Unic minicrane flies to roof of Shard Skyscraper
23 January 2012
Contractors lifted a Unic URW-706 compact mini crane to an awe-inspiring height, 283m, on the roof of the Shard, the new skyscraper in London, England.
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Unic minicrane flies to roof of Shard Skyscraper
News
Hiap Tong takes delivery of a GMK6300L
26 January 2012
International rental firm Hiap Tong has bought a Grove GMK6300L all terrain crane for work within its headquarter country of Singapore.
Mighty Crane mini-cranes launched in Russia
25 January 2012
R&B Engineering, a Japanese manufacturer of mini-cranes, has formed an agreement with Russian LTECH-Lifting Technology to distribute Mighty Crane mini-cranes throughout Russia.
Crane Rental Corporation expands offerings with new branch
26 January 2012
Crane Rental Corporation, US-based rental firm, plans to open a taxi crane service from a new location in its home state of Florida, while adding another Manitowoc 31000 to its fleet of heavylifting crawlers.
Scheuerle's flexible option
25 January 2012
A new semi-trailer from Scheuerle and sister company Nicolas incorporates hydraulically movable axles, allowing spacing to be adjusted to suit the centre of gravity of the load.
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IMT’s Hasty takes on general manager role
24 January 2012
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Investigation clears Zoomlion in megacrawler collapse
19 January 2012
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Liebherr goes direct in Argentina
23 January 2012
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Manitowoc appoints new Australian sales team member, divides sales regions
19 January 2012
Articles
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That was the year that was
That was the year that was
19 December 2011
At the start of the year, it looked like 2011 might be the year that would mark a turnaround from the global financial crisis. With developed economies in crisis, that hope disappeared. Over the next two pages, Cranes Today’s regular writers consider some of the highs and lows of the year.
Petrochemical romance
16 December 2011
As rising oil prices outpace the gradually recovering demand for petrochemicals, companies in the sector are courting hire firms in an effort to get more bang for their buck. Kevin Walsh reports.
Crawling on the shoulders of giants
16 December 2011
Last month, Stuart Anderson explained how alternative lifting devices built by heavy lift specialists have come to share more and more with crawler cranes. This month, he considers the troubled state of the mainstream crawler industry, the development of crawlers from 100t in 1947 to 3,200t today.
Project Map
16 December 2011
Solna, Sweden
The Swedbank Arena in Solna, near Stockholm, is Sweden's new national football stadium, with capacity for 50,000 seated sports fans and up to 65,000 concertgoers.
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On top of the world
16 December 2011
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Equipment review: Shackles
16 December 2011
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Complete control
16 December 2011
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Precision eye surgery
16 December 2011