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Mini cranes break big
27 December, 2023
Mini cranes are becoming established at last – even in the USA, where size traditionally matters most. Julian Champkin reports.

Evolution in the east
27 December, 2023
One of the oldest crane manufacturers in the Far East is Japanese company Tadano. Tadano was founded in 1919 (August 29th, to be precise) and has a long history in the design, manufacture, and sale of hydraulic cranes. The company has played a significant role in the development of lifting equipment in the Far East and is recognised as one of the leading crane manufacturers globally. We asked the company a few questions about the current state of business in its home market…

Faster, greener, homes
27 December, 2023
Around the world housing supply fails to keep up with demand. The crane industry is playing its part with new cranes that focus on fast, low- and zero-emissions equipment, that meet the needs of tradespeople and delivery drivers across the sector. Will North reports.

French Film Premiere
27 December, 2023
French lifting and transport company Gil & Fils Levage used the latest addition to its fleet, a Palfinger PK 165.002 TEC 7 mounted on a Scania 8x4 double drive, to deliver preassembled glass panels to a cinema in Rumilly, east of Lyon, France.

Keep on trucking
27 November, 2023
When is a truck crane not a truck crane? Julian Champkin is slightly baffled.

Italian Style
27 November, 2023
Buoyed by government incentives positivity abounds in the Italian lifting market, as manifest at the recent record-breaking GIS show. Christian Shelton reports

Driving test
27 November, 2023
Vanguard is using Tii Scheuerle RBTS systems to transport 230 wind turbine blades over 500km in South Africa.

Oiling the way
27 November, 2023
Oil and gas still dominate our energy supplies, and the Middle East is a primary source. Julian Champkin reports

Evolution of Electric Telecrawlers
27 October, 2023
In the last 12 months Sany and Sennebogen have both launched electric telecrawler models. Will North takes a closer look and considers their role in the journey to a carbon-free industry.

Heavy Work
26 October, 2023
The wind energy sector often dominates demand for – and discussion of – the largest crawler cranes. There are, however, plentiful examples of their suitability for other projects. Will North reports

Propelled to success
25 October, 2023
The SPMT has become the default machine for moving very large and heavy objects. Everything from boats to oil platforms to infrastructure are grist to their mill. Julian Champkin reports.

Street-wise
25 October, 2023
With tower cranes concentrated in city centres, the urban location brings its own unique set of challenges. We look at some innovative solutions to city-specific tower crane problems. Christian Shelton reports.

Building bridges
24 October, 2023
A snapshot of bridge work, in its various iterations, currently being conducted around the world.

Four Tops
24 October, 2023
UK tower crane specialist Bennetts Cranes has installed four Raimondi flat-top tower cranes at a waterside regeneration project in west London, UK.

Crane connection
18 September, 2023
The crane cabin is where a 'oneness' between man and machine can occur. We look at elements enabling this connection, plus peek at the possible cab of the future. Cranes Today reports.

Factory friendly
18 September, 2023
The pick and carry crane is typically small, electric-powered, Italian-inspired, and used indoors. As Julian Champkin discovers, though, there are exceptions.

Strait talkin'
18 September, 2023
Hareket moves three large new Liebherr port cranes across internationally significant waterway in Turkey.

Offshore wind's rising tide
18 September, 2023
This year the world’s installed wind-powered generation capacity is set to pass the one-terawatt mark with the greatest growth coming from offshore windfarms. The potential for floating offshore wind in Europe, the US and Japan is estimated in the region of 7 TW. Construction is happening at almost breakneck speed. Julian Champkin reports.

Rising to the occasion
22 August, 2023
Investment in equipment is strong across the region with a wide scope of work keeping rental firms busy. Cranes Today reports.

Bouncing back
22 August, 2023
Not so long ago it looked like offices and shops, the core of the commercial construction sector, would be replaced by new ways of working and shopping. But the sector has proved resilient, Will North reports.