Italian crane manufacturer Fassi has been playing a key role in the rescue of 33 miners trapped for nearly ten weeks in Copiapo, Chile. Fassi cranes have been maneuvering the steel pipes to form the recently-completed escape tunnel that is part of one of the most complex rescue operations in mining history.
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Eagle West Cranes puts an Audi R8 onto a roof in downtown Vancouver, BC.
JE Dunn Construction is using a Linden-Comansa 21 LC 400 tower crane to restore the historic Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. The crane is working at a height of almost 104m (340ft). JE Dunn is managing the $36m Kansas Statehouse exterior masonry restoration project in the capital, Topeka.
The operator of the 110 metre tower crane working on the new Maricopa County Criminal Court in Phoenix, Arizona, is unusual in more than one way. First of all she is female, still a rare sight in North America and Europe. Secondly she is 69 years old and a great grandmother.
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Controversial cargo arrives at Port of Vancouver
by Ernie Pierini
October 7, 2010
Crews at the Port of Vancouver are helping move some extra-large packages: oil modules weighing 85 tons. The equipment, which arrived Monday, is bound for the Kearl Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada, where it will be assembled and used to extract oil from sand.
When I say “pizza” what words come to mind? What images come to mind? What tastes come to mind? What restaurants come to mind? What delivery service comes to mind? What toppings come to mind? Pretty interesting questions. And you have immediate answers. In fact, you may be reaching for the phone right now.
Like so many of the world’s economies, business life in Russia was brought to a virtual halt in October 2008 by the global financial crisis. Funding for construction projects dried up.
International Tower Cranes 2011 is a new top-level one day conference and networking dinner for tower crane users and manufacturers worldwide. ITC 2011 will be held in central London, UK on 12 May 2011.
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Crane Company Owner Sentenced To Prison
by Ernie Pierini
September 28, 2010
A crane company owner who pleaded guilty to bribing the city’s crane inspector was sentenced today to serve two to six years in prison
Every person, you included, wants to achieve more, earn more, find happiness, be successful, and be fulfilled. At the root of all these elements is attitude. Positive attitude. Your positive attitude.