AB2000 the Scottish based crane and earthmoving rental company has taken delivery of the first Terex Demag AC120-1 All Terrain crane to be based in Scotland
17.03.2009
UK based crane maker, Penny Hydraulics and Italian tracked undercarriage manufacturer Hinowa, have teamed up to produce a small tracked crane.
A crane dropped its load from a flyover in the Indian City of Chenai yesterday, killing a man passing underneath.
We have the first photograph of Grove’s new 55 tonne trailer mounted GSK55 crane.
09.03.2009
Our email and message service was running overtime this weekend with at least four crane accidents reported.
08.03.2009
Cork based crane rental company, Wm. O’Brien Plant Hire has achieved an upgrade to its Occupational Health & Safety Management System.
01.03.2009
A reader sent us a photo of a lift carried out in Newark, 50 years ago, can you identify the Mansfield based crane owner?
19.02.2009
Manitowoc’s board of directors has elected Glen Tellock as chairman, in addition to his role as chief executive.
14.02.2009
A man died yesterday while dismantling a crane on a construction site in the Marylands heights area of St Louis, Missouri.
04.02.2009
Manitowoc crane sales in 2008 were up almost 22% to a new record of $3.9 billion, narrowly missing $4 billion, due to a flat fourth quarter.
29.01.2009
OSHA has issued three citations, including six serious, one repeat, and one "other-than-serious" violation against Deep South Crane and Rigging
16.01.2009
Grove has unveiled a slew of innovative new products for release at this year’s Intermat show, in Paris this April.
Crane companies in Australia’s Northern Territory have launched a new Crane Association (NTCA) in Darwin at the end of 2008
15.01.2009
Several readers have requested that we publicise the PSS creditors meeting this Friday in order to encourage a higher attendance.
14.01.2009
Dozens of you are still sending us information on PSS the UK crane and access company, part of which is due to go into liquidation this week
13.01.2009
PSS (Lifting), the Warrington, UK, based contract lifting and training company has appointed a liquidator to wind up the company.
05.01.2009
Tadano the Japanese based crane manufacturer has purchased Spandeck Mantis, the US based telescopic crawler crane manufacturer.
Terry D. Growcock, chairman of the board of Manitowoc has announced his intention to retire at the end of the year.
19.12.2008
The first of the new Liebherr 100 tonne LTM1100-4.2’s has been delivered to Dunagép RT of Hungary.
15.12.2008
Kran Warylo, the Polish based rental company has taken delivery of a 750 tonne Liebherr LG1750, the largest crane in Poland.
A large dragline has been badly damaged after its boom was dropped when a crane’s winch failed while lowering it for maintenance at the Curragh mine in Queensland.
13.12.2008 2
McNally/Windhoist the Irish based crane rental and wind turbine installation specialist has carried out the first wind job for a Liebherr LTM11200-9.1.
04.12.2008
The operator of the tower crane involved in the fatal collapse in Bellevue, Seattle in 2006 is suing a local newspaper for defamation.
25.11.2008
Link Belt cranes has appointed Gary Lane as district manager for the upper Midwest region of the USA.
24.11.2008
