by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
The Grove GMK5150L all-terrain crane stole the limelight at this year’s Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) 2017 Conference. A unit, purchased by Cranes Combined of Tasmania, was displayed on the Manitowoc booth and the company confirmed two further sales...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
The pace of progress at 111 Murray Street has been quite rapid since it started to rise into the Tribeca and Lower Manhattan skylines just over a year ago. Now, the Wolffkran luffing jib tower crane is finally coming down, and the reflective exterior glass façade is...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
An All Terrain crane, from Boise Crane Company, was in place for a few hours to lift air handler units to the roof on the southwest corner of a hospital in Ontario, Oregon. That is where a section was framed in during an expansion in 2002, but left vacant for future...
by admin | Nov 30, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News
Its investment in a new LTM 1500-8.1 sees Steil Kranarbeiten placing its trust in a time-tested yet modern mobile crane – Liebherr first unveiled the 500-tonne crane at the Bauma in Munich as long ago as 1998. Stephan Fleischmann, Marketing Manager at Steil comments:...
by admin | Nov 30, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Germany’s Auto-Klug has acquired its first Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain crane. It was delivered to the company’s Bindlach branch in southeast Germany, where it plans to use the crane for a wide range of lifting applications that support its transport operations. The...
by admin | Nov 27, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
The Port of Savannah, which bills itself as the largest single container facility in the U.S., will soon see its numbers increase with the addition of four cranes to help move those containers. The four Neo-Panamax cranes from Konecranes arrived in late November,...
by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Compass General Construction, of Kirkland, Wash., is facing a large fine for workplace safety violations from the state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for operating a crane too close to high-voltage power lines without taking proper safety...
by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Potain once again showcased the strength of its self-erecting crane range at Batimat 2017. From November 6 – 10, Potain occupied both indoor and outdoor booths at Batimat, displaying two Igo M cranes that are ideal for small contractors and other lifters that require...
by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
An OSHA final rule this month sets Nov. 10, 2018, as the date for employers in U.S. construction industries to comply with a requirement for crane operator certification. The final rule itself became effective Nov. 9, 2017. OSHA issued its final cranes and derricks...
by admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Equipment & Construction Videos
Over the past few weeks, Pfeiffer Cranes have been assisting the team at the Mussleroe Wind Farm utilizing their state of the art cranes to maintain each turbine. Here’s a visual insight into what Dan Pfeiffer and the team have been up to....
