Scotland’s own equipment show opens at the end of this week near Edinburgh.
21.04.2008
Oktopus the UK distributor for Klaas trailer cranes and Oktopus suction lifting devices has moved to new premises.
Malaysian port crane manufacturer IMPSA has backed out of a contract and wants to increase the price.
Konecranes has acquired Spanish overhead crane manufactures Ausio
Loader crane company Hiab has reported a 4% decline in first quarter sales, due to a sharp downturn in the United States.
20.04.2008
Caterpillar, the world’s largest construction equipment producer has posted a strong first quarter with sales up 18% and expects another record year.
The Cornish fire brigade is considering renting, rather than buying its latest aerial lift device in the face of union objections.
A crane operator died, while two others were seriously injured on Wednesday night in California.
19.04.2008
UK based Peter Hird has bought six Jekko spider cranes for its mini crane rental fleet
18.04.2008
A man working on street lights was thrown some 40 metres from his aerial work platform today when it was hit by a truck.
A crane at the Mitsui shipyard in Ichihara, Japan has been blown over by strong winds
A Sellafield worker is still in hospital after being crushed by a crane at the plant more than a week ago.
A man was rescued in an aerial lift overhead crushing accident on Wednesday after his colleagues lowered the lift from below, saving his life.
The New York building where seven people were killed in a tower crane collapse last month should never have gone up
Australian Kennards Lift and Shift has launched Rig-Release, a remote-release crane hook
A mobile crane tipped over yesterday in Qatar, thankfully no one was injured.
New York City has completed the inspection of all tower cranes in the five boroughs, only 72.5% of them passed the first inspection.
17.04.2008
A crane operator has been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter for accidentally killing two motorists and a co-worker.
Scaninter Nokia/Scanclimber the Finnish mastclimber manufacturer has been acquired by two venture capital firms.
A man died on Saturday at an offshore drilling rig in Brazil, after a wire rope sling broke dropping a steel basket onto him.
MRX Engineering Support Services was fined £100,000 plus almost £17,000 costs following a fatal crane accident.
16.04.2008
A truck with loader crane struck and damaged a railway bridge in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, yesterday, closing the line for a period.
Norfolk based rental company SGS has entered the mini crane market with the acquisition of two new Maeda Mini Cranes.
Work has started on removing two quayside cranes
