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Crews Maintain AZ Power Plant With Link-Belt RTC-8050 →

Salt River Project (SRP), established in 1903, is the nation’s first multipurpose reclamation project authorized under the National Reclamation Act. Today, SRP is the country’s third largest public power utility, providing power to customers throughout a 2,900-sq.-mi. territory in Central Arizona. The SRP delivers low cost, reliable water and electrical power. It has more than 4,000 employees and serves more than 746,000 customers. Click for more...

John Deere to Lay Off 240 in Wisconsin →

The John Deere plant is laying off 240 workers for five months beginning in July. It is the first time the company is implementing a voluntary manufacturing leave, said human resources manager Chuck Evans said. The layoffs begin July 29. During the layoffs, employees will receive about 65 percent of their normal pay, which is the rate for employees on medical disability. That’s instead of claiming unemployment. Click for more...

Manitowoc Company Appoints Glen Tellock President of Crane Group →

The Manitowoc Company Inc. has named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Glen E. Tellock as president and general manager of the company’s Crane Group, effective immediately. "With the pending Grove acquisition, we assessed the organizational needs required to run a billion-dollar crane segment. Glen’s solid financial experience will be a tremendous asset in managing our crane business, which has tripled in size in the last 14 months," said Terry D. Click for more...

Villager Performs Picture-Perfect Pipe Work Near Kodak →

The water is flowing smoothly again under the streets near Kodak in Rochester, NY. Working 12-hour days, Villager Construction, of Fairport, replaced 3,500 ft. (1,066 m) of concrete water pipe with new 36-in. (91.4 cm) diameter ductile iron piping. Monroe County Water Authority ordered the work after several breaks occurred along Lake Avenue. “The most difficult part of the job was trying to work around Kodak’s utilities,” said Joe Venuti, president of Villager Construction. Click for more...

Philadelphia Eagles Get Set to Spread Their Wings in New NovaCare Complex →

If the Philadelphia Eagles dispatch their opponents as quickly and efficiently as their stadium is being built, fans will have much to celebrate. Since 1933, the Eagles have played their games in the Baker Bowl, Temple Stadium, Municipal Stadium, Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium, Forbes Field and Franklin Field. Since 1971, the Eagles and the Phillies have shared Veterans Stadium. For many years “the Vet” has been considered by many to be the worst venue in the country, and both teams were said to be tired of playing there. Click for more...

Smith-Rowe Builds Patterson Ave. Bridge in Close Quarters →

The new bridge across Patterson Avenue on the east side of Winston-Salem, NC, is taking shape right alongside the deteriorating bridge it will replace. That’s the problem: The close proximity of one bridge to the other has handicapped the contractor on the project. “It’s very difficult,” said David Rowe, president of Smith-Rowe Inc. “We’ve had to put this big steel together without having enough room to do it.” The bridge will carry traffic on Oak Summit Road, which at that point rides the summit of a hill as it passes over Patterson Road. Click for more...

Journey of the Dam Continues Up the Monongahela →

Seven months after the first historical journey, the second segment of Pennsylvania’s Braddock Dam made an identical 27.5-mi. (44 km) trip up the Ohio and Monongahela rivers. On Feb. 27, the 9,600-ton (8,640 t) block of floating concrete was pushed by two towboats from the fabrication site in Leetsdale to an outfitting pier at Duquesne. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the second segment is the smaller of the two, measuring 265-ft. Click for more...

Hitachi Construction, Sumitomo Heavy To Merge Crane Operations →

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. will integrate their crawler-crane operations into a 50-50 joint venture to be set up in July, the two companies said Monday, April 22. The move reflects continued weak demand in the wake of a cut in public works spending by the government. The new venture will become Japan ’s largest crawler-crane manufacturer, commanding nearly 50 percent of the domestic market. The two companies will combine all their crawler-crane operations, including sales, production and development operations into the new venture, which will be capitalized at Y1 billion and aim for annual sales of Y200 billion. Click for more...

Daisy Construction Counts onConstruction Crane & Tractor →

Mike Chenet, president and owner of Construction Crane & Tractor (CC&T), values the longtime relationship between his company and Daisy Construction. In fact, the two companies have been working together for nearly 10 years and have created a wonderful synergy. And now there's a new element to the two companies' relationship — a Wirtgen W 2000. At ConExpo 2002, CC&T sold a new Wirtgen W 2000 FCS (flexible cutting system) milling machine to Daisy Construction, based in New Castle, DE. Click for more...

Duncan Construction Digs for New Kansas Shopping Center →

For Johnson County, KS, residents, the shopping options continue to grow. Added to this list is Shawnee Crossings, a 315,000-sq.-ft. (28,350 sq m) retail complex located on a 60-acre (24 ha) site on the southeast corner of Kansas 7 Highway and Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee, KS. The complex is 10 mi. (16.7 km) from the newly completed Kansas Speedway and coincides with other growing retail and commercial development that are being built around the racing complex. The $575,000 contract for site preparation was awarded to R. Click for more...

Manitowoc Company Acquires Grove Worldwide, Expanding Crane Segment →

The Manitowoc Company Inc., one of the leading worldwide manufacturers of high-capacity, lattice-boom crawler cranes and tower cranes, has announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Grove Worldwide is one of the leading manufacturers of mobile hydraulic cranes and truck-mounted cranes. The acquisition, valued at approximately $270 million, will be funded by a combination of cash and approximately 2 million shares of Manitowoc common stock based on current market prices. “Grove enhances our market-leading positions, represents a strong growth opportunity for our crane segment and fills a product void by adding mobile cranes to our product offerings. Click for more...

Modern Equipment Provides Annual Crane Inspections →

Cranes are versatile and essential pieces of equipment used in construction, as well as numerous other industries. A crane inspection program can help reduce crane accidents and improve operation as well as educate owners/operators on training and requirements. Construction Equipment Guide (CEG ) recently spoke with Jeff Holt and Allen Rex of Modern Equipment about its AMI Crane Inspection Program. Click for more...

Ringhaver Equipment Crane Division Appoints Davis New Branch Manager →

Ringhaver Equipment Co. Vice President and General Manager Dallas Johnson has announced the appointment of Mike Davis to the position of branch manager of Southeastern Crane’s Charlotte, NC, facility. In addition to extensive crane sales experience, Davis brings the advantage of familiarity with the southeast sales territory. Before joining Southeastern Crane, Davis spent four years with Carter Machinery as a sales representative in Virginia’s Tidewater area. Click for more...

Grove TMS875C Boosts Bridge Beams in Colombian Project →

Transportes Montejo LTDA, headquartered in Tocancipa-Cundinamarca-Colombia, specializes in transport, lifting and erection of heavy and oversize loads. The company also has facilities in Venezuela providing crane rental and transport services. With approximately 70 employees, the company operates one of the largest fleets in Colombia and Venezuela. A recent job in Fonseca-Guajira-Colombia used a Grove TMS875C along with another crane to lift and position 70-ton (63 t) bridge beams. Click for more...

Grove Spans Potomac With $2B Woodrow Wilson Bridge Job →

Grove RT650E rough-terrain cranes are at work on the $2-billion Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge reconstruction project. The bridge carries busy Interstates 495 and 95 across the Potomac River from Maryland to Virginia just outside Washington, D.C. The $125.4-million foundation contract is a joint venture between Tidewater Skanska, Kiewitt and Clark. The substructure consists of 24-in. (61 cm) concrete piles and 48- to 72-in. Click for more...

Crews Preserve History, Erect $11M Bridge in Danville, PA →

Three bridges linking the boroughs of Danville and Riverside, PA, have shared a common fate over the course of the past 150 years or so — that of falling prey to the elements in most spectacular fashions. Danville’s first wooden bridge was built in 1829 but destroyed by flooding 23 years later. A similar disaster carried off its second bridge in 1875, although in the latter case it was another bridge being swept downriver that carried it away. Click for more...

Motor City’s Ford Field Roof Trusses Make History →

Engineering feats on Ford Field, the new home for the Detroit Lion’s starting with the 2002 football season, are making history in the construction world. Early in December, construction workers lifted into place the project’s second massive roof truss that spanned together nearly 80 percent of the stadium’s steel roof. The approximately 3,000-ton (2,722 t) portion of the roof was hoisted 100 ft. Click for more...

Grove Crane North American Distributors Receive Excellence and Service Awards →

Grove Crane recognized five North American distributors for their overall performance in 2001: --American State Equipment Co. Inc., Milwaukee, WI --Hayden-Murphy Equipment Company, Minneapolis, MN --Honnen Equipment Company, Commerce City, CO --J. W. Burress Inc., Roanoke, VA --Shawmut Equipment Co., Manchester, CT The distributors were recognized for their outstanding performance during the recent Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) convention in Anaheim, CA. Click for more...

CONMACO-RECTOR’s Cranes Boost D/FW Airport Project →

Amidst heightened security, contractors are working on a massive project to move people safely and efficiently at one of the world’s busiest airports. At the D/FW International Airport in Irving, TX, the Automated People Mover Guideway (APM) is being described as a “state of the art” system for transporting passengers between terminals. The new APM is part of DFW’s $2.6-billion capital development program. Hensel Phelps Construction Co., a Colorado firm with a Dallas office, is construction manager for the APM project. Click for more...

Enduring Crane Companies Celebrate Delivery of New Manitowoc 777 Unit →

Three companies with histories reaching back 75 years recently came together in Washington, D.C., when L.B. Smith Inc./Equipco delivered a new 777 Manitowoc lattice boom truck crane to Crane Service Company Inc. The crane is currently assisting Crane Service Company on various jobs for the federal government. Company Histories Manitowoc Manitowoc can trace its roots back to 1925. The company’s first effort was a gas-powered Moore Speedcrane Model 100 with a 15-ton (13.6 t) capacity and a crawler base. Click for more...

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