Search Results: 'Cranes Asia'

Long-lost cousins
17 December, 2007
A shared ancestry going back a thousand years has given a boost to Turkish contractors working in Central Asia. Will North reports

Jost steps up a gear with latest designs
05 December, 2007
Jost Cranes has innovative designs and experienced partners, but above all it has the imagination of Franc Jost. Phil Bishop reports

Barcodes on steroids
15 November, 2007
RFID tags are claimed to speed up tracking and inspecting rigging gear, reports Roger Lindley

Chinese crawlers on verge of a boom
26 October, 2007
At BICES, Chinese manufacturers showed how they are meeting demand for crawlers, reports Will North.

Baring his soul
26 October, 2007
Ron Schad, chief executive of Essex Crane Rental, brought in his manufacturing expertise to reengineer crawler crane rental. But it took an improved business cycle to put his work to the test. Interview by Will Dalrymple

High- wire act
13 September, 2007
Overwhelming demand for cranes is also making scarce its single most important lifting accessory, wire rope, reports Will Dalrymple

Interview: Yuchun Zhang
13 September, 2007
Lucia Wang speaks to Yuchun Zhang, general manager of Xuzhou Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd (XHMC), China’s market leader, about its plans to export Chinese-made cranes

Interview: Potain India
17 August, 2007
Will Dalrymple spoke to the new president of Potain India, the company formed by Manitowoc’s acquisition of Indian licensee and dealer Shirke, a few days after the deal was done

Northern China shows its stuff
16 August, 2007
Although the most authentic of all the Chinese construction equipment shows, BICES fits awkwardly into the exhibition calendar.

Hiap Tong Crane & Transport
15 August, 2007
We have a fleet of 150 cranes, including rough terrains, truck-mounted & all-terrain & crawler cranes. Our smallest RT is a 20 tonner and the largest mobile crane is the 800-tonne Liebherr LTM1800 which we purchased in November 2006. This is one of the largest cranes in Southeast Asia.

The thin end of the wedge
14 August, 2007
Will Dalrymple asks: Should the Japanese clip the dead end of the rope to the live one?

Beware of the (copy) cat
08 June, 2007
A tower crane manufacturer tested imitation mast sections and found dangerous shortfalls in structural safety, reports Will Dalrymple

Dangerous steel
08 June, 2007
Tower crane engineer Felix Weinstein argues that steel impurities are threatening the safety of cranes. Steel produced in ingots from recycled steel is most at risk to contamination, but the only solution is extra testing

Citizen of the world
01 June, 2007
Eric Etchart might just have the perfect résumé for his new role as president of Manitowoc Crane Group. Profile by Phil Bishop

Jost claims Singapore victory
11 May, 2007
The Malaysia-based dealer for tower crane manufacturer Jost, Jost Maschinenbau Sdn Bhd, which trades as Jost Cranes Asia, has sold its first Jost topless luffing-jib tower crane in Singapore. The crane is the 120tm-class JTL 108.6. Owner Franc Jost told Cranes Today that the deal was significant because the Singapore market is conservative, and will not consider a crane unless it can see it on site in Singapore.

Interview with Koichi Tadano
11 May, 2007
Bauma review

Interview with Glen Tellock
11 May, 2007
Manitowoc’s new CEO, Glen Tellock, talks to Will Dalrymple about the GTK, service and delivery

The battle for XCMG
18 April, 2007
US private equity fund Carlyle Group's marathon negotiations on acquiring Chinese construction machinery manufacturer XCMG has been widely seen as a barometer of the Chinese government's attitude toward foreign mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), reports Olivia Chung. 

Wolffkran
05 March, 2007
Wolffkran will show an entirely new luffing jib crane. The jib crane portfolio will be supplemented with a new class. The trend for new Wolff cranes is toward topless saddle jib cranes for all loads up to 224tm.

Across the Pearl River Delta
15 January, 2007
Although Hong Kong's crane rental companies have struggled in the decade since handover to Chinese rule, building on the gambling island of Macau, 70km (45mi) away is booming. Phil Bishop reports