New ESTA members announced
The Transport Section of the Confederation of Danish Industry (ATL/DI), based in Copenhagen, has become an Ordinary Member. The total of Ordinary Members now stands at 21 following the decision…
ECOL agrees Dutch mutual recognition
The development of the new European Crane Operators Licence took a major step forward this week with the news that the ECOL Foundation has signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement with…
BigMove’s Beckedorf joins ESTA Board
Olaf Beckedorf, Chairman of the Board of German company BigMove, has been unanimously elected to the ESTA Board. BigMove is a Europe-wide network of heavy-duty logistics companies and is a…
Call goes out to enter the 2020 ESTA Awards
Entry forms and full details for ESTA’s 2020 Users’ Night and Awards – organized in conjunction with International Cranes and Specialized Transport magazine – are now available on the ESTA…
Plea for European abnormal transport cooperation
ESTA Section Transport Vice President Iffet Türken has launched an impassioned plea for the continent’s regulators, road authorities and heavy transport companies to work together to make the industry safer…
Klaus Meissner joins ECOL Supervisory Board
Klaus Meissner – director of engineering systems, product safety and IPM for Demag Mobile Cranes – has joined the Supervisory Board of the European Crane Operators Licence scheme. He took…
Report on crane hardstands for wind turbines
A report on crane hardstands for the installation of onshore wind turbines has been publishd by the Dutch organization STOWA with the support of ESTA member VVT. The report is…
ESTA’s successful meetings in Piacenza
Discussions on the urgent need for closer European cooperation and harmonization – whether in safety, permitting regulations or skills certification -dominated proceedings at ESTA’s recent autumn meeting in Piacenza, Italy….
ESTA at World Crane and Transport Summit
Next month’s World Crane and Transport Summit in Amsterdam includes a strong input from ESTA with debates on the new European Crane Operators Licence, the ground-breaking wind industry best practice…
Recent accidents prompt wind safety guide changes
The final touches are now being put to ESTA’s new best practice guide for the safe transport and erection of onshore wind turbines. Following a series of recent accidents involving…