Crane Business

According to the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), crane operators wanting to work in West Virginia still need to obtain CCO crane operator certification following the passage of a bill that maintains a decade-old state requirement.

Liebherr is providing four free one day training courses in the UK on covering the influence of wind on crane operations.

Manitowoc has introduced a fixed jib option for its 400 tonne capacity model 16000 lattice boom crawler crane to complement the existing luffing jib attachment

A 100 tonne crane boom buckled while lifting bridge beams in Northern Norway earlier this week. The crane, owned by Vest Kran, was working from a massive barge, installing a new bridge in Vikan, near Bodø when the incident occurred. No one was injured.

Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, Lexington, Ky., was presented the Environmental Award by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) during closing night ceremonies at the association’s Annual Conference, April 17-21, at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Austin, Texas. As part of its commitment to “go green with increased awareness and visibility for environmental issues,” SC&RA instituted the award in 2011 to recognize a member company that has made outstanding contributions to environmental protection.

Spanish tower crane manufacturer Jaso has announced a new tower crane for sites where space is restricted.

WHECO Corporation, the nations’ leading crane and capital equipment structural repair and restoration services company, has launched an educational blog, The WHECO Crane Repair Blog that will focus on crane repair and restoration.

A national register for cranes does nothing to improve safety, is an unnecessary cost to construction firms and should be abolished, the British workplace health and safety regulator says.

Following the opening of four learning centers in 2011, Rigging Institute, Knoxville, Tenn., has partnered with more than a dozen rigging shops, rigging gear suppliers, and manufacturers across the country in 2012.

March 29, 2012 Edmonton, Alberta will be Industrial Training International’s (ITI) operational headquarters of its new subsidiary and Canada Headquarters.  The company will continue to handle sales, marketing, design, and…