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The LTM 1350-6.1 made its UK show debut at Vertikal Days. Equipped with a 70m telescopic boom and, with the Y-suspension boom system for enhanced lifting capabilities,

I “identify tower crane incidents that had taken place around the world between 1989 to 2009 and obtain, where possible, the causes of each incident and the tower crane involved”.

Crane services giant Makro, based in Brazil, is acquiring a range of mobile telescopic and crawler cranes, with wind energy being a major focus. A recent addition to the fleet was a 1,200 tonne capacity Liebherr LR 11200.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won the US$ 700 million contract to build the world’s largest solar energy plant. The 175 MW facility will be split across two sites in Arizona, US.

As a winner of the 2009 Crane Hot Line Top Trainer award in the Corporate Category, Mike Patten, a trainer with the Training and Safety department at Southwest Industrial Rigging (SWIR), Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded a $1,250 scholarship to use for educational purposes.

The new line encompasses single beam, rubber-tired gantry cranes. The launch gave attendees the chance to see a new 70 ton SB crane in action.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a new rule addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction.

A roundup of the latest transmitter and receiver products in the constantly expanding world of remote controls

Mr Finn Løkken, managing director of Cramo AS, Norway, said; “Nordic Crane Group is one of the leading mobile crane suppliers in Scandinavia, and this new cooperation agreement will offer our customers an even better service and product range in the Nordic region.

We have received more details and photos from the crane accident in Auckland this week from an eye witness in a bid to help others learn from any mistakes.