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ISO collates international crane standards
30 December, 2009
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published a CD-ROM containing more than 100 international standards related to cranes.

Small city players
01 December, 2009
It’s often easy to overlook cranes at the lower end of the capacity scale. However, competition among city cranes, small cranes that share characteristics of both all terrains and rough terrains, is as fierce as anywhere else in the industry. Will North reports

Italian Invention
01 December, 2009
Italian crane firms have to think smart to cope with the narrow streets and steep hills of the country’s medieval cities. Ruth Ling reports

Light at the end of the tunnel
01 December, 2009
Ruth Ling reports on the state of the Italian market, and finds some light at the end of the tunnel

Terex predicts turning point
22 October, 2009
Terex has predicted that stability and optimism in its customer markets will provide growth opportunities going into 2010 and 2011, despite tabling “disappointing” results in the third quarter.

Crane industry responds to global survey
13 October, 2009
Due to an overwhelming response from the crane industry, Cranes Today is extending the deadline for entries to its global industry survey to 19 October, 2009.

UPDATE: Crane collapses in Malaysia
06 October, 2009
A luffing jib tower crane collapsed in Batu Caves, Malaysia on Friday, September 4. More details of the crane involved have emerged.

NYC crane rules face court challenge
28 September, 2009
The Steel Institute of New York has launched court action to have New York City's crane rules declared unenforceable, using the same attorneys who won a similar case in Miami-Dade last year. The city says it is confident the court will decide in its favour.

Manitowoc and Tat Hong sponsor Cranes Asia
25 September, 2009
Manitowoc and Tat Hong have signed up as sponsors of Cranes Today’s inaugural Cranes Asia conference, which takes place in Singapore on 9-10 December.

Hot iron, heavy towers
16 September, 2009
The popularity of pre-cast building in the Netherlands means the country uses unusually high numbers of heavy tower cranes. Will North compares the Dutch market with its regional neighbours, and finds out how one award winning building demonstrates the advantages of pre-cast construction.

Dutch tailoring
15 September, 2009
When it comes to really big cranes, some of the biggest are built by specialist custom builders like the Netherlands’ Huisman. Will North reports

Going for green
15 September, 2009
Green technologies are central to most modern gantry crane systems. David Pittman reports

Pastures new
14 September, 2009
From chairman of the board at what was then Terex Demag, Alexander Knecht has settled into a new role as president and CEO of the Tadano Faun Group. He talks to Richard Howes about past, present and future

A meeting of minds
14 August, 2009
An article in Cranes Today’s March issue inspired an email discussion between two veterans of the rigging industry. Dan Cashin and Mick Hoyle share the wisdom gained over many decades of lives saved and hair lost.

Cargotec launches new business divisions
14 August, 2009
Cargotec has announced the creation of two new business areas following the earlier announcement that it would merge the Hiab and Kalmar businesses.

HSE launches consultation on tower crane register
13 July, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on its proposed tower crane register in the UK.

Tadano warns of counterfeit cranes
10 July, 2009
Tadano has moved to warn the global lifting industry of the dangers posed by counterfeit versions of its cranes that have been appearing on markets worldwide.

Raimondi revival continues
03 July, 2009
Raimondi Cranes, which was launched after Italian tower crane manufacturer Carlo Raimondi went into administration earlier this year, has been working hard to carry out its plan to “regain its world position in tower crane manufacture during 2009”.

An eye to the future
18 May, 2009
Eastern Europe is suffering the ill-effects of the global economic downturn, but there is strong feeling that the area will be important when the recovery begins. David Pittman reports.

Knuckle down
18 May, 2009
The abrupt end of the building boom in Europe wreaked havoc on the knuckleboom industry: order intake, and then sales, both dropped dramatically. Manufacturers, and their employees, have seen tough choices made. But, as Will North reports, the industry is doing much to ensure it is ready for the inevitable, if far off, upturn.