IPS the UK based international parts and service company has officially announced the opening of IPS Espana, a joint venture with Spanish manufacturer Matilsa.
06.11.2008
ANAPAT the Spanish aerial lift rental association held an extraordinary general meeting today to discuss the deteriorating market in Spain.
The first two German rental companies to buy Matilsa self propelled booms were in Zaragoza today to see their units on the production line.
JLG has launched a series of extended warranties of up to five years for its North American customers.
The mayor of Hoorn officially opened Holland Lifts new production and service facility yesterday.
05.11.2008
A man was seriously injured in Rome Georgia on Tuesday after the ‘bucket truck’ he was working from tipped after an outrigger punched a hole in the grass.
A Rough Terrain crane working on a road improvement project in Norwich Connecticut tipped over trapping the operator in his cab and closing the road.
Skyjack has appointed Herc-U-Lift of Maple Plain, Minnesota as a dealer for its complete VR telehandler product line.
TTS the Norwegian based container handling and marine crane manufacturer has reported a 71% increase in its 9 month revenues and issued a highly positive outlook.
Structure Flex of the UK and Bash-P of the UAE have agreed a joint venture to manufacture of a substantial fleet of proof testing bags, ranging from 5 to 35 tonnes for use across the Middle East.
Skyjack sales for the first nine months dipped by almost 7% while profits are down 40%, the third quarter was more severe with revenues down 21%.
04.11.2008
Trojan Battery has announced a number of new engineering appointments as part of its growth strategy.
Fagioli, the Italian based heavy transport, and lifting group has ordered two large Liebherr crawler cranes, a 750-tonne LR 1750 and a 1,350-tonner LR 11350.
This report is amazing in that it comes from the same job in which an unmanned boom lift tipped over a couple of weeks ago.
The fire-fighter who led the rescue of the tower crane operator whose crane collapsed in Croydon lat year has received a bravery award
HSS Hire, one of the UK’s largest general rental companies has been re-awarded with Type B accreditation from the UK Accreditation Service.
03.11.2008
We have recived some excellent photos of Halloween pumpkins with aerial lifts and telehandler carvings.
JLG has reported a 12% fall in revenues and a 56% fall in profits for its fourth quarter to the end of September.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab loader cranes and Kalmar reach-stackers has acquired 80 percent of two CVS service companies in Italy.
Power-Lift the German based access equipment distributor celebrated its fifth anniversary this weekend.
Kalmar has won a new five year contract to supply its Rough Terrain Container Handler/Reach stackers to the US Army.
Nationwide Access, the UK’s largest aerial lift rental company and Lavendon sister company, The Platform Company, have officially merged into Nationwide Platforms as of this morning.
02.11.2008
Vertikal.Net posted four new records in October, with 4.5 million hits, 91,000 visits, 1.3 million pages viewed and 143GB of bandwidth consumed.
Spotted in West Yorkshire, this is one of the worst we have seen in the UK, not just one ladder but two.
