Crane business

Bishop Lifting Products, recently completed construction of its new 3.3 million-pound (1,500 metric-ton) proof tester.

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.

Ken Locke, owner, said most truck cranes provided the lift capability but were not well suited for the uneven terrain.

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.

NSW Fire Emergency services were rushed to the scene of an accident involving a 35 Tonne crane in Hepburn Ave, Gladesville around 8am this morning.

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.”

Manitowoc Cranes, Manitowoc, Wis., has completed overload testing of the 2,535-ton 31000 crawler.