Essex crane, the Chicago based crane rental company has reported first quarter revenues up by almost 30% to $20.1 million.
15.06.2008
A worker in Texas, USA was killed when a crane hook plummeted to the ground.
12.06.2008
The luffing jib of a lattice tower boom on a mobile crane dropped yesterday injuring a crane worker in Miami.
10.06.2008
The Manhattan District Attorneys' office has launched a criminal probe into Friday's fatal tower crane accident.
02.06.2008
Updated! A tower crane has fallen over in New York City damaging several buildings, killing two and injuring two others.
30.05.2008
We bring the belated news that Roy Richards, the founder of crane hirer, Richards and Wallington and the UK’s National Motorcycle museum has died.
26.05.2008
All Erection & Crane Rental has opened a new location for All Carolina Crane Rental of Wilmington, and is expanding its existing facility in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
22.05.2008
A federal court has called for a temporary halt to Miami Dade’s plans to tighten up tower crane inspections and certification.
Here are just a few points from the UK’s SED show this week.
16.05.2008
SED the UK’s largest construction equipment show opens today for its annual three day run in Corby.
12.05.2008
Cleveland based ALL Erection & Crane Rental has added to its fleet with the purchase of the new Grove GMK5225.
09.05.2008
Eagle West Cranes of Canada has purchased three small crane rental companies in Southern Alberta.
30.04.2008
SMIE, the tower crane anti-collision company, has introduced a new crane operator display unit with built in data-logging.
24.04.2008
A “Christening ceremony” was held at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard, China, on Friday for a 20,000 tonne capacity crane named the ‘Taisun’
23.04.2008
Scotland’s own equipment show opens at the end of this week near Edinburgh.
21.04.2008
Konecranes has acquired Spanish overhead crane manufactures Ausio
A crane at the Mitsui shipyard in Ichihara, Japan has been blown over by strong winds
18.04.2008
A telescopic truck crane dropped a roof section onto a parked car in Lauderhill, Florida late on Friday.
13.04.2008
The boom on a 100 ton lattice boom crane buckled and collapsed yesterday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Thankfully no one was injured.
09.04.2008
A crane tipped yesterday on a housing development in Walsall, UK, after the ground gave way under one of its outriggers.
08.04.2008
Florida state governor Charlie Crist has said today that he supports legislation held up in the state legislature enforcing crane operator certification.
28.03.2008
An accident during a tower crane climb in Miami has left two men dead and five others injured.
26.03.2008
Close Brothers Private Equity is reported to be close to finalising a deal to acquire Energy Cranes, the offshore crane company
25.03.2008
Kranenbouw has taken over STK (Stravers Transmate Kranen) making one of the largest tower crane rental companies in the Netherlands
19.03.2008
