Falcon Crane Hire pleads guilty on Battersea crane collapse
UK tower crane rental house, Falcon Crane Hire admitted two health and safety breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Southwark Crown Court in London on … Read more
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OSHA and Crane, Hoist, Monorail Partners renew alliance
Chris Becker (CMAA), Rob Beightol (MMA), Dr David Michaels (OSHA), Bob Burkey (HMI), Matt Smurr (MHI),Standing: Bill Schneider Jr. (CMAA), Josh Arwood (CMAA) and Chris Hess (HMI) The Occupational Safety … Read more
Manitowoc Crane’s Eric Etchart Retires
After 33 years working at Manitowoc, Eric Etchart has retired. He held the president and general manager post from 2007 to 2015. Mostly based in USA, Etchart also travels around … Read more
Mammoet orders five Spierings Cranes
Wouter van Noort (Mammoet) (Left), Koos Spierings (Spierings) (Center) and Martin Tuijtel (Mammoet) (Right) Mammoet Nederland has placed order with Dutch crane manufacturer Spierings for five mobile tower crane. They … Read more
Double-digit increases for Cargotec’s Hiab, Kalmar, MacGregor
Sales at crane and material handling equipment manufacturer Cargotec, whom under its arm has brands like Hiab, Kalmar, MacGregor has reported an 11% of sales turnover in 2015. It has … Read more
Nordic Crane purchased six units of Grove GMK Cranes
Crane’s superstructure is being lifted off the deck. Norway-based crane provider, the Nordic Crane Group, recently purchased six units of Grove GMK cranes from Manitowoc dealer Norman Olsen. With over … Read more
U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter raised concerns over national security over Zoomlion bid for Terex
Will Terex-Zoomlion deal a possible national security issue ? Duncan Hunter raise concerns. U.S. Congressman, Duncan Hunter has raised concerns about a possible Zoomlion-Terex deal in a letter to U.S. … Read more
Zoomlion bids for Terex, attempt to override merger with Konecranes
What will be the final decision for Terex ? Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. offered to buy US crane-maker Terex Corporation for an estimated amount of US$ 3.3 … Read more
Terex and Konecranes merger plans halted
The planning of the proposed merger between Terex Corporation and Konecranes has been paused. A Terex statement said “it would be prudent to pause the integration planning activities for the … Read more
Liebherr rolled out a new 100 ton crawler crane – LR1100
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing in Austria has developed a new 100 ton capacity class lattice boom crawler crane. The LR1100 will make its debut at the Bauma exhibition in Germany in mid-April … Read more
Shinui Petra takes South Korea’s first MLC650 crawler crane
Shinui Petra’s Manitowoc MLC650 – First in South Korea Shinui Petra, one of South Korea’s largest construction equipment rental companies, has introduced a ground-breaking crawler crane into its rental fleet … Read more
Alan Johnson returns to HMF
Alan Johnson Alan Johnson has been appointed UK sales director at Danish loader manufacturer HMF’s operation in UK. For the last seven years, he was the technical director at the … Read more
Tat Hong sell land back to JTC for $21 million
Tat hong Heavy Equipment, a wholly-owned Tat Hong Holdings subsidary, has accepted the offer to surrender the lease of 11 Gul Crescent back to the landlord, Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) … Read more
Hitachi-Sumitomo debut SCX3500-3 to the European market
Japanese crane manufacturer Hitachi Sumitomo has launched a 350-tonne capacity SCX3500-3 lattice boom crawler crane in Bauma 2016. The 350-tonne SCX3500-3 crawler crane is designed to occupy a minimum amount … Read more
LTM1750-9.1 completed five wind turbines in Dagebull, Germany
Heavy load contractor Kran Saller GmbH based in Deggendorf in Bavaria has erected five wind turbines at a wind farm in Dagebull, Germany, near the Danish border using a Liebherr … Read more
India-Based H N Construction buys first Terex Explorer 5800 for India’s market
Terex Cranes India’s Saeesh Nevrekar (left) and Narendra Wahile (center) congratulating H N Construction’s Vidyanand Singh H N Construcion Pvt of Bokaro Steel City, India has taken delivery of a … Read more
Lee Lifting Services purchase first LTC1050-3.1
Liebherr-Great Britain has supplied the UK’s first 50 ton capacity LTC1050-3.1 compact mobile crane to Middlesex, UK-based Lee Lifting Services. The new crane joins the LTM1040-2.1 and LTM1060-3.1 which both … Read more
First CR-350Ri arrives in Scotland
Horizon Reinforcing and Crane Hire’s first Kato CR350-Ri in Scotland. Horizon Reinforcing and Crane Hire has bought the first Kato CR-350Ri, 35 ton city crane in Scotland from distributor Rivertek … Read more
Sparrows Group moves into Trinidad and Tobago
Handshake between Sparrows Group’s SVP, Steve Bertone (left) and Miguel Mechanical Services’ MD, Anthony Miguel (right). Sparrows Group has grown its Americas footprint into Trinidad and Tobago following and agreement … Read more
Zoomlion QAY2000
https://youtu.be/xoPipDWuNd4 Zoomlion has manufactured and developed a 2,000 ton all terrain crane – QAY2000, creating a new milestone for China crane manufacturers. [quads id=3] Zoomlion QAY2000 was first displayed in … Read more
Tadano launched new 100 ton mobile crane
Crane manufacturer Tadano has launched the ATF 100G-4 all terrain crane and an updated version of the ATF 70G-4. The 100 tonne capacity ATF 100G-4 has a 51.2 metre boom … Read more
Liebherr to launch L1 series fast-erecting tower cranes
German manufacturer Liebherr has announced that they will be producing a new series of hydraulic fast erecting tower cranes for the market. The new L1 series will be the maker’s … Read more
Visit To Liebherr Ehingen Customer Day 2015 – Telescopic Crawler Crane Lineup
Liebherr has not expanded into further capacity class for the telescopic crawler cranes while they have displayed the three models developed throughout the years. Cranepedia Cranepedia Cranepedia In the later … Read more
XCMG Mobile Crane Toppled at Construction Site beside Bedok Mall
A unit of 50 ton mobile crane has toppled during a lift in a construction site beside Bedok Mall at about 3pm on the 6th Oct 2015. No one has … Read more
Terex’s Superlift 3800 gets a Boom Booster System
Terex has launched its Boom Booster system for its Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane, which is designed to increase lifting capacity by up to 30%. The Boom Booster was … Read more
Liebherr Release Findings on Crane Collapse on Mecca Accident
German crane manufacturer, Liebherr, has released their findings in the collapse of LR11350 in Mecca which has toppled in early September. It was claimed that the crane was “technically faultless” … Read more
Dutch Heavy Lifting Specialist Called in For Mecca’s Crane Accident Recovery
After the disastrous accident that has happened on 11th September 2015 that killed 109 people, Dutch heavy lifting specialist, Mammoet, has been called in in the recovery and designing of … Read more
First Unit of Liebherr LTM1750-9.1 Arrived in Mexico !
Liebherr has recently completed the first deliver of the LTM1750-9.1 in Mexico at their Liebherr factory site in Monterrey. Mexican crane contractor, GMVykon, becomes the first owner in Mexico to … Read more
First HS 8300 HD Duty Cycle Crawler Crane Sold To Zeta S.r.l
Chioggia, Italian-based Zeta S.r.l. has taken delivery of the first unit of HS 8300 HD duty cycle crawler crane. The crane will be installed on a ship for various dredging … Read more
1,000th Tadano GR800EX (GR1000XL) Snapped Up By Scott Equipment
Started production in 2011, the GR800EX / GR1000XL has been selling aggressively throughout the worldwide market and within a span of mere four years, they have managed to sell 1,000 … Read more