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July/August 2024

Vol. 26, Issue 4

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News (PDF, 864.37 KB)
Two new Grove RTs, 2,500t crawler for Mammoet, New XCMG RT scissor, JCB’s new 360 telehandlers, Mantall electric booms, Long boom Terex 80t RT launch, Swedish hoist investigation report, Efficient new Hiab cranes unveiled, Hoeflon appoints Crowland in UK, Zoomlion goes with PB in Germany, 190ft boom from Sinoboom, Haulotte's MyCompanion, IPAF’s 2023 Global Safety Report, Versalift merges in Europe, Sinoboom goes all European and financials round-up…

Tower cranes (PDF, 1.18 MB)
There have been a fair few high profile tower crane incidents over the past year or so, but also many new and exciting product developments. We review the sector and take a look at the tower cranes used on the world’s longest running construction project - Gaudi’s masterpiece, the Basilica of the Sagrad Família in Barcelona, see page 56.

Scissor lifts (PDF, 1.05 MB)
Given the apparently simple design of a scissor lift, there have been a surprising number of new developments over the past year. Many of the new products are from Chinese manufacturers which are taking a larger slice of the global scissor lift market with no sign of that abating in spite of attempts to break the speed through the use of import tariffs.

Glass handling (PDF, 703.85 KB)
Glass installation is now a highly skilled trade using increasingly innovative panel handling equipment. We review some of the latest developments as well as seeing the equipment in action in a variety of unusual and challenging applications.

Vertikal Days show preview (PDF, 1.91 MB)
This year’s Vertikal Days at the new venue of Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire has already sold out and is set to be the biggest to date and the largest lifting equipment event anywhere in Europe this year. Here is the essential information you need to visit the show as well as a taster of new product launches.

The world’s longest construction project (PDF, 755.12 KB)
Cranes & Access features editor Nick Johnson catalogues the numerous tower cranes used on the world’s longest running construction project - Gaudi’s masterpiece, the Basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.