All ESTA articles – Page 5

  • ESTA’s SERT for the EU
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    ESTA’s SERT for the EU

    2018-07-05T15:40:00Z

    ESTA, the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes, is planning to relaunch its campaign for EU member states to adopt the European Best Practice Guidelines for Abnormal Road Transport.

  • Mammoet gets certified with ECOL
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    Mammoet gets certified with ECOL

    2018-06-28T16:15:00Z

    The first trial of the new European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) scheme, initiated by the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA), has been completed at Mammoet’s training centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • ESTA honours members with 2018 awards
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    ESTA honours members with 2018 awards

    2018-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The ESTA Awards of Excellence 2018 had another successful year honouring and recognising members that have performed an outstanding achievement in their field of operations.

  • ESTA nominates van Noort
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    ESTA nominates van Noort

    2018-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Mammoet's Wouter van Noort has joined the board of ESTA, the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes, as the representative of the Dutch crane association VVT.

  • ESTA joins IRU
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    ESTA joins IRU

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The European association for abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as an affiliate member.

  • ESTA and FEM summit puts safety in focus
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    ESTA and FEM summit puts safety in focus

    2018-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The third ESTA and FEM Experts Summit, held in Hamburg on March 6, brought together industry speakers from across the wind energy supply chain to discuss the safety and standards in onshore wind farm construction.

  • Harmonising marking and lighting in heavy transport
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    Harmonising marking and lighting 
in heavy transport

    2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Moves to harmonise standards and regulations governing lighting and marking on heavy transport vehicles throughout Europe are underway following the inaugural meeting of a technical working group, organised by ESTA.

  • ESTA and FEM focus on wind turbine safety
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    ESTA and FEM focus on wind turbine safety

    2017-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Reducing accidents and improving safety during the erection and transportation of onshore wind turbines will be the focus of the third edition of the ESTA and FEM Experts Summit, which will be held in Hamburg on March 6, 2018.

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    ESTA nominates Klijn successors

    2017-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - ESTA has nominated Stijn Sarens and Alexandre-Jacques Vernazza as Ton Klijn's successors, following his appointment as ESTA director earlier this year.

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    ESTA goes underground

    2017-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Measures to improve safety along with new calls to harmonise heavy transport permitting and regulations across Europe will dominate discussions at the ESTA's autumn meetings in Poland in October.

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    Bastiaansen steps up at Wagenborg

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Gerard Bastiaansen, previously project manager in Canada, Australia and USA, has succeeded Ton Klijn as ceo of Wagenborg Nedlift.

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    ESTA searches for ECOL candidates

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - The European association for the abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry, ESTA, is looking for training and examination organisations to take part in a trial pilot project for a new European crane operators licence (ECOL) in

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    ESTA director to step down

    2017-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Ton Klijn will serve as interim ESTA director following Søren Jansen's resignation at the end of June.

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    ESTA tackles wind turbine safety

    2017-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - ESTA is supporting a twin-track approach in an attempt to reduce accidents during the transportation and erection of onshore wind turbines.

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    ESTA establishes ECOL Foundation

    2017-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - The European association for the abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry, ESTA, has established the European Crane Operator License (ECOL) Foundation.

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    Excellence awarded at ESTA

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - The ESTA Awards of Excellence 2017 had another successful year honouring and recognising members at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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    ESTA welcomes engine emissions agreement

    2016-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The European association for the abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry, ESTA, has welcomed news that the European Parliament has agreed to extend the timetable for the introduction of new Stage V engine emissions regulations.

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    Crane issues discussed at ICSA

    2016-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - Industry representatives gathered for the 2016 meeting of the International Crane Stakeholder Assembly (ICSA) at the Novotel Munchen Messe in Munich, Germany on April 13, 2016.

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    Kassbohrer exec joins ESTA management

    2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - Kassbohrer's board member for business development, İffet Türken, has been elected as the vice president of ESTA's transport section.

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    ESTA awards celebrate innovation

    2016-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Around 500 industry professionals attended the ESTA Awards of Excellence 2016, which was held on April 14 alongside the bauma exhibition at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany.