Ernie Pierini

New York’s rigging industry is essentially shut down every year during the holiday season, between the run up to Thanksgiving at the end of November and the start of the New Year. For more than a month, the city enforces a moratorium on erecting, climbing or disassembling tower cranes.

The 40 tonne All Terrain crane was travelling on an unclassified road behind Stokesay Castle when it got stuck and then rolled, coming to rest upside down.

A new bridge has been lifted into place at the Eton College Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake near Windsor ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Estimates of the costs and benefits are still under development but the final rule is scheduled for approval by July 2010.

The new business has no relationship, at least as far as we can ascertain, with Brandon Hire PLC, the tool, access and lifting gear rental company owned by Wolseley

The Manitowoc Company said Tuesday it donated to the American Red Cross to help with medical, food, and shelter needs after the Haiti earthquake.

German lifting and transport company Schmidbauer put its new 600 tonne capacity Liebherr crawler crane straight to work when it took delivery in November 2009.

The order came after Dura Vermeer noticed that working speeds and load weights were increasing.

German based tower crane specialist Wolff Kran will launch two new luffing jib tower cranes and a brand new tower system at Bauma.

London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium has reached another construction milestone as the cable net roof is lifted into place, ensuring the Stadium remains on target for completion by mid-2011The 450 tonne…