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Tadano Names RTL as Its Authorized Distributor in Minn. →

Tadano America Corporation has named RTL Equipment Inc. as an authorized distributor of Tadano rough-terrain, all-terrain and telescopic boom crawler cranes in Minnesota. This includes all-terrain cranes formerly under the Demag brand and telescopic boom crawlers formerly under the Mantis brand. Since 2015, RTL Equipment has been an authorized distributor of Tadano cranes in Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Click for more...

Bay Crane Acquires Capital City, Extends Its Midwest Reach →

The Bay Crane Companies Inc., a provider of specialty crane and rigging equipment services in the northeastern United States, announced the acquisition of Capital City Group Inc. The transaction results in Bay Crane ranking in the top 10 largest crane service companies in North America and operating from 15 full-service locations. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Capital City is one of the leading crane and rigging companies in the Midwest. Click for more...

First Veterans in VICTOR Program Announced →

The first recipients of the VICTOR program were announced recently by the NCCCO Foundation and Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC). The Veteran In Crane Training Outstanding Recognition (or V.I.C.T.O.R.) award is presented to the top-performing veteran in each HEC training class for NCCCO mobile crane operator certification. HEC runs training classes for veterans both at Fort Irwin Army Base in California and at Joint Base Lewis-McChord location in Washington State. Click for more...

Crane From ALL Removes Damaged Masts From WWII Battleship →

North Carolina has a rich naval tradition. In fact, the very name tar heel — a nickname for a North Carolina native — comes from early workers in the naval industry who got sticky feet from working with distilled turpentine from the sap of pine trees and burned pine boughs to produce tar and pitch. The naval tradition continued with the Battleship North Carolina, one of the most famous war ships from the World War II era. Click for more...

Central Contractors Moves to New HQ →

Central Contractors Service, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has completed the move of its total operations to a new headquarters located on 13 acres in Alsip, Ill. The midwest crane dealer began the process in 2019, with the purchase of property adjacent to a 4-acre satellite location. At the time, the company's operations were spread over three separate properties. The new, expanded headquarters includes a centralized logistics hub and operations department; a 6-acre storage yard; and modern offices and maintenance facilities. Click for more...

Bay Crane Acquires Gatwood Crane as Part of Expansion →

The Bay Crane Companies Inc. , the largest provider of specialty crane and rigging equipment services in the northeastern United States, announced it has acquired Gatwood Crane Rental Service Inc. "Ed and his family have built a very successful business with a great reputation," said Kenneth Bernardo, CEO of Bay Crane. "We see Gatwood Crane as the foundation upon which we will build a leading Chicago-land crane service company. Click for more...

Mammoet Assists Construction of Iconic UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 →

Dubai Expo 2020, currently hosted in the United Arab Emirates, is a six-month event showcasing architecture, global culture and innovation that will bring together participants from 192 countries and six continents. The theme of the Dubai Expo is "Connecting Minds and Creating the Future" through sustainability, mobility and opportunity. The Expo includes some of the most innovative ideas in architecture and design today — among them UAE Pavilion, one of the Expo's greatest icons; having both national and global significance. Click for more...

Pennsylvania Contractor Unlocks Productivity With Potain Igo T 130 →

At a four-story construction site in downtown Allentown, Pa., a Potain tower crane appears encased inside the courtyard of the complex it is erecting. It's an engineering illusion that depicts how contractor Quality Buildings uses self-erecting cranes to reimagine its entire building process. Allentown is an hour drive from Philadelphia and was popularized by the Billy Joel song about the fall of the region's steel industry. Click for more...

Maximize Profits by Designating the Right Load Capacity for Your Job →

Whether you own a crane rental house or you rent cranes for your business, just putting a machine to work is not enough to make money anymore. If you aren't operating the right rig for the job, you're missing a great opportunity to maximize profits. And if you're beginning to log a repeated pattern of down-renting with certain cranes in your fleet, you're flushing money down the drain. Click for more...

Historical Cranes at Work in the West →

The Historical Construction Equipment Association provides a look back at cranes hard at work in the west. The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving for public education the history of the construction, dredging and surface mining equipment industries. Click for more...

Manitowoc Crawler Cranes Gives Bridge Contractor the Edge →

Todd Strande, division manager of Manhattan Road & Bridge and self-proclaimed crawler enthusiast, was sold on the Manitowoc MLC100-1 at first sight when he visited the Manitowoc Cranes factory in late 2019. His experience at the facility in Shady Grove, Pa., where he saw firsthand the attention to detail that goes into every crane model, validated Manhattan Road & Bridge's decision to grow its crawler fleet with four Manitowoc MLC100-1 units. Click for more...

ALL Names Terry Hoops Minnesota Territory Sales Rep of Dawes →

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has named Terry Hoops its territory sales representative of Minnesota. Hoops oversees Dawes' bare and operated rentals as well as all equipment sales covering the entire state. Hoops is a three-decade veteran of equipment sales, the bulk of his career spent in Minnesota, where he has developed deep relationships within key markets that rely on heavy lift equipment. Click for more...

Small Army of Cranes Helps Construct Pritzker Military Archives Center in Wisconsin →

Construction of an ambitious archive dedicated to military history is under way in Somers, Wis. The Pritzker Military Archives Center (PMAC) sits on the 288-acre Pritzker Military Archives & Memorial Park (PAMPC) development, featuring the archive center and 9,400-sq.ft. gallery. Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has been involved in construction nearly from the beginning. Click for more...

Crane Tech Helps ZooTampa With Manatees →

Crane Tech LLC was contacted by April Jaime Vaccaro, an animal care supervisor from ZooTampa's manatee area in April 2021 regarding mobile crane operating training for their manatee center. The Manatee Critical Care center at ZooTampa takes care of as many manatees as possible with a dedicated animal care team and veterinary staff who tend to the manatees 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Manatees, or "sea cows," as the locals call them, are herbivores that graze on fresh and saltwater plants. Click for more...

Mammoet Supports Construction of Dubai's Next Iconic Landmark →

Built by BESIX Construct LLC, a Middle Eastern subsidiary of a Belgian company BESIX, the Infinity Bridge (formerly Al Shindagha bridge) is distinguished by its unique architectural design inspired by the concept of infinity. It is a distinct landmark that promises to be a showcase of Dubai's architectural advancements worldwide. Forty steel segments of its infinity arch, ranging in weight up to 143 tons, needed to be installed over the Dubai creek and above the bridge deck, which could not support a suitably sized crane. Click for more...

Cranserco Delivers Grove GRT8100 Rough-Terrain Crane to Indonesian Gold Mining Business →

Indonesian gold mining business PT Arafura Surya Alam (ASA) has purchased its first Grove crane: a GRT8100, which will be used to support a major program of construction work for the company, along with regular mine operation and plant maintenance duties. The new rough-terrain crane will be based at ASA's Kotabunan site in East Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi. The GRT8100 was sold to ASA by Manitowoc's Indonesian dealer for Grove rough-terrain cranes, Cranserco. Click for more...

Innovative Gantry System in Place for Mile Long Bridge →

As part of the construction of a new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294), the Illinois Tollway will begin using an innovative gantry system to move and install bridge beams behind barrier wall in the work zone, without disrupting traffic. Construction of the new bridge as part of the Tollway's $500-million Mile Long Bridge Project is anticipated to continue through 2022. Click for more...

Manitowoc Reaches New Heights With Acquisition of Aspen →

In 2021, a long-time crane manufacturer looked to reach new heights by focusing on the ground, at the grass roots level. In September, Milwaukee-based Manitowoc Company Inc. acquired Aspen Equipment of Bloomington, Minn., a crane dealer and a final-stage, purpose-built work truck upfitter. This transaction allowed the global manufacturer of cranes and lifting equipment to expand its footprint in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Click for more...

Grove GMK5250L-1 All-Terrain Crane Installs Vatican's Christmas Tree →

Italian rental company I.B.A. Crane undertook the important job of installing the Vatican's main Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square, using a Grove GMK5250L-1 all-terrain crane. I.B.A. Crane chose the five-axle 275 ton capacity mobile crane, which it received from Central and Southern Italian Grove dealer FIMI in December 2020, to complete this prestigious task for its convenient compact dimensions and efficient operation. Click for more...

Dean Barley to Succeed Ingo Schiller in Leadership Role for Tadano in the Americas →

The past two years at Tadano has seen a number of strategic moves by Tadano around the world. From the acquisition of Demag in 2019 to the reorganization of previously separate operations in the Western Hemisphere into a coordinated Pan-American region, from the appointment of Toshiaki Ujiie as CEO, to the brand unification this year, Tadano has been methodically implementing its long-term strategic plan on its drive to achieve the goal of becoming #1 in the lifting equipment industry. Click for more...

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