US Crawler crane company, Essex Crane Rental is to be acquired by Hyde Park Acquisition corp
06.03.2008
New Holland has unveiled its latest telehander at Samoter 2008
Finning Group (UK) has announced that it is to centralise the group business support services at Cannock, Staffordshire.
Palfinger, the world’s leading loader crane manufacturer has issued its annual report and confirmed its 2007 results.
Linamar, owner of Skyjack, the Canadian aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer, has published its results for 2007, which indicate a 25% increase in Skyjack revenues
Skyjack has is planning to acquire the Ingersoll-Rand telescopic handler and RT fork-truck business from Volvo.
05.03.2008
The Glasgow depot of UK aerial lift rental company AFI-Uplift, is to give a lift to the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).
Ashtead owner of rental companies Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK has reported nine month revenues up almost 15%.
We catch up with the progress our two apprentices are making with the A.M.P - Niftylift rebuild programme.
The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and ready to read or download.
A disgruntled construction worker scaled a 52 metre crane yesterday in a protest over the pension rights of builders.
UK rental company Vp has acquired Northern Site Services and the business and assets of Northern Site Services Test & Calibration
Over 30% of refurbishment sites visited in the February 'blitz' by the HSE in the UK were so dangerous that work was stopped immediately, mostly due to work at height issues.
Ahern Rentals and Custom Equipment have agreed a distribution deal for the company’s range of ultra compact electric scissor lifts.
Gehl, the US based telehandler and skid steer loader producer has reported full year 2007 results with revenues down 6%.
04.03.2008
Work to a power station high in the Swiss Alps meant that a Unic spider crane had to catch a cable car.
A crane and two scissor lifts have been used for some unusual scientific experiments at a London school.
Mateco Hellas E.P.E of Greece has purchased a number of Holland Lift heavy duty scissor lifts and opened an operation in Bulgaria.
The Lavendon Group has reported 2007 revenues up 49% while pre-tax profits increased by 178%.
The Lavendon Group has reached an agreement to acquire the Platform Company, the UK’s second largest aerial lift rental company for £79 million.
The Tulsa Winch Group has purchased Canadian based Lantec Winch & Gear.
03.03.2008
Finning International, the parent of UK based Hewden has appointed Michael T. Waites as its president and chief executive officer.
Keep an eye out for another stolen scissor lift in the UK.
JLG has rebranded all of its aftermarket services under a single name - 'Ground Support'.
