HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITE MAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US   Saturday 11 September 2010 Make CIN my HomePage    LIFTING AND ACCESS STORIES [ 216 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] JLG builds a better LiftPod (Friday, 16 April 2010) JLG Industries says upgrades to its unique LiftPod FS80 portable aerial work platform make it faster and easier to use. Full Story... Nifty solution on Gateway (Thursday, 1 April 2010) TRACK-mounted mobile work platforms achieved what larger machines couldn’t on Brisbane’s Gateway Bridge duplication project. Full Story... Merlo creates a new niche (Thursday, 1 April 2010) A NEW all terrain elevating work platform that features an 8 square metre deck mounted on a telescopic boom will be the star of the Merlo display at Bauma 2010. Full Story... Bauma an access launch pad (Thursday, 1 April 2010) BAUMA 2010 will provide the stage for the release of many new elevating work platforms and upgrades, and will also see the launch of one company’s new corporate image. Full Story... Griffith’s lone Franna (Thursday, 1 April 2010) AFTER working for other crane hirers in the Griffith area, Dale McCleary started out in his own right with a small slewing truck crane in 1998. Full Story... Many Merlos at Bauma (Wednesday, 17 February 2010) ITALIAN telehandler and access equipment manufacturer Merlo SpA will unveil a host of innovative new products at Bauma 2010. Full Story... Manirail best on tracks (Monday, 13 July 2009) ELEVATING work platforms on Hi-rail are not new but Manitou says its new Manirail has some unique features that give operators greater flexibility and performance. Full Story... Haulotte expands in the west (Monday, 8 June 2009) ACCESS equipment manufacturer Haulotte has opened a new company-owned branch in Western Australia. Full Story... Hutchies gets a crane fleet (Tuesday, 20 January 2009) THE long-established Queensland-based building company Hutchinson Builders has traditionally hired its tower cranes, but recently it has become a significant buyer of new and near-new tower cranes. Full Story... Qantas turns to Manitou for A380 maintenance (Thursday, 23 October 2008) FOLLOWING an extensive consultation and tender process, Qantas has chosen Manitou Australia’s Manitou MRT 2540 Telescopic Handler to help carry out maintenance on the new Airbus A380. Full Story... Qantas turns to Manitou for A380 maintenance (Tuesday, 21 October 2008) FOLLOWING an extensive consultation and tender process, Qantas has chosen Manitou Australia’s Manitou MRT 2540 Telescopic Handler to help carry out maintenance on the new Airbus A380. Full Story... CTE to launch new Z21 model (Friday, 18 July 2008) CTE has completed development and testing on its new 21m Z21 truck mounted lift and has begun series production. Full Story... Major northwest contract for GCS (Tuesday, 15 July 2008) GLOBAL Construction Services said today it had been awarded a major scaffolding supply contract in Western Australia by Monadelphous as part of the construction of BHP Billiton’s Newman HUB project. Full Story... GCS buys Coastal for $4.5 million (Wednesday, 9 July 2008) SCAFFOLDING and formwork specialist Global Construction Services has purchased a 75% interest in Western Australian hire and sales provider Coastal Hire for $4.5 million. Full Story... Tutt Bryant profit doubles (Friday, 30 May 2008) NET profit for equipment hire company Tutt Bryant has more than doubled to $26.6 million for the 12 months to March 31. Full Story... Liebherr taps into offshore crane market (Monday, 26 May 2008) GERMAN crane giant Liebherr is entering the offshore heavy-lift crane market for the first time with the release of its MTC 78000, claimed to be one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes worldwide. Full Story... Tipping cranes prompts WorkSafe alert (Wednesday, 7 May 2008) A SPATE of overturning mini crawler cranes in the eastern states has prompted warnings from Western Australian WorkSafe authorities for operators to be wary when using the cranes, which can be unstable if used incorrectly. Full Story... CICA on the hunt for new leader (Wednesday, 7 May 2008) THE Crane Industry Council of Australia has begun the search for a chief executive officer as it continues to grow as the nation’s authority for the lifting industry. Full Story... Manitowoc expands in China (Friday, 2 May 2008) WISCONSIN-based Manitowoc Company, through its crane division, has formed a joint venture with Chinese crane manufacturer TaiAn Dongyue Heavy Machinery Co. Full Story... New chief for Boom (Wednesday, 30 April 2008) FOLLOWING an extensive search for a new company head, Melbourne-based crane hire group Boom Logistics has announced the appointment of Brenden Mitchell to the position of chief executive. Full Story... Terex profit driven by cranes, AWP demand (Monday, 28 April 2008) GLOBAL construction machinery manufacturer Terex reported a 43.5% increase in net income and a 17.4% increase in net sales for the first quarter of 2008, a result largely driven by strong demand for the company’s cranes and aerial work platforms. Full Story... Terex buys up Hydra (Wednesday, 23 April 2008) TEREX has added to its range of access equipment with the acquisition of United States-based Hydra Platforms for an undisclosed sum. Full Story... Bright lights, big expo (Monday, 21 April 2008) CRANES and Lifting* columnist Jeff Brundell shares his highlights of Conexpo 2008. Full Story... Part of the mix (Thursday, 17 April 2008) WHETHER or not telescopic handlers are a crane substitute, they are a significant part of the materials handling equation on sites where cranes operate. As a result many crane owners also operate telescopic handlers, just as many operate access equipment. Full Story... Terex broadens Genie’s horizons (Thursday, 17 April 2008) CONSTRUCTION equipment manufacturer Terex plans to build a new manufacturing facility in China as it expands production of its Genie line of aerial work platforms outside North America. Full Story... A different angle (Wednesday, 16 April 2008) Jeff Brundell predicts an interesting year ahead for the crane industry. Full Story... Favco a tower power (Tuesday, 15 April 2008) FAVELLE Favco has adjusted to the increased demand for electric luffing tower cranes with the introduction of the MK series, which combines the structure of the existing diesel hydraulic range with winches from sister company Kroll. Full Story... Crane supply limits growth (Monday, 14 April 2008) WA-BASED company Hercules Crane Hire is growing rapidly, even outpacing the growth of the mining industry, but although 10 new cranes are due to arrive in the next 10 months chief executive Mark O’Kane says, “We have a demand for a lot more cranes than that, but we can’t get them.” Full Story... Marchetti on the march (Friday, 11 April 2008) SYDNEY-based company Italform has announced that it has taken on distribution of the Marchetti range of all terrain, crawler and truck-mounted cranes, with the first unit (a 70t all terrain crane) having arrived in Sydney in March, and other machines to follow during the year. Full Story... It’s a set-up (Thursday, 10 April 2008) EACH year the Crane Industry Council of Australia ploughs the money it earns from administering the CraneSafe annual crane inspection system into projects aimed at benefiting its members. Its most recent project was a training CD on How to Set Up Cranes. Full Story... 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