JLG has announced that Charles O. Wood, III has retired from the Company's Board of Directors, effective May 20, 2005.
23.05.2005
UK Access industry pioneer Mike Evans, has set up as a consultant following his retirement from his full time post at Lavendon.
20.05.2005
The Lavendon Group plc, Europes largest access rental company, has appointed a new Non Executive Director.
04.05.2005
SmartEquip, the American based e-commerce company has appointed Michel Petitjean as MD of its new European operation
25.04.2005
Ian James previously owner of Delta Rentals, the Manlift Toucan dealer for the UK, has joined Access Platform Sales Ltd (APS) as General Manager.
06.04.2005
The new general manager for JLG UK is Simon Cracknell, he takes up his new post this week.
05.04.2005
David White, formerly Vice President Engineering at UpRight Inc, has joined the team at MEC as head of engineering.
09.03.2005
We interview Søren Jensen, managing director of BMS, one of Northern Europes largest crane and access rental company's. He had a good deal to say, particularly abut the crane rental business.
14.02.2005
Manitou is announcing today the appointment of Russon Access as the Construction distributor for its ManiAccess range. Effectively this means that Russon will be responsible for selling Manitou boom lifts to UK rental companies.
08.02.2005
JLG Industries has announced the appointment of Thomas Capo and Kim Foster to its Board of Directors, expanding JLG’s Board to ten members.
27.01.2005
Cramo has appointed Erik van Leeuwenstijn as president of Cramo Netherlands and announced new presidents for Cramo Finland and Cramo Latvia.
18.01.2005
Manitou North America has announced plans to reinforce its sales and marketing team in the USA as part of its plan to increase its market share.
10.01.2005
Jim Williamson, the New Zealand born engineer who has worked in the European crane and access industry for 25 years is heading back to New Zealand
21.12.2004
Over 700 delegates from Manitou dealers and affiliates around the world attended a two day celebration this week of the production of the companies 200,000th rough terrain forklift.
12.11.2004
We have received the sad news that Piero Pagliero, one of the pioneers of the truck mounted platform industry has died
12.09.2004
Wim Jansink, who throughout the 1990’s was the “face” of Snorkel in Central Europe as Dutch and German based sales manager at master distributor AB Kranlyft, has joined the New Snorkel International team in preparation for the Company’s return to Europe.
09.09.2004
Bill Boulton chairman of UK crane conglomerate BET Plant Services in the 1980s and early 1990s has died
30.08.2004
The Manitowoc Crane group has named Phillipe Cohet as it’s new executive vice president for the European, Middle East and Africa regions, replacing the current post holder, Jean-Yves Bouffault.
18.08.2004
Fil Filipov has joined the board of Airtrax Inc, following its agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Filco, his German fork lift company.
06.08.2004
Steve Couling, currently director of sales and marketing at UpRight Europe, has been confirmed as the person who will take over as Managing Director of Versalift UK later this year.
20.07.2004
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has appointed Pinguely Haulotte president, Pierre Saubot, as its new president.
23.04.2004
Caterpillar has announced the retirement of retirement of its CEO, Glen Barton, effective from January 31, 2004. James Owens will take on the position of chairman and CEO in place of Barton.
15.12.2003
In an interview with Vertikal.net, John Coughlan, newly appointed president of UpRight, spoke of some of the recent changes in the company and how he plans to confront the issues that it now faces.
21.11.2003
Terex has announced the retirement of Fil Filipov as CEO of Terex Cranes, his son Steve Filipov will take over as president
14.11.2003