An operator escaped injury yesterday after a crane came off the road and rolled on to its side in Oregon.
17.05.2012
Manitowoc held an open day at its Wilhelmshaven plant, to highlight improvements it has made to the facility.
Spider crane and lifting equipment specialist GGR is supporting this year’s Help for Heroes charity rally.
A reader in the US has sent us a photo of an old crane that perhaps one of you can identify?
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US based LGH has formed a partnership with the Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility in Chicago.
16.05.2012
A man received an electric shock today in Pennsylvania, when a crane touched overhead power lines.
Liebherr is providing free one day training courses in the UK the influence of wind on crane operations.
Boom truck, crane and reach stacker manufacturer Manitex International has reported a strong first quarter.
15.05.2012
A traffic accident on Sydney’s Anzac bridge this morning is all over the press - because a crane is involved.
Italian construction equipment manufacturer Cormidi has introduced a new multipurpose KB-X P spider lift/spider crane range
15.05.2012 1
Larry Lockwood, VP finance for Terex AWP, has been appointed chief financial officer - Demag Cranes
14.05.2012
We have heard the sad news today of the death of a Jim Banner a heavy crane operator in the UK.
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The sentences for the 2009 tower crane collapse in Liverpool, UK, have totalled around £480,000.
13.05.2012 1
Dutch aerial lift manufacturer Omega Platforms has shipped two track mounted loader cranes to Norway.
13.05.2012
Strongco has reported first quarter sales up 11%, while profits have more than doubled.
The latest Cranes & Access is now online and available to read or download.
11.05.2012
For those of you who are interested in the German speaking market the latest Kran & Bühne magazine is online and available to read or download.
The UK’s Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group will hold an ‘Open Meeting’ at this year’s Vertikal Days.
10.05.2012
Finnish based international rental company Ramirent has reported a strong improvement in the first quarter.
A 100 tonne crane boom buckled while lifting bridge beams in Northern Norway earlier this week.
09.05.2012
Two UK contractors have been found guilty for the collapse of a tower crane in Liverpool in 2009.
A crane operator died yesterday after the boom truck he was operating overturned in Seward, Alaska.
08.05.2012
The occupants of a car miraculously escaped after it was crushed by a loader crane in China.
07.05.2012
US crawler crane company Essex Crane lifted revenues by 10% in the first quarter as activity and rates improve.
