Steel Erectors Association Names Next President
The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) has named Josh Cilley as its president for the next two years. Cilley, who is president of American Steel & Precast Erectors (ASPE) and Buckner...
View ArticleNES Rentals Adds Terex RT Cranes to Fleet
NES Rentals, Chicago, Ill., has purchased 23 Terex rough-terrain cranes for its rental fleet. The agreement includes a mix of 30-ton Terex RT 230s, 55-ton RT 555s, and 70-ton RT670s. The RT cranes will...
View ArticleLiebherr USA Co. Names General Manager, Marketing
Liebherr USA Co., has promoted Ana Cabiedes-Uranga to general manager, marketing. In her new role she will be responsible for leading and facilitating the company’s marketing efforts and strategy for...
View ArticleAMECO Adds Grove AT for Work in Chile
Construction equipment rental company AMECO has added a 450-ton Grove GMK6400 to its fleet. The company is headquartered in South Carolina and has operated in Chile since 1994, with facilities in...
View ArticleEilon in crane scale launch
Eilon Engineering launched its new Ron Crane Scales PRR (portable radio receiver) at the CeMAT trade show in Hannover. The new Bluetooth-compatible crane scale system is compact and highly portable,...
View ArticleSchmidbauer invests in Terex
Schmidbauer has acquired a Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane from Terex. Schmidbauer large cranes technical manager, Stefan Schmidbauer, explained that it purchased the Superlift 3800 model...
View ArticleMammoet prepares for FPSO integration
Mammoet has begun preparations for lifting modules onto the P-76 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) hull in Brazil. HLPFI reported in March that Mammoet Brazil had signed a contract...
View ArticleNew forklifts and warehousing solutions from Manitou
French manufacturer, the Manitou Group unveiled a number of new forklift innovations at the CeMAT exhibition held at the Hannover Messe, Germany 31 May – 3 June 2016. Among the new products on display...
View ArticleManitowoc’s MLC300 Navigates Soft Soil for Kiln Lift
Manitowoc’s Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) can reduce the ground bearing pressure of cranes that are enabled with the technology – because the cranes need less counterweight for lifts, they...
View ArticleArcelorMittal Uses Elebia Automatic Hooks for Safe Handling
ArcelorMittal Construction, a global provider of building systems and materials, is using automatic hooks with overhead cranes to lift steel profiles at two sites in eastern France. The construction...
View ArticleManitowoc showcases new Grove GMK5150 and Hup 32-27 at Vertikal Days 2016
Manitowoc enjoyed a successful show at this year’s Vertikal Days where the company introduced its new Potain Hup 32-27 and the new Grove GMK5150, both launched earlier this year at bauma 2016. The...
View ArticleGrove GMK5250L puts Potain crane to work in France
A Grove GMK5250L all-terrain crane was chosen by the French company Demathieu & Bard to erect a Potain MD238A J10 tower crane in Nancy, France. The GMK5250L features a 70 m main boom with a working...
View ArticleFour Liebherr luffing jib cranes helping to build the future landmark of...
Four Liebherr luffing jib cranes are currently operating in Baku (Azerbaijan). Since the beginning of 2015 an architectural landmark has been under construction in the capital of Azerbaijan, the urban...
View ArticleThree new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes for Bracht
Franz Bracht Kranvermietung GmbH has taken delivery of three new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes within 6 months. Owner Dirk Bracht highlights the high lifting capacities of the 5-axle crane and...
View ArticleKonecranes Introduces the Boxporter RMG
Konecranes has introduces a new Rail Mounted Gantry crane (RMG) to market: Boxporter. This new crane offers the clearest view in intermodal container handling with its “smarter cabin”, which gives the...
View ArticleVerlinde Hoists for the Parker Hannifin moulding workshop
Three suspended cranes and six Verlinde hoists are key pieces of equipment in the injection mould maintenance workshop at Parker Hannifin. Parker Hannifin with a global turnover of €11.5bn is a world...
View ArticlePotain takes to the skies for second year in South Africa
This year, once again, Potain has proved very popular in Pretoria, South Africa where over 10,000 visitors witnessed its presence across the South African skyline at the annual airshow in May. Last...
View ArticleMLC300 lifts where other cranes can’t at North America’s largest convention...
A Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane owned by Central Contractors Service, a division of the ALL Family of companies, is constructing a new hotel at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Paul Urbanski,...
View ArticleDome hoist near the Eiffel Tower by LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane
A new-build Russian Orthodox church is being built in the centre of Paris not far from the Eiffel Tower. A total of five domes covered with gold leaf will crown the structure on its completion. The...
View ArticleFirst new Liebherr LTM mobile crane for Cuba
Liebherr recently completed the first delivery of an LTM mobile crane to Cuba. Womy Rental construction machinery and crane rental company took delivery of the 5-axle LTM 1220-5.2. The crane is...
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