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NCCCO Foundation Announces Board Appointments, Officers for 2023 →

The NCCCO Foundation announced the appointment of seven members to its board of directors, effective July 1. Garry Higdem, Mario Sinacola & Sons, Frisco, Texas; Kerry Hulse, retired vice president of operations, Deep South Crane & Rigging, Houston, Texas; Tim Watters, president, Hoffman Equipment, Piscataway, N.J.; Chris Ryan, retired vice president of equipment, Boh Bros. Construction, New Orleans, La.; and Ingo Schiller, Partner, Path Finder Consulting Group, Alexandria, Va., were reappointed to serve additional terms on the NCCCO Foundation board of directors. Click for more...

Implenia Partners With Stirnimann, Potain On Central Malley Project in Switzerland →

Swiss real estate and construction services company Implenia has rented four Potain top-slewing tower cranes from local dealer Stirnimann for the Central Malley project in Lausanne. This project is a new eco-district to meet environmental challenges and promote energy autonomy, including 28,345 sq. yds. of offices, 200 housing units across 17,581 sq. yds. and 4,545 sq. yds. of commercial space. Implenia approached Stirnimann for its effective customer service as a Potain dealer since 1986. Click for more...

VIDEO: Tadano CC 68.1250-1 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane Lifts Components Onto Pipelaying Ship →

Large ships and heavy machinery might be a regular sight at the port of Marseille, but this project with a Tadano CC 68.1250-1 as its protagonist was anything but ordinary. "Not a single one of the employees at the site had ever seen such an enormous crane in the flesh before — which maybe isn't that surprising, given that our CC 68.1250-1 is the biggest crane currently in use in France and Italy," said Vernazza Autogru General Director Paolo Delfino. Click for more...

ALL Uses Single Crawler to Assist Construction of Medical Building in Panama Beach City, Fla. →

With the population booming in northwest Florida, a new medical campus is coming to Panama City Beach. First to be constructed is a four-story, 80,000-sq.-ft. office building that will include medical practices, outpatient care and operating rooms. The mostly concrete structure was built with the help of a single Manitowoc 14000 lattice boom crawler that proved to be a bit of a Swiss Army knife-like player on a complex jobsite. Click for more...

Through the Lens — Cameras Help Entire Crane Team Safely See Big Picture →

Safety and efficiency are at the heart of crane operations on a construction site. Improving and ensuring both are always the goals. Mitigating jobsite hazards is one benefit of a crane camera. Either on the tip of the boom or on the hook block, a camera is an essential safety device on any construction crane. Because of their sheer size and moving parts, cranes can pose a number of hazards on a job site. Click for more...

Belt Group of Companies Operate 175|AT in Mid-Atlantic States →

Belt Cranes, part of the Belt Group of Companies of Cumberland, Md., has purchased a new Link-Belt 175-ton 175|AT all terrain crane for its taxi crane fleet. The Belt Group of Companies umbrella includes general construction, paving and road construction and roofing. Belt Group covers a 70-mi. radius that includes Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia in the Allegheny and Appalachian Mountains. Click for more...

ALL Purchases 20 New Link-Belt Cranes →

The ALL Family of Companies is adding a new 20-crane package from Link-Belt, including crawlers, hydraulic crawlers, rough terrain (RT) cranes and truck cranes. The purchase includes four each Link-Belt LS248HSL 200-ton crawler cranes and Link-Belt TCC-550 50-ton hydraulic crawler cranes, three Link-Belt 85RT 85-ton rough terrain cranes, two each Link-Belt HTC-86110 110-ton truck cranes, Link-Belt 238HSL 150-ton crawlers, Link-Belt TCC-2500 250-ton telescopic crawlers, and one of each Link-Belt 65HT 65-ton telescopic truck crane, Link-Belt 100RT 100-ton RT, and Link-Belt HTC-8675 75-ton telescopic truck crane. Click for more...

Central Atlantic Crane Named Tadano America Distributor →

Tadano America has added Central Atlantic Crane LLC as an authorized distributor of Tadano all terrain, rough terrain and telescopic-boom crawler cranes in the state of Virginia. Based in Chesapeake, Central Atlantic Crane professionals have more than 97 years of combined experience in lifting equipment sales and purchasing. "I'm excited to introduce the Tadano and Central Atlantic Crane LLC partnership to new customers in Virginia and share our values and commitment with them," said Tim Yauilla, Central Atlantic Crane co-owner. Click for more...

Central Contractor's Service Helps Build Obama Library On Chicago's South Side →

Construction has begun on the Barack Obama presidential library in the Jackson Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The Obama Presidential Center will include a museum, library, gardens and common spaces. The expansive site is larger than three football fields, requiring three tower cranes to cover the construction zones as well as a host of additional cranes to support construction operations. Click for more...

Lift & Move USA Offers Range of Benefits Through Workforce Ambassador Program →

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation's (SC&RF) workforce development arm, Lift & Move USA, recently unveiled the Lift & Move Workforce Ambassador Program — a group of companies committed to participating in activities to build industry awareness and foster community relationships in order to bridge the skilled labor gap. Workforce Ambassadors are essential to raising industry awareness and achieve the same purpose as the pre-COVID Lift & Move live events without the large-scale event or expense. Click for more...

HCET Students Train for Crane Repair at Hayden-Murphy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Heavy Construction Equipment Technology (HCET) program at Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) partnered with Hayden-Murphy to offer HCET students a weeklong training opportunity to work on a Grove GMK 5150B crane donated by Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul. Dale Schultz, a technical service representative at the Hayden-Murphy Equipment Company based in Bloomington, Minn., has more than 25 years of experience in the heavy equipment maintenance industry. Click for more...

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Earns 75-Year Longevity Award From SC&RA →

Seventy-five years ago, the organization that would become the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) was born, and Dawes Rigging and Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, was there as one of eight charter members. Dawes has been formally recognized for this, earning its 75-year longevity award. In addition, the branch was honored with safety awards for crane operation and transport. Click for more...

RTL Equipment Acquires THECO, Expanding Service, Inventory in Iowa, Minnesota →

From Construction Equipment Guide... RTL Equipment Inc. has acquired heavy equipment dealership THECO Inc. , with locations in Big Lake and Brainerd, Minn. The purchase creates one of the most diversified construction equipment dealerships in Iowa and Minnesota, with increased sales territories, equipment inventory, service technicians and service locations that will provide support to customers across the Midwest. The acquisition of THECO gives customers in Minnesota immediate access to RTL's crane service and inventory that includes rough terrain, all terrain and crawler cranes from Tadano, Kobelco, Demag and Mantis. Click for more...

Building Boom Has ALL's Knoxville Branch at Epicenter →

The building boom in the southeastern United States continues, and ALL Crane Rental of Tennessee, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, offers a snapshot of the region's robust construction market. The Knoxville-based branch has multiple projects active in four states, with more jobs already under contract for the remainder of the year. ALL Crane Rental of Tennessee currently has eight towers up at six different projects, extending north to Abingdon, Va., south to Huntsville, Ala., and east to Asheville, N.C. Click for more...

VIDEO: Grove GMK5250XL-1 Plays Key Role in Tough Plant Disassembling Job in Brazil →

When Wildson de Jesus, general director of Willift Lifting Engineering, received the task to plan the lifting of heavy metal parts at a 131 ft. height, at a lime plant in Vitoria, Brazil, his main concern was to find the right equipment to perform the job securely and efficiently. Jesus knew it would be a complex operation — six silos and their lids, each part weighing 24 tons and 4 tons respectively, had to be removed and some heavy metal parts connected to these barrels would need to be cut off during the dismantling process. Click for more...

Spreader Bars, Lifting Beams Make for More Efficient, Safer Crane Pick →

Installing a below-the-hook lifting device can streamline a lift and ensure the safety of your crew and the load. The device is used to attach a load to a crane so the load can be moved safely and may involve slings, hooks and rigging hardware. The idea behind below-the-hook spreader bars and lifting beams is to minimize the potential for damage to the load, other rigging hardware and personnel on the ground. Click for more...

Following Kabalen Retirement, Link-Belt Announces Vaughn as Manager, Marketing Communications →

Bruce Kabalen, manager, marketing and technical communications has announced his retirement from Link-Belt Cranes, effective March 31, 2023. Kabalen began his career at Link-Belt in 1998 as a supervisor, marketing information services. He was instrumental in his early experience at Link-Belt in creating Link-Belt Preferred, a comprehensive online customer information portal for Link-Belt customers and distributors that launched in 2002. Click for more...

Potain Cranes to Aid Major Renovation of Historic Milan Hospital in Italy →

Italian construction company Consorzio Stabile SIS has chosen four Potain top-slewing cranes for a pivotal role in the renovation of one of Italy's oldest hospitals, Policlinico di Milano. The project is set to last approximately three years and will require the use of the Potain cranes for the duration of the construction work. Consorzio Stabile purchased two MDT 269 J12 cranes with a maximum jib length of 213 ft. Click for more...

ALL Adds Nine New Tadano RTs →

With the market for rough terrain (RT) cranes continuing to boom, the ALL Family of Companies is adding nine more to its rental fleet. The new RTs from Tadano range in capacities from 35 to 80 tons. Included in the package are two 35-ton GR-350XL, four 55-ton GR-550XL and three 80-ton GR-800XL-4. These much-used utility players for construction sites are all two-axle machines for maximum maneuverability and efficiency. Click for more...

VIDEO: Liebherr's Biggest Multipurpose Crawler Crane: LR 1400 SX →

For ConExpo 2023, the Liebherr LR 1400 SX was fitted with a 134.5 ft. main boom and a 144.4 ft. luffing jib. Gerhard Frainer, managing director of sales at the Austrian site, described the machine as "a big step for the factory," and added, "The wish for a bigger crane came from the market." With the compact transport weight of 50.7 tons, the complete crane can be transported easily between job sites. Click for more...

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