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Fleet of Manitowoc Cranes Help Lift the Haze in Alabama’s Skies →

The lifting power of several generations of equipment from Manitowoc Crane Group is being put to the test during a multi-billion dollar project to clean Alabama’s air. Alabama Power, the utility company that provides service to more than 1.3 million customers in the southern two-thirds of the state, has been installing selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology at the James H. Miller power station in West Jefferson, located approximately 20 mi. Click for more...

$220M Maumee River Bridge Marks Largest Investment in State History →

A major bridge project in Ohio is currently about 75 percent complete, according to Joe Rutherford of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) District Two Office of Public Information. The $220 million project crosses the Maumee River in Toledo. Work began in March of 2002, and the completion date is currently set for Fall 2006. Rutherford explained that the project involves building a new precast, segmental concrete cable-stayed bridge on Interstate 280 over the Maumee River. Click for more...

Vantage Establishes Sweeping Sales, Service Improvements →

It’s been said that first impressions are the ones that last. The people of Vantage Equipment in Upstate New York believe this and have been working hard to ensure that contractors in Upstate New York have both a good and lasting impression of their young company. Back in October 2004, Construction Equipment Guide reported that Vantage Equipment LLC purchased the Upstate New York operations of LB Smith. Click for more...

Crews Begin Replacing Troup-Howell Span →

The Western Gateway Project in Rochester, upstate New York, is an ambitious $85-million effort to rebuild Route I-490 from a western suburban stretch of the Erie Canal to the Genesee River in downtown Rochester. During the job, bridges over the highway will be rebuilt, noise barriers constructed, vehicle monitoring and traffic condition announcement equipment installed and landscaping improved. The project has reached the stage of replacing the approximately 50-year-old eight-span Troup-Howell Bridge, which crosses the Genesee River in the city with a three-member steel arch structure. Click for more...

Crane Specialists Delivers North America’s First Effer Model 1780 →

Crane Specialists Inc., of Manheim, PA, recently delivered the largest and longest knuckleboom crane in North America - an Effer 1750 8s + 4s - to Weaver Precast Inc. Based in Ephrata, PA, Weaver Precast manufactures, delivers and installs Precast basement walls primarily for residential use and is the nation’s largest and oldest Superior Walls dealer. The company was in the market for a new crane because it wanted to decrease its need for outside crane contractors for which it was spending approximately $1.5 million, annually. Click for more...

Cleveland Brothers Acquires Camp Hill, PA’s Echo Hydraulics →

Cleveland Brothers, headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, has announced the acquisition of the assets of Echo Hydraulics in Camp Hill, PA. This addition elevates the company’s hydraulic and machining capabilities to a level that establishes Cleveland Brothers as a premier hydraulic and machining vendor in the Northeast. These hydraulic and machining components will satisfy many industrial and equipment customers’ requirements. Click for more...

Granite Halmar Fast Tracks Complex Port Piling Job →

To increase the capacity of the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, NY, Granite Halmar Construction Co. Inc. is practically writing a book on marine foundation construction — with a couple of brand-new chapters. Deploying a selective mix of standard and specialized equipment, Granite Halmar, Mount Vernon, NY, a subsidiary of Granite Construction Incorporated, Watsonville, CA, is expanding and rehabilitating the terminal for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and its tenant, New York Container Terminal Inc. Click for more...

’The Packman,’ TopCats Star at Charlotte Expo →

With only 21 days left until the "Greatest Show in Dirt" arrives in Charlotte, NC, Construction Equipment Guide is proud to announce two more special guests for the Charlotte Construction Expo on Dec. 1 and 2: Mark Packer, host of the WFNZ radio show, "Primetime with the Packman," the No. 1 rated sports talk show in Charlotte; and Panthers TopCats Jennifer and Lisa. On day one of the show, the TopCats will be on hand at the Expo Center to cheer you on as you make your way down the aisles visiting the more than 100 exhibitors already signed up to showcase their wares. Click for more...

B&W Equipment Joins Terex Crane Team in Indiana →

B & W Equipment Company, based in Fort Wayne, IN, has been appointed the Terex American Crane Dealer in the Midwest. According to B & W Equipment Company President & CEO Eugene A. Block, the company has sold more than 1,100 cranes since it was established in 1960. Along with selling new and used cranes, B & W Equipment specializes in rebuilding 25- to 150-ton cranes and dismantling cranes for used parts and booms. Click for more...

Southeastern Crane Changes Name to Ring Power Crane →

To capitalize on parent company name recognition, Southeastern Crane has changed its name to Ring Power Crane effective immediately. The change ensures that Ring Power Crane will be easily identified with Ring Power Corp.'s reputation in the heavy equipment industry as a supplier of premier machinery and excellent customer service. "Changing our name to Ring Power Crane not only umbrellas our company under the Ring Power identity in the marketplace, but also implies Ring Power's solid reputation for reliability and quality," said Dallas Johnson, vice president and general manager of Ring Power Crane. Click for more...

AmQuip Corporation Makes Offer for Maxim Crane Works Assets →

Albert C. Bove, president of Anthony Crane Rental LP dba Maxim Crane Works, which is operating under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, together with AmQuip Corporation, “The Crane People,” filed a motion to allow them to file a competing plan of reorganization. The proposed Bove/ AmQuip Plan contemplates a sale of substantially all of Maxim Crane Works’ assets to AmQuip Corporation. Click for more...

Memorial Bridge Soars High Above Clearwater Harbor →

Despite numerous challenges that have recently included hurricanes, a $48-million bridge project near Clearwater, FL, is steadily moving toward its December 2005 completion date under the direction of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). According to FDOT’s Bruce Trott, the job contract calls for twin cast-in-place segmental bridges on S.R. 60, spanning the Clearwater Harbor between the city of Clearwater and Clearwater Beach. Click for more...

Four Bears Steadily Crosses Sakakawea in ND →

A unique project with roots stretching back to the late 1920s is steadily working its way across Lake Sakakawea near New Town, ND. Located in the heart of the Fort Berthold Reservation, the Four Bears Bridge on Highway 23 serves as a critical connection between the two sides of the state. A bridge replacement is currently underway, sponsored by the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation. Click for more...

Action Crane’s Business Jump-Started With Equipment From Empire Crane →

If Jerry Moshier, salesman for a roofing company, went to a fortuneteller and was told that he would become the owner of a crane rental business, he probably would scoff at the prediction. However, that’s exactly what happened. Today, Moshier is out of the roofing business and is the owner of Action Crane Inc., in Brewertown, NY. In the early to mid 1980s Moshier worked for a roofing company and his venture into the crane business came about in an unusual way. Click for more...

All Erection & Crane Names Gleckler GM →

All Erection & Crane Rental has named Gary Gleckler as the new general manager at the All Crane Rental Corporation facility located in Columbus, OH. Although Gleckler was just recently hired by the company, he is no stranger to All Erection & Crane Rental. Over his 32 years in construction equipment sales, Gleckler has built a long and respected relationship with All Erection & Crane, having sold cranes and other equipment to the company. Click for more...

Woods CRW Moves Into Spacious New Facility Near Syracuse →

Woods CRW, headquartered in Williston, VT, well known in the northeast for its sales and service of cranes, has opened a new facility in Central Square, NY. The new branch, which covers 9,000 sq. ft. with four service bays, is located at 751 County Route 37, a few miles north of Syracuse just off Route 81. From here, Woods CRW will provide parts, service and sales for Link-Belt, Terex, National and Shuttlelift cranes to all of upstate New York. Click for more...

Kraft Continues to Revitalize Sarasota With High-Rises →

Kraft Construction Company Inc. has been awarded contracts to build two of downtown Sarasota, FL’s, largest projects: Plaza at Five Points and One Hundred Central/Whole Foods Market Centre. Both projects are mixed-use developments that will include condominiums, retail and office space. Kraft is sharing cranes between the two projects because of the logistics and constraints of the job sites. Click for more...

Blackford Joins ALL Crane’s Aerial Equipment Division →

ALL Crane Rental of Georgia Inc., based in Austell, GA, recently announced the addition of Brian Blackford to the company’s sales staff. ALL Crane added Blackford to ALL Aerials, a division of ALL Crane Rental of Georgia Inc. He will be based in Austell. Blackford’s initial responsibility will be to grow the company’s aerial equipment sales and rentals in the Atlanta metro area. “ALL Crane has traditionally been known as a crane rental, sales and service company and has established a very solid reputation in the industry,” Blackford said. Click for more...

Crews Rebuild Spires One Block at a Time →

If Hercules were alive today, there is no doubt that the Chapel Towers project at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME, would be one of his 12 labors. What on the surface may look like just another rebuild project is nothing of the sort. The careful dismantling, numbering, cataloging and meticulously rebuilding of the 150-year-old Bowdoin Chapel towers are being done — heavy-granite block by heavy-granite block. Click for more...

Duneland Sand Raises Pit Production With Roland, Komatsu →

Duneland Sand Inc. in Valparaiso, IN, recently purchased two Komatsu WA500-3 wheel loaders from Roland Machinery’s Portage, IN, location to help increase production at its plant. “[They] have dramatically cut our time on loading trucks, going from two and a half buckets with our old machine,” said Josh Lambert, manager of Duneland Sand Inc. “We purchased the WA500s and they cut a minute-and-a-half off our time. Click for more...

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