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First speakers announced for Middle East Cranes 2010
22 December, 2009
Cranes Today is pleased to announce the first four speakers for Middle East Cranes 2010, as the next installment of the conference takes shape.

CECE backs EN 14439 campaign
21 December, 2009
The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) has endorsed the decision by major crane manufacturers to apply the EN 14439 European safety standard to all cranes manufactured from 1 January, 2010.

Liebherrs give rise to Romania’s new national stadium
21 December, 2009
Seven Liebherr tower cranes are being used to construct Romania’s new national stadium.

Boom unveils Australia’s first LR1750
16 December, 2009
Boom Logistics has unveiled what it said is Australia’s first 750t Liebherr crawler crane.

Eminox talks emission standards
01 December, 2009
Mike Galey, director of marketing at exhaust and emissions control systems supplier, Eminox, talks emission standards and the products Eminox offers to match them.

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

Skyline gives Fairview an eye in the sky
24 November, 2009
Essex, UK-based Fairview Crane Hire has said installing the Skyline GPS tracking and telematics system has helped improve its fleet management and customer services, and enhanced quality control.

Tower cranes erect hillside Hong Kong housing project
23 November, 2009
Four Liebherr tower cranes are working to erect a twin-tower housing development in Hong Kong.

Mobile crane transforms London’s electricity supply
16 November, 2009
A Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane on hire from Ainscough Crane Hire has been used to install three 7.5 MVA transformers below road level in Central London to supply electricity to St Thomas’ Hospital and the surrounding area.

European and US crane groups agree new mobile policy
10 November, 2009
As the latest amendment of the European mobile crane standard, EN 13000:2009, moves slowly towards full adoption some time next year, the European and US crane rental groups ESTA and the SC&RA, and EU manufacturers' group the FEM have reached agreement on a shared approach to override switches, which they will push for inclusion in the next revision of the standard.

Ainscough crane in accident
04 November, 2009
Ainscough Crane Hire has confirmed that one of its mobile cranes, a Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1, was involved in a road traffic accident on the A6003 in Rockingham, UK yesterday (3 November).

November leader - Take heed
01 November, 2009
In this month’s interview, Richard Everist, the managing director of Liebherr Great Britain, gives a candid take on the marketplace, “It won’t be the beginning or even end of next year before we see an increase... Demand won’t outstrip supply for a long time.”

The interview - No mountain too high
01 November, 2009
Six months after stepping into the role, Richard Everist, the managing director of Liebherr Great Britain, speaks to Richard Howes.

SAIE 2009, Bologna, Italy
30 October, 2009
Various sections of the crane industry were out in force at the SAIE trade show in Bologna, Italy.

Gas expansion project to further offshore production
05 October, 2009
A Liebherr LR 1300 lattice boom crawler crane has carried out several major installations at the South Marsh Island (SMI) Block 217 gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico, as the platform doubles its capacity to process offshore natural gas.

Fighting fire with cranes
30 September, 2009
Bochum Fire Brigade, operating in Bochum, western Germany, has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane to add to its fire fighting equipment.

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.

Boom trucks
15 September, 2009
A new class of super heavy mobile cranes uses telescopic booms so big that they must be transported in two parts, requiring special transporters for the second boom. Nicole Robinson reports

NEEB takes delivery of telecrawler
14 September, 2009
Liebherr has delivered a 100t capacity LTR 1100 to German-based crane operator NEEB Internationale Hebe- und Transportlogistik GmbH, as it works to provide its customers with optimised lifting solutions.