Grove GMK5220 delivers a lesson in engineering excellence at Manila’s Far...
At the Far Eastern University in the Philippines’ capital city Manila, there was much head scratching about the best way to remove an old, inefficient air-conditioning system from an 11-story building...
View ArticleDouble Girder Crane System Lifts and Moves Canal Gates
Verlinde Eurobloc VT3 electric wire rope hoist is helping the Canal & River Trust to lift and manœuvre wooden lock gates for canals. The 10 tonne hoist is part of a crab unit that was selected for...
View ArticleHyundai Construction Equipment India Sales Up 45% in 2016
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)’ Construction Equipment Division, to be spun off and tentatively named Hyundai Construction Equipment by April this year, announced today it sold about 2,600 units of...
View ArticleSiwertell unloaders support Chinese power plant expansion
Siwertell, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Beijing-based Shenhua Logistics Group Corporation Ltd for two rail-mounted ST 790-D screw-type unloaders. The unloaders are destined for use by...
View ArticleMini-Crawler Cranes – ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017
Maeda USA and Maeda is preparing to make a big splash at CONEXPO 2017, March 7- 11 in Las Vegas, with the introduction of its newest Mini-Crawler Crane. At its exhibit in Gold Lot # G-4017, Maeda will...
View ArticleGeneral Crane Rental Takes Delivery of Grove GMK5275
For Dan Manos, owner of General Crane Rental LLC, relationships and growth are the two driving factors behind his approach to operating his business. Manos began his career working with his father at...
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Ranger Jib cranes used at Australian tunnels project
New South Wales, Australia-based Ranger has installed five (with the potential to become seven) 1.5t working load limit (WLL) jib cranes for a major highways infrastructure project that will construct...
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Rapid Response announce 2017 Trade Show commitments
Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) will take a bi-focal approach to its trade show strategy this year, taking exhibition space at a major infrastructure event and across the vertical portfolio of the...
View ArticleNew Hungary dealer strengthens technical support
Following its appointment as the exclusive dealer for Grove cranes in Hungary, Axial Ltd. has invested in a comprehensive training and certification program for its lead engineer, József Bodnár. The...
View ArticleHirschmann MCS to Launch Phase II of the PRS90 Indicator
At ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017, Hirschmann MCS will be launching Phase II of the PRS90 indicator, which offers both wireless and hardwired system options. The PRS90 system features a 4.3-in. color graphic...
View ArticleSaudi court dismisses Mecca death crane case: report
Riyadh (AFP) – A Saudi court on Thursday dismissed charges against 13 accused over a crane collapse that killed dozens at Islam’s holiest site, a newspaper reported on its website. The prosecution...
View ArticleCrane Lift 700 Tons of Aircraft Carrier
The USS John F. Kennedy, second ship in the Ford-class of aircraft carriers, is currently under construction at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyards in Newport News, Virginia. And it’s quite a...
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Crane Hotel Faralda
An unashamedly bonkers hotel in up-and-coming Amsterdam Noord. This three-suite property is housed in a converted crane and boasts spectacular city views. Opulent and obscure in equal measure, it’s...
View ArticleAinscough on the double with chimney lift
Ainscough Crane Hire has completed a tandem lift for Galliford Try, at a new biomass plant in Barry, Wales. Using two 55-tonne capacity Liebherr 1055-3.2 all-terrain mobile cranes, Ainscough Crane...
View ArticleLatest generation Potain cranes bring new Egyptian mall to life
The first Potain MDT 389 cranes in the Middle East are being used to construct one of the largest retail malls ever built in Egypt—the Almaza City Centre project in the capital city, Cairo. A joint...
View ArticleGrúas Rigar relocates construction crane at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona...
Spanish crane contractor Grúas Rigar demonstrated a very high level of professionalism in November when tackling a difficult crane job at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. One of the three massive...
View ArticleRemote functions of Potain MCT 88 enable efficient Serbian bridge reconstruction
A Potain MCT 88 tower crane is helping contractors to rehabilitate a damaged bridge from the middle of the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia. The crane’s remote control function is keeping the project...
View ArticleSENNEBOGEN 640 duty cycle crane in use for public works in St. Petersburg
VodoKanalStroy is the name of the public corporation that provides water and sewer services to the millions of residents of St. Petersburg. The corporation has several SENNEBOGEN machines in use for...
View ArticleFranz Bracht gets a boost
Boom booster kit increases lift capacities for wind turbine construction Big construction activity recently took place nearby the small town of Lüderitz, Germany. A number of large, 149-m hub-height...
View ArticleBAUER MC 96 duty-cycle crane deployed in the Persian Gulf
Artificial islands, gigantic shopping malls and ever new record heights of skyscrapers testify to the construction boom in the United Arab Emirates. But the time of superlatives on the Gulf is by no...
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