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A self-erecting tower crane went over in the centre of Warsaw, fortunately no one was injured. The crane was working on the construction site of a new road flyover when it went over, as it did one of the outriggers in the base folded.

The CPA has sent a letter from the Heath and Safety Executive to its members highlighting potential problems of using cranes in high cycle applications, following an incident in Aberdeen when the boom snapped on a mobile crane. The incident in Aberdeen harbour was recently investigated by the HSE and involved a conventional 100 tonne mobile crane being used for loading supply vessels.

The prospect of clean energy has once again taken center stage in shaping the future of North America’s energy supply. Wind power is growing in popularity across the globe

The Comansa 21 LC 400 tower crane will be used during the exterior masonry restoration project, said Jim Rinner, project manager for J.E. Dunn Construction.

The crane a three axle truck mount, owned by locally based RH Marlin, was set up in the gravel garden to the rear of the Rathskeller restaurant at the Athenaeum building in the 400 block of East Michigan street.

A crane tipped over this morning on a road improvement project in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The crane, a Franna pick & carry model was unloading or moving a reinforcing bar cage for a pile when it tipped.

Terex Corporation will acquire 65% of privately held Chinese crane manufacturer Topower.

Manitex International, Inc. has secured orders for boom trucks, rough terrain cranes and rough terrain forklifts worth US$5 million from its Georgetown, Texas, USA subsiduary.

US lifting and transport company Bigge has unveiled what it claims is the world’s greatest super crane. The AFRD will “completely revolutionize the way nuclear power plants will be constructed,” Bigge said.

“In response to this incident we have implemented dynamic and robust safety systems addressing the specific failings of this incident and wider risks across our operations. “We welcome the comments from the HSE and have continually strived since this incident in cooperation with the executive to learn these critical