by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Historically, horsepower has been a key parameter for customers as they spec telehandlers for the rental applications. Customers generally felt that “more is better” when evaluating telehandlers, and since it was relatively inexpensive to add power, manufacturers...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Watch a fantastic time lapse video of United Rentals and Sunbelt Rentals supplied articulating aerial platforms and scissor lifts working on a 30,000 sq. ft. worship and assembly space. MEC, JLG, and Genie lifts spotted and a Hiab loader crane makes an appearance....
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Manufacturer News
Mangi announced the grand opening of a new facility in Miami, Florida. Magni Telescopic Handlers, founded by Mr. Riccardo Magni, who personally has over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing of rotating and heavy duty vehicles, decided to inaugurate the new...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Manitex International Inc. (MNTX) on Wednesday reported a third-quarter loss of $20.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Bridgeview, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of $1.27. Earnings, adjusted to...
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
Erickson (f/k/a Erickson Air-Crane) and six affiliated Debtors filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, lead case number 16-34393. The Company, which provides aviation services to commercial and governmental...
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
The UK’s largest bridge project battles fierce weather conditions. Observant commuters on Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge may this month notice a third deck closure taking place on the main balanced-cantilever spans of the new Queensferry Crossing just upriver. And, as...
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Third Terex Gottwald Model 7 mobile harbour crane since 2014 will be put in operation in Livorno. Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has again strengthened its business relations with a leading Italian terminal operator. Lorenzini & C. S.r.l. (Lorenzini) will put another...
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
A $27m supersized cargo crane was damaged ahead of its official commissioning ceremony at the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, according to the city’s Post and Courier newspaper. The crane is one of two post-panamax ship-to-shore cranes built in China, that the...
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Staffordshire, UK digger maker JCB has scooped up a £35 million order for 1,200 of its machines, bought by the UK’s biggest plant hire firm. The contract from A-Plant – which bought 1,500 JCB machines worth £50 million last year – will mean a busy time for the...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Jouko Makkonen, who is living in Eastern Finland, in Savonranta, is now using his fifth KESLA tractor loader – and to be specific a grapple loader – which he finds as an unbeatable solution for farms. The newest loader was purchased in 2015 as the previous KESLA...
