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At your fingertips
28 December, 2012
New control options have been introduced on hydraulic loader and service cranes by Fassi and Auto Cranes, while Sauer Danfoss and APEM introduced control components.

In our fleet
28 December, 2012
Load 28 Crane Hire, a crane hire firm started by two brothers in their Adelaide, Australia workshop, has a city crane for any job. Founder and operations manager Marcus Rigney explains

A behemoth on the Black Sea
27 December, 2012
Sarens used Cavotec radio remote controls to help guide two enormous fuel reactors from the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas to the Lukoil Neftochim oil refinery.

A 280t tight fit
27 December, 2012
Fagioli was commissioned to replace a 280t stator in Gijon, Spain.

Anything, anywhere
27 December, 2012
The reach of the 4,000t Bigge 125D AFRD, tested for the first time last July, is changing the ball game for nuclear power build, allowing lifts from any area of the site, any time.

Raising the roof
26 December, 2012
ALE's unique Mega Jack lifting system was used to raise the roof at an Argentinian mine site, 4,000m above sea level.

Job map
26 December, 2012

Smart loaders
26 December, 2012
At Italian exhibition SAIE, Italian loader crane manufacturers had some things in common besides battling the Euro slump. As well as launching EU-compliant electronics, their flashiest new features were meant to dazzle clients, even those far overseas. Cristina Brooks reports

LR 13000 ready to work
24 December, 2012
Mammoet has assembled the world's largest production crane, the 3,000t Liebherr LR 13000, at BP's Whiting refinery in Indiana, USA.

Previously in Cranes Today...
24 December, 2012
In this new regular feature, we discover what the industry was talking about this month in past decades, as we turn back the pages of the oldest magazine of the lifting sector.

A year of innovation
24 December, 2012
In this month’s issue, we’ve covered the first jobs for some of the biggest new pieces of equipment around the world. We also look at how users and suppliers of some smaller pieces of equipment are finding ways to innovate.

Liebherr UK rebrands training services
13 December, 2012
The fully accredited CPCS training school at Liebherr’s UK headquarters is being rebranded as Liebherr Training Services, the company said late last week. Liebherr stated that is to reflect its expanded curriculum.

RUD introduces hoist ring for heavy duty lifting
13 December, 2012
Manufacturer of lifting and lashing applications, RUD Chains, recently announced the introduction of its WBPG hoist ring for heavy duty lifting. WBPG can be supplied from 85t to 200t and the company stated that it is a product suitable for environments including heavy engineering, offshore, ship years and the construction industry.

Nine Wolffs rebuild Berlin's Leipziger Platz
13 December, 2012
Nine Wolffkran tower cranes are being used to construct a new shopping centre in Berlin, the company said earlier this week. The trolley jib tower cranes are being used for the lifting of steel girders, concrete components and formwork on the construction site.

Felbermayr puts giant AC 1000 to work at dairy
13 December, 2012
Crane service provider, Felbermayr, recently replaced four gigantic whey tanks at Sachsenmilch GmbH’s Leppersdorf facility in Germany with a new 1,000t Terex AC 1000 all terrain crane.

Tata develops its UK lifting steel business
13 December, 2012
Indian steel making company, Tata Steel, has announced initiatives that will provide long term advances to its clients in the lifting and excavating sectors in the UK.

Zigma makes senior management appointment
06 December, 2012
UK-based mats and ground preparation firm Zigma Ground Solutions has appointed Tony Mann as commercial director. Mann brings over 25 years of sales and operational experience to the company, the company announced last week.

1,500t Spacelift passes tests
06 December, 2012
The Spacelift MC 35000 DLS, a new mobile marine crane with 1500t lifting capacity, is now ready for operation following a successful test lift. The heavy lift offshore crane has been developed by Zwagerman International and is installed on the Conquest MB I, a vessel owned by Conquest Offshore BV.

Manitowoc signs crane engineering deal with Indian IT firm
06 December, 2012
Manitowoc has signed a deal with HCL, that will see the Indian IT services firm provide engineering services supporting the cranebuilder's design centres around the world, and new product development initiatives in emerging markets. The companies have built a global engineering centre in Pune, where Manitowoc currently builds some models of its Potain tower cranes.

IMT launches two new knucklebooms
06 December, 2012
IMT has launched two new 40tm and 50tm knuckleboom cranes, which it says will offer greater flexibility when working in restricted spaces.