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Densification Inc. Chooses Liebherr HS 8100 Duty Cycle Crawler Crane for Luxury Oceanfront Residential Project in Puerto Rico →

Thirty two private oceanfront homes in Puerto Rico will have a firm foundation due to a Liebherr HS 8100 duty cycle crawler crane. Densification Inc., a Virginia-based company, chose the crane to help prepare residential building lots as part of a multimillion dollar project within a five diamond resort. Densification is using a 20-ton weight dropped from 80 ft. on the Puerto Rico project to prepare the site for further construction. Click for more...

Cosmo Cranes Adds Two Demag All Terrain Cranes →

Cosmo Cranes recently commissioned two new Demag all terrain cranes, a Demag AC 300-6 and a Demag AC 130-5. Both cranes are equipped with the IC-1 Plus control system that provides the operator with access to real-time lifting information. The cranes have already been used on several projects throughout Australia. According to Cosmo Cranes owners, Josh and Jonathan Handley, owning and operating a fleet of cranes with advanced technology helps their team be more responsive to the needs of their customers and improves the efficiency of their overall operations. Click for more...

Flexibility and Versatility: Keys to a Better Job →

To perform any job correctly, it's important to have the right equipment. Even better if one tool can do many things. In the heavy lift industry, a versatile piece of equipment can have a positive effect on a job's safety, productivity and cost. ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. of Cleveland, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, recently proved this point using a Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane with VarioBallast on the Uhler Conveyance combined sewer project in Akron, Ohio. Click for more...

Trio of Grove GMKs Form Backbone of Swiss Logistics Company's New Premises →

Swiss transport, heavy lift and warehouse logistics company Emil Egger AG has purchased three new Grove mobile cranes to form the backbone of its new facility in Bassersdorf, near Zurich. Headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Emil Egger AG is an established mobile crane hire company for the construction industry, specializing in complex projects in heavy lift logistics and the erection of tower cranes. Click for more...

Demag CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane Dismantles Viaduc De La Siagne Railroad Bridge Near Cannes →

Crane service provider Vernazza Autogru only had 130 hours to dismantle an old railroad bridge, owned by French railway company SNCF, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes. In order to tackle the job, in which time was of the essence, the company relied on its brand new Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane, which was in turn assisted by a Demag AC 120 all-terrain crane. Although the Demag AC 120 had been in use at Vernazza for quite a while already and was used to set up and disassemble the crawler crane and its Superlift system for the job, it was the first time ever that the team would be using its Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane. Click for more...

Klema Kranverleih Orders Demag AC 130-5 All Terrain Crane →

For Wolfgang Klenner, managing director of the Munich crane specialist Klema, the Demag AC 130-5 is the ideal crane for moving heavy industrial machinery. "Thanks above all to the variable axle loads of either [11 or 13.2 ton] and the innovative IC-1 Plus control system, we can use this crane extremely flexibly," said Klenner, citing two important reasons for ordering the Demag AC 130-5, which in a few months will expand Klema's fleet. Click for more...

Tecra-Autokran Orders Another Demag AC 100-4l All Terrain Crane →

Everyone at Hallbergmoos, Germany-based Tecra-Autokran GmbH is extremely happy with the quality and performance of their Demag AC 100-4L all-terrain crane, which is evidenced by the fact that the company has now ordered its second Demag crane of this model. Even before then, however, Tecra already had only good things to say about the Demag brand. "Our AC 40 City is simply great as well, and it keeps showing time and time again that it's an absolute workhorse," said Tecra General Manager Wolfgang Klenner, who finds the compact design behind the Demag AC 100-4L to be as compelling as its IC-1 Plus control system. Click for more...

All Family of Companies Takes Delivery of 1,000th Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 Mobile Crane Produced →

Representatives from Liebherr and the ALL Family of Companies recently celebrated a milestone — the handover of the 1,000thLTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane ever produced. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the ALL Family of Companies is the largest privately-owned crane rental and sales organization in North America, with 36 branches operating under multiple names — ALL, Central, Dawes, Jeffers and ALT. Click for more...

What Caused the Seattle Crane Collapse? Experts Weigh In →

SEATTLE (AP) — Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said April 28. Based on videos of the collapse, they said it appears workers who were disassembling the construction crane had prematurely removed pins securing the sections of the crane's mast to each other, and that could explain why the crane toppled in relatively minor wind gusts. Click for more...

SC&RA Presents 2019 Crane & Rigging Safety Awards →

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recognized a number of individuals and companies with Crane & Rigging Safety Awards during the Association's 2019 Annual Conference, April 23 to 27, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif. Ten SC&RA member companies received a Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents: A&A Machinery Moving Inc. Click for more...

Link-Belt TCC-2500 Makes Big Impact at Chemical Plant in Illinois →

The Kelly Group of Decatur, Illinois was founded in 1983 as a general contractor and sheet metal fabricator. Today it operates and employs five metal fabrication facilities and serves the agribusiness community and other industries including chemical plants, paper mills and manufacturing facilities in several states. The Kelly Group recently rented a Link-Belt 250-ton (230-t) TCC-2500 telescopic crawler crane from The ALL Family of Companies. Click for more...

'Terrifying': Crane Falls on Busy Seattle Street, Killing Four →

A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought strong wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people. One female and three males had died by the time firefighters had arrived the afternoon of April 27, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said. Two of the dead were ironworkers who had been inside the crane while the other two were people who were inside cars, Fire Department spokesman Lance Garland said. Click for more...

Major Interchange Construction in Orlando Wrapping Up This Year →

In the past decade, Orlando, Fla., has been in a near-constant state of road construction. State and local governments are tasked with staying ahead of the transportation needs of a swelling residential population and a year-round flood of tourists. As part of these efforts, the remaking of the Greater Orlando highway system continues with ongoing improvements to the intersection of State Routes 417 and 408. Click for more...

Select Crane Upgrades Its Fleet at bauma →

Select Crane Hire from Kent, England, made substantial upgrades to its fleet, finalizing a deal with Terex Cranes for a total of nine tower cranes. United Kingdom's leading building services provider selected four new Terex CTT 202-10 flat top tower cranes, unveiled the first day of bauma, and five Terex CTL 272-18 luffing jib tower cranes. Detlev Proschwitz, owner of Trittau, Germany-based company Proschwitz GmbH, also was impressed by the features found on the new Terex CTT 202-10 flat top tower crane and ordered two units. Click for more...

ETS SIAD Automobiles, Mobile Cranes Asia Order Terex Cranes at bauma →

On the opening day of this year's bauma, Algerian Terex Cranes distributor ETS SIAD Automobiles (Groupe SIAD) signed an order for nine Terex rough terrain cranes. In detail, the order comprises six Terex RT 45 and three RT 45L rough terrain cranes. Both models are of the 49.6 ton (45 t) capacity class, which only differ in the length of their main jibs: While the Terex RT 45 model is equipped with a 102 ft. Click for more...

Elliott Equipment Company Introduces DockMaster Pedestal Mounted Cranes →

Elliott Equipment Company's DockMaster pedestal mounted cranes were designed with extensive customer input and engineered to withstand the rigors of dock and marine applications. Standard features of the Elliott DockMaster cranes include: 10 and 18-ton (9 and 16 t) capacity models Up to 70-ft. (21.3 m) boom length Marine grade material prep and coatings Full hydraulic controls for optimal feel Explosion proof wiring Hydraulic load limiter for simple operation Covers and guards to protect from wildlife nesting or inhabiting the machine Motor and pump packaged together for clean and easy installation. Click for more...

Manitowoc Introduces Grove GHC140 Telescopic Crawler Crane →

Manitowoc has officially launched its biggest Grove Hydraulic Crawler (GHC) crane for North America, the new GHC140. "The Grove GHC line has grown in popularity over the years due to its reliability on the job site and best-in-class features," said JJ Grace, Manitowoc's product manager of GHC cranes. "This latest model stems from discussions with customers who liked using our telescopic crawler cranes but needed improved load charts." This new model features a 171 ft. Click for more...

Elliott Equipment Company Designs E120 From the Ground Up →

Elliott Equipment Company's E120 is an ANSI A92.2 compliant aerial work platform that features 120 ft. (36.5 m) of working height, 80 ft. (24.3 m) of side reach, 600-lb. (272 kg) platform capacity and up to 1,500 lbs. (680 kg) of platform mounted jib winch capacity. The 105 ft. (32 m), 4-section, cable-extended boom will easily mount of a 3-axle chassis suitable for on and off-road applications. Elliott's E120 was designed from the ground up to solve transmission construction and maintenance challenges by reducing setup time, eliminating the OSHA test pick requirements, reducing equipment expenditures and optimizing job site performance, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence →

In 1969, Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau (CICB), began in Orlando, Fla., as the first independent agency accredited by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide third party inspection and certification of equipment for the crane and lifting equipment industry. Over the next 30 years, inspection activities remained the primary focus of CICB's business along with training of other inspectors and crane operators. Click for more...

Full Range of Manitowoc Services Displayed at bauma 2019 →

Manitowoc has released two apps that help crane owners on the job site. The first is the "Manitowoc Diagnostic Code App" that helps users diagnose technical issues with their cranes. In the past, when cranes had technical issues, Manitowoc customers had no way to interpret the diagnostic codes that would appear on the main display of the crane's cab. Specialized technicians would have to be called to the job site with proprietary equipment, and any time spent waiting affected the project schedule. Click for more...

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