crane industry news

Manufacturers of wheeled mobile telescopic all terrain type cranes have been updating their ranges of six-axle machines over the last three years

A five axle All Terrain crane tipped over into a creek this morning to the west of Auckland, New Zealand, when the ground gave way under its outriggers. We understand that there had been heavy rain overnight and that a temporary retaining wall collapsed

ALL Erection and Crane Rental used its 750 tonne capacity Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane on a bridge replacement project in Pennsylvania, USA

Kier Plant – the UK-based rental division of Kier Construction – has launched a 30 day consultation period with its remaining crane operators as part of a proposal to drop all directly employed operators

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.