Useful Links

*UNIC Cranes Europe*
UNIC mini crawler cranes are incredibly compact, yet provide the capacity and reach of much larger machines. Designed and built in Japan, all five models use self-extending outriggers to offer an unrivalled size to capacity ratio. The three smaller cranes are narrow enough to allow access through a standard doorframe with lifting capacities of up to 2.9t.
 
APS Association of Planning Supervisors
The Association of Planning Supervisors sets out to create the principles of best practice in fulfilling the requirements of the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 1994.
 
CIC Construction Industry Council
The Construction Industry Council occupies a unique role within the UK construction industry. Its members represent over 500,000 professionals working for, and in association with, the construction industry and more than 25,000 construction firms.
 
CITB Construction Industry Training Board
CITB-ConstructionSkills provides assistance in all aspects of recruiting, training and qualifying the construction workforce. Also works with partners in industry and government to improve the competitiveness of the industry as a whole.
 
Construction News
Construction News is a leading news provider for the industry both online and off. It has been providing essential information for over 130 years and is renowned for the quality and in-depth coverage of stories.
 
Contract Journal
Provides construction professionals with an up-to-the-minute news site and a fully searchable archive facility all designed to help them do their job better.
 
CPA Construction Plant-hire Association
The Organisation for Plant Hire Professionals in the United Kingdom. Membership comprises in excess of 1200 companies, who jointly represent over 80% of UK Plant Hire by turnover.
 
Cranes & Access
Bilingual UK and German site with news, comment, surveys and reviews for the crane, telehandler and access platform sectors.
 
Cranes Today
The ConnectingCranes portal provides a fast track to information about the lifting industry. From the publishers of Cranes Today and Hoist.
 
CSCS Construction Skills Certification Scheme
CSCS aims to register every competent construction operative within the UK not currently on a skills registration scheme.
 
FC srl
Italy-based provider of software and solutions for glass and stone sandblasting, together with cutting optimisation.
 
Fratelli Pezza
Fratelli Pezza offers the most complete range of products available in the glass sandblasting sector. From small sanding machines to large numerical control plants, together with numerous accessories for sand-blasting glass.
 
GGR Airlift - Zone 1 Air Powered Mini Cranes*
The new AirLift series of spider cranes are another engineering innovation from GGR. Precision design combined with advanced technology, has resulted in the production of the world’s first fully Atex certified Zone 1 compliant series of compressed, air powered spider cranes.
 
GGR Galizia Pick & Carry Cranes
The GGR Galizia range of pick and carry cranes, are the latest lifting solution from GGR UNIC. The new range comes with lifting capacities ranging from 2t to 25t and a maximum working height of 15 metres. The GGR Galizia cranes do not require outriggers, allowing you to pick, carry and place heavy items.
 
Glass and Glazing Federation
Trade association for all those who make, supply or fit flat glass, such as windows, film or plastics.
 
HSE Health & Safety Executive
Responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
 
International Cranes
International Cranes is the leading monthly magazine for users and buyers of cranes and lifting equipment.
 
Mini Crane Hire
Visit GGR Hire’s new website for mini crane hire, vacuum lifter hire, glazing robot hire, lifting solutions and more. Check out our new hire blog for the latest stories on mini cranes and lifting equipment. As official dealers for Woods, Pannkoke, Wirth, Unic cranes and more, we are able to hire out accredited equipment, fully serviced before and after each hire – that’s the GGR Hire promise. Check out the site and contact our friendly hire team today.”
 
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