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Manufacturers of wheeled mobile telescopic all terrain type cranes have been updating their ranges of six-axle machines over the last three years

A five axle All Terrain crane tipped over into a creek this morning to the west of Auckland, New Zealand, when the ground gave way under its outriggers. We understand that there had been heavy rain overnight and that a temporary retaining wall collapsed

Kier Plant – the UK-based rental division of Kier Construction – has launched a 30 day consultation period with its remaining crane operators as part of a proposal to drop all directly employed operators

They are often used as an at-a-glance gauge of how well a place is doing, the number of cranes on the skyline. It is of little surprise that active building sites with tower cranes are in short supply these days.

The lift, a 52 metre Pagliero owned by Locnacelle-Isle de France/ part of the Lorlev crane and access rental group, was working on the rewiring of overhead cables for DEF.

A Rough Terrain slipped off a barge on Friday and into Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Washington, no one was injured in the incident.

The US Crane & Derricks in Construction Final Rule standards have been released and will be published in the Federal Register on August 9th 90 days later an up to four year transition period begins before all sections effectively become law.

The new models in the compact telescopic series include the PC 1500, PC 2700 and PC 3800. This series has been completely redesigned, the company said, and the new models offer up to 15% increase in lifting moment and up to 25% decrease in dead weight.

The Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA) and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) announced plans to develop cooperatively a certification program for crane inspectors, also known as “crane certifiers” or “crane surveyors.”

Although he is a certified crane operator, Mike Doval was volunteering his time as he worked at the site of the future Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Shelbourne Street, near Ryan Street.