JLG has kicked off its 50th anniversary this week starting a year of celebrations marking its establishment by John L Grove in 1969.

On January 9th, 1969 Grove, along with Ben Stevens and Paul Shockey finally went public on their new manufacturing venture, named Condor Industries. At this point they had no product line and no manufact..

UK rental company Jones Crawler Cranes has taken delivery of a 4.9 tonne Maeda CC985 crawler crane, the first sold in the UK.

The CC985 features a five section 16.5 metre pentagonal boom, with a short extension that increases the lifting height to 20.2 metres. The crane can pick & carry up two tonnes, while the rest of the chart is in..

Swiss rental company Interkran has taken delivery of a 100 tonne Demag AC 100-4L All Terrain crane.

The four axle AC 100-4L has a 59.4 metre main boom, plus a 10 to 19 metre bi-fold swingaway extension for a maximum tip height of 81.7 metres. The company will use the new crane for tower crane erection, and general taxi crane work.

Danish transport and logistics company Blue Water Shipping has taken delivery of a 152 tonne Nielsen reachstacker the largest in the world.

Based on a Konecranes 4545, the reachstacker weighs 110 tonnes, has an overall length when stowed of 15 metres, an overall width of 4.9 metres and a maximum lift height ..

UK rental company Crowland Cranes has taken delivery of a 20 tonne Kato CR-200Rf city type All Terrain crane.

The CR-200Rf features a 28 metre, six section boom with a 5.8 metre telescopic jib, as well as a five tonne searcher hook. The crane was delivered by Kato's European distributor Rivertek Services, and replaces a Terex AC30 city c..