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Tower crane sentence tops £400kMay 14, 2012 | comments (0) The sentences for the 2009 tower crane collapse in Liverpool, UK, have totalled around £400,000. » |
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PTS knocked down to directors?May 1, 2012 | comments (4) A follow up to the PTS Hire bankruptcy, the previous owners look set to pick up the assets and start again. » |
April 30, 2012 | comments (7)
In the past 10 days we have had several calls regarding UK crane man Lee Rowe and a move to Canada. »
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Jail for trailer lift thievesApril 27, 2012 | comments (0) Two thieves who stole a trailer lift in Fife, Scotland have been jailed after they were caught with the help of U-Tube. » |
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Lomma not guiltyApril 26, 2012 | comments (0) Jimmy Lomma has been acquitted of manslaughter and all other charges for the fatal collapse of one of his tower cranes in New York in 2008. » |
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PTS Hire calls it a day?April 11, 2012 | comments (3) UK rental company Plant Access and Tool Solutions Ltd, which trades as PTS Hire has filed for insolvency. » |
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Shipyard hit with $171k of finesApril 3, 2012 | comments (0) OSHA has cited Bath Iron Works of Maine, with $171,300 of fines for breaking safety rules, including using aerial lifts without harnesses. » |
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Malta starts crane crackdownApril 2, 2012 | comments (0) Malta’s Health and Safety Authority has said that it will carry out random inspections of tower cranes. » |
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Verizon fined to the maxMarch 20, 2012 | comments (0) In the USA federal OSHA has cited telephone conglomerate Verizon for the maximum fine of $140,700 » |
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CPA moves towards MoT for cranesMarch 20, 2012 | comments (0) The UK CPA, says that in principle, it is in favour of an annual roadworthiness test for mobile cranes. » |