by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Tokyo-based manufacturer Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd., (“HSC”) has launched the 650TLX, 65-tonne lifting capacity telescopic crawler crane for the global market. The machine designed to suite to a broad range of work site, while...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
A Chinese chemical company has agreed to build a $1.12 billion chemical manufacturing plant in Louisiana after the state’s economic development arm promised it a $4.3 million infrastructure grant. The agreement between Wanhua Chemical Group and Gov. John Bel...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Manufacturer News
Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH (excavators) is planning a testing hall with administration building, a large test site and a demonstration area on a total area of 12.68 hectares. The key component is the 19.2m high testing hall. All prototypes will be built,...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
These new additions mean the facility now has seven mobile cranes, with the latest deliveries being the company’s first Manitowoc-made units. The Egyptian shipbuilder is one of the most celebrated in the region, with its facilities boasting the largest floating dock...
by admin | Apr 7, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A Pick N Carry Crane tipped over over at a boat ramp in Main Beach Queensland, Australia. Police were called to the scene shortly after 11am to reports a crane had fallen. The operators were lowering a pontoon into the Broadwater when the accident happened. It is...
by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News
The historic 80 ton crane, commissioned by shipbuilder JS White in 1912, towers about Medina Yard. It is an iconic structure that has recently been undergoing renovation. The crane jib has been moved inland, so that scaffolding can be erected underneath it. Urgent...
by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Construction of a new 216,000 sq. ft. (20 0067 sq. m) warehouse required Extreme Steel Crane & Rigging, Inc. of Warrenton, Virginia to place 191 precast concrete panels. The 900 ft. (274 m) long by 240 ft. (73 m) wide warehouse is being built at the Richmond...
by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Equipment Rental News
More than 450 industry professionals gathered in London, UK on April 4th for the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs), organised by Access International magazine and the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). Internationally recognized, the IAPAs...
by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Ainscough has completed a challenging dockside lift at the Port of Blyth in Northumberland. The team lifted a 240-tonne VLS (Vertical Lay System) tower from a transportation barge onto a series of SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter) trailers following the VLS’...
by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment Rental News
THEY were meant to be Britain’s last line of defense in the event of a German invasion. Obstacles known as Admiralty Scaffolding were deployed on beaches along the south coast to prevent Nazi tanks storming ashore after being shipped across the Channel. Many of the...
