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A new luffer, better than the old luffer?
29 December, 2015
New York’s tightly packed and quickly built skyscrapers, busy streets, patchy electricity, and maze of subways combine to make lifting in city uniquely challenging and highly regulated. As the NYC Department of Buildings seeks to restrict the use of older cranes, the diesel luffers that dominate the city’s skyline face new competition. Will North reports.

East meets west
16 November, 2015
The Chinese crane and construction sectors are following the country’s economy and developing quickly. Daniel Searle spoke to Terex’s management about the directions in which the Chinese market is heading.

The land of opportunity
16 November, 2015
It’s all change in China, with technology evolving, economic growth slowing, and opportunities for domestic and international crane manufacturers alike. Daniel Searle reports from Beijing.

High power on a slim tower
16 November, 2015
Level 10 Construction is using a slim but powerful Wolff 700B on hire from Maxim to build one of San Francisco’s tallest buildings, 181 Fremont Street.

Still the lucky country?
30 October, 2015
Arriving at the recent CICA Crane conference in Perth, Western Australia, Stuart Anderson expected a lot of long faces and sob stories. Instead, he found crane users and dealers fairly upbeat.

Papers, please
30 October, 2015
This month, I've had a series of conversations about documentation. Written records are often a good way to show that correct safety checks have been carried out. A well-designed form can ensure that each check in and inspection is carried out. It can then be used to confirm the results of the inspection, to regulators or to anyone else with an interest.

Brighter shores
07 September, 2015
After the Spanish housing construction market was severely damaged during the recession, the country’s crane manufacturers had to look abroad and expand their portfolios. Daniel Searle reports from Zaragoza.

Cutting edge gear cutting
13 August, 2015
Siebenhaar was launched 50 years ago, getting most of its work as a specialist supplier to Krupp. After a short time as a division of Krupp, the company was brought back into private hands, and now supplies slewing drives, winches and similar components across the crane industry and beyond. Will North spoke to Jascha André Graefingholt, the company’s head of sales.

Emission objective
13 August, 2015
The next step in regulating crane engine emissions is due to come into effect before 2020, and will affect crane manufacturers and end users alike. Daniel Searle reports

Mini drivers
13 August, 2015
The mini crane sector is expanding, thanks to manufacturers and dealers making constant efforts to impress on end users the huge range of potential applications. Daniel Searle reports.

Operator please
27 July, 2015
The recovery of the crane sector is being hampered in some regions, particularly developed markets, by a shortage of operators. But what are the causes, and what can be done to address the issue? Daniel Searle reports.

Sims Crane
29 May, 2015
Florida-based Sims Crane & Equipment hires and sells mobile cranes and rigging to customers across the state, completing more than 3,000 jobs a month, says vice president of marketing Dean Sims II.

Prospective growth
21 April, 2015
After the recession stalled some projects even before construction had begun, there is now cautious optimism and growth again in the Middle East. Daniel Searle visited some of the key players in the UAE.

International cranes
13 March, 2015
With labour costs on construction sites around the world increasing, Western and Chinese crane manufacturers are looking to build tower cranes in emerging markets, aimed at local users. Will North reports

Burying bureaucracy
13 March, 2015
At this year’s bC India, manufacturers complained that a combination of difficult land acquisition, arbitrarily split tenders, excessive regulation and the ongoing fallout from the ‘coal scam’ corruption scandal had halted construction across the country. Will North reports

Going the distance
16 February, 2015
Parts, service and support is crucial for the all-terrain crane user and hire companies alike reports Adrian Greeman

Living with the new normal
16 February, 2015
China’s president Xi Jinping stressed in speeches in 2014 that the country—and its trading partners—would have to accept a ‘new normal’ of restrained growth, not the double digit percentage rates of previous decades. At Bauma China, Will North found manufacturers facing up to this new reality.