Liebherr – Road Show 2015
“Discover diversity” – Liebherr is presenting the latest construction machines at the RoadShow 2015.
View ArticleInterview with Anthony Heeks, Managing Director of Pace Cranes
Anthony Heeks, Managing Director of Pace Cranes (P.A. Construction Equipment) Australian & New Zealand distributor for Maeda Mini Cranes, Sennebogen Cranes, Valla Cranes and Shuttlelift Gantry...
View ArticleLiebherr – LR 1250 lattice boom crawler crane self disassembly system
This video explains how to disassemble the Liebherr LR 1250 crawler crane fitted with main boom and luffing jib. The system allows for fast disassemble without an auxiliary crane. The LR 1250 is the...
View ArticleInterview with Karen Norheim, Executive Vice President – American Crane and...
Cranesy: What do you love about cranes? Karen Norheim: What’s fun about our products is all the different types of end users. Our products can be integral tools used for everything from lifting a...
View ArticleLargest single order in the history of the tower crane division
It is an ambitious project with lots of superlatives and at the same time the largest single order in the history of the Liebherr Tower Cranes division: The new Istanbul Airport will be the largest...
View ArticleMammoet elevates power pylon while active
Mammoet has successfully completed the elevation of a ‘live’ high voltage power pylon. The 380kV structure was raised on behalf of TenneT TSO for the Rijkswaterstaat (Department of Waterways and Public...
View ArticleCrane Operator & Rigger Championship Names Winners
Fourteen operators from around the country competed in the 2015 Crane Operator & Rigger Championship, but only one took home the $10,000 grand prize. Kenneth Bowyer of ALL Erection and Crane...
View ArticleTelehandler Attachments – A Wide Selection of Telehandler Attachments
Have you ever felt that your telehandler or loader is not as versatile as you want it to be? The big forklift or small crane, as many people call it, is one of the most versatile machines you can own,...
View ArticleCrane Safety when Working in the Wind
On 11 September 2015, a crawler crane toppled over onto the Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. 111 people were killed and 394 injured. Operating cranes on a particularly windy...
View ArticleAntwerp Crane Department to Close
The Port of Antwerp Authority has confirmed that it will cease the activities of its crane department by the end of 2017. The port authority’s crane department has operated several floating cranes and...
View ArticlePeel Ports Virtual Crane Simulator
In anticipation of the arrival of five of the world’s largest cranes at the Port of Liverpool in the autumn of 2015, Peel Ports has introduced a ‘virtual’ crane training simulator on site, designed to...
View ArticleSENNEBOGEN is extending its plant II at Straubing
SENNEBOGEN is extending its production and warehouse areas at its site at Straubing-Sand by around 35,000 m². In addition, a new 6,700 m² production shop is being built for the assembly and painting of...
View ArticleThe future of Tower Cranes
Watch highlights of Nicola Castenetto’s keynote address plus Terex customer and dealer views at the International Tower Cranes conference in London, May 2015.
View ArticleHoffman Equipment Open House to Showcase Manitowoc MLC 300 Crawler Crane
Hoffman Equipment will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Piscataway, N.J. branch, on Friday, October 16, 2015. The event will feature the all-new Manitowoc MLC 300 crawler crane, and give...
View ArticleLiebherr – 150 EC-B Flat-Top crane being assembled on the Zugspitze
At an altitude of 2,975 m the crane is now the highest building site in Germany! The erection of the 150 EC-B 6 Litronic Flat-Top crane from Liebherr on Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze, went...
View ArticlePalfinger Marine awarded crane delivery contracts for offshore wind farms in...
Palfinger Marine has secured orders for the delivery of more than 200 platform cranes and five substation cranes to the UK. 116 electric platform cranes with a fixed boom (PF 6000 with an outreach of...
View ArticleBabcock acquires latest Tadano ATF400G-6 all-terrain crane
Babcock’s recent acquisition of a new Tadano ATF400G-6, 400 t, all-terrain crane has further extended its capabilities and has enabled it to increase its level of service to a broader sector of...
View ArticleHirschmann MCS introduced at ICUEE
Among the items that Hirschmann MCS introduced at ICUEE were the qSCALE I2 / I3 load moment indicator, vScale D6 HMI display, and PRS90 wireless indicator. The qSCALE I2 / I3 provides the operator with...
View ArticleLiebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes expand in Latin America
In 2015, the number of Liebherr mobile harbour cranes (LHM) in the Americas continues to rise. Models from across the range have been delivered to various countries. LHM 600 for Terminal 4 in...
View ArticleAll New Link-Belt HTC-86110 Set for CraneFest Debut
The new Link-Belt HTC-86110, base rated at 110 US-tons (90 mt), will debut at CraneFest 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky. The fundamentals of the 86110 evolve from the successes of the market leading...
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