by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
Seattle is — for the moment, at least — the tower crane capital of America. As the city transforms with taller and taller buildings, Seattle this summer had 58 construction cranes reshaping the skyline — more than any other city in the country, according to recent...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Longstanding family-run business F Icaza has been appointed Terex Trucks’ official dealer in Panama. Family-owned equipment supplier F Icaza has been appointed the official Terex Trucks parts, sales, service and maintenance provider of articulated and rigid haulers in...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Offshore News
SAL Heavy Lift has won a contract from the Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord to deliver cargo for the foundation and supports of the Walney offshore wind project being developed in the Irish Sea. The carrier’s heavy-lift vessel Svenja has been chartered for...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Manufacturer News
To increase productivity Risa AS has selected a Terex Trucks TR70 to haul blasted rock in south Stavanger, Norway. From the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, the Vikings to the Oil boom, Norway has a rich and prosperous history. In 1905, after the dissolution of unions with...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Mr Mundell was joined by Airdrie and Shotts MP Neil Gray, UK Export Finance senior export advisor Jon Boyce and Scottish Enterprise representatives Mick McHugh and Cameron Ritchie. Terex Trucks, a division of Volvo Construction Equipment, has been operating in the...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
When it is completed the airport will almost double its overall capacity to 30 million passengers per year. The project is being constructed using 23 Liebherr EC-B series tower cranes – eight 250 EC-B 12 Litronic cranes, six 150 EC-B 8 models and nine 110 EC-B 6...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Cranes, lots of them, dominate the skyline above the “Star Wars” land construction zone at Disneyland. On site we spotted Mr. Crane Rough Terrains, a Bigge Crane and Rigging Lattice Boom Truck Crane, an Inquipco Rough Terrain Crane and a Crane Rental...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Manitowoc Co. said Thursday that orders and backlog fell during the latest quarter as the crane-maker’s losses accelerated, leading to further cost-cutting measures including layoffs. Shares of the company slipped 8.6% to $4.35 after hours. The company added...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Manufacturer News
Doosan introduces the new DX225LL-5 log loader, replacing the Tier 3-compliant DX225LL model. The DX225LL-5 features a Tier 4 non-DPF Doosan engine, and a variety of performance, uptime protection, operator comfort and visibility enhancements. Built for peak...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
Near Grand Central Stadium you will notice the NYC Skyline progressively shrinking. One Vanderbilt, the goliath new office tower at Vanderbilt Ave between 42nd and 43rd Sts, began demolishing an entire city block one year ago to clear room for construction. Until the...