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Looking back, seeing how far we've come
12 November, 2014
This issue, our backpage features an interview with George Cossington, who entered the crane industry in the 1950s. Cossington told Spitalfileds Life, a London history blog, how he came to the industr y as part of a family of steeplejacks. He describes his father insisting that here, in construction, rather than in the Merchant Navy he had wanted to join, he'd find a secure job with a pension.

Getting organised
29 October, 2014
In the US, with its framework of both state and federal regulations, it’s vital for crane owners to work together on a local basis. Bernadette Ballantyne looks at the work of the Florida Crane Owners’ Council, and finds out how they support members from campaigning on regulatory issues to creating networking opportunities.

Big plans, big projects
29 October, 2014
Between November 25 to 28, 2014 it will be time for the seventh edition of bauma China, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Construction Vehicles and Equipment, taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Despite the current downturn in the Chinese economy, there are still many building projects in the People’s Republic which have an enormous investment value. Here are some examples of these gigantic projects.

Terex crane meets space challenges in salt factory
08 October, 2014
A Terex Challenger 3160 all terrain crane has helped a salt and fertiliser manufacturer overcome space restrictions and the highly saline atmosphere in its factory.

A bright day dawns in the east
18 September, 2014
It’s been at least ten years since Cranes Today last visited Japan. This summer, Will North made up for that with visits to four of the country’s leading international crane builders, Tadano, Kobelco, Hitachi-Sumitomo (HSC) and Maeda. The four companies discuss the state of the market, at home and abroad. We visit each of them in turn, starting with Maeda in Nagano, then heading south to HSC in Nagoya, Kobelco in Akashi, and ending up with Tadano in Takamatsu.

Energising for the future
18 September, 2014
What’s under the hood of a crane is always important, but as engine regulation has increased the critical details of the engine become even more crucial. Zak Garner-Purkis looks at one of the most affected markets, all terrain cranes.

From the seaside, to the ocean
17 September, 2014
The final stage of Cranes Today’s tour of Japan took Will North to the southerly island of Takamatsu. On first seeing its location in one of the country’s more rural regions, or folding stiff Western knees under a tatami table in one of the island’s traditional restaurants, it would be easy to think the company is, like its home, Japanese of the old school.

Developing together
17 September, 2014
Cranes Today’s Japan tour continued south, with a visit to Hitachi-Sumitomo’s factory in Nagoya.

In defence of the operator
03 September, 2014
In 1988, James Headley, of the Crane Institute of America argued in Cranes Today that the industry placed far too much responsibility for safety on the shoulders of operators. While much progress has been made, US OSHA still has to implement a new Cranes and Derricks Rule. With that in mind, we here run an edited version of Headley’s article.

Transforming transport
01 September, 2014
Scheuerle’s new STB550 was picked up by Lincoln Collett, technical director of Collet Heavy Transport. Will North spoke to his brother, managing director David Collett, about why the company chose this system.

Rigid and flexible, light and heavy
28 August, 2014
This summer, TII’s Scheuerle division invited press and clients to the handover of its biggest ever bridge girder, the STB 550, to the UK’s Collett Transport. Will North spoke to TII Sales president Bernd Schwengsbier about the company’s record of innovation.David Collett explains why his company chose the STB550, and we look at it’s first job.

The impact factor
27 August, 2014
Goldhofer’s Innovation Days customer event this year gave the company a chance to show off new products, including a new 60t SPMT, a transporter with an expanding wheel base, a new axle system for its semi-trailers, and the firth of its Faktor 5 bridge girders. Will North reports from the event.

Rising above the ruins
31 July, 2014
Italy has a long and proud history of crane-building and was for many years one of the world’s leading markets for both rough terrains and tower cranes. Today though, it’s domestic market is decimated and crane builders are having to look for new opportunities. Will North visited some of these and Samoter in Verona.

Competing on the global stage
26 June, 2014
At this year’s ConExpo, Will North spoke to senior staff of crane manufacturers around the world, about the market for their products, and their strategy for the coming year. From Terex, Manitowoc and Link-Belt in the US, via Liebherr in Europe, to Zoomlion in China and Tadano in Japan, all our looking to increase the global spread of their sales, and often production, as individual regional markets remain unreliable.

Under the Sennebogen pyramid
26 June, 2014
The German crane manufacturer Sennebogen has over 60 years worth of experience in the industry. Recently, it opened a new training facility in Staubing, Germany. Zak Garner-Purkis went to the launch of the new company’s new centre to hear about Sennebogen’s plans for the future.

Liebherr’s Powerboom debuts in Bremerhaven for Mammoet
26 June, 2014
Mammoet has used the 3000t Liebherr LR 13000 crawler crane on the installation of legs of the 940t 87m long Aeolus jack-up vessel. The parallel boom of the LR 13000, referred to as the PowerBoom, was used for the first time on the job in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Time again for innovation?
26 June, 2014
Over the last few years, difficult post-crisis market conditions and the engineering challenges of complying with strict engine regulations have slowed development across much of the crane industry.

Energy keeps the Gulf going
17 April, 2014
Energy and industrial customers have kept the regional lifting market buoyant particularly for mobile cranes, and rebounding construction is stimulating the tower crane segment. Bernadette Ballantyne reports.

A heavyweight bout in Vegas
17 April, 2014
At this year’s ConExpo, Sany and Manitowoc, on one hand, and Terex, on the other, presented starkly different visions of how to handle lifts in the 500–650t capacity class. Liebherr, recently, has presented its own take on some jobs in this range, launching a new boom system for its own 600-tonner. Will North reports.

Bigger booms, larger lifts
18 March, 2014
As North America leans towards larger rough terrain cranes manufacturers are improving their offerings at the higher capacity end. Bernadette Ballantyne reports.