A lattice crawler crane rigged with around 60 metres of boom flipped over yesterday in Stafford, Virginia.
03.08.2011
A crane overturned in Naples, Florida yesterday while lifting a tree, outrigger set-up may have been the cause.
US based Global Crane Sales, has sold and delivered the first 260 tonne Zoomlion QUY260 crawler crane in the USA
02.08.2011
Indian equipment manufacturer Action Construction Equipment has reported profits up 40%.
01.08.2011
A South Korean woman is celebrating spending her 200th day living at the top of a crane in protest against lay-offs at a major shipping company.
29.07.2011 1
Spanish tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa has signed German rental company BKL Baukran Logistik as distributor for Germany.
28.07.2011
Manitowoc Crane has reported half year crane revenues up 16% while profits were static on an improved backlog.
27.07.2011
German based crane rental company Schlamann Autokrane has taken delivery of two new Liebherr cranes.
26.07.2011
Cargotec, owner of Hiab and Kalmar is taking legal action against SweFrame Port Equipment of Sweden for information theft.
Canadian sales and rental company Strongco will be the exclusive dealer for Jekko cranes in Canada.
Cargotec, owner of Hiab and Kalmar is to form a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries in China.
25.07.2011
Scottish based crane and logistics company, Port Services Group has taken delivery of a 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1.
24.07.2011
We have learnt of a tragic crane accident on a wind farm in South America, in Brazil last week.
22.07.2011
Terex has said that sales at its Chinese truck crane business were down and that the business is struggling a little.
21.07.2011
German based Auto Böhler has taken delivery of a new four axle 100 tonne Liebherr LTM 1100-4.2 All Terrain crane.
20.07.2011
Terex Cranes has reported first half revenues almost exactly the same as last year, while the business slipped into the red.
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will introduce new crane safety rules and initiatives in September
A truck crane was stripped of all 10 of its wheels and tyres last weekend in Bonita Springs, Florida.
19.07.2011
Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment says it will build Useter tower cranes in India.
18.07.2011
A boom truck tipped over on Thursday while installing an overhead sign on U.S. 83 near Hildago in Texas
14.07.2011
A lattice crane boom came down across two or three parked cars in Fayetteville, North Carolina yesterday.
13.07.2011
Ferruccio Moritsch the founder of Comedil, a pioneer and innovator in the tower crane industry has died.
13.07.2011 1
A crane slinger/signaller/banksman died earlier today in an accident in Karratha, Western Australia.
12.07.2011
A crawler crane working on a bridge from a barge near Brooklyn Marine Park in New York overturned yesterday.