All Memorial/Obituary Articles

A 53-year-old construction worker died from blunt-force trauma to the head after the scissor lift he was working in was hit by a crane hook block causing the lift to topple over.

IC regrets to announce that crane industry pioneer Alf Sparrow died on 20 February

It is with great sadness that Trico Equipment Services acknowledges the passing of Joe Pustizzi, Sr., age 96. Joe Senior, as he was known to many, founded the original Trico Equipment in 1952 with his wife Angie, which was to later become two of the largest equipment rental companies in the country.

Colleagues and customers have been paying tribute to Mark Nolan, product development director of rental software company MCS, who passed away on 3 November 2011.

French subsidiary marks 50th anniversary, having built hydraulic excavators there since 1961.

It is with regret Access International reports the death of Georg Rudolf Dechentreiter, senior partner at German mast climbing specialist Geda on 28 July 2011.

Jay Peck, president of Subaru Industrial Power Products in the US died on August 10 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 59.

Tower crane pioneer Ferruccio Moritsch died on Saturday 9 July in Italy

Access International regrets to report the untimely death of Xavier Lombard, founder and managing director of XL Développement in France and one of the most innovative designers ever seen in the mast climbing and construction hoist industry.

Dr Christian Roth played “key role” in shaping the development of German contractor

Scaffolding Industry Association president and access icon Herman E. Thibodeaux died May 27 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital after fighting a battle with cancer. He was 69.

Erich Sennebogen, founder of crane and excavator manufacturer Sennebogen, died on 21 March aged 79

The University of Notre Dame has been fined $77,500 for for ignoring industry standards and allowing a student to operate a scissor lift in dangerously high wind conditions, which lead to the student's death.

It is with enormous regret that we announce the passing of Lars-Petter Godenhielm on Tuesday 8 February, aged 70. Mr Godenhielm, the owner of Dinolift and one of the great personalities of the European powered access business, finally lost his battle with a serious illness.

A tragic accident has claimed the life of Ad Swanink, owner of Dutch demolition innovator STC

Access International regrets to report that access industry stalwart Frank Scarborough died on 2 July following a stroke.

The winners of the annual ESTA Awards of Excellence were announced at an evening event and dinner attended by 452 people in the crane, other lifting and specialized transport industry

It is with regret that we report the death of Kevin Bright, chairman and long-standing director of Selwood, the UK pump manufacturer and rental company. Mr Bright, aged 51, passed away after a long battle with cancer.

David Ridge, finance director of AFI-Uplift and a founding director of AFI in 1998, sadly passed away on Thursday 19 November at the age of 62 following a long and serious illness. Mr Ridge had worked for over 20 years in the powered access industry.

Carl Kaeser, chief executive officer of Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH, passed away on 8 July 2009, shortly after his 95th birthday.