Cranes are powerful machines, capable of impressive feats that define the skylines of our cities and enable entire industries to function. Unfortunately, mistakes and negligence…

We look at various approaches to training and certification adopted by equipment manufacturers and service companies. Christian Shelton reports Variations in regulations and standards around…

Six Potain tower cranes are helping construct a unique development in Serbia’s capital city, Belgrade. The development, named Belgrade Waterfront, is the first of its kind…

The 85/385 Gateway Project in Greenville, South Carolina is expected to be “a premiere engineering achievement resulting in a signature infrastructure project that will make…

Texas Central, developers of the high-speed train between North Texas and Houston, announced an agreement today with Bechtel to work together on project management services.…

May 2, 2018 (Guthrie Center, Iowa) Kerry Koberg, Strategic Accounts Manager for DICA, was recently named to serve on the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s…

Hydraulic lifting, loading and handling solutions equipment manufacturer Palfinger has expanded its range of operator assistance equipment with two new systems: Mext and Weigh. The…

Three men were severely injured this morning near Nantes, France, when the crane they were working with came into contact with high voltage overhead power…

A telehandler tipped forward onto a roof of a medical centre in Fruitville, near Sarasota, Florida on Saturday. The telehandler was lifting roofing materials when…

Genie has appointed Skylift as its aerial lift distributor for northern and eastern Austria. Headquartered in Wolfsbach, between Vienna and Linz, Skylift is a sister…

Manitowoc has appointed Mark Hooper as vice president, sales – North America distribution management for Grove telescopic cranes. In his new role he will be…

Crane Industry Services, LLC (CIS) has relocated to a new larger facility that offers broader skills assessment and training programs to meet current business demands.…

The luffing jib of a tower crane blew over the back when it failed to weathervane properly in strong winds in Mississauga, Canada yesterday. The…

US based rental company Maxim Crane Works has ordered 48 Potain top-slewing tower cranes, which are due to start arriving at its facility in Newport,…

Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. Announces the Addition of 25 New Potain MDT219 J10 Tower Cranes to its National Crane Fleet Developers and contractors that…

Rental company City Lifting supplies a Linden Comansa tower crane model 21LC750 with maximum load capacity of 50 tonnes for the construction of a hotel…

Austrian aerial lift and telehandler rental company Maltech Arbeitsbühnen has taken delivery of 219 new aerial lifts and fork trucks. The new order includes the…

Liebherr is investing $45 million in the expansion of its Newport News facility in Virginia, USA. The company opened the greenfield manufacturing and operational facility…

CORRECTION: The text below previously contained an error, which has now been corrected. Alta Equipment did not acquire McAllister Equipment, purchase any of McAllister’s assets…

Jekko has started shipping the second generation version of its six tonne SPK60.2 mini crawler crane. The first units have already shipped to customers in…