Six Linden Comansa tower cranes have been put to work on a 1,071km road in Columbia. The highway, known as the ‘Route of the Sun’,…
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A burning mobile crane on the M25 has caused delays for traffic travelling from Essex into Kent. The fire broke out on the motorway just…
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Crane plunge man wins £2.7m compensation and £180k a year for life after being left a paraplegic. Iain Gillham was flung into the air when…
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The men using the lift, a 26 or 30ft UpRight SL26RT/SL30RT, had attached a wooden side mounted lateral platform extension in order to obtain some…
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Hite Crane & Rigging, Inc. readies tree for US Capital.
November 4, 2013The tree was held upright by huge cranes during the cutting process to prevent damage to limbs were it allowed to fall. It was then…
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Liebherr to Supply LTM 1220-5.2 for Crane Operator Skills Championship
November 4, 2013Competitors in the CIC Crane Operator Skills Championship next March in Las Vegas, Nev., will be operating in comfort and style. Liebherr, the official crane sponsor of the…
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A worker has died after he was struck in the head by a crane at a steel distribution facility in Sydney’s south-west. WorkCover NSW has…
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PITTSBURGH, Nov 04, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. today announced that J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will hold a meeting for Maxim…
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GALVESTON – Maxim Crane Works LP alleges Malin International Ship Repair & DryDock Inc. illegally took possession of two of its cranes, recent court documents…
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The largest crane ever built by Manitowoc has completed its largest lift yet. The Manitowoc 31000, a 2,300 t (2,535 USt) capacity crawler crane, performed…
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HERMANVILLE — A section of a giant wind turbine was damaged Wednesday here in eastern P.E.I. when one of the hooks the crane was using…
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Crane supplier Sin Heng Heavy Machinery reported net profit of S$3.8 million for its first quarter ended Sept 30, 2013, up 15.8 per cent from…
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CHINCOTEAGUE — An incongruous Chincoteague icon is back in place nearly a year after it toppled during Hurricane Sandy. Video Here The Viking, as the 23-foot-tall…
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Kansas City is getting a head start on Christmas this year setting a 100 ft tree in Crown Center. Â Haggard Hauling and Rigging handled the…
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Faulty crane killed Swedish man, 63. Â A damaged loading hook caused the fatal accident in western Sweden last week, in which a 63-year-old crane operator…
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The tower crane that dropped its jib on the cabinet office in London has now been removed. The two parts of the crumpled jib were…
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In a series of surprise inspections by the Manpower Ministry (MOM) focusing on crane safety, 61 companies were fined and two construction sites ordered to…
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LITTLE CURRENT—A 365 ton crane, which is being used on the construction of the McLean’s Mountain Wind Farm project, overturned yesterday along Green Bush Road.…
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Cranes maybe fitted with “black boxes” in Singapore
October 29, 2013Construction cranes in Singapore may have to be fitted with “black boxes” as a safety requirement. Known as data loggers, the devices can record the…
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The overnight storm has continued to cause disruption around the country, with deputy prime minister Nick Clegg the latest victim of the bad conditions after…