Cranes Articles

Liebherr Tops Out Furnace Tower at Toledo HBI Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced it has completed the erection of the 457-ft. furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio. This represents a significant milestone in the construction process as the furnace tower was the key critical path item in facilitating the advanced start-up date for the commercial production of HBI. The erection of the tower took just 296 days to complete, which is the fastest timeframe ever for a Midrex facility. Click for more...

Manitowoc Celebrates 100 Potain Crane Orders by Valente →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Manitowoc has recognized long-term partner Valente for having completed 100 Potain crane orders. The milestone was celebrated during a special ceremony at Batimat 2019. Established in 1979, Valente is a tower crane sales and rental company based in Belley, near Lyon. The company has represented Potain since 1996 and supplies cranes to customers across the Rhône Alpes region. For more information, visit www.manitowoc.com. Click for more...

Texas Schools Participate in Lift & Move USA Career Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lift & Move USA, featuring career paths for specialized transportation, crane, rigging and machinery moving operations, is coming to Texas this fall. "Lift & Move USA engages students and educators in learning about the skills needed and careers available in this highly technical field, serving construction, manufacturing, power gen, petro-chem, highway and related industries," said Tracy Bennett, director of Lift & Move USA. Click for more...

Winkler Crane Upgrades to National NTC55L for Better Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Winkler Crane, a Truro, Mass.-based crane contracting company, needed an efficient, versatile crane that was able to provide excellent performance on a wide range of applications. With business booming, the company had to quickly replace its previous boom truck, which had been damaged during a traffic accident. Rather than replace it with the same model, Winkler Crane decided to upgrade the fleet with a higher capacity, longer reach machine. Click for more...

Manitowoc Wins Bid to Provide Grove GMK4060HC All-Terrain Cranes to U.S. Army →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Manitowoc Cranes was awarded a $28.2 million contract to provide Grove all-terrain cranes to the U.S. Army. The GMK4060HC cranes (HC for heavy crane) are specifically engineered for military use and have unique features that make them suitable for job sites on a variety of terrains. The contract is expected to be fulfilled in 2020. The 60 ton, four-axle capacity cranes that feature a MEGAFORM boom were designed to meet the U.S. Click for more...

Stephenson Equipment Inc. Takes Delivery of New National Crane NTC55L and Celebrates Customers at ICUEE →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI), a Harrisburg, Pa.-based National Crane dealer, took delivery of its fourth new NTC55L boom truck at the 2019 International Construction and Utility Exposition (ICUEE). According to Darin D'Ascanio, territory manager of SEI, the new crane will be attractive to customers in many different segments, including utility work, tree care and crane rental. "We are very excited to offer a National Crane that has a 151 ft. Click for more...

Atlanta Development Lets ALL Crane Flex Technical Muscle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Battery Atlanta is an ambitious mixed-use real estate development by the Braves Development Company, anchored by SunTrust Park, new home of the Atlanta Braves. The 1.5-million-square-foot site has reached 90-percent capacity with the recent groundbreaking of the 143-room Aloft Hotel. Choate Construction of Atlanta has the contract to build the Aloft Hotel, Silverspot Cinema, retail and the 4 Ballpark Center loft office development, which includes a new 536-space parking deck. Click for more...

National Crane Names ALT Sales Corp. Elite Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... ALT Sales Corp. , a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has earned Elite Dealer status from National Crane by Manitowoc. It's a prestigious designation, one that has been earned by just two dozen other dealers throughout all of North America. The honored status recognizes the hard work of ALT Sales Corp. and its entire staff, who prepared for more than three years to create practices and efficiencies that demonstrably benefit customers through increased machine uptime. Click for more...

Manitowoc MLC300 Helps Accelerate Bridge Replacement in Washington →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ceccanti, a Tacoma, Wash.-based construction company, needed a crane with superior maneuverability that could handle heavy loads at great heights to assist with the replacement of an old wooden bridge in Ridgefield, Wash. The contractor found the Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane had the right features to get the job done in the shortest time possible. "We chose the MLC300 because of its superior capacity at radius and its maneuverability when compared to similar cranes in its range, and even larger cranes," said Jake Brockmoller, project manager at Ceccanti. Click for more...

Tecum Equity Acquires Pinnacle Cranes, a Charlotte-Based Crane Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Pinnacle Cranes, a leading Link-Belt and Manitex dealer in North Carolina and South Carolina, has been purchased by Western Allegheny Capital LLC d/b/a Tecum Equity, a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based family office investment partnership, owned by Cliff Forrest. Pinnacle Cranes was established in 2001 as a division of CTE (formerly known as Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company), a leading provider of equipment, service, technology and rental solutions to the construction, power generation, material handling and warehouse solutions industries throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and other Southeast markets. Click for more...

Arkansas Company Purchases Link-Belt ATC-3210 All-Terrain Crane →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. of Springdale, Ark., completed purchase of a Link-Belt 210-ton (185-t) ATC-3210 all-terrain crane in order to meet growing lifting demands of northwest Arkansas. Multi-Craft began operations in 1972, and services mechanical, electrical, fabrication and HVAC industries, along with other commercial and industrial needs. A recreational facility in Rogers, Ark., requires the ATC-3210 lift into place 900 ft. Click for more...

Crane Operator Gets a Bird's Eye View of the Community →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LYNN, Mass. (AP) Towering 162 ft. above the ground and painted red, the place where Scott Callahan goes to work every day has dominated the city's skyline since mid summer. Callahan operates a crane being used to build Procopio Enterprises Inc.'s apartment construction project underway between Oxford and Munroe streets. To reach the crane's operator's cab, Callahan climbs 11 ladders mounted one above the other and encased in metal safety cages every workday shortly after 6:30 a.m. Click for more...

Manitowoc Introduces National Crane NBT60L Boom Truck →

The Manitowoc Company has launched the NBT60L, the latest addition to its National Crane boom truck product line. This 60 ton product offering now features the longest boom length in its tonnage class with 151 ft. (46 m) of main boom and a maximum main boom height of 161 ft. (49 m). It can be equipped with an optional 36 ft. (11 m) off-settable lattice jib that reaches a 196 ft. (59.7 m) maximum tip height. Click for more...

R&J Lifting Solutions Invests in Terex CBR 40H Crane →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the many congested construction sites in and around Austin, Texas, contractors face significant lifting challenges. Small commercial projects, condominiums, low-story hotels and utility applications are often too small to use traditional tower cranes, but there's not enough footprint for a mobile crane. Where others see challenges, an emerging crane rental company based in Cedar Park, Texas, R&J Lifting Solutions LLC, sees opportunity for an innovative solution. Click for more...

Steel Giraffe Brings the First Demag AC 45 City Crane to North America →

"Large lifting companies with multiple cranes have options to get jobs done. I don't have that luxury," said Steve Kelly, owner/operator of Steel Giraffe LLC. The Portsmouth, R.I.-based "boutique" crane company doesn't search out the typical residential and commercial construction projects. Rather, Steel Giraffe completes specialized lifting projects, and 90 percent of its lift jobs fall within a 30-mi (48-km) radius of the headquarters location. Click for more...

Walter Payton Power Equipment Opens New Facility in Indiana to Help Support Manitowoc Cranes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Walter Payton Power Equipment (WPPE) has completed construction of a new facility in Lebanon, Ind., just south of its previous Lebanon location. The new location is on 4 acres of land, making it the largest dedicated crane repair facility in Indiana and Kentucky. It is visible from Interstate I-65 and boasts significant improvements that will help better serve Manitowoc, Grove and National Crane customers. Click for more...

Port of Savannah's $220.5M Upgrade to Double Capacity →

For many years now, Georgia's Port of Savannah (referred to as the port or Garden City Terminal — GCT) has been experiencing a massive growth in business that is seeing more ships dock to unload and receive a variety of goods. To ensure that the container terminal can meet current and future demands, the two-phase, $220.5 million Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Mason Mega Rail Terminal (MMRT) was launched on March 27, 2018. Click for more...

Dramatic New Cruise Line Terminal Showcases Crane Versatility, Crew Ingenuity →

Ocean cruises are among the most popular vacations, and the Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise hub. Just as the ships have grown larger and more impressive in recent years, so have cruise line terminals. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) is the latest to invest in a serious upgrade of its terminal presence in Miami. A new facility expected to be completed this fall will be almost 166,500 sq. Click for more...

Steel Masters LP Transforms Historic Houston Tower Into Hotel →

With construction booming across the country, tower cranes are part of every big city skyline, including Houston. Some of the work, however, is being done by smaller, less visible distant cousins — mini-cranes. Steel Masters LP, a structural steel contractor, chose two Maeda MC305 mini-cranes over larger, more conventional options to complete its part of a project to renovate a historic building in Texas Medical Center in downtown Houston. Click for more...

Winston-Salem Bridge Construction Continues for 248 HSL →

In November 2018, a one-mile stretch of major highway in Winston-Salem, N.C., was closed for demolition and resurfacing. The stretch of road will reopen in early 2020, complete with new bridge overpasses, modernizing on and off ramps, and straightening its path (with fewer curves) through the city. The 248 HSL is positioned on a 100 ft. (30.4 m) stretch of timber mats to lift the girders off transport trailers and into position. Click for more...

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