More New Age Ferrari cranes
Italian loader crane manufacturer F.lli Ferrari has added a new 40 tonne/metre family of cranes to its New Age crane line. The New Age cranes run from nine to 66 … Read more
New 100t Liebherr LR 1100.1 crawler
Liebherr has released its new 100 tonnes LR 1100.1 lattice crawler crane. The new crane can be configured either with a new heavyweight main boom of up to 62 metres, … Read more
Drill rig collapses, crushing 2 cars on State Street in Salt Lake City
A crane collapsed and crushed two cars parked on South State Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night (15th March), blocking southbound lanes. One person was injured in the … Read more
Victims of Seattle crane collapse to receive more than $112 million in compensation
Three people who were injured and the families of two people killed after a crane collapsed on a Seattle construction site in 2019, will receive $112 million in a settlement, David Beninger, … Read more
Steil buys Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 with all its boom versions
Steil expands its mobile crane fleet with the new Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 The company has already gathered plenty of good experience with several Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 cranes Maximum flexibility with … Read more
Worker killed in Town of Newburgh construction incident
A construction worker was killed late Thursday afternoon (17th Mar) when he was crushed by a piece of machinery on 1431 Route 300, Newburgh Towne Center, in the Winona Lake … Read more
Pichler Purchases Tadano HK 4.050-1
Tadano launched the new HK 4.050-1 as the follow-up to the successful HK 40 model. And the new crane manages to surpass its excellent predecessor in almost all disciplines. This … Read more
Police hunt for thieves who stole arm from hydraulic crane
Police are hunting for thieves who stole the arm of a hydraulic crane from a building site. The arm of the crane, which is estimated to be worth £8,000, was … Read more
500-tonne mobile overturned in wind farm
A 500 tonne eight axle All Terrain crane overturned onto its side on a wind farm in Germany on 16th March. The incident occurred on a site north of Elsterwerda … Read more
Unic appoints new french dealer
Unic Cranes Europe has appointed SNM Lift (Société Nantaise de Manutention) as its spider crane distributor for France. In order to kick off the new partnership, SNM Lift has purchased … Read more
3 ESTA Awards for Wagenborg Nedlift
During the annual presentation of the ESTA Awards on 17th March, Wagenborg Nedlift won awards in 3 categories. Category up to 120 tons lifting capacity: The replacement of the ‘Ludwig-Volk-Steg’ … Read more
Potain & Grove Challenge Italy’s Amalfi Coast
In Positano, on Italy’s picturesque Amalfi Coast, Gemar has deployed a Potain MDT 189 tower crane, erected by a Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain crane, to overcome the challenges of constructing a … Read more
Fire broke out at Nanao Daejeon Fire Denki, Coal loader crane burnt
Around 10:37 am on the 11th of March, a fire broke out on the premises of the Hokuriku Electric Power Company’s Nanao Ota Thermal Power Station in Otamachi, Nanao City, … Read more
Manitowoc appoints Stirnimann as Potain tower crane dealer in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
As of January 1, 2022, Stirnimann is responsible for the distribution of Potain top-slewing and self-erecting tower cranes, as well as offering rental, servicing, and spare parts, across Denmark, Greenland, … Read more
ESEASA buys seven new Liebherr rough-terrain cranes
ESEASA expands crane fleet with five new Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1 cranes and two LRT 1100-2.1 models Retrofit for the LR 11350 – enabling the boom length to be extended to … Read more
Emil Egger takes delivery of the first Tadano AC 7.450-1 in Switzerland
For the team at Emil Egger AG, which is headquartered in the Swiss municipality of St. Gallen, the Tadano AC 7.450-1 came at just the right time: “And that’s because … Read more
Self-erecting tower crane collapsed in Mannheim
A self-erecting tower crane overturned onto a small apartment block in the city of Mannheim, Germany on the 3th March. We understand that the crane had not been set up … Read more
Operator jailed two years after crane kills one person in Japan
In July last year, at a construction site in Iwakuni City, he was accused of negligent fatalities in business, alleging that he operated a crane that overturn with the safety … Read more
Herrmann & Wittrock modernises fleet with Liebherr mobile cranes
LTM 1040-2.1, LTM 1055-3.2 and LTM 1150-5.3 for new outlet in Bayreuth Herrmann & Wittrock continuously modernises its fleet The quality of its products and services are big points in … Read more
Crane Salvage from the Tuross River in Australia
Two of the biggest truck mounted recovery mobile cranes in Australia were required to salvage a crane that had slipped off Eurobodalla Road near Cadgee and rolled into the Tuross … Read more
Tower Crane collapse in Bremen harbour area
A tower crane collapsed onto a building in the Bremen harbour area on Saturday night (19th Feb) during a storm with high winds. Reports state that the crane, a Potain … Read more
Brisbane CBD evacuated with a crane on loose in the river
The popular Howard Smith Wharves and Riverside Walkway in Brisbane’s CBD have been evacuated with a large construction crane on the loose in the river on the 28th Feb. A … Read more
Liebherr supports the sanctions imposed on Russia
Liebherr has posted a formal statement on the lead page of its global website regarding the situation in Ukraine. The statement is as follows: “All of us at Liebherr share … Read more
Crawler Tower Collapse In Singapore
It was reported from a source in Singapore that a crawler crane with tower attachment has collapsed at a construction job site on the 18th Feb. The crawler crane was … Read more
Crawler Crane falls off bridge into the frozen river near Coles Island
WorkSafeNB is investigating after a crane doing construction work on a bridge near Coles Island fell into the frozen Canaan River. The incident took place Tuesday on Route 10, when … Read more
Construction worker alleges crane operator dropped object on top of him
A construction worker alleges a poorly trained and unsupervised crane operator at a job site in Galveston caused an AC unit to fall on him. Reeko Valdez and Erika Valdez … Read more
Driver dies after getting thrown out of forklift in Singapore
The driver of a forklift at the site of a Build-To-Order (BTO) project in Tampines North died on Wednesday (Feb 23) after he was thrown out of the vehicle, which … Read more
Yoshinogawa City and Prefectural Crane Cooperative Conclude Agreement
Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture and the Tokushima Prefecture Crane Cooperative have signed an agreement to supply large heavy machinery for the restoration of bridges and roads in the event of … Read more
Schmidbauer Relies On Tadano AC 3.045-1 City with E-Pack Technology
All good things come in threes – that was clearly part of the train of thought at Gräfelfing/Munich-based Schmidbauer as the company recently picked up the first three of six … Read more
Tadano launched the first joint model – AC 2.040-1
The market launch for the Tadano® AC 2.040-1 is the world’s first in two ways: On one hand, it is the first all-terrain crane to be developed jointly by Tadano’s … Read more