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Staff Writer
Crane connection
The crane cabin is where a ‘oneness’ between man and machine can occur. We look at elements enabling this connection, plus peek at the possible cab of the future. Cranes Today reports.
Offshore wind’s rising tide
This year the world’s installed wind-powered generation capacity is set to pass the one-terawatt mark with the greatest growth coming from offshore windfarms. The potential for floating offshore wind in Europe, the US and Japan is estimated in the region of 7 TW. Construction is happening at almost breakneck speed. Julian Champkin reports.
Factory friendly
The pick and carry crane is typically small, electric-powered, Italian-inspired, and used indoors. As Julian Champkin discovers, though, there are exceptions.
Danish construction projects utilise Geda lift systems
Shopping centre and school builds in Copenhagen utilise lift systems from Geda.
Welsh hydro-power transport job
Two hydro power inlets transported from port to power station by Collett.
A passion for engineering
“Who wouldn’t want to travel to Italy for an exhibition?” asks Fabio Potestà, director of Mediapoint & Exhibitions, the company responsible for organising the forthcoming GIS 2023 lifting trade show (see News page 18). “We have some of the best scenery, food, and hospitality in the whole world.”
Bennetts installs Raimondi flat tops
Mixed use jobsite in West London utilises four Raimondi tower cranes supplied by Bennetts.
Steel pedestrian bridge lift
Scholpp lifts steel pedestrian bridge in Germany using new fully-spec’d Tadano AC 4.080-1 all terrain crane.