by admin | Jun 15, 2017 | Manufacturer News
Manitex International, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Nebraska-based Crane Sales & Service as a Manitex-PM knuckleboom dealer for Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota & Iowa. It will expand the spread of the Midwest distribution for the knuckleboom...
by admin | Jun 13, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Terex Cranes recently received orders from seven Australian companies for new cranes. Three of the crane companies, including Mammoet, Brendon Penn Crane Hire and Melmar Cranes, are expanding their fleet with the addition of Terex MAC 25-4 pick & carry cranes,...
by admin | Jun 13, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A man has died after being caught under a Pick and Carry crane in Australia The 35 year old from Plympton suffered fatal injuries. Ambulance and Police crews were called to the construction site and they spent some time with the victim at the scene behind a sheet....
by admin | Jun 13, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
RT&S reports, Custom crane manufacturer IPS CRANES announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American & Ohio Locomotive Crane Co. (AOLCrane™). IPS CRANES , based in St. Paul, Minn., says the merger “will enable [it] to achieve...
by admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Mining News
Komatsu America Corp. is in the early stage of integrating two companies after acquiring Joy Global Inc., and it is business as usual at this point, except a name change. Komatsu America, a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., has changed the name of Joy Global to Komatsu...
by admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Leadership from both Manitowoc’s Potain brand and NFT, its distribution partner for much of the Middle East, gathered in Abu Dhabi, UAE to celebrate 30 years of cooperation and to view NFT’s new state-of-the-art facility. Since its inception in 1987, NFT has grown...
by admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Workforce News
A large number of crane drivers on some of Dublin’s highest-profile building sites were simultaneously unavailable for work last week as a pay dispute in the construction sector worsened. As many as 80 per cent of crane operators on sites in Dublin city did not...
by admin | Jun 9, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Reuters) – Mexican industrial output fell in April compared to March in seasonally adjusted terms, pulled down by a drop in construction and mining production, according to data released by national statistics agency INEGI on Friday. The...
by admin | Jun 9, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Construction is underway on a $331 million rental car facility in Hawaii, and a Manitowoc MLC300 is driving performance on the job site to help contractors execute an innovative lift plan. Honolulu-based Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) is tasked with...
by admin | Jun 9, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Liebherr is a construction partner to the Bregenz Festival: Two Liebherr tower cranes constructed the lake platform. The 154 EC-H 6 Litronic was specially anchored to the bed of Lake Constance for the opera “Carmen”, while the 71 K has been owned by the...
