by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
SALES of excavators and heavy trucks in China surged nearly 73 percent last month as heavy machinery companies tapped a construction boom, helping them reap profits. In China, sales of new excavators surged 71 per cent in September amid infrastructure pickup In...
by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
When Shinui Petra, one of South Korea’s largest construction equipment rental companies, was asked to supply a crane for a complex and compact assembly project for Young-gwang Yak-su Wind Power, there was only ever one choice—the MLC650 from Manitowoc, the new rising...
by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
In an important development for the industrial equipment sector, 600SA, a division of Eqstra Industrial Equipment (“EIE”), will be the official distributor of Oil&Steel aerial access platform lifts for overhead work in South Africa as from 1 October 2016. The...
by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The biggest crane in the UK will soon be heading to Manchester to help build the Ordsall Chord Bridge. The Weldex owned Liebherr LR 11350, a 1,350 tonne beast, will be in the city in February to lift and place the ‘arch’ of the bridge to link Piccadilly and Victoria...
by admin | Dec 6, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The 4.5 million Euro project started with drilling piles and setting up the foundation and substructures for the bridge superstructure. The 750-ton Liebherr All Terrain supplied by Hofmann Kran was hired to set the 40-ton longitudinal bridge railings. The 750-tonner...
by admin | Dec 6, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News, Offshore News, Ports & Terminals
Four new Super Post Panamax cranes manufactured by KONECRANES arrived at Garden City Terminal Monday and we delivered aboard heavy lift vessel Dockwise Teal. The Port of Savannah now has a total of 26, more than any other terminal in the United States. These cranes...