President calls for action on red tape and permits
ESTA President David Collett has launched a new attack on unnecessary red tape that is damaging both ESTA’s members and wider European industry. Speaking at the recent Breakbulk exhibition in…
ESTA and IRU in talks on abnormal transport issues
The problems faced across Europe by abnormal road transport operators was the subject of the first of a series of meetings between ESTA and the IRU – the international road…
FEM and ESTA host latest ICSA meeting
The International Crane Stakeholders Assembly (ICSA) held its eighth meeting in Munich in April during the Bauma exhibition. Hosted by ESTA and FEM – the European Materials Handling Federation –…
Canadians and ECOL sign mutual recognition pact
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between ECOL and the British Columbia Association for Crane Safety (BCACS) from Canada. The agreement – which was signed in Munich during the…
Crane manufacturers in boost for operator scheme
Four leading crane manufacturers – Manitowoc, Tadano, Terex and Liebherr – have agreed to align their training operations with the ECOL scheme and its standards, and are currently going through…
ECOL experts make progress in Munich
ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) project took another significant step forward in April with the first official meeting of the new organization’s Committee of Experts. The inaugural meeting of…
ESTA Awards winners at record-breaking dinner
Fagioli, Mammoet and Sarens took two prizes each at this year’s ESTA Awards held in Munich on April 11. The awards dinner, organized jointly by ESTA and International Cranes and…
New ESTA members in Turkey and Switzerland
Turkish heavy cargo lifting and transport association AKT has joined ESTA. Based in Istanbul, AKT has just under 100 members who work throughout Turkey and internationally, and has representatives in…
Marking and lighting regs work making progress
The ESTA Working Group developing proposals to harmonize European standards and regulations on lighting and marking for heavy transport continues to make progress. The next meeting will be held in…
MEP backs ESTA on permits and infrastructure
Dutch MEP Caroline Nagtegaal has written to the European Commission in support of ESTA’s campaign to develop heavy transport corridors across Europe and reduce the bureaucracy caused by the maze…