The crane that collapsed in the Medley district of Miami, Florida was a rubber tyred gantry crane
17.06.2011
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17.06.2011 3
Delta Rigging & Tools of Pearland, Texas has acquired Grizzly Wire Rope & Chain of Williston, North Dakota.
We have received a strange photograph of 40 people suspended in harnesses from a telescopic crane.
17.06.2011 1
Manitex has received formal Italian court approval for its acquisition of the business assets of CVS.
16.06.2011
Cranes UK, the Tadano Faun and Broderson distributor has appointed Julian Elms as a member of its sales team.
Terex ups its offer for Demag to €45.50 and looks set to acquire the German industrial and port crane manufacturer.
UK-based County Lifting has taken delivery of a 130 tonne Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 All Terrain crane.
Power and automation specialist ABB has added three new members to its UK marine and crane services team.
15.06.2011
Terex Cranes has pledged $21,000 to the Specialised Carriers & Rigging Foundation.
Mammoet has unveiled its new PTC super heavy lift cranes at an open day in the Netherlands today.
Italian based pick & carry crane manufacturer JMG has unveiled a new 11 tonne battery powered crane.
A crane placing a 1957 fighter jet onto a pedestal in Alameda, California dropped its load yesterday.
14.06.2011
The managing director of Aachen based crane rental company Wertz was shot and killed by her husband last Thursday
The UK’s equipment rental association the CPA has updated model conditions which take effect from July 1st.
Italian recovery crane and aerial lift manufacturer Isoli has signed a new trade agreement in Pakistan.
12.06.2011
A 'Air Crane' heliopter working in California dropped two 7,000kg transmission towers last week.
Most job sites insist on the wearing of hard hats, regardless of risk, sometimes though it really does no good.
09.06.2011
King Lifting the UK’s third largest crane hire company has opened a new depot in Birmingham.
Florida based Sims Crane & Equipment has promoted Kurt Kufferman to general manager of operations.
08.06.2011
A crane operator was injured yesterday when the crawler crane tipped over sideways trapping her in the cab.
Demag says it is considering talks with Terex about its offer for the business which expires at the end of the month.
If you speak German or are interested in the German market, Kran & Bühne is now online and available to read/download.
07.06.2011
The latest Cranes & Access is on line and available to read or download.