Crane business

A Rough Terrain crane overturned yesterday while working on soft sand in Bermuda, we have been told that no one was seriously injured in the incident.

Crane Institute Certification reports it has expanded its staff and moved to a larger location. From 2011 to 2012, the number of certification tests given by CIC has grown by more than 30%. CIC experienced similar growth from 2010 to 2011.

German truck mounted lift manufacturer Ruthmann has released a photo of its 70 metre plus T7xx truck mounted lift, scheduled to be unveiled at Bauma. So far its base frame,…

Thanks to its versatility in lifting and its travel ability, the truck crane is one of the biggest selling crane types in the world. In Asia its popularity continues to grow.

The UK crane association – the CPA – will hold an open meeting for the Tower Crane Interest Group on March 21st.

A five axle All Terrain crane overturned last Tuesday while lifting a roof beam at a swimming pool in the Flingern district of Dusseldorf, Germany.

Latest figures from the World Wind Energy Association show that the 250 gigawatt (GW) milestone of installed capacity in the world was passed in June 2012.

Sylvan Enterprises has opened its crane operator and rigger/signalperson training center in Kingston, Tenn. The 1.3-acre facility is located 34 miles west of Knoxville off Interstate 40.

A warning has been issued by the KBR Building Group, which counts Boeing among its clients, concerning a brand of Chinese sling sold under the S-Line label.

Grup TCB and Liebherr Container Cranes have developed a double boom ship to shore (STS) container crane to replace the use of mobile harbour cranes at the jetty pier in…