by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Offshore News, Ports & Terminals
The new Demag PC 3800-1 Pedestal Crane offers extended possibilities in lifting performance and lifting abilities. It provides access to jobsites previously not reachable with a standard crawler model. The PC 3800-1 boasts strong load charts, especially with main boom...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Manufacturer News
Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, today introduced the new WA200-8 wheel loader. Equipped with an EPA Tier 4 Final certified engine, this addition to the wheel loader family combines high production with low fuel consumption and...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Caterpillar said on Tuesday its Chief Financial Officer Brad Halverson would retire in early 2018, after spending nearly three decades with the world’s largest construction and mining equipment maker. Halverson, who is also the group president of the company,...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News
Pete Costain looks at dirt differently than other people. Within a few minutes of meeting him at the top of Big Sky Resort’s Swift Current chairlift, he’s pointing out gradations in the soil content, talking about trail-finding techniques, explaining the topology of...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Manufacturer News
Bolivia’s first Grove GMK6400 arrived in March and it has already taken on some major construction projects in the country. Alanoca, a transport and logistics company based in El Alto, added the crane to its rental fleet and put it right to work, supplying it to...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The Jagulak company, based in Sens, France since 1973, took delivery of a new Demag AC 250-5 all terrain crane. “To respond to our customers’ requests and to ensure our growth, we looked for a new crane in the 250-tonne capacity class with up-to-date technology. We...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Manufacturer News, Mining News
Downer Mining recently purchased a Liebherr R 9800 BH excavator for its BMA Goonyella contract mining operations. The new machine added to the fleet of Liebherr excavators purchased since 2009, which includes four R 9800 BH excavators and four R 9400 excavators, used...
by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
A fleet of 13 Potain tower cranes is helping to build a new residential and commercial district in Regensburg, Germany. The new district, named “Das DÖRNBERG,” is only miles from Regenburg’s historic old town, which has been a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage since...
by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
A series of maintenance activities at the OMV refinery in Vienna required for the 13-tonne top section of a fractionating column to be replaced. For this challenging task, which required ample planning expertise, OMV commissioned Austrian crane service provider...
by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
When the Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane debuted with Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) and VPC-MAX heavy lift attachment, one of its unique selling points was the crane’s barge-lifting capabilities. The reduced footprint and floating counterweight meant that it...
