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May/June 09
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2008 UK/Ireland rental rate survey
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UK/Ireland Top 30 Rental Companies 2008
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Setting Up of Mobile Cranes – a Training Slideshow
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"Rise to Power" Presentations, April 2008
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2007 UK/Ireland rental rate survey
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UK/Ireland Top 30 Rental Companies 2007
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UK/Ireland Top 30 Rental Companies 2006
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2006 C&A UK/Ireland Dealer Guide
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UK-Ireland Top 20 Hirers (2005)
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C&A TOP 20 (2004)
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C&A TOP 20 (2003)
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Britain's Top 10 fleets (2002)
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Britain's Top 10 fleets (2001)
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Britain's Top 10 fleets (2000)
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Hire Rates Survey 2006
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UK & Ireland Rental Rate Guide (2005)
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Hire Rates Survey 2004
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Hire Rates Survey 2003
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Hire Rates Survey 2002
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Hire Rates Survey 2001
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Kobelco ready for Europe
by Tsutomu Kimura, Kobelco

The World Market for Mobile Cranes
by Friedrich Baer, Liebherr



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Lift Inc snaps up Bobcat dealer
July 3, 2009

Lift Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has acquired the local Bobcat dealer, Bobcat of Lancaster for an undisclosed sum.

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Scissor accident claims three
July 2, 2009

Three people have died as a result of a rough terrain scissor falling over in Kraków, Poland.

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Crane rescue
July 2, 2009

A construction crew in Iowa managed to rescue a woman from the river with help of their crane..

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Crane demolishes bridge
July 2, 2009

A raised loader crane demolished a footbridge in Scotland yesterday.

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Crane and Aerial lift fatality
July 2, 2009

A man was crushed between a crane and an aerial work platform yesterday at a United Rentals yard in West Virgina.

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Manitowoc appoints new Crane Care VP for Europe
July 1, 2009

Eric Pommier has been promoted to vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Leader closes in memory
July 1, 2009

Aerial lift manufacturer Leader SRL has closed for two days following the death of Rosanna Borghi, the Ferrarini family matriarch.

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Cranes on TV
July 1, 2009

If you live in the UK or can tune in via the web, watch out for Mean Machines this evening on the UK’s Channel 5

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Manitowoc UK opens new premises
July 1, 2009

Manitowoc UK is formally launching its new premises today as well as showing off its latest new products.

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Death Wish 71 – on the edge
July 1, 2009

This is a surprising one and goes to show that even in the most developed markets there is still potential to spread the powered access message.

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New training locations for Genie
June 30, 2009

Terex AWP/Genie has announced two new service training locations at its facilities in Oklahoma City and Southaven, Mississippi.

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PAIG warns on overhead obstacles
June 30, 2009

The CPA’s Powered Access Interest Group is drawing up a best practice guide for the use of aerial lifts in confined overhead areas.

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ALE clarification
June 30, 2009

Abnormal Load Engineering has pointed out some very valid flaws in our preview of the new 100,000 t/m Mammoet PTC120DS.

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Another crane fire
June 30, 2009

Another All Terrain crane has caught fire while travelling, causing substantial damage, this one is in Australia.

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Thermoil takes off
June 29, 2009

Several visitors to Vertikal Days last week were extolling the virtues of Thermoil, which claims to extend battery life with less maintenance.

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The sun shines on Vertikal Days
June 29, 2009

The third Vertikal Days attracted record numbers of visitors and good weather. Here is an extensive pictorial coverage of the event.

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Parma Hamar
June 29, 2009

Norwegian based aerial lift specialist, Hamar Liftsenter, has purchased two Matilsa Parma 21D auto leveling self propelled boom lifts.

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Auction raises almost £7,000
June 29, 2009

A charity auction at Vertikal Days, which included a pink Eazzilift scissor lift, raised almost £7,000 for charity.

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Gehl agrees credit amendment
June 29, 2009

Gehl, the US affiliate of Manitou, has agreed an amendment to its bank credit lines.

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Maxim acquires Barnhart Crawlers
June 29, 2009

Maxim Crane Works has acquired a third of Barnhart Crane and Rigging’s crawler crane fleet.

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RSC restructures debt while rates fall
June 29, 2009

RSC, one of the largest rental companies in the USA, will issue $400 million of senior secured notes, maturing in 2017 and reports a fall in rental rates.

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RSC promotes Hobson
June 29, 2009

RSC, one of the largest rental companies in the USA has promoted Phil Hobson to senior vice president western operations.

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Access Link teams up with Partner Lift
June 27, 2009

The Access Link, the UK association of independent aerial lift rental companies has reached a partnering agreement with Partner Lift a similar organisation in Germany

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Last sale at Vertikal Days
June 27, 2009

As most exhibitors loaded their equipment up after Vertikal Days on Thursday evening, Niftylift secured an order for its new HR21 Hybrid.

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AJ take Custom Hybrid
June 27, 2009

UK based AJ Access ordered one of the first Hybrid HB1030CE compact light weight scissor lifts at Vertikal Days this week.

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Blade hits 70
June 27, 2009

Blade Access the fast growing Yorkshire, UK, based truck mounted aerial lift rental company, has added a 70 metre Wumag to its fleet.

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Spot that lift for £1,000
June 27, 2009

The 34 metre Bronto, stolen from Loxam last month, has been spotted in the North of England, Loxam is offering a £1,000 reward if you can help recover it.

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Big Brontos for new company
June 26, 2009

TGM Wind Services, of Abilene, Texas, has ordered two 90 metre Bronto Skylift S90 HLA truck mounted lifts.

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Lavendon in line with expectations
June 25, 2009

The Lavendon Group, The world’s largest aerial lift rental specialist, has reported revenues to the end of May five percent lower than last year and in line with its expectations.

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Strong Start to Vertikal Days
June 25, 2009

The third Vertikal Days got off to a strong start yesterday with first days visitor attendance up comfortably on last year.

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Scissor incident
June 25, 2009

A 26 metre heavy duty scissor lift was involved in a small fire in the UK yesterday, after it experienced some sort of structural failure, no one was hurt.

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Link Belt expands crane plant
June 24, 2009

Link-Belt is building a new assembly bay at its facility in Lexington, Kentucky

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Vertikal Days opens today
June 24, 2009

The UK and Ireland’s only specialist event for cranes, access equipment and telehandlers opens today.

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And the winners are
June 24, 2009

Cranes UK ran a tough 12 question general crane knowledge competition in its run up to Vertikal Days, the Winners have now been announced.

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Oktopus appoints administrator
June 23, 2009

Oktopus (UK) the UK distributor for Klaas aluminium cranes and Oktopus suction lifting devices has appointed an administrator.

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SEV and Altec team up
June 23, 2009

SEV (US) has teamed up with Altec to produce an all electric truck mounted boom lift.

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Vertikal.Net News coverage
June 23, 2009

With this weeks Vertikal Days getting underway this week in the UK, our news coverage may not be quite as rapid as usual.

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Bid on the pink scissor
June 23, 2009

R2 Access is auctioning an Eazzi Lift Mini, push around scissor lift for charity at this weeks Vertikal Days.

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Ainscough take 20 150 tonners
June 23, 2009

Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK’s largest crane rental company has confirmed that it has ordered 20 Liebherr LTM1150-6.1 150 tonne All Terrain cranes.

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Tower crane protesters arrested
June 22, 2009

Two men were arrested in South Wales yesterday after staging an early morning father’s day demonstration on the jib of a 35 metre tower crane.

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Mammoet to launch PTC120DS
June 22, 2009

Dutch based heavy lifting company Mammoet has unveiled plans for a new 100,000t/m plus mobile crane.

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Kennards acquires in Port Douglas
June 22, 2009

Kennards Hire of Australia has moved into Port Douglas, Queensland, with the acquisition of Coral Coast Hire.

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Big Holland Lifts for Hi Reach
June 22, 2009

UK based Hi Reach has taken delivery of its fourth big Holland lift scissor this year, a 34 metre Rough Terrain.

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Eurolift fined £50,000
June 20, 2009

The first sentencing has been handed down following the guilty verdict for WD Bennett and subsidiary Eurolift for the fatal tower crane collapse in 2003.

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Wyss back at Stirnimann
June 19, 2009

Alfred Wyss has come out of retirement to head up Swiss crane and access company Stirnimann, following the departure of MD Lorenzo Cassani

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Isoli to debut at Vertikal Days
June 19, 2009

Italian truck mounted lift and recovery truck company Isoli, will make its UK/Ireland debut at Vertikal Days next week.

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Snorkel Scissor check
June 19, 2009

Snorkel is asking owners of SR2770 compact Rough Terrain scissor lifts built between 2000 and 2006 to inspect their machines for cracks in the drive motor shafts.

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New Non Exec for Tanfield
June 19, 2009

Tanfield has appointed Jeremy Wooding OBE as an independent non-executive director.

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Sarens buys Rigging International
June 19, 2009

Belgium based crane and heavy lift company, Sarens has acquired California based heavy lift company, Rigging International.

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Harness/lanyard problem results in fatality
June 19, 2009

A 55 year old man died on Wednesday at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, after he was flung from his boom lift.

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Window cleaner fall
June 19, 2009

A 21 year old window cleaner fell to his death on Wednesday when his suspended platform collapsed.

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Ashtead confirms full year
June 18, 2009

Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK has issued it full year results and said that rental markets have stabilised.

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Was there enough counterweight?
June 18, 2009

Several of you have written in over yesterdays report on the crane that tipped in New Zealand, asking if a counterweight slab was missing.

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Thermoil teams up with Nifty
June 18, 2009

Thermoil the battery preserver and recovery solutions company has extended its distribution with the appointment of Nifty Australia and South Africa.

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Don’t stop the traffic
June 18, 2009

Spotted in South West France last week, a lifting operation with an excavator as cars pass below.

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CMC unveils new 21m
June 17, 2009

Italian truck mounted lift manufacturer CMC recently unveiled its new PLA212, the first of which has been delivered to a local customer.

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Crane tips in NZ
June 17, 2009

A truck crane tipped over this morning in a busy street in Dunedin, New Zealand, fortunately no one was injured.

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100 metre+ lift at Vertikal Days
June 17, 2009

SkyKing, the Wumag Palfinger distributor for England will display a 103 metre truck mounted lift at Vertikal Days next week.

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Skylift goes with Masternaut
June 17, 2009

The Skylift vehicle mounted aerial lift division of Lavendon UK, has agreed to install a suite of Masternaut Three X vehicle tracking and management products into its UK fleet.

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BLE supports Potain top slewers
June 17, 2009

BLE, the Grove and Potain self erecting tower crane distributor for Belgium has added product support responsibility for Potain top slewing tower cranes.

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IPS signs up Lavendon UK
June 16, 2009

IPS, the International provider of replacement parts and service has signed a two year with Lavendon to supply replacement parts to its UK operations.

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New UK access company
June 16, 2009

Keith Kendall the former owner of Access Rentals has established a new aerial lift rental company in the UK.

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NRC/Link-Belt to show at Vertikal Days
June 16, 2009

NRC, the Link-Belt crane distributor for the UK has booked a stand at the Vertikal Days lifting event scheduled for next week.

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10 more Z135 for Easi
June 16, 2009

Irish based international rental company, Easi UpLifts, has placed an order with Genie that includes 10 135ft Z135/70 self propelled articulated boom lifts for its expanding UK operation.

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Crane operator fatality
June 16, 2009

A crane operator died yesterday in Florida, after his crane tipped over while lifting a fork truck mast, ejecting him from his cab.

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Manitowoc amends debt
June 15, 2009

Manitowoc has announced that it has successfully negotiated an amendment to its credit agreement.

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Almost last chance…..
June 15, 2009

Vertikal Days is just 10 days away, if you want to exhibit you still have time, but….there are only one or two spots left and they are going fast.

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Londonderry wins United Utilities contract
June 15, 2009

Londonderry Garage has won a contract to supply specially modified vehicles for the contruction and maintenance of overhead power lines.

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Lift tips in Scotland
June 15, 2009

An aerial lift tipped over in Scotland on Saturday, resulting in the death of a 28 year old man.

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TC2800 at work in Scotland
June 15, 2009

The 1,000 tonne Terex Demag TC2800 owned by Port Services of Scotland has finally gone to work in the UK.

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New premises for Goodall
June 15, 2009

Jim Goodall Rental & Sales of Naples Florida has moved into new premises in Fort Myers close

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ARA compresses convention
June 15, 2009

The American Rental Association (ARA) has modified the dates of its convention and trade show for next year.

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North American cities set to share tower crane data
June 12, 2009

New York’s Department of Buildings says it will share information about tower cranes in an effort to track equipment failures, manufacturers’ recalls, accidents and industry trends.

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Blade expands self drive business
June 12, 2009

Blade Access Specialists based near Leeds, UK has taken delivery of the first of a number of CTE platforms for its self-drive and cross-hire business.

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New Liebherr 60 tonne truck crane
June 12, 2009

Liebherr has introduced a new 60 tonne truck crane, its largest to date.

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Higher Access adds to fleet
June 12, 2009

Ramsbottom-based narrow access platform hire specialist Higher Access, has purchased more tracked spider machines.

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Easi UpLifts offers A66 Compact Crane test
June 12, 2009

Easi UpLifts Group is offering the A66 Compact Crane test at five locations across the UK and Ireland.

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IPAF Past Presidents meet
June 12, 2009

The second annual meeting of IPAF past presidents was held this week in Jurançon near Pau, France.

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Hiab to supply Finnish Defence Forces
June 12, 2009

Hiab is to supply hooklifts and loader cranes to the Finnish Defence Forces.

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GGR to launch 1 tonne glass handling robot.
June 12, 2009

GGR-Unic will launch its all-new EMU 1000 at an Open Day today – Friday, 12th June.

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JLG books army deal
June 11, 2009

JLG has won a contract from the United States Army to rebuild 500 All Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS) telehandlers and 300 other rough terrain forklifts.

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Martin Ainscough bows out of Vanguard.
June 11, 2009

Martin Ainscough has sold his majority stake in UK machinery removal and installation specialist Ainscough-Vanguard to his son Matthew.

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UpRight opens Middle East operation
June 10, 2009

UpRight has opened a new operation in the Middle East, appointed a new product support director.

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Tadano unveils robocrane
June 10, 2009

Tadano has recently unveiled a dual-armed, quadrupedal robotic crane called Rototops.

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Blade moves on up
June 10, 2009

UK based Blade Access Specialists has taken delivery of a new 45 metre Wumag and moved into new, purpose-built premises.

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Platinum award for ThyssenKrupp Safway
June 10, 2009

ThyssenKrupp Safway has been awarded Haulotte Group/Biljax first Platinum Customer Award.

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Kielstra invests
June 10, 2009

Leeuwarden, Holland, based Kielstra Kraanverhuur has taken delivery of a new 220 tonne Tadano Faun ATF220G-5 All Terrain crane.

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Bluelift appoints Bravi
June 10, 2009

Italian spider lift manufacturer Bluelift has appointed Bravi UK as its distributor for the UK and Ireland, trading as Bluelift UK.

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China boosts CTE sales
June 10, 2009

The Chinese market is providing a useful boost to Italian manufacturer CTE’s sales in 2009 through its distributor- Handler.

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Client satisfaction key to surviving recession
June 10, 2009

New research shows business owners and managers are investing in customer service levels to avoid losing valuable business.

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Bouncing back from vandalism
June 9, 2009

When UK lifting company FSR's premises were vandalised, it feared the worst, but with the support of its suppliers it bounced back stroinger than ever.

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Charges for fatal accident
June 9, 2009

Charges have leveled against three companies and a director following an investigation into a fatal suspended platform accident in Queensland, Australia last year.

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New 60ft truck mount from Elliot
June 9, 2009

Elliott Equipment Company has unveiled the V60, a new 60ft/18 metres straight telescopic, ‘material handling’ aerial work platform

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New two man push around
June 9, 2009

Edmolift and Bravi UK have launched a new two man push around scissor lift.

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Bravi winners announced
June 8, 2009

Bravi the compact self propelled lift manufacturer has announced the winners from its customer survey.

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Viviani moves up
June 8, 2009

Michela Viviani of truck mounted and spider lift manufacturer Oil &Steel has been promoted to director.

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Crane rolls
June 8, 2009

Police in Tasmania, are investigating how a mobile crane rolled down a slope and landed on a house this morning.

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New chairman and investor at Acme
June 8, 2009

Acme Lift the US re-rent company has appointed Bryan Rich as chairman and after he became a new equity partner.

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Lift production ends in Holbæk
June 8, 2009

Worldlift Industries owner of Denka Lift and Falck Schmidt has ended production at Denka's historic Holbæk facility.

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Second crane tip
June 6, 2009

Reports are coming in that a tower section has been dropped at the site of a tower crane accident in Malta just two weeks ago.

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Linamar pays off loans
June 6, 2009

Linamar, owner of aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer Skyjack, has retired $80 million of its borrowings, five months before its due date.

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Self levelling on the go
June 6, 2009

Mecaplus will display its remarkable self levelling boom lifts at Vertikal Days, in the meantime you can see them in action on video.

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Scissor alert
June 5, 2009

With big scissor lift utilisation not quite what it was, many rental companies have units in their yards and are increasingly using them as high level advertising hoardings – Beware.

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Loader crane tips in Glasgow
June 5, 2009

We have reports and photographs of a loader crane tipped over in Glasgow earlier this week, due to… incorrectly set outriggers.

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GGR Unic open day
June 5, 2009

UK based GGR Unic is hosting an open day at its Southern depot and training centre next Friday June 12th, open to anyone interested in mini cranes.

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Hiab MEWP demo at Vertikal Days
June 5, 2009

Hiab dealer Muni-serv will demonstrate the new Hiab MEWP fully EN280 certified work platform for XS loader cranes.

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Q-Plant takes six
June 5, 2009

Manchester, UK, based rental company, Q-Plant Hire has added six more Kobelco crawler cranes for its fleet.

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Cranes&Access is on line
June 4, 2009

The latest Cranes&Access is now on line and available to read or download

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Terex completes financing
June 4, 2009

Terex has announced that it has completed its latest round of financing, raising around $612 million.

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How not to use towers
June 4, 2009

A couple of men in the UK turned up to carry out some work at height on an NHS ambulance depot, they used scaffold towers but.....

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New trailer for Ooms
June 4, 2009

Bert Ooms Transport en Logistiek of Holland, has taken delivery of a custom built enclosed semi trailer for new machine deliveries and demonstrations.

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Haulotte to operate Access Rentals as seperate business
June 3, 2009

Haulotte has confirmed its purchase of UK rental company, Access Rentals as a going concern and will retain it as a seperate entity.

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Tower crane falls in Tokyo
June 3, 2009

One man has died while another, suffered serious injuries, after a tower crane collapsed in Tokyo today.

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Haulotte acquires Access Rentals
June 3, 2009

Haulotte has taken over Telford, UK, based Access Rentals following its recent entry into administration.

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How many people can fit in a small scissor?
June 3, 2009

When Ronaldo's team 'Corinthians' won the Paulista championship in Brazil last month the trophy caught fire causing near panic in a scissor lift that formed part of the celebrations.

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New representation for Gottwald down under
June 3, 2009

Gottwald has appointed Clark Equipment Australia as its distributor in the Australia and New Zealand region, following the retirement of Graham Raneberg

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Broderson moves into UK
June 3, 2009

Broderson the Lenexa, Kansas based pick & carry crane specialist, has appointed Cranes UK to distribute its products in the UK and Ireland.

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New CEO at Manitou
June 2, 2009

Manitou has announced senior management changes, replacing Marcel Claude Braud as CEO.

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New Australian rules
June 2, 2009

The new Australian Trade Practices Act has come into force and includes an amendment relating to pricing to consumers, which may effect rental companies'

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Access Rentals negotiations
June 2, 2009

KPMG, the administrators of UK rental company, Access Rentals, is in the closing stages of negotiating a sale of the business as a going concern.

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Death Wish 69
June 2, 2009

Spotted in St.Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK, yesterday, a man and a riding a forklift to empty rubbish bins into a high sided skip.

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D&G embraces CraneSafe
June 2, 2009

Australian crane company, D&G Hoist&Crane Hire is adopting the CraneSafe third party certification scheme, after having bought Vertikon’s fleet in April.

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Dual safety awards for All
June 2, 2009

All Crane Rental (previously known as All Erection) of Columbus, Ohio, has received two safety awards for from the Safety Council of Greater Columbus.

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New access manager for Hirepool
June 1, 2009

New Zealand based rental company, Hirepool, has appointed Kingi Pikaahu as national manager of the company’s Access division.

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12 Bobcats for Kanoo
June 1, 2009

The export department of Dubai based Kanoo Machinery, has sold 12 Bobcat telehandlers to Pexi Gulf for re-export.

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Skyjack adds VR dealer
June 1, 2009

Skyjack has appointed Surfwood Supply as a VR Telehandler dealer in British Columbia, Canada.

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Crane owner was warned
June 1, 2009

The owner of the tower crane that collapsed in New York last May, killing two men. was reportedly notified that the slew ring weld might be suspect, well before the accident occurred.

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Caledonian adds IPAF training
May 30, 2009

The Bradford depot of Caledonian Access the UK based powered access service and certification company has become an IPAF training centre.

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Spreading the word
May 29, 2009

It is amazing how many photos we receive of not only dangerous work at height practices, but of jobs where an aerial lift would save time and money as well as be safer. Here is one taken yesterday.

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Vp edges up
May 29, 2009

Vp owner of telehandler rental company UK Forks and rental company Hire Station has reported annual results with increases in both revenues and profits.

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LTM11200 for Senn
May 29, 2009

Senn AG, of Oftringen, Switzerland has ordered a 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 All Terrain crane.

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IPAF accreditation for Hird Doncaster
May 29, 2009

The Doncaster depot of Peter Hird & Sons, the UK based aerial platform and lifting equipment specialist has been approved as an IPAF training centre and achieved Rental+ accreditation.

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New Sennebogen Multihandler
May 28, 2009

Sennebogen is to launch the 310 Multihandler next month.

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US base for Pon aerials
May 28, 2009

David O. Turner has been appointed as CEO of Pon’s global aerial lift and materials handling businesses, and will be based in Houston, Texas.

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Speedy rights issue
May 28, 2009

Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest equipment rental company has announced a rights issue to raise £100 million.

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Terex seeks new funds
May 28, 2009

Terex Corp, owner of Terex Cranes and Genie has announced that it is seeking $600 million in new financing and that it has agreed an amendment to its current facility.

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Speedy upbeat in spite of £70 million loss
May 28, 2009

Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest equipment rental company has issued its preliminary year end results which are relatively upbeat in spite of a loss of £70 million.

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New e-commerce system from HSS
May 28, 2009

HSS Hire, one of the UK’s largest general rental companies has launched Livehire, an online hire management system for major accounts

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Four new Bronto’s for Easi
May 28, 2009

Easi Uplifts the Dublin based rental company has taken delivery of four new Bronto truck mounted lifts for the UK.

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Gunco merges with Pon Material Handling
May 27, 2009

Pon, the Dutch based CAT distributor and owner of Gunco, HDW and Milcon has announced the merger of its aerial lift and fork truck business into Pon Material Handling.

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Snorkel announces recall - updated
May 27, 2009

Snorkel has issued an urgent warning that some of its 120 and 126ft booms built prior to 2004, may not be fitted with the correct number of boom sensors.

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ERA Rental Awards
May 27, 2009

The European Rental Association is holding its annual convention in Manchester, UK yesterday and today. Last night it also held its annual awards dinner, the winners were……

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Skyba leaves JLG
May 27, 2009

Kirsten Skyba, vice president of global marketing at JLG has left the company.

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What a set up
May 27, 2009

A reader in the UK sent us the photo of a lift at work in Manchester today, being used out of level and with no outrigger mats close to a manhole cover.

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Snorkel launches 13.5m telescopic trailer lift
May 26, 2009

Snorkel Australia has launched the MHP14AT, a compact 13.5m articulated trailer lift with telescopic top boom.

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Sanghvi up 19%
May 26, 2009

Sanghvi Movers, India’s largest crane rental company has reported an upbeat first quarter and is forecasting improved demand for new cranes.

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New team member at Working At Height
May 26, 2009

Surrey and Sheffiled, UK, based access specialist, Working At Height, has added another member to its marketing team.

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Holt Crane opens new Houston facility.
May 26, 2009

Holt Crane & Equipment has opened its new headquarters in Houston to sell and service Link-Belt brand mobile cranes throughout most of Texas.

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Demag Cranes approves major restructuring.
May 25, 2009

Industrial, Port and overhead crane manufacturer, Demag Cranes has approved a major restructuring of its operations.

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Australian crane hirer fined
May 25, 2009

Huntingdale Mobile Cranes or Clayton, Australia, has been fined A$70,000 after being found guilty of failing to carry out simple safety checks, causing a fatality.

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PB goes with Ranger
May 25, 2009

PB Liftechnik the German based heavy duty/narrow aisle scissor lift manufacturer has appointed Ranger Equipment as its UK/Ireland distributor.

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New records for IronPlanet
May 25, 2009

IronPlanet the online auction company has reported record first quarter revenues up 26% on 2008.

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New aerial lift company
May 25, 2009

Chris Pera, former president of Modern Equipment and two colleagues, Rick Raab and Shawn Deegan, have launched the HiReach Group in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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Death wish 68
May 23, 2009

A reader from Italy on his morning commute spotted two men on ladders resting on live power lines – Death Wish hardly does it justice.

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Jekko unveils new mini crane
May 22, 2009

Italian crane manufacturer, Jekko will unveil an all new tracked mini crane at Vertikal Days next month.

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New IPAF training centre
May 22, 2009

Horizon Platforms the Yorkshire, UK based aerial lift rental company has been accredited and approved as an IPAF training centre.

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Seven more Lavendon depots accredited
May 22, 2009

Lavendon UK, the aerial lift and telehandler rental company that comprises Nationwide Platforms, Panther and Skylift, has announced that 7 more depots have achieved accreditation to its TechX standard..

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Yankee Ingenuity
May 22, 2009

Spotted this week in New England, USA, a telehandler with what looks like an extended pallet being used as a work platform.

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Management changes at Toyota USA
May 22, 2009

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A, which also distributes Aichi in the USA, has announced several management changes.

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Liebherr Sunderland scoops Queens’s award
May 21, 2009

Liebherr Sunderland, the UK based maritime crane manufacturing division of the Liebherr group has won a Queens Award for Enterprise.

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Australian Telehandler Meeting
May 21, 2009

The EWPA has called a general open meeting of its Telehandler committee to action a number of regulatory and training issues.

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Traklift acquired
May 21, 2009

Teupen Hungaria which recently launched the Traklift brand has been acquired and its future uncertain.

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Working At Height adds to sales team
May 21, 2009

David Jefferies, 30, has joined the sales team of UK based access specialist, Working At Height.

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Mentor wins LEEA Accreditation
May 21, 2009

Training company Mentor has become the first training company to have a 2 day lifting and slinging course accredited by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association.

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More exhibitors for Vertikal Days
May 21, 2009

Three more exhibitors have confirmed stands at Vertikal Days the UK lifting event in June, while r2 Access has donated a pink Eazzilift scissor lift to auction for charity.

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Parkinson’s support
May 21, 2009

UK access specialist Working At Height has selected the Parkinson's Disease Society as its company charity.

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Amici di Adwa Onlus Association
May 21, 2009

CTE has donated two electric cars to the "Amici di Adwa Onlus" Association in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

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Facelift expands self drive
May 20, 2009

UK, based access rental company Facelift has added new products to its self-drive vehicle mounted lift fleet which now totals100 units

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Ramirent CFO to depart
May 20, 2009

Heli Iisakka, chief financial officer of Finnish based international rental company, Ramirent is leaving the company.

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Tower crane topples in Malta
May 20, 2009

A tower crane collapsed onto the building it was working on and an apartment block this morning in St Julians, Malta.

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Overload device for harbours
May 20, 2009

German based electronics company, Tecsis is launching a new overload system designed specifically for harbour lifting equipment applications.

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The platform message
May 20, 2009

A town hall in the UK will no longer fly a flag on ceremonial days after banning staff from using a ladder, while seemingly unaware of the alternatives.

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New products at Vertikal Days
May 20, 2009

This years Vertikal Days is just over a month away and will include a large number of new products, including demonstrations of a platform escape device.

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Nifty Traction
May 20, 2009

Traction Equipment of Stafford, UK, has added more Nifty HR15n narrow aisle articulated boom lifts to its growing powered access fleet.

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Ian James to leave APS
May 19, 2009

Ian James, general manager of Access Platform Sales (APS), the UK distributor for Hinowa, Omme and UpRight has announced his departure from the company.

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Mitie reports strong result
May 19, 2009

Mitie, the UK based industrial services company has reported a strong and upbeat annual result, which indicates an improving climate for equipment rental.

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Spot the problems
May 19, 2009

A reader in the UK has sent in a photo of two men working on a building from an alloy scaffold and staging board set-up which beggars belief.

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First 53m Wumag in Russia
May 19, 2009

The first Wumag Palfinger 53 metre WT530 in Russia has been delivered by local sales and rental company LTECH

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Tanfield to consolidate shares
May 18, 2009

Tanfield, owner of UpRight and Snorkel has announced plans to consolidate its shares with a one for five swap and the cancellation of its share premium account.

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David Maddicott 1938-2009
May 18, 2009

David Maddicott of Devon, UK, based Dainton Crane Hire, sadly passed away last Thursday, following a heart attack.

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Access Rentals update
May 18, 2009

KPMG has confirmed that it has been appointed as administrator for Access Rentals, the UK rental company.

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Aerial Platforms wins another accreditation
May 18, 2009

UK based Aerial Platforms has achieved full ‘Building Confidence’ accreditation run by Achilles on behalf of Bovis Lend Lease.

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Pat Fiscelli to retire from LGH
May 18, 2009

Pat Fiscelli, president of U.S. operations at Lifting Gear Hire, has announced his retirement at the end of this month.

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Myshak buys Foothills
May 18, 2009

Canadian based Myshak Crane & Rigging of Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Alberta, has purchased Foothills Crane Service of Red Deer, Alberta.

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Lift tips in Grand Cayman
May 18, 2009

Two men escaped serious injury in the Cayman Islands this weekend after their self propelled telescopic boom lift tipped over.

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Ahern drops 25%
May 16, 2009

Ahern Rentals, the Las Vegas based access and telehandler rental company has reported total first quarter revenues almost 25% down on last year.

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Increased responsibilities for Schiller
May 15, 2009

Manitowoc crane has added Latin America to Ingo Schilller’s responsibilities as vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas.

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Skyjack France lifts off at Intermat
May 15, 2009

Skyjack took the opportunity of the recent Intermat exhibition to promote its latest European operation – Skyjack France

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Bravi UK adds to support team
May 15, 2009

Bravi UK has appointed Clare Lusardi as a sales and customer service co-ordinator

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Jones buys first new Link Belt
May 15, 2009

Jones Crawler cranes of Dorset, UK, has become the first company worldwide, to purchase the new 70 tonne Link Belt TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane.

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12,500 attended SED
May 15, 2009

12,500 visitors attended SED, the UK equipment show this week, most exhibitors were reasonable happy with the results.

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Hewden tips Finning UK into loss
May 15, 2009

The Finning group, has reported first quarter revenues which show a 29% drop in revenues at its UK Crane, access and telehandler rental company - Hewden which also posted a substantial loss.

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WD Bennetts update
May 15, 2009

We now have the full details of the administration of WD Bennetts, the UK tower crane rental company.

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IPAF regional meeting
May 14, 2009

IPAF will hold its first UK regional meeting next Wednesday evening in North West England.

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Morris moves up at JLG
May 14, 2009

JLG has promoted Tim Morris to the position of senior vice president sales, marketing and customer support and Chris Mellott to head up sales in the Americas.

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Genie establishes European distribution centre
May 14, 2009

Genie, has announced a restructuring of its European distribution organisation, centralising all logistics and distribution functions in Roosendaal, the Netherlands

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Derek Parker joins SkyPlatforms
May 14, 2009

Derek Parker has joined Sky Platforms as sales manager.

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New Treasurer for Manitowoc
May 14, 2009

Manitowoc has appointed Dean J. Nolden, 40, as treasurer in addition to his current position of vice president of finance.

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Access Rentals
May 13, 2009

UK rental company Access Rentals has applied to restructure the business and is likely to enter administration

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Öberg to leave Rami
May 13, 2009

Mikael Öberg, senior vice president of Scandinavia for Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has announced his resignation.

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SED day one
May 13, 2009

For those of you who did not make it to SED yesterday hre is a brief pictorial round-up of the first day.

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Ramirent drops 25%
May 13, 2009

Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has reported first quarter revenues down almost 25% while profits dipped 96%

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Spider crane aids Polish PM
May 13, 2009

A Maeda mini crane was recently used to carry out renovation work on office of Poland’s prime minister.

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Lavendon takes HAE training award
May 13, 2009

Lavendon Access Services has won the Hire Association of Europe’s ‘Excellence in Training’ Award at a ceremony in London this Saturday.

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Correction
May 12, 2009

In today’s report on the new JLG G10-43A telehandler we mistakenly said it featured rear wheel steer when it has All Wheel Steer.

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Cat launches new TH514 telehandler
May 12, 2009

Caterpillar has launched the new TH514 telehandler aimed at tough applications.

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SED Opens today
May 12, 2009

SED 2009 opens its gates this morning with around 200 exhibitors showing a wide range of construction equipment and accessories.

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New telehandler from JLG
May 12, 2009

JLG has announced a new high boom North American telehandler model, the G10-43A.

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Sharp practices in Belgium
May 12, 2009

Belgian rental company Heli has written an open letter to Pierre Boels of Boels rental following a bizarre event yesterday morning.

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Oshkosh to sell Geesink Norba
May 11, 2009

Oshkosh, owner of JLG, has agreed to sell Geesink Norba, its Dutch based refuse truck business.

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Ashtead trading update
May 11, 2009

Ashtead, owner of A-Plant and Sunbelt has issued a fourth quarter trading statement which indicates a 24% drop in revenues, in line with its forecasts.

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Elavation acquires Safeline
May 11, 2009

Elavation , the Milton Keynes, UK, based access rental company has acquired the powered access division of Safeline Access Solutions.

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New MD for Iron Planet Australia
May 11, 2009

Iron Planet, the on line auction company has appointed Chad Groves as managing director of its Australian business.

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Six stars for GT Access
May 11, 2009

GT Access of Bromsgrove, UK, has purchased six Haulotte Star 10 mast booms.

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Essex crane slips 15%
May 11, 2009

US crawler crane rental company Essex Crane, has reported first quarter revenues down 15% but managed to maintain profits levels.

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Holland Lift to launch Eco range
May 8, 2009

Holland Lift has announced the introduction of an economy range of compact electric scissor lifts.

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RSC drops 17%
May 8, 2009

RSC, one of the largest equipment rental companies in the USA has reported first quarter revenues down 16.8% as well as reporting a pre tax loss.

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How not to use aerial lifts
May 8, 2009

A German reader sent us the following photograph in which two aerial lifts are captured being stupidly misused.

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FEM warns on EN13000
May 8, 2009

FEM - Cranes and Lifting product group - has warned crane manufacturers to start modifying their cranes to meet the amended EN13000 which will come into force within the year.

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Overhead trapping accident
May 8, 2009

A man suffered serious back injuries yesterday when he was crushed between his lift and an overhead beam on a construction site in Suffolk, UK

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World Lift appoints Urban
May 7, 2009

World Lift Industries, manufacturers of Denka Lift and Falck Schmidt Spider and trailer lifts has formed a new UK partnership with Urban Access.

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Giles Marchand opens new business
May 7, 2009

Giles Marchand, previously of Manitowoc France has created a new company, Standup, to buy and sell specific used cranes.

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Free safety poster
May 7, 2009

Facelift Access Hire is offering a free full colour safety poster for those working at height.

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Boom turns in a loss
May 7, 2009

Australian crane and access company Boom Logistics has reported a third quarter results which show a A$2.1 million loss.

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New MD Liebherr GB
May 7, 2009

We can now reveal that the new managing director of Liebherr Great Britain will be Richard Everist, previously with HMF (UK).

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Aerial lift user injured
May 7, 2009

A cable repairman was seriously injured on Tuesday in Pasadena, California, after a thief drove off in the vehicle mounted lift he was using.

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H&E drops 24%
May 6, 2009

H&E Equipment, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, based crane, access and earthmoving sales and rental company, has reported first quarter sales down 24%

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Totally crazy
May 6, 2009

This… our 65th Death Wish feature has to be one of the craziest we have ever seen and apparently resulted in an arrest.

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Cramo slips 15.7%
May 6, 2009

Finnish based international rental company Cramo, has reported first quarter revenues down 15.7% and a loss of €6 million.

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New cranes delivered
May 6, 2009

A ship bearing four new container cranes has arrived at Great Yarmouth's new Outer Harbour.

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New sales manager for Effer
May 6, 2009

Loader crane manufacturer Effer has appointed Domenico Polimeni as its new sales manager.

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High window ledges
May 6, 2009

Spotted in a northern German town this weekend a man cleaning windows precariously.

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EPW Europe opens
May 5, 2009

Equipment Parts Wholesale has opened its European business today at its new UK sales and warehouse facility in Greenfield, Flintshire.

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Watch out for stolen trucks
May 5, 2009

South West Crane Hire had two trucks with loader cranes stolen from its premises in Exeter, UK, last night – They are in full company livery so should be easy to spot.

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Palfinger drops 33%
May 5, 2009

Palfinger the loader crane and access company has reported first quarter sales down almost 33% on last year, while posting a €4.7 million loss.

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Profts drop 50% at Demag Cranes
May 5, 2009

Second quarter profits at Demag Cranes have fallen 50% as orders dropped 43%.

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Director change at Speedy
May 5, 2009

David Galloway is retiring at the end of the month as a non executive director of Speedy Hire, the UK’s largest general rental company.

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Crawler crane drops boom in Orlando
May 5, 2009

A 200 ton crawler crane dropped its boom on the building it was working on in Orlando, Florida, yesterday after a cable reportedly snapped.

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Skyjack down 60%
May 5, 2009

Skyjack owner Linamar has reported a 60% fall in first quarter revenues at its industrial division – largely Skyjack.

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Symon passes
May 5, 2009

David Symon formerly CEO of Peterhead PLC, Cox Plant, Cox Hire Centres and most recently of Nigg Plant has died.

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New location for Bay Crane
May 4, 2009

New York based Bay Crane Service has opened a new branch office in North Haven Connecticut, to serve the Northeast USA.

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Strong wind wreck tower cranes
May 4, 2009

Strong winds from a tropical storm caused havoc in Singapore, wrecking at least one tower crane.

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Holidays
May 4, 2009

Friday May 1 was holiday in most European continental countries while today May 4th is a public holiday in the UK.

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New Link Belt distributor
May 4, 2009

Atlantic & Southern Equipment has been appointed as Link Belt crane distributor for Central and Eastern Tennessee.

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Hertz Equipment drops 32%
May 4, 2009

Hertz Equipment Rental has reported first quarter revenues of $279.5 million a fall of 32% on the same period last year.

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Ainscough’s first big crawler on its way
May 1, 2009

The first of Ainscough’s big crawler cranes, a Terex Demag CC2500 ordered last August, is now being prepared for its first job in the UK.

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Work this out
May 1, 2009

A Death Wish photo taken in Germany yesterday, is a puzzle over why the operator is doing what he is.

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Telehandler tips
May 1, 2009

A Telehandler tipped over yesterday at the Midland Safari Park in the UK injuring the operator.

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New 220 tonne Faun for Horizon
May 1, 2009

Horizon Reinforcement & Crane Hire of Falkirk, Scotland has taken delivery of a new Tadano Faun ATF220G-5

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JLG drops 69%
May 1, 2009

Aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer JLG has reported second quarter revenues down 69.4% on last year and has booked a loss of $942 million

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Did you spot the problem?
May 1, 2009

Yesterday we posted a photograph of an older JLG boom lift which the sender had asked us if we could spot the error.

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Manitowoc crane dips 24%
May 1, 2009

Manitowoc crane has posted first quarter revenues of $673 million – 24 percent lower than last year while operating income dropped 58 percent.

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Liebherr opens in Antwerp
May 1, 2009

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has established a new Mobile Harbour Crane sales and service station in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Intermat numbers
April 30, 2009

Intermat attracted almost 185,000 visitors last week, just 11.5% down on 2006.

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Tadano confirms Knecht appointment
April 30, 2009

Tadano has confirmed that Alexander Knecht, will officially join the company tomorrow, succeeding Masaharu Nakanishi as CEO of Tadano Faun.

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Thermoil moves into Europe
April 30, 2009

Thermoil, the Wisconsin based supplier of Battery protection and refurbishment products.

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Stahl Crane Systems appoints dealer for Norway
April 30, 2009

Sparrows Offshore has been appointed sole agents for Norway for the sale, service, inspection, repair and refurbishment of Stahl Crane Systems EX explosion protected overhead cranes and hoists.

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Cutting back
April 30, 2009

A local crane company owner sent us a humorous view of the financial crisis, we can’t resist publishing it.

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Spot the problem
April 30, 2009

A photo arrived in our email this morning with the simple note asking how many can spot the problem.

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United Rentals down 23%
April 30, 2009

United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company has reported a 23% fall in first quarter revenues and a loss of $33 million.

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Think you are a crane expert?
April 30, 2009

If you think have a good general knowledge of the crane industry have a go at the Cranes UK crane quiz, there are just 12 questions and some great prizes.

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WD Bennett enters administration
April 29, 2009

UK tower crane rental company WD Bennett has been placed into administration

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First Youngman Boss X3 delivered
April 29, 2009

The first batch of Youngman Boss X3 push around scissor lifts have been delivered today to LTS in London.

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New MD at HEK
April 29, 2009

Frank Klessens has been appointed as managing director of Alimak Hek, in Holland, taking over from Ernst van Hek who has retired for personal reasons.

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Dutch tip over
April 29, 2009

A two axle All Terrain crane tipped over yesterday in Tholen Holland, there were no injuries.

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IPAF challenges harness manufacturers
April 29, 2009

IPAF has called for a radical re-examination of harnesses used by female operators of boom lifts and announced a competition to find the best new design.

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First Octopussy 1400 for UK
April 29, 2009

The first units of the new Oil & Steel Octopussy 1400 for the UK have been purchased by Jackson Tools, Scotland.

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How’s this for scaffold?
April 29, 2009

A reader snapped some photos of a scaffold in use in the Ukraine yesterday morning, it leaves much to be desired.

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Where is she now?
April 28, 2009

During Intermat last week we had a request from Sergio Pontalto, regarding the whereabouts of the 1,200 tonne Gottwald delivered to Grandi Sollevamenti in 1981.

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New dealers for Aldercote
April 28, 2009

UK based van mounted lift manufacturer, Aldercote has appointed two new dealers

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Union flag or St George
April 28, 2009

Several of you have pointed out that Elavation ought to have used the English flag of St George rather than the Union Flag on its St Georges boom lift (April 27th)

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Hiab and Kalmar to merge
April 28, 2009

Cargotec owner of Hiab loader cranes and Kalmar port handling equipment says that it will combine Hiab and Kalmar sales and services networks in Europe, Middle-East and Africa.

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Cargotec stays in the black
April 28, 2009

Cargotec, owner of Hiab loader cranes and Kalmar port handling equipment has released its first quarter results which show the company was marginally profitable.

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Wolffkran partners with Roots
April 28, 2009

Tower crane manufacturer Wolffkran has signed a partnership
agreement with the Arabian Roots Group in Saudi Arabia.

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Manitou drops 46%
April 28, 2009

French based telehandler and aerial lift manufacturer Manitou has reported first quarter sales down 46.2%

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Tower crane jib kills two
April 27, 2009

The luffing jib of a tower crane broke free and crashed down onto a tourist bus in Taipei City, Taiwan, on Friday, killing two and injuring three others.

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St George’s boom
April 27, 2009

Elavation the Milton Keynes, UK, based aerial lift rental company has painted one of its Nifty boom lifts for St Georges Day last week.

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Monkey Tower receives funding
April 27, 2009

Essex, UK, based Monkey Tower has secured funding from NatWest to support increased sales under the UK Government’s recently launched Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme.

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Verticon exits Cranes & Hoists
April 27, 2009

Australian Tower crane and hoist rental company has sold its crane and hoist business to D&G Hoists and Cranes.

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Gedling retires
April 27, 2009

Gordon Gedling, founder and managing director of Hoist-it, the UK based construction hoist specialist, has retired as MD.

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Trojan appoints Union Power
April 27, 2009

Trojan batteries has appointed Union Power Systems as its new master distributor/importer for the UK.

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Skyjack appoints Pinnacle
April 27, 2009

Skyjack has appointed Pinnacle Central of Jacksonville, Florida as VR telehandler dealer for central and northeast Florida and south eastern Georgia.

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Beware
April 26, 2009

We have received reports of a serious ‘con man’ working in the UK and targeting telehandler and other equipment rental companies.

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Sunny Intermat struggles to attract visitors
April 24, 2009

Despite clear blue skies, the visitor attendance on Monday and Tuesday at this year’s Intermat were low, however visitor numbers picked up as the week progressed, attracted by the many new products on show. Here is our second show roundup.

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Lavendon up 8%
April 24, 2009

Lavendon has released a brief trading statement prior to its AGM yesterday, showing an 8% rise in revenues.

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Haulotte drops 61%
April 24, 2009

Haulotte has announced first quarter revenues down 61% down on the same period last year.

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Palfinger to merge Access brands
April 23, 2009

Palfinger has merged its two aerial lift brands – Wumag and Bison - into a single company - Palfinger Platforms.

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Haulotte introduces Compact 14
April 23, 2009

Haulotte has introduced a number of new products at Intermat including a 40ft platform height 1.2m wide electric scissor lift.

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Ladder association complains
April 23, 2009

The UK’s Ladder Association has issued an open letter objecting to the content of a BBC TV programme in the UK this week.

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Palfinger Nederland expands
April 23, 2009

Palfinger Nederland has added a new 820 square metre building to its premises in Zoeterwoude, Holland.

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Aerial Platforms gain Rental +
April 23, 2009

Aerial Platforms the Leigh, Lancashire, UK based rental company has been gained IPAF Rental + certification.

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Terex cranes down 29%
April 22, 2009

Terex Cranes has first reported quarter revenues down 29% to $461 million, while operating profits slumped 70% to $25.4 million.

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Terex AWP down 65%
April 22, 2009

Terex AWP, largely Genie, has reported a 65% decline in first quarter revenues to $228.5 million and posted a lost of $41 million.

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Sholz joins Sany
April 22, 2009

Sascha Scholz, previously with Terex Demag’s engineering team has joined Chinese manufacturer Sany as head of R&D mobile cranes.

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Knecht joins Tadano
April 22, 2009

We can confirm that Alexander Knecht, until last year managing director and chairman of Terex Demag, has joined the board of Japanese crane manufacturer, Tadano.

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AFI-Uplift expands low level
April 22, 2009

UK based AFI-Uplift has purchased 55 small electric aerial work platforms.

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Horizon achieves IPAF Rental +
April 21, 2009

Wakefield, UK, based Horizon Platforms has been awarded the IPAF Rental + accreditation.

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Ernst Van Hek leaves Alimak Hek
April 21, 2009

Ernst Van Hek, has resigned from mast climber and hoist manufacturer Alimak Hek.

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Fernandez leaves Haulotte
April 21, 2009

It has been confirmed that Segundo Fernandez and Haulotte have parted company.

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Manitowoc signs with Orbcomm
April 21, 2009

Manitowoc Crane has announced a partnership with Orbcomm, the global satellite data communications company.

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Outriggers or overload?
April 21, 2009

A 50 tonne truck crane tipped over on a major project in
Turkmenistan last week, but what caused it?

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Midwest opens fourth location
April 20, 2009

St Louis, USA, based Midwest Aerials & Equipment, has opened a new location, its fourth, in Bloomington, Illinois.

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First pictures from Intermat
April 20, 2009

Here we have a pictorial roundup of some of the new and interesting machines at the Intermat show.

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Intermat opens today
April 20, 2009

Intermat opens its gates today with a surprisingly well attended show - not everyone followed best practice rules during build up.

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CAT appoints high profile director
April 20, 2009

Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. trade representative from 2006 to 2009, has been appointed as a director of Caterpillar Inc.

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Gehl given more time
April 18, 2009

Gehl, the US based manufacturer, acquired by Manitou last year, has entered into a forbearance agreement with its lenders in order to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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JLG telehandlers for Iraq
April 18, 2009

JLG has received a Foreign Military Sales order from the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive Armaments Command for 54 JLG G6-23A telehandlers for Iraq.

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JLG wins new military order
April 17, 2009

JLG has received an order from the United States Army for 214 JLG ATLAS II telehandlers.

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Conexpo Asia to join Bauma China
April 17, 2009

Messe München the AEM have extended their recent co-operation in India to merge Conexpo Asia 2010 into Bauma China.

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Driver flips crane
April 17, 2009

A crane operator has failed a breath test after he ‘rolled’ a four axle crane last week after failing to negotiate a fast turn at an intersection in Mudgee, Australia.

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Biggest yet from Comansa
April 17, 2009

Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa has launched its largest standard tower crane to date, the 21 LC 750, one of the most powerful flat-top cranes,

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The latest Cranes&Access is now on line
April 16, 2009

The latest Cranes&Access magazine has now been published and is on line and available to read or download.

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Truck mounted Hinowa
April 16, 2009

Italian spider lift and tracked undercarriage manufacturer Hinowa will unveil a new truck mounted lift at Intermat.

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Vertikal Guide to Intermat on line
April 16, 2009

Vertikal Intermat, the trilingual guide to this years big show is now on line and available to read or download.

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Van Riel takes first GCK
April 16, 2009

Dutch based crane rental company MJ Van Riel has ordered the first Grove GCK3045 city crane.

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Australian Crane hire wins stand alone terms
April 16, 2009

The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has its battle to have a stand alone labour award, setting minimum terms and conditions for crane hire employees.

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Cramo issues €50 million bond
April 16, 2009

Cramo, the Finnish based international rental company has issued a €50 million hybrid bond.

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Vandals wreck crane
April 15, 2009

A group of youths in Indiana started a 75 ton lattice boom crawler crane up and reversed it into a ditch wrecking its boom and jib

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Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 tandem lift
April 15, 2009

Two 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 All Terrain cranes have teamed up for a tandem lift in Germany.

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Valla UK Expands
April 15, 2009

Valla UK the Pick & carry crane specialist and Valla distributor in the UK, USA & Middle East, has expanded into the rental market with six new cranes and several new appointments.

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Hanging out
April 15, 2009

A death wish photo from Mexico, our 62nd, shows several men working at height with scant regard for their safety.

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First Gottwald Generation 5 crane for South America
April 15, 2009

Gottwald Port Technology has received the first order for its Generation 5 Harbour Crane Model 4 from South America.

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Bauma Conexpo tie up
April 14, 2009

Messe München owner of Bauma and AEM which organises Conexpo, have agreed closer cooperation in organising international construction machinery exhibitions.

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Crane Death Wish
April 14, 2009

It is not too often that we are sent Death Wish photos of cranes in action but Death Wish 61 sent in by a reader in Arizona is just that..

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Crane topples in Tokyo
April 14, 2009

A foundation crane tipped over in central Tokyo today injuring six and blocking three lanes of a major street

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Sherlock and Huddart team up
April 14, 2009

Brian Sherlock and Alan Huddart, previously colleagues at UK rental company Hewden, has launched a new business- Spa Asset Management

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Mammoet recovers fallen crane
April 13, 2009

The crane that tipped over in Manchester at the end of March has been recovered by two mobile cranes from Mammoet.

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Palfinger appoints Collé
April 13, 2009

Collé Rental & Sales has been appointed as the Dutch distributor for Palfinger’s aerial lift products from Wumag and Bison.

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Tower crane comes down in Bahrain
April 13, 2009

Three men were injured on this weekend when a tower crane collapsed during erection at a worksite in Manama, Bahrain.

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Hertz buys in Spain
April 10, 2009

Hertz Equipment Rental has acquired Rent One, a Spanish power generation company based in Cheste, Valencia.

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Rogue trader shut down
April 10, 2009

Irons Design & Build, the UK company that disappeared with at least one aerial lift after having rented it has been ‘wound up’

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Haulotte to distribute Holland Lift
April 9, 2009

Holland Lift has confirmed that Haulotte will distribute its heavy duty scissor lifts in France, Italy and former Yugoslav states.

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More details on new Tadano’s
April 9, 2009

Tadano Faun has released more details on its latest cranes, the ATF130G-5 All Terrain and 70 tonne HK70 five axle truck crane.

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Manitex takes order for 20 cranes
April 9, 2009

Boom truck manufacturer Manitex has received an order for 20 of its 17 ton boom trucks from Allied Crane & Machinery.

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CMC/SUP-Elefant enter UK
April 9, 2009

Italian truck and spider lift manufacturers CMC and SUP- Elefant have appointed Baker Access as its distributor in the UK.

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Kranlyft appoints new marketing manager
April 9, 2009

Kranlyft, the European master distributor for Maeda cranes has appointed Jackie Haley as marketing manager.

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Outrigger set-up causes tip-over
April 9, 2009

A boom truck blocked a busy Toronto street on Tuesday after its outriggers sank into soft ground, causing it to topple.

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