by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
A Grove 75-ton GHC75 telescoping crawler crane is helping to construct a new $146.8 million Grupo Modelo beer-brewing plant near Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. GIASA, a contractor based in Saltillo, Coahuila, chose the 70 t (75 USt) crane for the project because it combines...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
– Two Manitowoc MLC165 cranes were instrumental in enabling two companies to ship wind turbine towers on a barge across Lake Michigan. – The low groundbearing pressure of the crawler cranes meant the companies could perform dual pick-and-carries on...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Pfeifer construction has won the contract to build a new restaurant with a panoramic terrace for Obereggen Ski Resort. The new building is situated at 2,096 meters (6,876 feet) above sea level. A construction site at this level is always tricky due to the mountainous...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
This Link-Belt 308 HYLAB 5 with a dragline configuration is dredging at a Sand Pit.
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
Witness more than 42,000 hours of construction in just 4 minutes with this official time-lapse movie of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Live streaming video and high definition time-lapse construction cameras have been on site since 2008 to document progress,...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Both companies are based in Colchester, Essex, and have worked together for many years. “We were flattered when Geoff Cadman approached us to see if we would be interested in acquiring his business,” said Milbank chairman Sean Milbank. “Geoff wanted to ensure that, if...
by admin | Sep 1, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
Lack of qualified workers prompts building firms to increase pay and become more efficient. According to Builder Online, Two-thirds of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction...
by admin | Sep 1, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News
It’s official. A new 75-foot bridge has been lifted in to place at Brookhaven’s Briarwood Park. Southway Crane and Rigging literally threaded the new 3-ton bridge through a narrow slit between several tall Pine and Poplar trees Wednesday morning, via 150-foot...
by admin | Sep 1, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
The July Construction spending was flat on the month BUT the prior month was revised much higher at +0.9% vs -0.6% originally reported. So although a shock from the headline, with the revision, you can say it was better than the estimates at least. Private...
by admin | Aug 31, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
SANY Heavy Industry Co, China’s leading machinery manufacturing company, saw its first half year net profit plunge by nearly half as domestic demand and fixed asset investment slowed while its overseas sales were also crimped by a global industry downturn, according...
