Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Industrial Relocation Company Takes Delivery of Liebherr Three-Axle Crane August 29, 2017 Autohaus Kreuzburg GmbH recently took delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane. Detlef Tillmann, managing director of Autohaus Kreuzburg, took delivery of the crane… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured ALE Installs Roof Sections at 2018 FIFA World Cup Stadium August 28, 2017 With the 2018 FIFA World Cup quickly approaching, the host stadium in Saransk, Russia, is taking shape. ALE performed the lifting and installation of 1,300… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Featured Crane: Tadano Mantis GTC-800 Telescopic-Boom Crawler Crane August 25, 2017 In spring 2016, Tadano Mantis Corp. introduced the 88-ton GTC‐800 telescopic-boom crawler crane to the global market. The unit is the second in its newly… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Video: Liebherr Tower Cranes Dominate on L.A.’s Oceanwide Plaza Project August 25, 2017 Los Angeles is experiencing a new Golden Age, but instead of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, this time it is a development renaissance. In… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Ritchie Bros. Sells $49 Million at Houston Auction August 25, 2017 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted its fourth Houston auction of the year this week, selling more than 3,700 trucks and equipment for more than $49 million… Read more
Crane & Lifting News Five Minutes with Hydra-Slide’s Janine Smith August 24, 2017 Although Janine Smith wasn’t always in the crane and rigging equipment industry, her background in sales and ability to communicate ideas with a variety of… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Wolff 6020 Clear Tower Crane to Replace 6015 Flat-Top Model August 24, 2017 Wolffkran has introduced a replacement model for the WOLFF 6015 clear tower crane. The new WOLFF 6020 clear flat-top tower crane has been completely overhauled… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsVideo Video: Bigge Crane and Rigging’s Tower Cranes Build Dickies Arena August 23, 2017 Bigge Crane and Rigging is on-site at the new Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The venue is scheduled to open in November 2019 and… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Liebherr Mobile Cranes Build Concrete Mixing Plant August 23, 2017 ESB Kranverleih Transport und Hebetechnik GmbH recently assembled a concrete mixing plant using Liebherr mobile cranes. The Betomix 2.5 RIM plant — with a mixer… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News DICA Makes Crane Pad Owner’s Manuals Standard August 23, 2017 DICA is now issuing model specific owner’s manuals with all FiberMax Crane Pad orders. Each manual includes inspection and usage guidelines, technical specifications, and warranty… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Terex Cranes Names Farhat Service Center as its Distributor in Lebanon August 22, 2017 Terex Cranes announces Farhat Service Center as an authorized distributor for Lebanon. The company now provides local equipment sales, service, and parts support for Demag… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Hydra-Slide Hydraulic Skidding Systems Replace Heat Exchanger Units August 22, 2017 B&G Crane Service LLC recently used a 300-ton-capacity Hydra-Slide HT300 heavy-track hydraulic skidding system and other equipment to remove and replace two heat exchanger units in… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Featured Crane: National Crane NTC55 Truck-Mounted Crane August 18, 2017 The newest addition to National Crane’s product line is the 55-ton NTC55, which Manitowoc introduced at ConExpo. Competing with conventional truck cranes, this truck-mounted unit… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Video: Liebherr Crawler Cranes on the World’s First Passenger Railway Bridge August 18, 2017 Another milestone for the bridge connecting Piccadilly and Victoria stations was achieved in February at the home of the first passenger railway bridge in the… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Capital Crane Performs Tandem Lifts on Canadian Utility Project August 18, 2017 Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy company, is currently developing the lower Churchill River to be a source of hydroelectric power for the province. Once… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Mammoet Makes Heavy Vessel Lift in Louisiana August 18, 2017 Mammoet recently completed the heaviest lift for Shintec’s new manufacturing facility in Louisiana. Mammoet was contracted to provide heavy lift and transport services. The lift… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Shuttlelift Adds Gantry Cranes to Lineup August 18, 2017 Shuttlelift has added the DB90 and DB165 double-beam, rubber-tired gantry cranes to its product line, which are designed to service the concrete and steel industries.… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsIndustry News Five Minutes with Tower Crane Operator Timothy Phillips August 18, 2017 Timothy Phillips has been interested in construction since he was a teenager, and during high school, he worked for his father’s plumbing business each summer break.… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Grove, National Boom Trucks to be Featured in Manitowoc’s ICUEE Booth August 17, 2017 At ICUEE, Manitowoc Cranes will showcase three crane for the utility market in its booth, N2021. These machines include the Grove GHC30 telescopic-boom crawler crane,… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News New Cube Tower Crane Cab from Linden Comansa August 17, 2017 Linden Comansa has introduced the new CUBE tower crane cab. With a modern design, the cab is built to enhance productivity and add comfort to… Read more