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Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. Acquires Stedt Hydraulic Crane Corporation →

Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT) has announced that it has purchased the assets of Stedt Hydraulic Crane Corporation (Stetco) of Westborough, MA. Stetco is a 50-year-old firm that has developed a line of catch basin cleaning products marketed under the "Stetco" registered trade name. By the 1970s, the Stetco brand was sold successfully throughout the northeastern United States. At that time, the company also began building its distribution business to include a full line of complementary hydraulic truck equipment. "The Stetco product line is well-regarded and ruggedly built. Click for more...

Gail Guthrie Takes on Sales, Marketing at All Crane Rental →

Gail Guthrie has recently joined All Crane Rental of Georgia as the marketing and sales coordinator. In this position, she will handle all advertising, sales, trade/convention shows and promotional needs for the Atlanta offices. She also will be working with the city, county and state municipalities to promote All Crane’s new line of Elliot boom trucks and Cormack & Fossy material handling trucks. Guthrie started her career in the equipment industry in 1984 with a small international company, ICM, in Atlanta. Click for more...

Ransome Furnishes Turnkey Package for Fast-Track Shopping Center Job in DE →

In just six months, McWhorter and Co. Inc., Anniston, AL, is transforming 28 acres (11.3 ha) in Middletown, DE, from a cornfield into a shopping center called Middletown Commons. General contractor McWhorter and its subcontractors, who operate nationwide, specialize in fast-track construction of small shopping centers such as Middletown Commons. However, except for the site grading and utility contractor, Corrado American Inc. Click for more...

Falling Crane Kills 5, Injures 91 in Chinese School →

A huge construction crane toppled onto a school building in western China, killing five people and injuring more than 90 students as it sliced through the structure, officials and state media said. "Four students aged under 12 and the operator of the crane were killed," said a city official of Tianshui city in the western province of Gansu. Nineteen students from the Tianshui school remained in hospital, including three in critical condition, he added. According to the Lanzhou Morning News, some 91 students were injured in the accident, which occurred Monday while children were attending their afternoon lessons. The crane was in use at a nearby construction site when it toppled over onto the school building and "tore through the three-storey building from roof to bottom," the newspaper said. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but the official said a mechanical fault in the crane might be to blame. Click for more...

Crane & Machinery Joins Sennebogen →

Sennebogen North America announced the selection of Crane & Machinery Inc. as its distributor representative for Illinois and Ohio. Based in Bridgeview, IL, Crane & Machinery was established in 1977. Today, the company is focused on cranes, lifting, bulk and material handling equipment. The company employs 50 people, including 25 factory-trained service technicians. Crane & Machinery also recently announced the delivery of two new Sennebogen 870M material handlers with an operating weight of 145,500 lbs. Click for more...

Rochester Awaits New $63.9M Bascule Bridge Over Genesee →

A few years ago, a single lane bridge in upstate New York was replaced. It was affectionately known to local residents as the Thunder Bridge, from the loud banging that ensued when cars drove over its loose timber decking. “Shortly after the new bridge went in I had a call from the adjacent neighbor, right on top of the bridge, complaining that he could not sleep at night any more,” recalled Bo Mansouri of Monroe County Department of Transportation (DOT) in New York state. Click for more...

Lehigh River Span Marks Route 33 Extension in PA →

Completion of the Route 33 Extension in Lehigh Valley, PA, will provide a vital link between Interstate 78 and Route 22. It also will provide much needed local access to an east-west alternative for area motorists and connect I-78 with I-80 to the north. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) mentioned that work on all three sections of this important project is progressing smoothly. Click for more...

Crews Raise Crane for Oklahoma State Capitol Dome Construction →

At the job site about 100 ft. (30.4 m) in the air, workers are pounding at the walls of a small, concrete-ringed room. Tucked in the top floor of Oklahoma’s state capitol, they’re demolishing the solid concrete saucer dome that stood here only a few months ago. The Oklahoma state capitol, originally completed in 1917, was designed to have a dome similar to the one in Washington, D.C. But when construction began, the state realized it simply didn’t have the money to complete the dome, and a low concrete saucer was built instead. Click for more...

Millions of Pounds of Concrete Barge Up the Monongahela River →

History was made in Pennsylvania on July 26 as people gathered along the Ohio and Monongahela (Mon) rivers to see for themselves that concrete really could float. The spectacle was definitely something to see as 22 million lbs. (9.9 million kg) of reinforced concrete slowly made a 27.5-mi. (44 km) journey up the river. The football-field sized chunk was one of the segments of a new navigation dam under construction near Braddock, PA. Click for more...

Crews Assist Rescuers in Massive WTC Search →

When I first saw the towers of the World Trade Center collapse in smoke and flame, I was somehow emotionally detached, as if I were covering a story rather than feeling the tragedy of people dying. Then the phone rang. My brother John. “Johanna worked on the 93rd floor of the first tower which was hit. She usually got to work early. I’m afraid we’ve lost her.” Johanna was my beautiful, always smiling and happy, auburn-haired niece, 25. Click for more...

Crane & Machinery Keeps New Cranes Rolling ’Off Shelf’ →

Despite market conditions, Crane & Machinery Inc. is increasing its new equipment orders. The company attributes this to its commitment to product support and long-time customers. Three companies have recently placed orders for machines, with two buying multiple units. wThe W.L. Hailey Company, located in Nashville, TN, purchased an 80- and a 210 ton (72 and 189 t) American crawler crane to add to its existing fleet of American cranes. Click for more...

ALDOT, Scott Bridge Traverse ’Bama River With $9.8M Span →

Before there was Interstate 65 s1icing southward through the heart of Alabama, there was U.S. 31. It cuts all the way from Tennessee on the north to Mobile Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. To make the trip, highway travelers must cross the Alabama River between Prattville and Montgomery. The old turn-span bridge that served the highway for so long now has been replaced. Scott Bridge Company Inc. recently completed a $9.8-million replacement span that will serve southbound U.S. Click for more...

Route 9 Bridge Workers Near Home Stretch With Year to Go →

Under a new modified design/build approach, the State of New Jersey and its contractor are way ahead of schedule on a $58-million bridge construction project in the center of the state. George A. Harms Construction Co., Howell, NJ, is erecting the four-lane Route 9 structure over the Raritan River between Woodbridge and Sayreville. With the project at the two-thirds point on its three-year schedule, it is more than three-quarters finished. Click for more...

Contractors ’Shoulder’ Georgia Interstate-16 Widening Project →

Rogers Bridge Company Inc. and Mitchell Construction Co. Inc. of Atlanta, GA, have teamed up to complete a $27.9-million bridge and shoulder widening project along Interstate 16 in Laurens and Treutlen counties. Reeves Construction of East Dublin, GA, also plays a key role in the effort as the project’s paving contractor. Other key figures in the project include Heath & Lineback, which serves as the consulting engineering firm to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Click for more...

Dawson Spans Black Warrior River With $13M Bridge Job →

The R. R. Dawson Bridge Company is the prime contractor on construction of a bridge across the Tuscaloosa River, bypassing the city of Tuscaloosa, AL, and has just been awarded a joint venture contract with RaCon Inc. to construct the rest of the bridge. “We actually started the job in June of 2000,” said Bob Dawson, company owner. “We’re close to 50 percent done. The bridge will be 133 ft. Click for more...

Contractors Pump Up Capability of Atlanta Waste Facility →

The city of Atlanta, GA, is taking a proactive approach in keeping its sewage system and pumping stations in the best working condition possible. In a recently completed job, a sewage pumping station rehab project at Utoy Waste Treatment Facility, was done by Archer Western of Atlanta, GA, and the subcontractor Gould & Associates-NES Pumping Systems, also of Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX. “We’re putting in the new valves where the flow comes in on four different pumps, that are 30 in.,” explained Larry Appling of Archer Western. The project required that the pump station be shut down during the rehab which required a bypass route for the sewage. Gould & Associates subcontracted a 50-million gallon per day (mgd) bypass on this pump station. The job was set up with seven pumps. Click for more...

Atlantic Coast Cranes Pops Cork on 10-Year Anniversary →

Atlantic Coast Cranes and Machinery Inc. (ACC) is approaching its 10-year anniversary with a new corporate headquarters in Virginia and an expansion into North and South Carolina. ACC is a full-service Terex American Crane dealer, handling sales and rentals of new and used cranes as well as parts and service. ACC also services its import/export crane parts and sales business from its Virginia headquarters. Click for more...

Earthmovers Combines Philosophies From At Home, Abroad →

Earthmovers Equipment Sales and Leasing is a local distributor in Charlotte, NC, with a worldwide perspective. This spring, the company will move to its new headquarters on I-485 in Charlotte, but the company’s existence is rooted in the emergence of the global market for heavy equipment. This global perspective is nowhere more evident than in the 44-year-old company founder and president, Rick Stidham. Click for more...

New Holland Appoints Tracey Road Equipment New Dealer →

Tracey Road Equipment, based in East Syracuse, NY, has been appointed the New Holland Construction Equipment distributor for central New York. The company will carry the full line of New Holland equipment throughout its locations in East Syracuse, Watertown and Binghamton. The New Holland line includes mini, crawler and wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, motor graders, telehandlers, backhoes, utility tractors and skid steers. Click for more...

Manitowoc Issues Binding Offer to Acquire Potain Cranes →

The Manitowoc Company Inc. has issued a binding offer to acquire the Potain cranes subsidiary of Groupe Legris Industries SA. The offer is contingent upon certain events, which include governmental and regulatory approval, as well as final acceptance of the offer by the seller. Headquartered in Lyon, France, Potain is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of tower cranes for the building and construction industry. Click for more...

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