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Southern Industrial apppoints corporate safety director
22 December, 2008
Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane, has appointed Michael Threadgill as corporate safety director for their Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA, location.
Dawes rescues polar bear at Milwaukee zoo
18 December, 2008
It turns out that Zero the polar bear is not smarter than the average bear. After he fell from his habitat at the Milwaukee County Zoo and ended up in a moat on October 13, it took a crane from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. to lift the 680kg male polar bear out of his predicament. He could have climbed out of the moat on his own by using the steps back up to the exhibit, but instead he decided to “cool it” in the moat until zoo officials finally had to call in the heavy equipment.
New HQ for All
17 December, 2008
All Erection has moved into new offices, a few miles from of its original offices, in Cleveland Ohio.
Worksafe BC ready to begin certification
17 December, 2008
British Columbia, Canada, workplace safety organisation Worksafe BC is ready to begin certifying crane operators working in the province. Letters will be sent to the first 2,500 operators registered for the programme over December 2008 and January 2009.
Manitowoc appoints new SVP for innovation
16 December, 2008
Manitowoc has appointed Andreas Schwer to the position of senior vice president of global engineering and innovation at Manitowoc Cranes. In this role, he is responsible for driving innovation within the cranes division and co-ordinating overall global engineering activities to further enhance Manitowoc’s culture of innovation and new technology.
Liebherr builds in Bucharest
15 December, 2008
Liebherr has supplied six tower cranes for the City Gate Project in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
Philadelphia adopts new crane laws
12 December, 2008
Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter has signed into law new regulations that will mandate certification for inspectors, operators and riggers working in the city.
ASCE offers help for C-DAC consultation
12 December, 2008
The Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers has published all the feedback it has had about the cranes and derricks proposed rule.
Construction in Istanbul relies on tower cranes
12 December, 2008
Istanbul’s skyline is being changed forever as the boom for shopping and residential towers continues.
Small crawler cranes blossom at Bauma China
11 December, 2008
At least eight differerent manufacturers exhibited small crawler cranes at Bauma China. Although many may never be sold outside of China, and not all of the manufacturers might survive in the long term, still the variety of new crane manufacturers might pose a threat to more established Asian, European and US crawler crane manufacturers.
Manitowoc shows off first Chinese truck cranes and Asian operations at Bauma China
10 December, 2008
Manitowoc has shown 18t and 25t truck cranes, due to launch in early 2009, from its new truck crane joint venture, Manitowoc-Dongyue, and emphasised its manufacturing and customer service developments in China and India.
Liebherr predicts 'consolidation phase' in 2009
10 December, 2008
Although German construction equipment manufacturer Liebherr predicts that its total sales in 2008 will reach EUR 8.4bn, an increase of 10% over 2007, it has hinted that sales will fall in 2009. In particular, tower crane sales have already begun to weaken.
AmQuip buys Powell
10 December, 2008
Philadelphia-based AmQuip Crane Rental has bought the business and assets of Atlanta's Powell Equipment Company.
Terex and Manitowoc surge on stimulus plan
09 December, 2008
Shares in US crane builders Terex and Manitowoc rose by around 18%, after US president-elect Barack Obama gave firmer details of his plans for an economic stimulus package that would focus, in part, on infrastructure development.
75t rough terrain crane, Edmonton, Alberta
09 December, 2008
Deadline: 16 December 2009
Crane hire, Pune, India
09 December, 2008
Deadline: 16 December 2008
Hydraulic crane, India
09 December, 2008
Deadline: 18 December 2008
Crane repair services, Cyprus
09 December, 2008
Deadline: 30 January 2009
Hire of civil engineering machinery with operator, Finland
09 December, 2008
Deadline: 13 January 2009
London 2012 temporary venue civil engineering contractors, UK
09 December, 2008
No deadline given
