Crane business

European tower crane sales and rental company Neremat has expanded into the USA by establishing Neremat Inc. Kyle Lewis from Lewis Equipment has been named president, responsible for growing Neremat’s presence in the USA.

A 55 ton Rough Terrain crane tipped over at the Halifax shipyard in Nova Scotia, Canada earlier today. The 61 year-old operator suffered only minor bruising from the accident. He was though taken to Hospital as a precaution.

Two men working for a tree surgeon were injured yesterday when their lift went over in Dorset, UK. The two men, said to be in their 20s, were airlifted to hospital with serious leg injuries after their spider lift tipped over in the village of Milborne St Andrew.

A 45 metre free standing tower crane went over in Studen in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland last week, injuring three. The crane, a fairly recent WolffKran owned by the Thun based contractor Frutiger, was mounted on a cross base which was sitting on built-up ground, retained by pilings.

Singapore based offshore lifting company Coastline Maritime has mounted a Liebherr MTC 78000 heavy lift offshore crane onboard the heavy load vessel the OSA Sampson. With a total deadweight of roughly 1720t, Liebherr claims the MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore top-slewing cranes in world capable of lifting 1600t at 35m.

Australia’s first Tadano ATF130G-5 all terrain crane has been delivered to Goodline at its remote facillity in Port Hedland, Western Australia. As well as the 130 tonne capacity all terrain, the construction and maintenance company also took delivery of a Tadano GR-550EX rough terrain crane at the same time

BKL used a pair of Liebherrs to help replace the skin of a 48 m diameter domed antenna in Germany.

The German Federal Post Office took the first parabolic antenna into operation at the earth station at Raisting, Bavaria in 1964. The then groundbreaking technology needed to be protected against wind and weather by a spherical air-supported cover, referred to as a radom – derived from the English words radar dome.

Almost 50 years later the cover had become porous, meaning there was the threat of it collapsing.

SC&RA, in partnership with the KHL Group, will present a webinar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new Cranes & Derrick Standard. The webinar, an internet-based seminar, will be Thursday, December 9, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Bill Smith, senior vice president, Risk Management of NBIS, will provide a summary of the new rules outlined in the standard, highlighting the changes that will impact crane and rigging businesses.

The association responsible for assessing all crane operators in B.C. and the Yukon is shifting from a high-volume to a low-volume business model, as demand for certification falls to a new low.

A bridge has been lifted into place in East London, UK, ready for the London Olympics in 2012, to provide a link into the Olympic Park for local residents in Hackney and Waltham Forest. The bridge spans Ruckholt Road, creating a new link between Hackney East Marsh and the Eton Manor site in the north of the Olympic Park.