South Korean Doosan Heavy Industries has won a $117 million order for rubber tyred gantry cranes in Singapore
16.04.2008
Manitowoc officially opened its new Crane Care facility in Shady Grove Pennsylvania on March 31.
Terex has announced the location of a Chinese production plant for Genie aerial lifts.
15.04.2008
John Ball managing director of Height for Hire/Easi UpLifts is the new president of IPAF.
Vertikal’s UK team will be at the IPAF summit today, if you are there stop and speak to us.
Europ's largest container terminal operator Eurogate is planning massive investments to manage the rising number of very large container vessels.
A truck crane tipped over in New Zealand yesterday crushing the house it was erecting.
Tanfield’s Smith Electric Vehicles division has launched the Smith Ampere, an electric powered van designed in collaboration with Ford.
SGB UK has won a £2 million order to provide scaffolding to Jacobs engineering at the Lindsay Oil Refinery.
14.04.2008
A man installing windows on a high rise construction job in New York fell to his death yesterday after his suspension harness gave way.
Early unvalidated figures from the UK's HSE suggest a 10% fall in industry deaths - but warns against complacency.
A Rough Terrain fork truck driver has been prosecuted by the UK HSE, after causing serious injuries to a colleague.
Demag Cranes AG is considering raising its full-year guidance of earnings before interest and tax of €110 million.
The Manitowoc Company has struck a deal to acquire British based food equipment company, Enodis for around $2 billion.
The SEC has filed fraud charges against John Milne, former president and CFO of United Rentals.
13.04.2008
A telescopic truck crane dropped a roof section onto a parked car in Lauderhill, Florida late on Friday.
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11.04.2008
We have heard the belated news today that Carlo Bacchiega, who set up and managed Instant Srl in Italy, has died.
A tower crane hit one of the main transmission lines in Manila, Philippines, today cutting power to much of the city.
Manitou has announced that it has ended its partnership with Russon Access.
Palfinger has extended its H-Line option that permits full outreach with vehicle width outrigger jacking up to its 30 metre models.
10.04.2008
Tower crane manufacturer Wilbert, has started moving into its new production facility in Waldlaubersheim, Germany.
Three men, all in their 30’s were injured in separate crane accidents in Brisbane Australia today
Chinese container crane maker, Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery, is to issue $286 million of new shares.
