Abstract: A lifting apparatus, which is particularly suitable for mounting on a truck, includes a vertically extendable telescopic arm having outriggers which can be extended to the ground to provide support and a cage, supported on a second arm which extends from the upper end of the telescopic arm, the second arm being rotatable about the axis of the telescopic arm and pivotable with respect to the arm in a plane containing the said axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for the accurate placing of building elements such as bricks or blocks which has an assembly rotatably mounted on a support which is itself mounted for movement parallel and normal to a guideway. The assembly includes means for dispensing and placing jointing or packing material such as mortar prior to the placing of a building element and gripper means for transferring the building elements from a supply area to a predetermined placement point. The apparatus also includes means for rotating the assembly relative to the support and alignment means which, when the apparatus is in use, position the assembly independently of the building elements already placed.