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Tiong Woon posted a 40% increase in revenue for the nine months ending 31 March 2012, despite a difficult year so far. Revenue at the Singapore-based oil & gas and petrochemical service provider rose to S$109.7 million (US$87.7 million) from S$78.4 ($62.4 million)

Palfinger continued its positive performance in the first quarter of the 2012 financial year with revenue growth of 16.9% over the same period last year

 May 2012

 May 2012

Canadian haulage firm Barden Oilfield Hauling has added a National Crane NBT45 boom truck to its fleet. The NBT45, manufactured by Manitowoc, is mounted on a tri-drive, dual steer, Kenworth C500 semi-tractor

Two construction firms have been sentenced after a crane collapsed onto a city centre apartment block in Liverpool, UK, paralysing the operator

Equipment users across the world are in broad agreement over the most important elements of rental service, with on-time delivery, availability of equipment, equipment reliability, and on-site back-up from the rental supplier being consistently rated as the top four factors in the Attitudes to Rental survey conducted by International Rental News magazine.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is to acquire AssetNation, a US-based online auctioneer specialising in the sale of surplus and salvaged assets. Ritchie said the acquisition would enable it to offer new, non-auction services to its customers.

The Victoria Crane Association, which covers the Victoria region in Australia has issued some important advice to its members on the use of ladders when accessing areas above the ground.

First-quarter 2012 net sales in Manitowoc's crane segment were up 29% over the same period in 2011, largely due to growth in the Americas and continuing demand in most emerging markets

Cargotec has launched the 52 tonne-metre-rated Hiab XS 544 HiPro articulated loader crane

Demand is strong for cranes and transport equipment at auctions. Lindsey Anderson reports

Carson Concrete Corporation has purchased a new Terex RT 670 rough terrain crane for work on construction of the new Bucks County Justice Center in Pennsylvania, USA

Cargotec has reported a decline in orders for the first quarter of 2012, which it attributes to a slowdown in new ship orders globally

Distributor completes first sale with McIntosh Bros Engineering for an AC 60/3 all terrain crane

Russian company Rental Units has ordered three more Liebherr cranes, a year after completing a similar order with the manufacturer

Magnetek has upgraded its Flex Pro handheld radio remote control for the overhead material handling market in crane and hoist applications

Industry association LEEA speaks out against proposed changes to safety regulations and urges companies to join the campaign to keep the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

John Sutch Cranes supplied ten cranes for Liverpool's outdoor spectacular Sea Odyssey. It was a three-day event that saw the team bringing to life 15 metre-tall statues and navigating them through the streets of the UK city

Turkey-based crane service giant Sarilar has purchased a 1,600 tonne capacity Terex CC 8800 crawler, making it the biggest crane in the country