Construction Accident Personal Injury Cases
Federal and state laws require that the general contractor on a construction site keep it reasonably safe. Nevertheless, most construction work is inherently dangerous, and construction accidents are...
View ArticleTerex Names John L. Garrison, Jr. New Chief Executive Officer
Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) today named John L. Garrison, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and President effective November 2, 2015. He will also become a member of the Terex Board of Directors effective...
View ArticleHaulotte North America opens new 84,000-square-foot headquarters in Virginia...
Haulotte North America has opened its new aerial work platform (AWP) corporate headquarters in Virginia Beach. The 84,000-square-foot facility is located at 3409 Chandler Creek Road. The company said...
View ArticleA genuine concern – Terex warns about counterfeit cranes
Terex Cranes has confirmed that counterfeit versions of Terex® crawler crane models originating from South Korea have been offered. Similar to the incident reports of 2013 from China, the Terex CC...
View ArticleCleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority orders two mobile cranes
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority has ordered two mobile cranes from a British crane maker to handle the growing freight traffic through the Port of Cleveland. The Port Authority will spend...
View ArticleHigh alpine and limited space: job of a mobile crane Liebherr LTM 1100-4.2...
SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH based in Stuttgart has ordered six new mobile cranes with load capacities between 70 tonnes and 350 tonnes from Liebherr. All the cranes feature the VarioBase®...
View ArticleSCHOLPP expands crane fleet with six new Liebherr mobile cranes
VarioBase® Variable Supporting Base the deciding factor for SCHOLPP. The LTM 1100-4.2 with 60 metre telescopic boom is perfect for work in the chemicals industry and refineries and for mobile phone...
View ArticleAirport sues over tall downtown cranes
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking removal of three towering cranes in downtown San Diego that the authority says could cause a plane crash or clog regional...
View ArticleResidential projects fill city skylines with cranes, RLB report shows
Australia’s biggest housing construction boom boosted the number of cranes scattered across city skylines by more than a quarter to 539, the latest RLB Crane Index shows. The number of cranes deployed...
View ArticleHutong Yangtze Bridge gets lift from a powerful pair of Potain tower cranes
Chinese contractor Second Harbor Engineering is currently working on the largest project in its history – the 11 km-long Hutong Yangtze Bridge. Once completed, the bridge will become a major connection...
View ArticleManitowoc to showcase best-in-class cranes at Excon 2015
At Excon 2015, visitors to Manitowoc’s booth will see two best-in-class cranes from Potain and Grove. The company will be showcasing the cranes at booth #OD15 in the outdoor area during South Asia’s...
View ArticleKelley ups lifting capacity with Terex AC 500-2 all terrain crane
The new addition allows the company to handle a wider range of projects, which require the lifting of heavier loads at greater heights, said Terex. With a carrier length of 17.1 m, the new Terex AC...
View ArticleLiebherr – Mobile Construction Crane MK88
Liebherr mobile construction cranes – so many advantages: Operation with interfering edges: The vertical tower allows for Liebherr mobile construction cranes to be erected and operated directly at the...
View ArticleTimber handling on a large scale: “SENNEBOGEN handlers have proven their worth”
Wood is processed with a lot of passion at the Pfeifer Group in Kundl/Tirol, Austria. The green SENNEBOGEN material handlers have long played an important role here. With the new SENNEBOGEN 735 of the...
View ArticleBKL adds two Comansa 11LC90 to its fleet
German crane rental, sales and service company BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH, headquartered in Forstinning, near Munich, has recently joined two Linden Comansa 11LC90 Flat-Top tower cranes to its extensive...
View ArticleAstro Crane Takes Delivery of 20th Liebherr AT Crane
ASTRO Crane Service recently expanded its crane fleet with a new 77-ton Liebherr LTM 1070-4.1 all-terrain crane. The company now has 20 Liebherr AT cranes in its 25-crane fleet. Marty Wright, co-owner...
View ArticleTel Aviv crane topples in high winds: video
Video shows the moment when strong winds and rain bring down a multistory crane in central Tel Aviv, as bad weather causes power outages across the region. Strong winds and rain battered Israel on...
View ArticleKonecranes Lifecycle Care results in highest lifecycle value for overhead cranes
Konecranes CARE Preventive Maintenance Program is a proactive approach designed to help industry and manufacturing get the most out of lifting equipment. How long will that brand-new overhead crane...
View ArticleManitowoc highlights ground-breaking engineering at CICA 2015
Manitowoc Cranes highlighted two of its most notable recent products at the 2015 CICA Conference, organized by the Crane Industry Council of Australia, and staged in Perth, Australia from September 2...
View ArticleChunjo’s Manitowoc 31000 completes first job outside of Korea
South Korean lifting company Chunjo Construction Co., has been putting its Manitowoc 31000 to great use over the last few years, performing superlifts on a variety of large-scale projects across its...
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