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The huge piece of construction equipment is about to go up in the heart of Doylestown, on the site where the new Bucks County Courthouse is being built. The crane will be 175 feet tall, Doylestown Borough officials said.

The government of Ontario, Canada has announced a safety blitz this month and next, checking crane safety on construction sites and surface mines across the province.

The number of tower crane accidents in Dubai and the UAE is not significantly different from Europe, says the head of the European crane manufacturers association.

A recently uploaded video is circulating claiming to show a crawler crane dropping a heavy load onto a bus.

Sims Crane & Equipment, Tampa, Fla., annually holds a rodeo competition for its crane operators. Ed Cook, operating out of the Vero Beach location, was recently named Top Gun for 2012.

A large boom truck crane overturned in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday while removing a tree from the back yard of a house.

A 3,000-kilogram load of concrete descends from a tower crane into a busy intersection during rush hour. A mobile crane graces an overhead power line, electrocuting the crane operator. A tower crane tips over – and crushes a worker. These catastrophic events could happen at any construction site that fails to properly address hazards, according to workplace health and safety experts.

The US based crane operator certification company, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), has announced that it will issue colour-coded CCO cards for operators, riggers, signal persons, crane inspectors, practical examiners, and auditors.

When you buy a mobile harbour crane, what do you look for? Odds on, you’re looking for a powerful, efficient product that also provides great value for money.

Manitex International, Bridgeview, Ill., has announced that it is launching a new 50-ton capacity, rubber-track-mounted, telescopic-boom crane named the Manitex 50155GT. Manitex believes the 50155GT is the highest-capacity crane ever mounted on a rubber-tracked carrier.