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Glenn Pearson launches branded rental App
Pearson has created rentitonline.com to act as a one-stop portal for equipment end users and is also offering rental companies their own branded rental App.
Huisman upgrades Happy Star
Two 900 tonne capacity heavy lift mast cranes onboard BigLift’s heavy lift vessel Happy Star have been upgraded by Huisman
Interview: Palfinger
Major changes are under way at Palfinger, designed to significantly grow revenue over the next few years, says CEO Andreas Klauser
Point of Rental makes software acquisition
Rental software specialist Point of Rental Software has acquired RentalTrax 
Offshore lifting: Work on water
Three main types of work are keeping the offshore lifting sector expanding. Alex Dahm reports
Bauma China celebrates record attendance
212,500 visitors is 25% more than in 2016 and also significantly more than 2014
Lift planning software expanded
A1A Software has expanded its 3D Lift Plan crane lift planning program software
Drabble to retire from Ashtead in 2019
Geoff Drabble will step down as CEO of Ashtead Group on 1 May 2019 and will be succeeded by Brendan Horgan, the current Group COO and Chief Executive of Sunbelt Rentals
Crawler cranes: Forward advance!
The crawler crane sector is thriving, with an abundance of new cranes on the market. Christian Shelton takes a look
Terex expands Chinese facility
Chanzhou facility to expand by 100,000ft2 for materials processing and aerial utility production
PVE in Dubai Creek Harbour
Manitowoc 999 among several cranes supplied by Dutch specialist PVE for Dubai Creek Harbour development project
Extended IAPA deadline ends Friday
The extended entry deadline for the International Awards for Powered Access 2019 is Friday, 14 December
Ropes and winches: Bound to be big
The properties of synthetic rope are making it an appealing alternative to wire rope argues DSM Dyneema, the creator of Dyneema fibre used in rope. Christian Shelton investigates
JLG releases control panel protection system
The company’s SkyGuard SkyLine will be phased into most boom lift models as a standard feature
Speakers announced for ITC 2019
Jörg Hegestweiler at BKL Baukran Logistik and Henrik Nielsen from Krøll Cranes confirmed as ITC speakers
Comansa upgrades models
Load capacity increase for two Comansa flat top tower cranes, the 21LC660 and 21LC750
The 2018 TopLift contest extended
Voting for the TopLift 2018 competition has been extended. Decide who gets your vote for the best lifting job of the last 12 months
New face of industry: SC&RA news November 2018
More women are finally moving into leadership roles. Mike Chalmers reports
Generations of understanding: SC&RA comment November 2018
Understanding the needs and wants of different age groups will help you find good workers
Sarens launches 5,000 tonne super heavy lifter
The latest SGC super heavy lift ring crane from Sarens, named Big Carl, is the largest in the series
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