by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Manitowoc will feature one of its newest rough-terrain cranes at its booth for CONEXPO 2017: the Grove GRT880. This crane has several class-leading capabilities and Manitowoc’s Crane Control System (CCS). It will be shown in the company’s booth; Gold Lot stand G3348....
by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Manufacturer News
At Tope Plumbing, a plumbing and drain cleaning company in St. Louis, Missouri, management opted to literally give technicians a lift by installing SpitzLift electric cranes in about a dozen service vehicles. According to PlumberMag, SpitzLift cranes come in a variety...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
A team from Ainscough Crane Hire’s Glasgow depot has played a starring role in the delivery of Scotland’s most powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to Glasgow University. BBC Scotland reported that the £10m device was lifted into place at the new Imaging...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Merkel Autokrane recently faced a special challenge at Bamberg port. Its job was to lift a port crane and laterally load it onto a ship. The port crane weighed 92 t and was 18 m in height, and was installed on a 3.5 m quay wall, which limited the available space for...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
For the first time in North America, Manitowoc will feature the GMK5150L and GMK5250L at a tradeshow. The two new all-terrain cranes will be a major highlight for CONEXPO 2017 and are sure to draw a crowd to the company’s booth. Both the GMK5150L and GMK5250L possess...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Offshore News, Ports & Terminals
Some 5,400 cubic meter of soil will be hauled out of St. John’s harbor by February, as part of a $4-million upgrade to the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic headquarters. About 450 truckloads of soil will be dug out of the Coast Guard dock, to allow the...