by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News
A pick up truck slid down a slope into a canal in Mandurah, South of Perth in Western Australia. A Pick N Carry crane attended the scene to recover the vehicle. It’s not often crane companies have to don scuba gear, but the guys at Performance Towing have had to pull...
by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Marco Crane & Rigging Co. is working for Badiee Development and using their 300-ton capacity Link-Belt HC-278H II lattice boom truck crane to erect a Tilt Up Construction Project for an Industrial Park in Carlsbad. The Link-Belt HC-278H II has a very fast build up...
by admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
SANY Group America unveiled three new rough terrain crane models SRC865C, SRC885C, SRC8130C and one crawler crane model SCC8260, increasing its crane fleet for the North American market. The four crane models on show are tailored to meet the emission and...
by admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Custom Truck & Equipment, a division of Utility 1 Source, has finalized a deal at CONEXPO 2017 to add 75 National Crane boom trucks to its fleet. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company will primarily use the cranes in its rental fleet, which provides bare rentals...
by admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Contractors can enhance their jobsite accuracy, productivity, and efficiency using the latest Cat Connect technology. Cat Grade with Assist and Cat Payload are now available direct from the factory on several F Series excavator models sold in North America and other...
by admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Manufacturer News
With a 100 horsepower (75 kW) Cat® C3.4B engine, a rated load capacity of 11,021 pounds (4 999 kg), and a maximum lift height of 45.5 feet (13.88 m), the new TH514D telehandler has the power and specifications to handle demanding jobs on any construction site. The...
by admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The Grove GMK5250L has quickly become a hit with lifting companies looking to bolster their capabilities with an all-terrain crane that has the highest capacity and best load charts in its class. J. Hewitt Crane Hire is the latest company to add the 250 t (300 USt)...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Constuction & Business News
A joint venture between Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) and Qatar Petroleum will begin construction on a 200 megawatt (MW) solar project this year. Reportedly, construction of the country’s largest solar power project will begin in June 2017, scheduled to...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Harold Foote, 58, was working to put in a drain pipe on Franklin Road near Joplin Road when dirt collapsed on him, burying him up to his mid-chest, Canyon County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Marv Dashiell said Monday. Bystanders and emergency workers dug him out, but he...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Liebherr LPS series portal slewing cranes are handling machines with a small footprint and are therefore mainly used where space is at a premium. But this then makes the assembly of the machines, which weigh hundreds of tonnes, an even bigger challenge. Crane and...
