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New Tele Radio joystick
20 December, 2006
Swedish company Tele Radio has developed a new joystick transmitter, which it will launch during spring 2007.

Kobelco delivers Cyprus's largest crane
19 December, 2006
Kobelco Cranes Europe has delivered a new 250t-capacity CKE2500-2 OFFSHORE SPECIAL crane to Limassol-based EDT Offshore Ltd., the leading offshore and marine service specialist in Cyprus. This makes it the largest crawler crane available on the island and in the area. ]

Hiab signs Eur30m service deal
18 December, 2006
The Dutch distributor of Hiab lorry loader cranes, Hiab BV, has signed a deal to maintain lorry loaders and hook loaders on more than 500 cranes used by the Dutch army. The Eur30m order value will be booked evenly over the 13 years of the contract. Hiab has also agreed to take care of damage repair including spare parts supply during the length of the contract.

UBS towers over London's tallest riverside residential building
15 December, 2006
A construction hoist system developed by Universal Builders Supply (UBS) has been commissioned for the construction of the new 115 metre, 29 storey Ontario Tower at New Providence Wharf in London’s East End.

Five Potains work on Bahrain World Trade Centre
15 December, 2006
Five Potain tower cranes are providing the necessary lifting power for the construction of the Bahrain City Gardens project - also known as the Bahrain World Trade Center. The structure rises over 240m (787 ft) above the heart of the capital, Manama and comprises two 50-storey towers joined at several points by 30m (98 ft) bridges. The cranes arrived on-site in February 2005 and were supplied by Abu Dhabi, UAE, based rental firm NFT.

Manitowoc 18000 lifts Madrid
15 December, 2006
A 600 t (660 USt) Manitowoc Model 18000 crawler crane working in the Spanish capital of Madrid has successfully completed one of the largest machinery lifts in Europe - a 350 t (386 USt), 15 m (49 ft) diameter tunneling machine, known as Dulcinea. The Model 18000 is one of the key pieces of equipment on the M-30 jobsite taking place south of the city. The M-30 expansion is an ambitious project to divert heavy traffic congesting Madrid's peripheral freeway, into an underground system of tunnels.

NACB helps launch new US mobile crane certification programme
15 December, 2006
A new crane certification programme has begun in the USA.

All terrains for all people
15 December, 2006
100t (110 US ton) all terrain cranes form the backbone of the industry. With at least two more 100 tonners launching at Bauma next year from Grove and Terex-Demag, the class will continue to dominate mobile rental fleets, reports Will North

Bigge sets up strand jack division
15 December, 2006
California, USA-based Bigge Group has set up a new division to rent out more than 50 Hydrospex strand jacks with capacities ranging from 70 US ton up to 580 US ton, as well as the Super Boom Lift (SBL) series of electronically controlled hydraulic lifting gantries. The SBL series has lifting capacities up to 1,100 tons (1,000 metric tonnes) and lifting heights up to 41 feet (12.7 meters).

Check tower drain holes, says Washington safety authority
14 December, 2006
Following the structural damage that caused a Bellevue, Washington tower crane to be shut down and dismantled, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is advising the construction industry to ensure that all tower cranes are checked for water and ice damage caused by recent harsh weather.

GPS locator improved
14 December, 2006
UK vendor icthings.com has upgraded its IC500e location device to provide increased protection and control over plant, construction equipment and all mobile assets. This latest version of the innovative track and trace tool incorporates new custom-moulded casing, enhanced unit functionality, and extended battery life of up to three years.

HBC-radiomatic Quadrix
14 December, 2006
HBC-radiomatic has launched a new radio control transmitter, the Quadrix, for industrial cranes with up to three two-stage drives.

Getting closer with remotes
14 December, 2006
The back end of the crane control system that enables radio remote controls to show information on a small display has some other future possibilities for crane users, Will Dalrymple reports

Dubai site safety
14 December, 2006
Safety improvements are following the Dubai construction boom, Will Dalrymple reports

Doha's do-it-yourself tower crane
14 December, 2006
Gordon Stewart, chairman of the tower cranes committee for Standards Australia, recently travelled to Doha, Qatar, and found an interesting, if alarming, tower crane. He reports what he found

Elca Mito
14 December, 2006
Elca has recently opened a new 1200 sq m production and office facility in Mussolente, Vicenza, northeast Italy. The plant has been designed with an eye to its potential for production expansion in the future.

Control Chief LJ45
14 December, 2006
Control Chief has added a new wireless remote control transmitter, the Advantage Series LJ45, to its range. The transmitter fills a place in the companies product range between its standard and custom engineered products. The LJ45 will provide a lightweight alternative to the existing TK6 transmitter. Its molded case design will be completely compatible with Control Chief's MDR8400 and PLC-based receivers.

Cavotec Micro-control
14 December, 2006
Cavotec Micro-control has developed two new remote control terminals, the MC-2-3 and MC-2-5. Initial deliveries are scheduled for March 2007. Typical applications for these new remote controls are overhead cranes and automotive cranes, alongside other construction plant.

Frond seat
13 December, 2006
The first beams are lifted in Dubai's first railway

Safe slinging
13 December, 2006
Although slings made of wire rope are vulnerable to being deformed by sharp bends, and may be out of fashion in Europe, they are still used commonly in job sites around the world. Derrick Bailes of the UK's Lifting Equipment Engineers Association and Howard Kaplan, safety manager for US crane rental firm Southwest, debate the shoulds and shouldn'ts, and their criteria to discard a damaged rope