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Quick and easy
28 December, 2017
Demand for self-erectors is increasing all over the world thanks to their flexibility and mobility, even when they are full erected. Paola De Pascali reports.

Getting around the city
21 November, 2017
Small truck and all terrain cranes are becoming very popular in urban areas or wherever a quick lift is required. Paola De Pascali reports. Designed to travel directly to the jobsite and get to work with little or no set up, taxi and city cranes can perform multiple jobs in a day.

Unfolding power
31 October, 2017
XCMG put the novel auto-folding wind jib on its eight-axle, 1,200t, XCA1200 to work during a turbine installation in Ningxia, in north-central China.

Under 300t, under pressure
29 September, 2017
Global demand for lattice boom crawler cranes has been under pressure for several years now. Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr Associates, assesses the ‘mainstream’ market ranging from 50-300t.

Diffuse demand for UK cranes
17 August, 2017
Over recent years, the recovery in the UK lifting industry has been lead by London, with demand slower across the rest of the country. At Vertikal Days, crane dealers and users told Will North that the market is now more evenly spread across the country. However, exchange rates remain a concern for some.

Working within tight limits
17 August, 2017
Mobile cranes can now calculate real time loading for a full complement of outrigger positions,maximising capacity and improving safety. Bernadette Ballantyne reports.

Three WOLFFs at Frankfurt’s Omniturm
18 July, 2017
Two WOLFF tower cranes have been set up at the Omniturm construction site in Frankfurt’s Banking District, with a third one joining them soon.

From loaders to lifters
18 May, 2017
Paola De Pascali talked with the main manufacturers of knuckleboom cranes about the recent trend of using ‘loaders’ as ‘lifters’ for diverse applications.

Tread carefully
17 May, 2017
Choosing the right type of tyre for a mobile crane is crucial. Bernadette Ballantyne looks into how owners go about finding the right blend of performance, longevity and price.

Time to shine
17 April, 2017
High-strength synthetic ropes are now being used in multiple crane applications and approval for use by crane companies is growing. Bernadette Ballantyne reports

Borders, deadlines threaten US industry
17 April, 2017
As the worldwide construction-equipment event cycle evolves, it has become harder and harder for any event other than bauma in Munich to really claim to represent the global industry. ConExpo in Las Vegas certainly makes a good showing, but with launches in a hard market recently focused on the German show a year before, it is hard for it to claim to be anything other than the biggest show in the Americas, not a transatlantic contender for the global crown.

Synthetic-rope innovations
22 February, 2017
WireCo World Group will exhibit several products such as the brand-new synthetic hoist rope Lanko Lift S at ConExpo, stand G73012. The bright yellow rope, made by Lankhorst Ropes, consists of 12 braided outer strands made of high-tech material Dyneema.

Under China’s belt
16 February, 2017
In the second of a two-part series, Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr Associates, looks in more detail at the countries where Chinese crane exporters have had the most notable export successes, and breaks down some of the factors driving this demand.

Feeding the dragon
23 January, 2017
Over the past decade, Chinese truck cranes have increasingly found success in emerging economies. In the first of two articles, president at Chortsey Barr Associates Stuart Anderson traces the development of the sector and some popular models; next month, he will look in more detail at the factors driving demand in specific export markets.

Flexible and solid
23 January, 2017
Shuttlelift will showcase at Conexpo its SB50 gantry crane, which was recently delivered to Bull Moose Tube Company in Casa Grande, Arizona.

United we stand
23 January, 2017
After showing their latest products at Bauma 2016, Fassi and Jekko will also introduce them to the American market. Both companies will share stand C6102 of their North American dealer Fascan International at ConExpo 2017.

A sneak peek
23 January, 2017
Terex Cranes is keeping a few surprises back, but says it will show innovations from both the Terex and Demag lines, including a new five-axle Demag all-terrain crane, the RT100 US and the new SK series of hammerhead tower crane

Manitowoc pushes on with innovation
23 January, 2017
Manitowoc is keeping details of several of its new cranes under wraps until the show itself, but among the cranes the company has confirmed will be at the event are the GMK5250L and the GMK5150L from the range of Grove all-terrain cranes.

Liebherr to debut rough terrains
23 January, 2017
The new LRT cranes are based on the same technical concept and the crane chassis and turntable are almost identical. The differences relate to the boom length, telescoping technology, ballast weight and lifting capacity.

A throw of the dice
23 January, 2017
This month, as the year gets underway, we have articles looking back over the past 20 years, and forward to the year ahead. With ConExpo in Las Vegas, we also take a first look at some of the cranes we expect to see at the show.