Ritchie Bros. has announced it is now accepting consignments for its five-day auction next February in Orlando, Fla. The February 2018 Orlando auction is one…
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Registration is now open for LiftEx 2017, the U.K.’s only exhibition and conference dedicated to overhead lifting and working at height. The event takes place…
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Crane & Lifting News
Lifting Gear Hire Buys Scotland-Based Rental Division of JD Neuhaus
September 19, 2017Lifting Gear Hire has acquired JD Neuhaus’s Aberdeen, Scotland-based rental division. JD Neuhaus, a manufacturer of hoists and crane systems for extreme environments, will retain…
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Crane & Lifting News
Maxim Develops Custom Lift Frame for Manitowoc 18000 Crawler on Power Plant Job
September 19, 2017Maxim Crane Works L.P. was contracted to provide lifting services for a mechanical contractor at a New Jersey power plant. Maxim’s scope was to lift…
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Miami Tower Cranes: Could They Have Been Saved from Damage?
September 15, 2017In the wake of Hurricane Irma, three Miami tower cranes were damaged on separate high-rise projects. Their damage has raised a number of questions, including…
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Crane & Lifting NewsFive Minutes
Commentary: A Change in Seasons for the Crane Industry and Equipment Rental
September 15, 2017Crane rental organizations are under a lot of pressure in 2017 to provide top-of-the-line equipment that is safe and can do the job. A number…
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LUBE-A-BOOM has added LUBE-A-SHINE, a waterless wash and wax product, to its lineup. Made with a carnauba wax base made from Brazilian palm leaves, LUBE-A-SHINE…
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Featured Crane: Link-Belt 75RT Rough-Terrain Crane
September 15, 2017At ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017, Link-Belt Cranes publicly introduced the second product in the next-generation rough-terrain crane series, the 75-ton 75RT. Although the crane includes many of the…
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Over the last few months, Magni Telescopic Handlers has named new dealers in the United States. Most recently, ALTA Equipment Company was named as the…
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Meet the Crane Network Team at the SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop
September 14, 2017Next week, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association will hold its Crane & Rigging Workshop in Kansas City, Mo. The annual event, which takes place…
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ITI, Broderson Manufacturing to Host Technology-Focused Webinar
September 14, 2017Next Tuesday, ITI and Broderson Manufacturing will host a roundtable meeting for the new group, LITES – Leadership in Industrial Technology, Education & Safety. To…
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The Manitowoc Co. announced it plans to undertake a reverse stock split of Manitowoc’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-4 and a reduction in…
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Video: Mammoet, IDOT Use Steel to Move Heavy Load Across Bridge Deck
September 14, 2017In July, Mammoet transported an oversized acid settler tank and base ring weighing nearly 900,000 pounds from Tulsa, Okla., to Robinson, Ill. The tank came…
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Liebherr USA Co. Opens Crane, Foundation Equipment Branch in California
September 13, 2017This week, Liebherr USA Co. opened a new facility in Lodi, Calif. Two divisions are operating out of the branch: Mobile and Crawler Cranes and…
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J+B Küpers GmbH Receives Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 All-Terrain Crane
September 13, 2017J+B Küpers GmbH, Osterwald, Germany, took delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 five-axle all-terrain crane earlier this month. The crane replaces a crane in…
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Ritchie Bros. conducted its fourth Edmonton auction of the year last week and sold more than 6,600 equipment items and trucks for CA$75+ million (US$62+ million) over…
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Crane & Lifting News
Lifting Gear Hire Supplies 16 Straightpoint Load Cells to Weigh Cranes
September 12, 2017Last month, Lifting Gear Hire provided 16 Straightpoint wireless compression load cells to weigh 10 ship-to-shore cranes that were raised 10 meters at the Port…
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Danese Autogru of Italy Adds Demag AC 220-5 All Terrain Crane
September 11, 2017Crane rental specialists Danese Autogru SRL has added a 220-tonne Demag AC 220-5 all-terrain crane to its fleet in Montanara, Italy. “We currently own a…
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Phoenix Crane Rental will be holding its Third Annual Crane Rodeo on Sun., Nov. 5, to raise money for the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast…
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Linden Comansa America Adds to Northwest Rental Division Team
September 8, 2017Linden Comansa America announces Travis Felchlin has joined the company. He is responsible for the sales and rentals of Linden Comansa tower and luffing-jib cranes…
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