Crane & Lifting NewsIndustry News IUOE Gains Access to ITI’s VR Crane Simulator Library October 18, 2017 The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) and Industrial Training International (ITI) have finalized a purchase agreement that allows all IUOE member training centers and… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News DICA Cavity Pad Plus Prevents Outrigger Foot from Slipping October 18, 2017 DICA has introduced the Cavity Pad Plus outrigger pads, which joins the company’s SafetyTech outrigger pad product line designed for mobile cranes, digger derricks, hi-lift aerials,… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Raimondi Tower Cranes Erected on the Australian Waterfront October 18, 2017 Raimondi distributor Strictly Cranes Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia, has sold three new Raimondi tower cranes to residential builder-developer Piety THP. The two 10-tonne… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsIndustry News CMAA to Hold One-Day Safety Conference at Modex 2018 October 18, 2017 The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), an independent trade association affiliated with the Material Handling Industry (MHI), will host a one-day overhead crane safety-themed… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Link-Belt TCC-1400 Lifts Caisson Pipes on Wrigleyville Foundation Job October 18, 2017 In Chicago, Kelly Tractor’s 140-ton Link-Belt TCC-1400 worked through cold temperatures to complete foundation work for CASE Foundation Co. The $150 million residential, parking, and… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedVideo Video: Tadano Mantis GTC-1200 Deployed for Bridge Work October 16, 2017 Empire Crane Co. recently sold a 2017 Tadano Mantis GTC-1200 telescopic boom crawler crane to ACK Marine & General Contracting LLC. The company is located… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Tree Service Company Adds Competitive Edge with Elliott 30105R Boom Truck October 16, 2017 Terry Hughes Tree Service, Omaha, Neb., was looking for a crane that would make tree removal faster and easier. A key issue for cutting down and… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Long-Time Mantis Cranes Employee Passes Away October 16, 2017 Long-time Tadano Mantis employee John Cliff passed away on Oct. 12, 2017, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. John was a sales leader with SpanDeck… Read more
Crane & Lifting News Five Minutes with Ron Sims, Vice President of Jensen Crane Services October 13, 2017 Throughout the Midwest, hundreds of wind turbines are being erected and upgraded to expand their service life and produce more power. In this Five Minute… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Featured Crane: Liftra LT1000 Self-Hoisting Crane October 13, 2017 When a wind turbine needs a major component change, the Liftra LT1000 self-hoisting crane eliminates the need for a large mobile crane for the maintenance… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Manitowoc MLC650 Provides Heavy Lifting for Tunnel Boring Machine Assembly October 13, 2017 In Australia, the Forrestfield-Airport Link’s new subway system will connect downtown Perth with the city’s airport. Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift provided the lifting… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Canada’s Busiest Bridge Replaced with Help from Linden Comansa 21LC550 October 12, 2017 The Champlain Bridge is one of Montreal’s main connections through the city and Canada’s busiest bridge. About 136,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day. Due… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Link-Belt Telecrawlers Lift Pipes at NY Power Facility October 12, 2017 In the Lower Hudson Valley about 65 miles northwest of New York City, a joint venture with Skanska, Burns & McDonnell, and ECCO Enterprises is… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Western Pacific Joins Manitex-PM Dealer Network October 12, 2017 Manitex International announces that Western Pacific Crane & Equipment is now a dealer for Manitex-PM knuckleboom cranes in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and British… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News CM Labs Adds Portable Vortex Edge to Simulator Line October 12, 2017 CM Labs Simulations has rolled out a new addition to its construction equipment simulator product line, the Vortex Edge. This laptop simulator allows trainers to deploy… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsIndustry News How Crane Network’s Preferred Financing Partner Makes Affording a Crane Easier October 11, 2017 Affording the crane you need doesn’t have to involve a complicated bank loan or draining your liquidity. With Beacon Funding, a leader in crane financing,… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Sarens Uses Barge Crane to Replace Railway Bridge in Belgium October 11, 2017 In late August, Sarens worked with client Franki to replace an old railway bridge in Belgium using a lattice-boom crane and the twin barge Karel-Victor.… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Tadano Expands Coastline Equipment’s Crane Division Territory October 11, 2017 Tadano America has expanded Coastline Equipment’s Crane Division territory to include Nevada and Idaho. The California-based distributor and a division of Bragg Companies has provided… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Liebherr Tower Cranes Handle Steel on the Austria Campus October 10, 2017 In the second municipal district of Vienna – the Austria Campus, a 303,000-square-meter urban development project is taking place. Developer Signa Holding will complete the… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Five Minutes with Demag-Brand Product Directors October 6, 2017 Last year, Terex reintroduced the Demag brand for its all-terrain cranes and crawler cranes over 440 tons. In this Five Minute interview, Demag product directors… Read more