Respected journalist Tudor Van Hampton died February 4 of a brain tumor. He was 39. Van Hampton was managing editor of Engineering News-Record (ENR). In…
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Capital Safety and Industrial Training International (ITI) have created a partnership in 2017 where ITI will host select Capital Safety Fall Protection courses at the…
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US based crane rental group All Erection and CraneRental has pre-ordered 15 new Liebherr 90 tonne LRT 1090-2.1 Rough Terrain cranes. The cranes, which feature…
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The GTC-600 is the third of the new design GTC-Series telescopic boom crawler cranes which follows the concept to design and build a telescopic boom…
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Design of Link-Belt’s 75-Ton RT Crane Relied on Customer Input
February 3, 2017For every crane that Link-Belt introduces, a significant amount of customer input goes into itsdesign. Whether customers are visiting the plant to take delivery of…
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The book, which is provided free of charge from Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau (CICB) is designed to provide operators with a convenient place to…
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Tadano America has appointed Lance Rydbom as regional business manager for the east coast USA. Rydbom joins Tadano from metal fabrication company New Standard Corporation,…
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Industry News
Empire Crane Company hands over keys to a 2017 Manitex 30102C to SL Chasse Steel
February 1, 2017Empire Crane Company hands over keys to a 2017 Manitex 30102C Mounted on a Kenworth 880 truck to SL Chasse Steel of New Hampshire. Steve…
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Industry NewsRentals
United Rentals shares jump after announcing NES Rentals acquisition and earnings beat
January 27, 2017Shares of United Rentals skyrocketed 11 percent Thursday after the equipment rental company reported stronger-than-expected earnings and announced that it would buy NES Rentals. On…
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Crane & Lifting NewsUnique Crane News
Don’t Miss Out on Lift Director Certification Training at CONEXPO 2017
January 19, 2017Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau (CICB) will be holding NCCCO Lift Director Preparatory Training followed by the CCO Certification Exams at CONEXPO 2017 in Las…
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Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News
Terex Cranes to close China facility, reevaluate LC line launch
January 12, 2017Terex Cranes will close its crane manufacturing facility in Jinan, China, according to Steve Filipov, president of Terex Cranes. Filipov revealed this news in an…
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Donald Craig of Craig Services & Access Limited has received a two year prison sentence – the maximum possible – for the part he played…
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Maeda USA to debut new crane at CONEXPO 2017
January 10, 2017Maeda USA and Maeda is preparing to make a big splash at CONEXPO 2017, March 7- 11 in Las Vegas, with the introduction of its…
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Crane & Lifting News
Liebherr Duty-Cycle Crawler Uses Crane Engine to Power Vibro Hammer
January 10, 2017For construction company Dutco Balfour Beatty, a new 100-tonne capacity Liebherr HS 8100 HD duty-cycle crawler crane is saving the company time in Dubai. By…
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Crane & Lifting NewsMishaps
Mecca’s collapsed crane was operating without a licence
December 29, 2016The crane that collapsed on the Grand Mosque in Mecca in September 2015 killing 120 people was operating without a licence, Saudi Gazette reported. Giving…
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Crane & Lifting NewsUnique Crane News
Historic ‘Mexico bridges’ are back where they belong
December 29, 2016The district Het Eilandje in Antwerp, Belgium is currently being reformed from an old port area to an attractive living and recreation zone and a…
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Elliott Equipment Company’s boom truck cranes will come standard with a two-year parts and labor warranty and lifetime structural warranty, the company announced. This new…
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More than 5,000 JCB employees in the UK are celebrating news of a £400 Christmas bonus today. The pay out was confirmed by the company…
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The Lightweight Service Crane is a series of new designs from ALE for lifting in confined spaces on offshore and civils construction projects. Limited space…
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Grove combines control and lifting power
December 19, 2016German firm Autokrane Schares used its Grove GMK5250L all terrain crane in downtown Dortmund during the construction of a new building that leases storage boxes.…