX270’s have arrived in the UK for delivery this week,
A man has died after a crane dropped a concrete beam onto a self propelled boom lift in Woolloongabba, Australia.
UK rental company, A-Plant, has won the 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award at the National Business Awards Finals 2008.
30.11.2008
United Rentals has appointed William B. Plummer as chief financial officer, effective today.
Ladders have now been cleared for use to install Christmas decorations in Llandovery, Wales thanks to the help of the Ladder Association.
29.11.2008
Bobby Hird has joined the UK based Hird crane and access family, born October 14th he is the son of Phil Hird.
Cramo has signed a €15 million order with LKAB for the supply of cabins, tools and access equipment, complete with an underground depot.
28.11.2008
There is an increasing trend for "Urban Explorers" to try and climb tower cranes at night when the risk of falling is high.
27.11.2008
A few further bits of information from the Big 5 show in Dubai this week in our last report.
