Manitowoc Company employees from across the nation participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge, raising $10,000 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.”
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An 18 year old student fell to his death from a tower crane at Penn State University in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.
Several readers have alerted us to the fact that Duncan Kemp, a well-known and popular crane ballast truck driver in the UK is recovering from a serious heart attack and needs help to get mobile again.
Tower crane operator Barry Kelly of Irish crane & lifting was recently filmed by Irish television company RTE and named as the highest fan of country and western singer Garth Brooks.
Violent storm brings down tower crane
An exceptionally violent storm in north western Bavaria, took down a tower crane along with a number of trees on Monday.
Sims Crane Raises $11,000 for Construction Angels
Since opening the Tampa Bay chapter of Construction Angels, Sims Crane & Equipment Co. has helped raise $11,000 after expenses at the inaugural fundraiser for the chapter.
Short rigged boom truck overturn
A boom truck working in a street in Boston, Massachusetts, last week overturned when it slewed over the short rigged side of the crane.
Luffing crane jib drops on London site
A luffing tower crane jib dropped at a site in London on Friday hitting a family home.
Terrifying (but stunning) images show Shanghai Tower cranes coming down
These photos capture the stunning panorama of Shanghai from atop the 128-storey Shanghai Tower, six years after work on the immense skyscraper began.
IMT to Display 40 tm Articulating Crane at ConExpo 2014
IMT will showcase its 40/275 articulating crane at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014, March 4 – 8 in Las Vegas.

