by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Hiab is delighted to announce that Tim Hansen from Denmark has won the World Crane Championships (WCC) held on 24 and 25 September in connection to the IAA exhibition in Hannover, Germany. Among 15 finalists Mr Hansen won the championship final with a time of 2:51:42,...
by admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Balfour Beatty Tower Crane Manager Simon Armstrong talks us through a typical installation and use of a tower crane at a Glasgow construction site. The crane is a 24.4m (80 ft.) high Comedil CTL180 crane with a reach of up to 55m (180...
by admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Cooper Handling Group LTD supplied this ultra quiet Mantsinen 160 HybriLift material handling crane, the largest of its type in the UK, to work at Belfast Harbour....
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Hiab, is launching two totally new features to ease crane installation and operation: HIAB FRAMEWORKS and Crane Tip Control. The world premiere of the new features will be in connection to the IAA Exhibition on 22-29 September in Hannover, Germany. HIAB FRAMEWORKS for...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
An excavator operator doing reclamation work was almost killed after a barge carrying the machine overturned on top of him off the Gurney Drive seafront in Penang, Malaysia. Waves rose as high as 3.5m (12 ft) and the tide swelled from a low of 0.63m to 2.53m...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has unveiled several futuristic equipment prototypes and innovations at its Xploration Forum in Eskilstuna, Sweden, including autonomous machines, a hybrid wheel loader that cuts fuel consumption by 50% and a radical electric quarry...
