by admin | Nov 23, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Holland Malt, located in the Netherlands, is expanding. The malt house mainly produces pilsner malt. Holland Malt decided to expand their production capacity due to growing demand. For this purpose, Wagenborg positioned the first parts of the new silos on November...
by admin | Nov 23, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A steel beam plummeted four stories and killed a crane operator and another worker Tuesday at a construction site in Queens, officials said. The 6,500-pound I-beam was being hoisted into place when it came loose — possibly after a rigging rope failed — and slammed...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
The hydraulic knuckle boom crane is PALFINGER’s core product. Loading cranes help to load and unload trucks and other vehicles. Lorry cranes make an impression thanks to their operator friendliness and high level of cost efficiency. Various equipment (rope...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
More than 130 jobs have been safeguarded after administrators from EY tied up a rescue deal for three divisions of heavy machinery rental specialist Hewden, but a further 250 staff at the Greater Manchester, UK business have been made redundant. Sam Woodward and Colin...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Companies across North America are seeing the benefits of using a Grove telescoping crawler crane. For a variety of job sites, the combination of crawler maneuverability, telescoping boom versatility and 100 percent pick-and-carry function that they offer can increase...
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News
Lampson International and Bigge teamed up on Chevron’s Richmond Refinery maintenance project on the San Francisco Bay in California. Bigge lifted a new FCC reactor head onto the cyclones system with an All Terrain Crane and assembled a new FCC regenerator head...
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Crane service and rental company, Sterett Crane & Rigging of Owensboro, KY, recently completed work on a nearly impossible project for the City of Evansville, IN. Working with Bowen Engineering, a heavy civil construction company based out of Indianapolis,...
by admin | Nov 20, 2016 | Manufacturer News
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, introduced the construction-grade SK1050 mini skid steer, ideally suited for a variety of demanding landscape, hardscape and irrigation jobs. The unit improves versatility and productivity by directing more hydraulic power...
by admin | Nov 20, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News
Lajoie Bros. General Contractors used a rear mounted Boom Truck Crane to set a 60 ft. tall evergreen in Market Square Park in Augusta, Maine. “Try not to break it,” Bruce Chase, the city’s recreation director, instructed the crane operator before the tree was brought...
by admin | Nov 19, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
SkyNews headline blames Brexit for Hewden’s impending collapse. Lets look at the facts. Sun European, a private equity firm “that invests in troubled businesses” acquired Hewden for £110m in 2010. A string of bad years that included losses of £13m in...
