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Share prices continued to fall in July in reaction to ever-higher oil prices. In the lifting sector this saw a continuation of the fourth major dive in less than a year. Chris Sleight reports

The first Wolff tower crane erected in Australia was recently shown to the local crane industry as a celebration of the formation of a partnership between Wolffkran and The Caelli Group. The Caelli Group is a formwork contractor and crane hirer that specializes in high rise construction. Established in 1972 and based in Melbourne, recent changes to the company’s structure mean expansion in two crane-related areas.

John Spanswick is chairman of Bovis Lend Lease and the Strategic Forum for Construction (SFfC) Tower Crane Group. He believes that well trained supervisors are a vital key to effective risk management at work sites

Mobile crane rental house Wollongong Cranes in Australia has taken delivery of a new Tadano Faun ATF 65G-4 all terrain crane.

Comprehensive procedures and up-to-date paperwork are the foundations for effective risk management. IC spoke to insurers and operators in the US and UK about their experiences and plans.

Specialized transport equipment manufacturer Goldhofer will launch its ten-axle STZ-H10 beam-axle semi-trailer in September.

Parts of a 1,250 tonne capacity crane were moved by air to complete a bridge installation in Sweden

Development work has started on a 350 tonne telescopic wheeled mobile crane at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen in Germany

Hertfordshire, UK-based haulage company Hallett Silbermann has taken delivery of three new Fassi hydraulic truck loader cranes.

Bok Seng Logistics in Singapore used a pair of Liebherr LTM 1500 telescopic mobile cranes for a series of lifts on a new elevated approach road in Yishun leading to the Tampines Expressway.

Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion has sold a 600 tonne capacity QUY600 lattice boom crawler crane to a customer in India.

Net sales at Terex Cranes increased 48.7% in the second quarter of 2008, compared to the same period of 2007, to $809.8 million.

An investigation has been launched into the mobile crane accident in Houston, Texas, US, which left four workers dead and seven injured

Spreader systems manufacturer Modulift has appointed a distributor for Spain and Portugal. Pescaira SL, based in Vigo and Madrid, has been providing lifting and material handling services for 15 years

New guidance on operational communications in lifting operations from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is relevant to a range of operations, it says. They include quayside, on-deck, subsea, between platform and ship, ship-to-ship, small craft launch and recovery, and drilling

Wolffkran Arabia has four tower cranes with trolley jibs in service at the Burj Dubai construction site, where the world's tallest skyscraper is being built

Leading French rental house Mediaco has acquired competitor Group Sogecofa.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing and SkyHook International in the US have agreed to develop a “commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft.”

PM Group is about to deliver the first part of a 1,000 unit order for loader cranes and truck-mounted platforms from subsidiary Oil&Steel

URAL Automotive Plant, part of commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group, based in Russia, has launched a new 40 tonne capacity truck crane