Search Results: 'Cranes Asia'

Kobe sales recover despite low crane demand
17 November, 2010
Kobelco parent company Kobe Steel Group has posted results for the first half of its financial year showing a return to profit with a 17% increase in overall sales, despite poor crane sales.

Bauma China 2010
25 October, 2010
Kevin Walsh previews product offerings ahead of the international trade fair

Senior leadership reshuffle for Manitowoc in Asia-Pacific
12 October, 2010
Manitowoc is reorganising its management structure in Asia-Pacific due to the growing importance of the region to the firm.

Boom reach
12 October, 2010
Since being sold by Manitowoc in 2002, Manitex has been busy buying up lifting companies in new niches, developing its core crane products, and expanding its international dealer network. COO Andrew Rooke talked Will North through the history of the company, and its plans for the future.

Fast hoists
04 October, 2010
Manitowoc is moving hoist production from its 80-year-old plant at La Clayette to a new lean production line at Charlieu. Will North toured the plant

Déjà vu
18 June, 2010
Harri Ahola knows the route from recession to recovery well. Now senior vice president, truck cranes and demountables, Cargotec Corporation, Ahola joined the company as manager of a Spanish factory in 2003, as the industry suffered its previous fall from grace. He talks to Richard Howes

Order growth keeps Cargotec on its toes
29 April, 2010
Cargotec’s orders received grew 31% during the first quarter of 2010 (Q1 2010) year-on-year, although sales declined 18%.

April leader - Time for a change
01 April, 2010
You may have just picked up your copy of Cranes Today from our stand at Bauma, or received it as a regular subscriber.

Safe rigging at height
01 April, 2010
Are mobile crane manufacturers doing enough to eliminate the risk of falls from height? Phil Bishop reports

Fitting the bill
19 March, 2010
The Raptor 84 articulating jib tower crane, developed by Sweden’s Artic Crane in conjunction with London’s City Lifting, fits the bill for those looking for a fast and efficient lifting solution on restricted jobsites, according to the men behind the crane. David Pittman reports

In Our Fleet - EnerMech
15 March, 2010
EnerMech Limited was established in 2008 in Aberdeen. While the EnerMech group is a relatively young company, the component parts of the business and the experience of our management team and staff have a legacy going back more than 20 years.

Cranes Asia 2010 dates announced
11 March, 2010
Cranes Today is pleased to announce Cranes Asia 2010 will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore on 7-8 December, 2010.

Timeless utility
07 March, 2010
Rough terrain cranes were the first form of telescopic cranes to be built with their own wheeled carrier. Despite the age of the basic design, they still offer plenty of scope for innovation. Will North reports

Manitowoc crane decline outweighs foodservice gain
03 February, 2010
Manitowoc has reported a net loss of USD704.2m for the 2009 financial year, compared to earnings of USD10m in 2008, as its crane segment showed the full impact of the global downturn while foodservice showed positive growth.

Hiap Tong signs JV in China
02 February, 2010
Singapore-based hydraulic mobile crane specialist Hiap Tong Corporation (HTC) has signed an equity joint venture agreement (EJVA) to establish an operation in China and target the country’s wind power sector.

February leader - Keeping your cranes on File
01 February, 2010
It’s that time of year again, when we invite applications for the latest edition of Fleet File, the directory of who owns what, and where, in mobile, crawler and tower cranes, to be published in the June issue.

Excon 2009
30 January, 2010
There were few new launches at Excon 2009 in Bangalore. However, exhibitors shared heightened business confidence. Partha Pratim Basistha reports

Asia rising
30 January, 2010
The first Cranes Today Cranes Asia conference drew together leading names from across the Asian and Australasian crane and lifting industries to discuss the latest and best products and practices in the region. David Pittman reports from Singapore

In our fleet-BS Group
30 January, 2010
With our 35-year anniversary next year, Bok Seng (BS) began with a small fleet of transportation vehicles before becoming a leading total logistics solutions provider

The interview – Magic man
30 January, 2010
Kobelco marketing director Mike Maruo talks magic, blues and golf as he warns of a false dawn at the start of the new decade. He spoke to Richard Howes at the inaugural Cranes Asia conference in Singapore