Mastclimber incident in Perth
Work was halted at a building site in Perth, Western Australia, earlier this month when a mast climber platform slipped in its rigging while being
Teen in a serious condition after being run over by crane in Australia
A teen is in serious condition after being run over by a crane at a building site on the New South Wales Central Coast. It is understood
Crane driver not guilty in Victoria crash death
A crane driver who veered into a freeway emergency lane, striking and killing a man, has walked free after a jury found him not guilty
Tutt Bryant Lifting Bridge with New Sany SCC8000A
Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift have introduced the most powerful crane permanently based on the east coast of Australia. Their brand new Sany SCC8000A:
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
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
Truck crane driver sentenced over a fatal accident in Australia
On the morning of December 19, 2019, Goran Joveski finished loading an empty container onto his truck and drove out of a depot. CCTV footage
Multiplex fined for crane-related death at the University of Canberra Hospital worksite
Construction company Multiplex has been fined $150,000 over the death of a construction worker on one of its building sites five years ago. Herman Holtz, 62,
Six Kalmar Stacking Cranes for Victoria International Container Terminal
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large repeat order of six Kalmar Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The new
Verton Appoint Dal-Lago As GCC & India Distributor
Australian remote-controlled lifting beam manufacturer Verton has appointed Dal-Lago as its distributor for the Gulf states and India. Dal-Lago is a leading precast concrete company,
LEEA forms Australia and New Zealand regional council
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has formed a regional council for Australia and New Zealand in order to ‘take greater local control and ownership
LCR takes delivery of Demag AC 1000-9 all-terrain crane
The team at Tadano Oceania was looking forward to July 27, 2021, with great anticipation, as that was the day that we would celebrate that
The Men from Marr’s Removed Top Section Of former TCN-9 TX Transmission Tower
Australian crane company, Marr Contracting (The Men From Marr’s), in partnership with Mirvac, has successfully removed the top section of one of Sydney’s highest and
The Men From Marr’s wins East Rockingham WTE project
Australian-based heavy lifting tower crane specialists, Marr Contracting Pty Ltd (The Men From Marr’s) has been awarded the contract to deliver specialised heavy lifting crane
Preston Hire with first duo electric Maeda crane in Australia
Australian based rental company Preston Hire has taken delivery of the first two all electric Maeda MC285CB-3 spider cranes to arrive in the country. Supplied
Marr installs two heavy lift luffers for sydney metro
Australia-based heavy lift tower crane specialist Marr Contracting (The Men from Marr’s) has installed two M2480D Heavy Lift Luffers (HLL) after being awarded the heavy
First Potain MCH 175A in Melbourne
The Potain MCH 175A topless luffing jib crane is the first in Australia and was immediately set to work on a new residential development in
Grove to the Australian Antarctic Program
The Australia Government has deployed a Grove RT540E rough-terrain crane to work at Davis station, one of the four research stations in the Australian Antarctic
Australia mine uses Link-Belt Telescopic
Australian crane hire, heavy haulage, and special projects provider Tutt-Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift are engaged in lifting structural steel at the South Flank iron
Potain Igo T 85 A works on the extension at Mona Museum in Tasmania
Contractor Fairbrother selected the Potain self-erecting crane for its work in the Australian state of Tasmania. The contractor benefited from the crane’s easy setup and
RAR Group puts new Grove GMK6400 on wind farm job
Australian company RAR Group says the all-terrain crane has the best lifting capacity of any six-axle crane. The Grove GMK6400 is the biggest crane in
Kobelco ends partnership with Australian Crane & Machinery
Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (or KCM), of Tokyo, Japan and Australian Crane & Machinery Pty., Ltd. (or ACM), of Melbourne in Australia have mutually
Australian government backs Verton
Australia-based lifting and rotation management specialist Verton Australia said it has gained financial and strategic support from the Australian government for the development of a
Dynamic Rigging Hire load tested two Shuttlelift mobile gantry cranes
Australian lifting and rigging equipment rental firm Dynamic Rigging Hire load tested two 90.7 tonne capacity Shuttlelift mobile gantry cranes in Melbourne prior to them
First Potain MCT 325 Units sold to Active Crane Hire in Australia
Australian company Active Crane Hire purchased two Potain MCT 325 topless cranes during its launch in August. Both cranes will be delivered at the end
Flat top tower crane snapped in Sydney
The top of a flat top tower crane – jib, cab, counter jib – broke free from its tower at a site at Smeaton Grange
Mobile Crane overturned in Melbourne
A five-axle all-terrain crane overturned on 25th Sep 2019 while working alongside an electrical substation in Melbourne, Australia. Although there weren’t many details of how
Strictly Cranes sells new Raimondi cranes to various clients across Sydney
Strictly Cranes of Australia, official Raimondi agent based in New South Wales, has sold four new Raimondi models to various fleet rental companies and developers.
Manitowoc appoints WATM as dealer for South Australia
Manitowoc has increased its support to customers in South Australia (SA) with the appointment of WATM Crane Sales & Service as its exclusive dealer for
Skylift buys Grove GMK4100L-1
Melbourne, Australia-based crane hire firm Skylift Crane Services has purchased a Grove GMK4100L-1 all terrain crane from equipment manufacturer Manitowoc. According to Skylift, it was