Falling construction output continues across Europe
Eurostat data shows 5.9% year-on-year decline in April, fuelled by large falls in Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain...
Eurostat data shows 5.9% year-on-year decline in April, fuelled by large falls in Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain...
Terex says no evidence of protracted slowdown, but demand softening at its Construction, Material Handling & Port Solutions (MHPS) and Cranes divisions....
Paul Tynan, the winner of the IAPA 2013 Access Photograph of the Year award, has been presented with his prize....
Riwal is the sole owner of Riwal Spain, after buying out its minority shareholders, and appoints former Lavendon executive David Cagigas as country manager....
Mills placed massive equipment order in support of growing demand and geographical expansion....
Current CEO Alan Blake to retire at the end of the year, former COO to take the reins...
UK-based Sky Platform Hire is investing in two new Ascendant 22 TJ telescopic work platform featuring Union Jack flag livery...
Alimak Hek is providing construction hoists for The Tower in London, UK, which is set to be one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe...
Chicago-area construction sites paused work for 30-minutes on June 12 to raise awareness among employers and workers about the hazards of falls in construction, which are...
Harsco Infrastructure has provided an integrated scaffolding, shoring and temporary roofing solution for the multi-million pound project to refurbish the Ditherington Fla...
Sergio Kariya, director of Brazil-based access equipment rental giant Mills Rental, writes about the attitude towards safe working practices in the country and how his co...
The powered access market in Singapore, and the surrounding region, is on the cusp of reinvention. Desmond Ong, CEO of the country’s biggest rental company Galmon, explai...
The ability to work inside and outside using a single machine is increasingly required by rental companies, as are updated models with greater performances. Euan Youdale...
Demand for access equipment in India is on the up and confidence is growing among manufacturers and distributors; a situation that was apparent at bC India 2013. Partha P...
Mobile access towers offer an increasingly versatile alternative to traditional forms of scaffolding, writes Dougie McCombie, PASMA Hire and Assembly committee member and...
Safety first? Is it possible for a rental business to focus too much on safety? No, says Kevin Appleton....
Murray Pollok talks to Speedy Hire and Manlift Group about how their Middle East rental businesses are performing, and gets the perspective of equipment manufacturer Cate...
Martin Vögtli has built up one of the biggest access equipment providers in Switzerland, with a trio of companies. He speaks to Euan Youdale about the challenges faced in...
The influence of low level access has yet to be felt on a truly global scale, yet it is one of the fastest moving access product sectors. It is only a matter of time befo...
Kevin O’Shea, director of safety and training at Mastclimbers LLC in Atlanta, US, explains why the international mast climbing sector is on an upward curve...
Alexandre Saubot, chief operating officer of Haulotte Group, shares his views with Euan Youdale about bauma, anti-entrapment, training and the global marketplace...