70-year-old port crane falls into the water during demolition
The topside element of the redundant crane – a legacy of the BiFab yard at Burntisland – crashed into the water in the West Dock of the port on 12th … Read more
Scotland
Bernard Hunter takes first Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 in Scotland
Scottish rental company Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has taken delivery of a new ‘flagship crane in the form of a 700-tonne Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 All Terrain crane. Replacing an ageing … Read more
Uperio acquires Highsparks
Tower crane specialist Highsparks TCS Ltd from Scotland has been acquired by Uperio Group via its subsidiary Skyline Arcomet Ltd. As a subsidiary of Skyline Arcomet Ltd, Highsparks will continue … Read more
Whyte Cargo Handlers adds 250-tonne Liebherr
Scottish rental company Whyte Cargo Handlers has taken delivery of a 250 tonne Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 All Terrain crane. The five-axle LTM 1250-5.1 features a 60-metre main boom plus a … Read more
First Terex RT1080 for Scotland
Scottish oilfield equipment provider WellConnection IOS has taken delivery of the first 80-tonne Terex RT1080 Rough Terrain crane in the UK from Crowland Cranes. The RT1080 – the first crane … Read more
Ainscough expands to Scotland
As part of its Scottish expansion plans UK mobile crane rental major Ainscough Crane Hire has opened a depot in Dundee which is on Scotland’s east coast, north of Edinburgh. … Read more
Erickson flies poles into position
March 6 – 140 new composite poles, which will connect the Dorenell wind farm to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ (SSEN) Blackhillock substation, near Keith, Scotland, have been successfully installed … Read more
First CR-350Ri arrives in Scotland
Horizon Reinforcing and Crane Hire’s first Kato CR350-Ri in Scotland. Horizon Reinforcing and Crane Hire has bought the first Kato CR-350Ri, 35 ton city crane in Scotland from distributor Rivertek … Read more