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SSAB appoints new CEODecember 14, 2010 | Comments (0) High strength steel producer SSAB has today appointed Martin Lindqvist as its new CEO. READ MORE » |
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Up a ladder on thin iceDecember 14, 2010 | Comments (0) A man spotted in the UK up a ladder set up on ice, talking on his mobile while working on some electrics. READ MORE » |
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Merlo Rotos meet crane standardsDecember 14, 2010 | Comments (0) Merlo has announced that all of its Roto telehandlers are now equipped to meet the new EN13000 crane standards. READ MORE » |
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Terex to redeem more debtDecember 13, 2010 | Comments (0) Terex says that it will redeem all of its 7 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes in January. READ MORE » |
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Hertz acquires 24/7December 13, 2010 | Comments (0) Hertz Equipment Rental has acquired Burbank, California based 24/7 Studio Equipment. READ MORE » |
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Lavendon changes senior management teamDecember 13, 2010 | Comments (0) Europe's largest access rental company Lavendon has made two changes to its senior management team. READ MORE » |
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Youngman Self-PropelledDecember 13, 2010 | Comments (0) The self-propelled version of Youngman’s Boss X3 push around scissor lift range will be unveiled in February. READ MORE » |
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Update on Holcim accidentDecember 13, 2010 | Comments (0) New photographs from the fatal accident in Boulder Australia last week which shed more light on what happened. READ MORE » |
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Crane jib accident in Singapore?December 13, 2010 | Comments (1) We have been sent a couple of photos of a tower crane accident that apparently occurred in Singapore this weekend. READ MORE » |
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Terex Cranes appoints MarlinDecember 13, 2010 | Comments (0) Terex Cranes has appointed Tony Marlin as director of sales for the eastern United States and Canada. READ MORE » |
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Trico and Modern team upDecember 13, 2010 | Comments (0) US based Trico Lift, has signed a co-operation agreement with fork lift distributor Modern Group of Bristol, Pa. READ MORE » |
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Video footage of a ground failureDecember 11, 2010 | Comments (0) We added a dramatic new video to our video library earlier this week here is a link to it with a little background. READ MORE » |
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New Terex crane service hotline.December 10, 2010 | Comments (0) Terex Cranes has launched a European “Service Plus” 24 hour support hot line for service and spare parts issues. READ MORE » |
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Rental Rates...Last chanceDecember 10, 2010 | Comments (0) We need your input now for the annual crane, telehandler and aerial lift rental rates survey. Have your say. READ MORE » |
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Company fined over window cleaning accidentDecember 10, 2010 | Comments (0) A Californian company has been fined $17,550 for an electrical accident that killed one employee and injured another. READ MORE » |
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Economics of 2008December 10, 2010 | Comments (0) The following story was sent in by a reader and appears to have come from the Emerald Isle. READ MORE » |
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Caterpillar announces two new directorsDecember 9, 2010 | Comments (0) Caterpillar has announced today that Jesse Greene and Miles White have been elected to its board of directors. READ MORE » |
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Ashtead issues positive first half resultsDecember 9, 2010 | Comments (0) Ashtead, owner of Sunbelt in the USA and A-Plant in the UK has reported improved revenues and profits. READ MORE » |
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Harness saves aerial workerDecember 9, 2010 | Comments (0) A man using a utility boom in Ohio, survived a massive impact yesterday thanks to his use of harness. READ MORE » |
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Sanghvi Movers to spend $44 million in 2011December 8, 2010 | Comments (0) Sanghvi Movers, India’s largest crane rental company says that it will spend around $44 million on new cranes in 2011. READ MORE » |
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Crawler crane fatalityDecember 8, 2010 | Comments (0) A crane has fallen into a drainage channel in Cambridgeshire, UK today killing the operator. READ MORE » |
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Demag Cranes profits upDecember 8, 2010 | Comments (0) Demag Cranes has managed to increase group profits in spite of lower revenues. READ MORE » |
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Putting the lights on a 35m Christmas treeDecember 8, 2010 | Comments (0) Installing lights on the UK's tallest Christmas tree at 35 metres requires some skill and two big lifts. READ MORE » |
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Kobelco Cranes sales fallDecember 8, 2010 | Comments (0) Kobelco Cranes has released its half year results to the end of September with crane sales down 18%. READ MORE » |
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Man catapulted from platformDecember 8, 2010 | Comments (0) A man died this morning after he was catapulted from the platform of a boom lift in Western Australia. READ MORE » |
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Terex to fight patent verdictDecember 8, 2010 | Comments (0) Terex has vowed to fight a US patent verdict against a side conveyor on some of its Powerscreen machines. READ MORE » |
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Boom lift used in Dublin protestDecember 7, 2010 | Comments (0) An angry builder used an articulated boom lift to protest outside Leinster House in Dublin today READ MORE » |
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Cargotec moves eastwardDecember 7, 2010 | Comments (0) Cargotec, owner of Hiab loader cranes and Kalmar reach stackers, is relocating its deputy CEO to Hong Kong. READ MORE » |
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Rose Access orders more spidersDecember 7, 2010 | Comments (0) Aberdeen, Scotland, based Rose Access Solutions has added two Teupen Leo tracked spiders. READ MORE » |
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Second Nagano for G.M. DamsteegtDecember 7, 2010 | Comments (0) Netherlands based rental company G.M. Damsteegt has taken delivery of its second Nagano tracked platform. READ MORE » |
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Another 250 tonne Kobelco for SindorfDecember 7, 2010 | Comments (0) Specialist heavy equipment rental and trading company Sindorf Trading Holland has ordered a new Kobelco CKE2500-2 crawler crane. READ MORE » |
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Kran & Bühne on lineDecember 7, 2010 | Comments (0) The latest Kran & Bühne magazine is now online and available to read or download. READ MORE » |
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Hewden on a CRASH course for ChristmasDecember 6, 2010 | Comments (0) UK rental company Hewden has teamed up with the charity CRASH to raise money for the homeless. READ MORE » |
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Five new ATs for HovagoDecember 6, 2010 | Comments (0) Dutch based crane company Hovago has recently taken delivery of five new Liebherr AT cranes. READ MORE » |
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Liebherr LR 13000 to lift 3,750 tonnes?December 6, 2010 | Comments (0) Liebherr is planning a new Power boom for its LR 13000 should be able to lift 3,750 tonnes. READ MORE » |
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Plant Hire UK hits 500th JCBDecember 6, 2010 | Comments (0) Merseyside-based rental company Plant Hire UK has taken its 500th JCB telehandler. READ MORE » |
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Suspended platform fatalitiesDecember 4, 2010 | Comments (0) Two men died last week in Dubai when the suspended platform they were using for cladding work failed. READ MORE » |
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Sevcon up 54%December 4, 2010 | Comments (0) Tech-Ops Sevcon the manufacturer of electrical systems for aerial lifts and for trucks has reported a strong rise in revenues. READ MORE » |
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Wynne Systems appoints Ops managerDecember 4, 2010 | Comments (0) Rental software provider Wynne systems has appointed Victor Grigoraux as operations manager Europe. READ MORE » |
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Graco appointment for EtchartDecember 4, 2010 | Comments (0) Manitowoc president Eric Etchart has been appointed as a non-executive director of Graco Inc. READ MORE » |
D&G found guilty
December 4, 2010 | Comments (0)
D&G Hoist and Crane Hire of Western Australia has been found guilty of causing the death of a worker. READ MORE »
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Jewson orders 55 HMF loadersDecember 3, 2010 | Comments (0) One of the UK’s leading building materials suppliers, Jewson, has ordered 55 MAN chassis trucks fitted with 14 tonne/metre HMF loader cranes. READ MORE » |
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Crane goes down in ChinaDecember 3, 2010 | Comments (1) A crane has collapsed on the Jiaxing-Shaoxing Bridge in China's Zhejiang Province this morning. READ MORE » |
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TVH bids for LavendonDecember 3, 2010 | Comments (0) Belgian-based fork truck and access parts supplier TVH has made a cash bid to acquire Lavendon Group - Europe's largest aerial lift rental company. UPDATED with Lavendon response. READ MORE » |
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Step ladder arboristDecember 3, 2010 | Comments (0) Two men spotted working on trees outside Warrington hospital near Manchester, England - Death Wish? READ MORE » |
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Crane tips in HalifaxDecember 2, 2010 | Comments (0) A 55 ton Rough Terrain crane tipped over at the Halifax shipyard in Nova Scotia, Canada earlier today. READ MORE » |
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ES fleet to be auctionedDecember 2, 2010 | Comments (0) Charterfields is organising a sale by public tender of the aerial lift fleet of UK based ES Access Platforms. READ MORE » |
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Nacanco enters spider lift marketDecember 2, 2010 | Comments (0) Italian based rental company Nacanco has signed a ‘cooperation agreement’ with spider lift manufacturer Teupen. READ MORE » |
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Wolffkran in the chartsDecember 2, 2010 | Comments (0) German-based tower crane company Wolffkran has made it into two top business charts this year. READ MORE » |
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Transport acquisition for HavatorDecember 2, 2010 | Comments (0) Finnish based crane group Havator, has acquired Trailer Consult i Östergötland in Sweden. READ MORE » |
Editorial
Is bigger better?
As the New Year gathers pace it looks as though 2012 will be a significant year for the crane, access and telehandler markets, in terms of mergers, and acquisitions. Will they be good or bad for the industry?
WORLD TIME
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Dec 11 /Jan 12 |
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Is bigger better?
Do you think that United Rentals and RSC will be more successful as a merged business than if they had remained independent?
STOCK MARKET
| ASHTEAD GROUP | 236.60 | -2.87% |
| BOOM FPO | 0.27 | 0.00% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 114.04 | +0.20% |
| Essex Rental Corp | 3.09 | -6.65% |
| FAVELLE FAVCO BHD | 1.36 | 0.00% |
| Federal Signal Co | 4.70 | +1.95% |
| FINNING INTL | 27.25 | -1.16% |
| GAM | 0.46 | +4.55% |
| H&E Equipment Ser | 19.11 | +6.17% |
| Harsco Corporatio | 23.62 | -0.46% |
| HAULOTTE GROUP | 7.21 | -2.57% |
| LAVENDON GROUP | 111.00 | +0.23% |
| LINAMAR CORP | 18.00 | -0.44% |
| Manitex Internati | 5.90 | -1.34% |
| MANITOU BF | 17.70 | -0.11% |
| Manitowoc Company | 16.38 | +3.41% |
| Oshkosh Corporati | 25.76 | +0.08% |
| PALFINGER | 18.27 | -1.27% |
| RSC Holdings Inc. | 22.17 | +0.82% |
| SPEEDY HIRE | 29.25 | +1.74% |
| SQP-UN.TO | 0.00 | N/A% |
| TANFIELD GRP | 45.45 | -1.20% |
| Tat Hong | 0.88 | 0.00% |
| Terex Corporation | 22.27 | +1.55% |
| United Rentals, I | 41.48 | +1.59% |
| VP | 241.50 | +2.66% |
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