Cranes Articles

Atlanta Development Lets ALL Crane Flex Technical Muscle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Battery Atlanta is an ambitious mixed-use real estate development by the Braves Development Company, anchored by SunTrust Park, new home of the Atlanta Braves. The 1.5-million-square-foot site has reached 90-percent capacity with the recent groundbreaking of the 143-room Aloft Hotel. Choate Construction of Atlanta has the contract to build the Aloft Hotel, Silverspot Cinema, retail and the 4 Ballpark Center loft office development, which includes a new 536-space parking deck. Click for more...

Manitowoc MLC300 Helps Accelerate Bridge Replacement in Washington →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ceccanti, a Tacoma, Wash.-based construction company, needed a crane with superior maneuverability that could handle heavy loads at great heights to assist with the replacement of an old wooden bridge in Ridgefield, Wash. The contractor found the Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane had the right features to get the job done in the shortest time possible. "We chose the MLC300 because of its superior capacity at radius and its maneuverability when compared to similar cranes in its range, and even larger cranes," said Jake Brockmoller, project manager at Ceccanti. Click for more...

Tecum Equity Acquires Pinnacle Cranes, a Charlotte-Based Crane Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Pinnacle Cranes, a leading Link-Belt and Manitex dealer in North Carolina and South Carolina, has been purchased by Western Allegheny Capital LLC d/b/a Tecum Equity, a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based family office investment partnership, owned by Cliff Forrest. Pinnacle Cranes was established in 2001 as a division of CTE (formerly known as Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company), a leading provider of equipment, service, technology and rental solutions to the construction, power generation, material handling and warehouse solutions industries throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and other Southeast markets. Click for more...

Arkansas Company Purchases Link-Belt ATC-3210 All-Terrain Crane →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. of Springdale, Ark., completed purchase of a Link-Belt 210-ton (185-t) ATC-3210 all-terrain crane in order to meet growing lifting demands of northwest Arkansas. Multi-Craft began operations in 1972, and services mechanical, electrical, fabrication and HVAC industries, along with other commercial and industrial needs. A recreational facility in Rogers, Ark., requires the ATC-3210 lift into place 900 ft. Click for more...

Crane Operator Gets a Bird's Eye View of the Community →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LYNN, Mass. (AP) Towering 162 ft. above the ground and painted red, the place where Scott Callahan goes to work every day has dominated the city's skyline since mid summer. Callahan operates a crane being used to build Procopio Enterprises Inc.'s apartment construction project underway between Oxford and Munroe streets. To reach the crane's operator's cab, Callahan climbs 11 ladders mounted one above the other and encased in metal safety cages every workday shortly after 6:30 a.m. Click for more...

Manitowoc Introduces National Crane NBT60L Boom Truck →

The Manitowoc Company has launched the NBT60L, the latest addition to its National Crane boom truck product line. This 60 ton product offering now features the longest boom length in its tonnage class with 151 ft. (46 m) of main boom and a maximum main boom height of 161 ft. (49 m). It can be equipped with an optional 36 ft. (11 m) off-settable lattice jib that reaches a 196 ft. (59.7 m) maximum tip height. Click for more...

Steel Giraffe Brings the First Demag AC 45 City Crane to North America →

"Large lifting companies with multiple cranes have options to get jobs done. I don't have that luxury," said Steve Kelly, owner/operator of Steel Giraffe LLC. The Portsmouth, R.I.-based "boutique" crane company doesn't search out the typical residential and commercial construction projects. Rather, Steel Giraffe completes specialized lifting projects, and 90 percent of its lift jobs fall within a 30-mi (48-km) radius of the headquarters location. Click for more...

R&J Lifting Solutions Invests in Terex CBR 40H Crane →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the many congested construction sites in and around Austin, Texas, contractors face significant lifting challenges. Small commercial projects, condominiums, low-story hotels and utility applications are often too small to use traditional tower cranes, but there's not enough footprint for a mobile crane. Where others see challenges, an emerging crane rental company based in Cedar Park, Texas, R&J Lifting Solutions LLC, sees opportunity for an innovative solution. Click for more...

Walter Payton Power Equipment Opens New Facility in Indiana to Help Support Manitowoc Cranes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Walter Payton Power Equipment (WPPE) has completed construction of a new facility in Lebanon, Ind., just south of its previous Lebanon location. The new location is on 4 acres of land, making it the largest dedicated crane repair facility in Indiana and Kentucky. It is visible from Interstate I-65 and boasts significant improvements that will help better serve Manitowoc, Grove and National Crane customers. Click for more...

Port of Savannah's $220.5M Upgrade to Double Capacity →

For many years now, Georgia's Port of Savannah (referred to as the port or Garden City Terminal — GCT) has been experiencing a massive growth in business that is seeing more ships dock to unload and receive a variety of goods. To ensure that the container terminal can meet current and future demands, the two-phase, $220.5 million Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Mason Mega Rail Terminal (MMRT) was launched on March 27, 2018. Click for more...

Dramatic New Cruise Line Terminal Showcases Crane Versatility, Crew Ingenuity →

Ocean cruises are among the most popular vacations, and the Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise hub. Just as the ships have grown larger and more impressive in recent years, so have cruise line terminals. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) is the latest to invest in a serious upgrade of its terminal presence in Miami. A new facility expected to be completed this fall will be almost 166,500 sq. Click for more...

Steel Masters LP Transforms Historic Houston Tower Into Hotel →

With construction booming across the country, tower cranes are part of every big city skyline, including Houston. Some of the work, however, is being done by smaller, less visible distant cousins — mini-cranes. Steel Masters LP, a structural steel contractor, chose two Maeda MC305 mini-cranes over larger, more conventional options to complete its part of a project to renovate a historic building in Texas Medical Center in downtown Houston. Click for more...

Manitowoc's Niella Tanaro Plant Adds New Grove GRT655/655L Rough-Terrain Cranes to Production Line-Up →

The first Grove GRT655L and GRT655 rough terrain cranes have been assembled at Manitowoc's Niella Tanaro plant. The news comes almost exactly one year after it was announced that GRT880 and GRT8100 rough terrain cranes would begin production from the Italian factory — the first to be produced outside of Shady Grove, Pa. What's more, given the success of the production of GRT8100 and GRT880 models from Niella Tanaro, Manitowoc has decided to expand the product portfolio of its European production. Click for more...

Winston-Salem Bridge Construction Continues for 248 HSL →

In November 2018, a one-mile stretch of major highway in Winston-Salem, N.C., was closed for demolition and resurfacing. The stretch of road will reopen in early 2020, complete with new bridge overpasses, modernizing on and off ramps, and straightening its path (with fewer curves) through the city. The 248 HSL is positioned on a 100 ft. (30.4 m) stretch of timber mats to lift the girders off transport trailers and into position. Click for more...

BAC Inc. Awarded Project Honors for Silver Sands Project →

Blakeslee, Arpaia, Chapman Inc. (BAC Inc) of Branford, Conn., was hired as subcontractor to complete 300 ft. (91.4 m) of elevated boardwalk at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Conn. In order to build a 10 ft. (3.04 m) high, elevated trestle BAC Inc. rented a 75-ton (70-t) Link-Belt TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane from Wood's CRW Corp. The elevated boardwalk goes across restored saltwater marsh, requiring the contractor to make as small a footprint as possible during construction. Click for more...

Women in Construction: Amanda Weisiger Cornelson of CTE →

Representing the fourth generation of ownership, Carolina Tractor & Equipment's Amanda Weisiger Cornelson had always envisioned working for the family company one day — just not before venturing out on her own first. While on the surface it may seem like a stretch to compare the largely female-driven retail industry to the obviously more male-dominated world of selling and leasing construction equipment, to Weisiger Cornelson a similarity exists between the two at least on the most basic of levels. Click for more...

Pinnacle Cranes Named Top 5 Link-Belt Distributor →

Link-Belt has announced its top five distributors for 2019. These distributors were selected on the basis of overall performance in the marketing and sales of Link-Belt cranes. Their ability to sell cranes is not only a reflection of a superior product but also their outstanding customer service, long-term financial stability and solid reputation in the industry. Pinnacle Cranes, based in Charlotte, N.C., was among the five distributors to receive the award. Click for more...

Steve Filipov Steps Down as President of Terex Cranes →

Terex Corporation announced that following the completion of the sale of Demag mobile cranes to Tadano Ltd. , Steve Filipov, president of Terex Cranes, is leaving the company effective August 5, 2019. "We are grateful to Steve [Filipov] for leading this transition," said John L. Garrison Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Terex Corporation. "Steve kept the business on course through the transfer and helped ensure that virtually all of the affected team members had the opportunity to stay with the Demag mobile cranes business after the transaction." The rest of the businesses within the Terex Cranes segment have successfully transitioned within the company: Terex Utilities is now part of the Aerial Work Platforms segment; Franna Pick-and-Carry cranes in Australia are part of the Materials Processing segment; and the tower and rough-terrain cranes businesses in Italy are part of corporate. Click for more...

R&J Lifting Solutions Invests In Terex CBR 40H Self-Erecting Tower Crane →

For the many congested construction sites in and around Austin, Texas, contractors face significant lifting challenges. Small commercial projects, condominiums, low-story hotels and utility applications are often too small to use traditional tower cranes, but there's not enough footprint for a mobile crane. Where others see challenges, an emerging crane rental company based in Cedar Park, Texas, R&J Lifting Solutions LLC, sees opportunity for an innovative solution. Click for more...

Prillaman's Crane & Rigging Co. Adds Liebherr Mobile Crane to Fleet →

One day after taking delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane, Prillaman's Crane & Rigging put it on a job, supporting inspection work on rides at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. "What the crane does well is reaching the highest in confined spaces," said owner Paul Prillaman. "We're always working tightly around the park rides. We chose the LTM 1090-4.2 for that really tall reach — it's really good for that niche market." The LTM 1090-4.2 is a four axle, 110 U.S. Click for more...

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