Search Results: 'Cranes Asia'

Petrochemical romance
16 December, 2011
As rising oil prices outpace the gradually recovering demand for petrochemicals, companies in the sector are courting hire firms in an effort to get more bang for their buck. Kevin Walsh reports.

Exploring all new terrain
20 October, 2011
As some manufacturers progressively modernise their all terrain product portfolios, filling every niche of the application spectrum from the lower capacities up, the scarcity of upper mid-range cranes is looking inviting to others. Kevin Walsh reports

Talking cranes in booming Asia
20 October, 2011
The Asian crane industry is booming in ‘turbulent times’ said international crane expert Stuart Anderson at the Cranes Asia conference held on 7–8 September by Cranes Today Magazine.

Making the right choice
20 October, 2011
Rope discard does not just apply to all cranes. “Most people apply this standard to any scenario where a rope comes off a drum and passes over or around a pulley/sheave,” says Adrian Kirkham, a training manager for Certex. Cristina Brooks reports.

Mediterranean explorers set sail for new worlds
29 July, 2011
Facing stagnant domestic demand Mediterranean crane companies are revising their sales strategy and looking to exports. Murielle Gonzalez Oisel reports

Heavy knuckleboom hits the road
27 July, 2011
The revision of the knuckleboom standard EN12999, launched this year, recognises the increasing use of the cranes for lifting as well as loading, and the risks involved. One manufacturer, Turkey’s World Power, has been developing very heavy knucklebooms mounted on all terrain carriers, targeted at this sector. Kevin Walsh reports.

Sarens
29 June, 2011
Belgium

Credit where credit’s due
27 June, 2011
Crane rental firms are no different than most in that they need a strong economy to survive and thrive.

Built in Austria by robots
27 June, 2011
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing is the home of the Liebherr-MCCtec maritime division, but also handles the lion’s share of crawler crane production for the manufacturer.

Outrigger mats go green
12 April, 2011
Since 2002, crane and outrigger mats made of tropical hardwoods, such as Azobe, Cumaru Dabema, Greenheart, Mora and Wamara, have been sustainably produced in Guyana by Guyana Timber Products (GTP), a sales organisation run by Dutch shareholders. It sells timber products that come from sustainably managed forests. Cristina Brooks reports.

Seizing the opportunity
11 April, 2011
Abu Dhabi’s Manitowoc Potain dealer NFT Cranes has responded to Dubai’s construction crisis by entering new markets and end user sectors. Will North spoke to managing director Nabil Al Zahlawi

Doing business in turbulent times
08 April, 2011
Stuart Anderson looks at crane sales data in the Middle East and asks which cranes are selling

The turning point?
07 April, 2011
After volcanoes and economic crises slowed business at the last two trade shows in this three-year cycle of global construction equipment events, hopes were high for this year’s lead event, ConExpo in Las Vegas. While the show might not have matched the feverish energy of 2008, it did largely meet expectations

Power up
10 March, 2011
Power up Power generation, whether it is wind farms or nuclear plants, coal powered stations or transmission lines, seems to be one of the most resilient sectors for lifting. Kevin Walsh assesses how strong it really is

BC India review
10 March, 2011
At the first BC India, the new show from the organisers of Bauma and ConExpo, Partha Basistha examines the state of the market and sees new cranes from local and global manufacturers

Chinese revolution
26 January, 2011
While the rest of the world continues to struggle, the global financial crisis barely caused a break in China’s stride. At Bauma China, Will North spoke to Chinese and global industry leaders about their strategy for making the best of the country’s surging demand and immense manufacturing capacity

BC India Show Preview
25 January, 2011
Hoping to capitalise on India’s growing importance to the international construction machinery market, Messe Muenchen International have partnered with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers to hold the first joint Bauma/Conexpo trade fair on the subcontinent.