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Periodic overload testing of mobile cranes could soon become a thing of the past in many parts of the world

The European materials handling and lifting equipment federation, FEM, has issued a position paper on the use of mobile cranes to lift people

The May SC&RA webinar is geared to provide timely answers and clarification in regards to the CSA regulations

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has published its Crane Accident Investigation Guide after two years of planning and preparation

Crane and specialized transport specialist Bigge Crane and Rigging in the USA has opened a new Gulf Coast branch

Having filed for bankruptcy on 14 June 2010 in several departments, mobile folding tower crane manufacturer Spierings in the Netherlands, is fully back up and running

Hydraulic loader crane distributor HMF (UK) has launched a drive to increase its share of the UK market

As part of the response to controversy surrounding rated capacity limiters in the new EN 13000:2010 European Standard, ESTA and FEM have issued a questionnaire surveying owners' experience with cranes delivered since 1 May 2010

Julian Dyer, heavy crane sales manager for the UK South region at Ainscough, is one of three new sales and marketing team management appointments at the UK's largest crane rental company

European crane, transport and aerial work platform rental company Felbermayr has added to its 43 depots in 14 countries by opening a second office in the Czech Republic

A couple of times every year the question of bungee jumping from mobile cranes is raised. Is it allowed or not?

For the first time since consolidation played out earlier in the decade, the US rental industry has had to weather a severe downturn. Two industry veterans describe what it’s like to be back in the dance, managing independent rental operations in a tough economy. Lucy Peterson reports.

Spanish rental company GAM is starting to rent in Iraq, Chile and Colombia this month in a continuation of its policy to expand its international business. GAM said its operations outside Spain would generate as much as US$ 60 million this year increasing to US$100-110 million in 2011.

Former JLG president Craig Paylor used his keynote address at the Europlatform conference to urge rental companies to exploit the full economic life of their machines, and warned the industry that it had to be ready for some major challenges, including increased competition from Asia and rising price pressures on machines.

Frank Bardonaro has stepped down as AmQuip Crane Rental president and CEO

A safety alert on the influence of wind forces during crane operations has been issued jointly by FEM and ESTA

Cattron Group announces that O'Leary & Associates and The Lohr Company will represent the company's remote control products in New England, New York and North and South Carolina.

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) has launched a mobile version of its website that allows customers on site to conduct business with HERC directly from their smartphone.

Hewden will benefit from its separation from the Finning UK Cat dealership, said Kevin Parkes, the Finning/Hewden manager who is now managing director of Hewden under its new private equity owners.

The second of KHL Group's series of Special Reports, Managing Rental, is now available.