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Kwintmadi Stocks Up On Terex Rough Terrain Cranes, Demag All Terrain Cranes →

Russian Terex Cranes distributor Kwintmadi has placed an order for four new Terex Quadstar 1075 rough terrain cranes, nine Terex Quadstar 1075L rough terrain cranes, six Demag AC 100-4 all terrain cranes, one Demag AC 160-5 all terrain crane and three Demag AC 250-5 all terrain crane. The bulk of Kwintmadi's order will be made available for customers. Kwintmadi is one of European Russia's leading construction equipment distributors and market leader in the crane business sector. Click for more...

Crane Industry Services Expands With New Facility, Adds Team Members →

Crane Industry Services LLC (CIS) has relocated to a new larger facility that offers broader skills assessment and training programs to meet current business demands. The new Centered on Safety Training Center is located at 2692 Hwy. 27 N, Carrollton, Ga. The 8,892-sq. ft. facility is situated on about 3.5 acres of land, convenient to the Atlanta airport, west Georgia and Birmingham, Ala. The new facility features multiple training rooms, an NCCER testing center, a simulation room, land for crane training and two warehouses for hands-on training. Click for more...

M-KRAN Places Order for Massive Demag CC 8800-1 Crawler Crane With Boom Booster Kit →

Russia's leading crane service provider, M-KRAN, is expanding operations with the addition of the large and powerful Demag CC 8800-1 lattice boom crawler crane with the optional boom booster kit. The new crane will allow M-KRAN to perform the most challenging lifts. In its standard configuration, the Demag CC 8800-1 crawler crane has a maximum capacity of 1,760 tons (1,600 t) and maximum tip/sheave height of 709 ft. Click for more...

VIDEO: Two Cranes Plus One Bridge Equals a Smooth Trip →

While the thought of two cranes and a bridge typically brings a construction-related scenario to mind, this combination recently illustrated a hold-your-breath moment in the Delaware River. A cargo ship loaded with two enormous cranes from China carefully sailed beneath the spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge at midnight on March 30. The ship was close to completing its 90-day voyage from the cranes' manufacturer in Shanghai to the Philadelphia port, NJ.com reported. Click for more...

Tecno-Gru SRL Orders 34 Terex Rough Terrain Cranes →

Business is going great for Terex Cranes in Italy, and a look at the most recent sales figures confirms this: Italian distributor Tecno-Gru SRL ordered 24 rough terrain cranes in December 2017, and then continued its buying spree in January 2018 by adding another 10 rough terrain cranes. "Having Tecno-Gru order 34 cranes within a mere eight weeks shows that the industry in Italy truly values the quality of our products," Stefania D'Apoli, Terex Cranes senior sales manager, said in regard to the positive business trend. Click for more...

Link-Belt TCCs Deliver for Challenging TEXRail Project →

TEXRail is a 27.2 mi. commuter rail system that will operate between downtown Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County and DFW International Airport. Contract for the project was awarded to joint-venture Archer Western-Herzog for $998 million. Davis Motor Crane Service of Irving, Texas, was selected as the contractor for bridge beam placement. “We needed a solution for a 250-ton class crane that could walk with a load. Click for more...

Integrated Logistics Company Choose Demag Cranes, Again →

Middle East logistics provider Integrated Logistics Co. has added two new Demag CC 3800-1 lattice boom crawler cranes in 2018 to further expand its massive fleet. In the past two years, Integrated has invested in more than 86 Demag mobile and crawler cranes. Saleh Al Huwaidi, chief executive officer of Integrated said that the company is investing in CC 3800-1 lattice boom crawler cranes with an option to add two more units in the near future to fulfill its clients' requirement and keep up with its coveted reputation in the market. Click for more...

Elliott Adds Stephenson as Boom Truck Distributor in New York →

Elliott Equipment Company has announced an expanded distribution agreement with Stephenson Equipment Company covering Elliott's boom truck crane product line in upstate New York. Currently, Stephenson Equipment represents the Elliott Equipment Company HiReach telescopic aerial work platform product line in Pennsylvania and the upstate New York area. The boom truck crane product line will be sold and serviced out of Stephenson Equipment's Albany and Syracuse locations. Click for more...

Custom Truck One Source Places Order for 14 Terex Cranes →

Custom Truck One Source (Custom Truck & Equipment) is expanding its new crane inventory in Kansas City, Kan., with an order for five new Terex BT 4792 boom trucks, five Terex Crossover 8000 boom trucks and four Terex HC 80 lattice boom crawler cranes. The new units will help Custom Truck One Source continue to deliver on its customer commitment to provide quality equipment that produces a high return-on-investment. Click for more...

Titschkus & Wittrock Orders Additional Demag Ac 250-5 All Terrain Cranes →

The Wittrock Group — Titschkus & Wittrock, Herrmann & Wittrock, and Kaiser & Wittrock — is adding more Demag units to its fleet. The nationwide crane service provider has already been using two Demag AC 250-5 cranes in the North German location Stuhr and in the Bavarian city of Hof, and has now ordered two more of these units. “The two cranes will be delivered later this year,” said Terex Cranes Area Sales Manager Dennis Würdemann, who was in charge of the sales negotiations with General Manager Marcus Wittrock. Click for more...

Wiesbauer Orders Demag AC 300-6, AC 55-3 All Terrain Cranes →

Bietigheim-Bissingen-based crane service provider Wiesbauer continues to rely on Demag units. The company, which in the last two years has acquired an AC 700-9, an AC 500-8, and two AC 160-5 all terrain cranes by Demag, just ordered a Demag AC 300-6. The crane will be delivered in September 2018. Moreover, Wiesbauer received a Demag AC 55-3 in March. "Our experience shows that the powerful performance characteristics and quality of these cranes are really something to be valued. Click for more...

Empire Crane Places Order For 14 New Demag Cranes →

Customer demand for strong, compact all terrain cranes is on the rise in North America and Terex Cranes distributor Empire Crane Co. in North Syracuse, N.Y., has placed an order for new models, including seven AC 45 City cranes. An uptick in the construction industry and customers' interest in crane models that are compact in size, easy to transport and versatile is helping to drive Demag sales in Empire Crane's northeastern U.S. Click for more...

Global Crane Market Expecting 4.1 Percent Growth Through 2022 →

After years of seesawing growth and contraction, a sustained global construction and energy boom is helping to boost the worldwide market for cranes, according to a report by BCC Research. The global market is expected to see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 percent through 2022, when the sector could be worth $35.9 billion, according to the report Cranes: Technologies and Global Markets. Click for more...

NCCCO Introduces 'It's Not Worth the Wait' Program →

Federal OSHA may have delayed its crane operator certification requirement for another year, but that's no reason not to pursue training and certification. That's the stark message from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), the nation's leader in accredited certification for crane operators and other personnel who work with and around cranes, in two publications the organization has just released. Click for more...

Tree Service Answers Call For Tree Removal In High Hazard Zones With The Aid Of Demag All Terrain Cranes →

An estimated 112 million dead trees perilously populate the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The combination of unprecedented drought over the past four years coupled with significant bark beetle infestation has decimated trees throughout the mountain range in California. The severity of the problem pressed Gov. Jerry Brown of California to issue an emergency proclamation in October of 2015 for the removal of dead/dying trees in high hazard zones. Click for more...

Coastline Crane Making Big Impact on Las Vegas Skyline →

The Las Vegas area is experiencing a growth spurt, so when California-based Coastline Equipment acquired Blaine Equipment in January 2017, the long-term plan was always to add equipment to its inventory. As a result, the company now offers cranes — sales, rentals, parts and service — to customers. “We saw Las Vegas as a growing market, a market that could sustain our product and it was a natural fit to expand the Coastline Crane division into Las Vegas,” said Neil Goodale, Coastline Crane division manager. Click for more...

Mortenson Uses TCC-2500 for Rocksprings Wind Farm →

M.A. Mortenson Company was selected by French-owned renewable energy company Akuo Energy to construct Rocksprings Wind Farm, a 149-megawatt wind farm. The project, covering 15,620 acres of private land approximately 30 mi. north of the United States-Mexico border in Val Verde County, Texas, consists of erecting 69 wind turbines, an electrical substation and an underground transmission line. Upon completion, the wind farm will generate enough energy to power 69,000 households. Click for more...

$1B Hidden Ridge Development Being Built in Irving →

As the first phase of a $1 billion mixed-use project being constructed by telecom heavyweight Verizon and Dallas developer KDC, Pioneer Natural Resources is making plans to relocate to its new headquarters in Irving, Texas. Approximately 1,100 employees of the independent energy company will move to the more than $100 million 10-story office building in 2019. “The single biggest challenge is that we are building an extremely fast-track project in a completely saturated market,” said Elliott Goodman, regional manager for general contractor Austin Commercial. Click for more...

Sarens Places Massive Order for Demag All Terrain Cranes →

Sarens is expanding and updating its current fleet with the addition of 44 new Demag all terrain cranes that are scheduled to be built and delivered over the next two years. The order includes six Demag AC 55-3 models, seven AC 60-3 models, 12 AC 100-4L models, 10 AC 130-5 models, two AC 160-5 models and seven AC 220-5 models. This most recent order comes just months after Sarens commissioned 15 Demag AC-130-5 all terrain cranes. Click for more...

Tadano Announces Ca.-Based Coastline Equipment Expansion →

Tadano has recently expanded Coastline Equipment's crane division territory to include Nevada and Idaho. Since 2005 California-based distributor Coastline Equipment, a division of Bragg Companies, has provided crane sales, rental and customer service for Tadano cranes through their locations in California and the state of Baja, Mexico. “Tadano manufactures the most reliable, dependable and efficient cranes on the market today,” said Neil Goodale, general manager of Coastline Equipment's crane division. Click for more...

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