BPH Equipment took delivery of its third Kobelco CKE900G-3
UK based BPH Equipment has taken delivery of its third new 100 tonnes Kobelco CKE900G-3 crawler crane so far this year. The three new cranes are all Tier 5/Stage V … Read more
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Six Sennebogens for AGD
UK crawler crane sales and rental company AGD is adding six new 70-tonne Sennebogen 673R telescopic crawler cranes to its fleet with funding from Walbrook Asset Finance. The 673 Es … Read more
Man crushed to death after construction crane drops its load (Not true)
A man has died just days before Christmas after he was crushed to death when a crane lost its load at a building site. The report has been untrue as … Read more
Axel Johnson’s Lifting Solutions Acquired Lifting Gear UK
Lifting Solutions, a business group within Stockholm based Axel Johnson International, has strengthened its presence in the British rental market through the acquisition of Lifting Gear UK, a complete lifting … Read more
Ainscough Lifts River Lea Lock Gate for AmcoGiffen
Ainscough Crane Hire’s Heavy Cranes team recently support its client AmcoGiffen to undertake a refurbishment job at Three Mills Lock. Three Mills Lock, also known as the Prescott Lock, is … Read more
Emerson took four Liebherrs
UK rental company Emerson Crane Hire has ordered four Liebherr All Terrain cranes, scheduled for delivery over the next eight months. The order includes a 230 tonne LTM 1230-5.1, a … Read more
ABA Crane Hire Takes Five Liebherrs
UK rental company ABA Crane Hire has taken delivery of two Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1 All Terrain cranes, with a further two units set to follow along with a 120 tonne … Read more
Sangwin took delivery of the first Galizia GF180 electric pick and carry crane in the UK
UK rental company Sangwin Plant Hire has taken delivery of the first 18 tonnes Galizia GF180 electric pick and carry crane in the country. The new crane was purchased from … Read more
Maiden lift for Mammoet’s FOCUS30 !
Mammoet has completed the first lift using its innovative FOCUS30 crane; helping to reduce disruption during scheduled turnaround activity at a refinery in the UK! The FOCUS30 performed a top-and-tail … Read more
8 Worse Crane Accidents You Should Know In July/August 2021
1. Fatal Crane Accident in Canada 3rd July 2021 – A man has died due to a crane collapsed involving a crane on the site in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The … Read more
Maeda debut second electric crane
Maeda has the prototype of its latest electric-powered spider crane with its 2.98 tonnes MC305CB-3 on the Kranlyft stand at Vertikal Days. Joining the MC285CB-3, electric powered version of MC285C-3 … Read more
Sutton Crane Hire takes Kato CR-130Rf city
UK rental company Sutton Crane Hire will take delivery of a 13 tonne Kato CR-130Rf city type All Terrain crane at Vertikal Days tomorrow from local distributor Rivertek Services. The … Read more
MV Commercial acquires Crane Fruehauf
UK specialist truck and loader crane sales and rental company MV Commercial have acquired trailer manufacturer Fruehauf which has been in administration. MV will reintroduce the company’s historic name – … Read more
Terex RT1080L Rough Terrain crane for Roadcraft Crane Hire
UK rental company Roadcraft Crane Hire has taken delivery of an 80 tonne Terex RT1080L Rough Terrain crane from UK distributor Crowland Cranes. The RT1080L features a 42.1 metre five-section … Read more
King Lifting Fleet Boost with Delivery of Liebherr Cranes
The first of two Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 All Terrain cranes ordered by King Lifting has already been delivered and set to work. The second will be handed over to the … Read more
Mobile Crane Caught Fire In North Yorkshire
A five-axle All Terrain crane caught fire on 12th August morning on the A64 road near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, UK. The fire occurred on the eastbound carriageway, but it ended … Read more
Liebherr LTM1230-5.1 for UK’s NMT
UK based crane rental company NMT has taken delivery of a new 230 tonne five-axle Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 All Terrain crane. The new crane features an eight section 75 metre … Read more
Three New Hoeflons for City Lifting
UK based crane rental company City Lifting is expanding its spider crane fleet with the addition of three new all-electric Hoeflon C6e three tonne spider cranes. The new machines, along … Read more
Bennetts Cranes support a crane conservation project
The Cranes For Cranes program initiative will see UK-based tower crane rental company Bennetts Cranes sponsoring a habitat restoration project at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Slimbridge centre in Gloucestershire … Read more
Sarens LTM11000D overturned in Middlesbrough Port
Sarens 1,000-tonne Liebherr LTM11000D overturned on 9th June at the Port of Middlesbrough in UK, damaging another of Sarens all-terrain crane and port’s Gottwald mobile harbour cranes. The main boom … Read more
Liebherr Scores First And Last For Scottish’s Forsyth
UK crane rental company Forsyth of Denny has taken delivery of the last new 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 in the UK as well as the first 120 tonne LTM … Read more
Q Crane & Plant Hire adds first Liebherr cranes
17th May 2021 – Crawler crane rental specialist Q Crane & Plant Hire has taken delivery of five new telescopic boom crawler cranes from Liebherr. Three of the new additions … Read more
Ainscough takes first Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 in UK
UK rental company Ainscough Crane Hire has taken delivery of the first 700 tonne Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 All Terrain crane in the country. Unveiled at bauma in 2019 as a … Read more
Select Receives First Liebherr LR1250.1 Unplugged in UK
The first 250 tonne Liebherr LR 1250.1 Unplugged electric crawler crane in the UK has been handed over to Select Plant Hire. The new crane is only the second of … Read more
New Kato for ABP
UK port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) has taken delivery of a 25 tonne Kato CR-250v city crane from UK distributor Rivertek Services. Delivered to ABP’s port in Immingham, the … Read more
Liebherr LTM1040-2.1 for Marsden
UK-based rental company Marsden Crane Services has taken delivery of a 40 tonne Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1 All Terrain crane with a second unit to follow early next year. The two-axle … Read more
John Sutch Cranes takes first Grove GMK5200-1 in UK
Mobile crane hire and contract lifting specialist John Sutch Cranes is the first Manitowoc customer in the UK to receive its new Grove GMK5200-1 all-terrain crane. Attracted by the GMK5200-1 … Read more
Modulift upgrades lifting beam
UK’s heavy lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift has enhanced its adjustable lifting and spreader beam (MOD CLS) so that it can now lift up to 27 tonnes (up from 8.5 tonnes). … Read more
ALE lift and shift concrete pit in UK
ALE has lifted and transported a sulphur storage facility for the Lindsey Oil Refinery in the UK. The storage system consisted of a concrete pit, weighing 304 tonnes, and a … Read more
Big Carl ready for action at Hinkley Point C
Big Carl, the 5,000-tonne capacity super heavy lift ring crane (with the nomenclature SGC-250) owned by Belgian headquartered heavy lift and transportation company Sarens, has been assembled, rigged, and is … Read more