We have received the sad news that access industry pioneer and the first president of IPAF, John Barker has died.
11.07.2024 1
UK crane rental company Berry Cranes has taken delivery of a six tonne Böcker AK 42 truck-mounted crane, the first in the UK
10.07.2024
Dutch spider crane manufacturer Hoeflon has appointed Crowland Cranes as its UK distributor, trading as Hoeflon UK-Crowland
Hungarian rental company Tamás és Zsolt has taken delivery of a 700t Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1
German crane and access rental company Hofmann has taken delivery of an 800t Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 lattice crawler
10.07.2024 1
Italian rental company Mollo Noleggio has acquired the Brescia based aerial lift rental company Albatros
French façade, window and roof cleaning company NET85 has taken delivery of five new Easy Lift spider lifts
Genie has added three new members to its sales and support teams in Austria, Switzerland and Germany
UK trade association the CPA has begun funding a specialist police unit – The National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT)
Tadano has agreed a global collaboration deal with Vestas, to develop nacelle cranes for its V236 offshore wind turbines
09.07.2024
Italian rental company F.I.M Noleggi has taken delivery of 45m Multitel MJ450 telescopic truck mounted platform
Dutch international crane and heavy lift company Mammoet has taken its first 2,500t Liebherr LR 12500-1.0 crawler crane
The UK's HSE has published the latest statistics on the number of fatalities at work, with a 22% rise in fatal falls from height
German crane and access rental company Rolf Herbold has taken delivery of a 90t Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2, replacing a 15 year old five axle crane.
08.07.2024
SkyHigh has acquired the replacement parts inventory held by Holland Lift, which closed last summer.
AEM's 'Manufacturing Express Bus' has embarked on its 10,000 mile tour across the US to support the industry and its employees
Terex Utilities held its 39th annual ‘Service School’ in June
07.07.2024
Spotted by a reader in Germany yesterday, a couple of men using the old fork and pallet method of powered access.
05.07.2024 2
Martin Stevenson, technical manager at CTE UK is retiring today after 34 years in the powered access industry
05.07.2024
IPAF - The International Powered Access Federation - has released its Global Safety Report for the year 2023, in a digital only format.
German crane rental company Schmidbauer has taken delivery of its third 80 tonne Tadano AC 4.080-1 All Terrain crane
Welsh rental company Davies Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 90t Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2, its third crane from the manufacturer so far this year
JCB unveiled a new series of 360 degree telehandler, the 26m/5,800kg 558-260R PRO, and 21m 558-210R PRO
04.07.2024
Hiab has launched a new range of four energy efficient, medium duty loader cranes - the eX.Hipros
