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Luff It Or Leave It: Using a Luffing Jib for Safety's Sake →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Luffing jibs are often the unsung heroes of certain crane lifts. In fact, many jobs couldn't be done without them. Any time material needs to be lifted up and out — or over a large structure or obstacle — luffing jibs are there. They provide the same capabilities as a crane with straight boom, but can do so much more. With a main boom and luffer combo, keeping the heavy main boom tight and in allows greater leverage, increasing the crane's chart even though it is delivering long reach. Click for more...

Tadano Maintains Customer Focus During Demag Mobile Crane Integration →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just five months removed from the conclusion of the acquisition, Tadano continues its integration of Demag mobile cranes into the Tadano family. From day one, Tadano has communicated to the industry that this is a major, strategic step forward for the company and one made to offer significantly more benefits to its customers. The company has maintained the globally recognized Demag name as a stand-alone brand, adding the models to its existing product line. Click for more...

George Lucas Museum Moves Toward Final Act →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The spirit of Star Wars is taking form in a huge $1.5 billion spacecraft-like structure called the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The futuristic museum building is even being built using highly modern equipment, including robots and drones. Robots will do some heavy lifting and moving of materials and drones provide a better picture of the construction process. Click for more...

Messick's Free Christmas Light Show Returns for Its 7th Year →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Messick's Equipment's 7th annual Christmas Light Show has opened. The show, which is free and open to the public, features a drive-up show full of tractors, lights and energy-filled Christmas music. Last year Messick's collected $45,368.40 of donations at the Christmas Light Show, bringing the 6-year total of donations raised to $212,712.02. Messick's Christmas Light show features more than 70,000 Christmas lights choreographed to Christmas music that is broadcast to FM radio, which visitors can enjoy from their car. Click for more...

Florida Hospital Built with Link-Belt Luffers →

DC Crane Service of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been a valued Link-Belt customer for 26 years. The company's founders, Dan Connor and his wife, Janet, have achieved great success renting their six 110-ton capacity 218 series of cranes with luffing attachments all over southern Florida, including a 2019 110-ton (99.8-t) 218 HSL. "The mobility of crawler cranes is a huge factor in reducing the number of stationary tower cranes," said Dan Connor. Click for more...

NCCCO Foundation Launches Online Crane Operator Certification Directory →

The NCCCO Foundation announced the launch of a web-based tool designed to help employers navigate OSHA's rules on crane operator qualifications. The tool — a directory of accredited crane operator certification programs entitled the "Who's Accredited? Directory"— is the result of the NCCCO's Foundation's research and education initiative designed to enhance safety and encourage compliance with federal and state safety rules and regulations, said NCCCO Foundation CEO Graham Brent. Click for more...

ALL Uses Technology, Know-How to Set Mill's Melt Shop Transformer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Installing a 160,000-lb. electrical transformer at a steel mill isn't an everyday occurrence — for good reason. It takes an incredible amount of planning to make sure the endeavor proceeds smoothly, safely and with a minimum amount of plant downtime. ALL Erection & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, was able to achieve these objectives while also using a crane with a smaller capacity than many thought possible. Click for more...

Kavanagh Crane Hire Takes Delivery of First-Ever Demag AC 45 City Crane in Ireland →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kavanagh Crane Hire has a history of being very open to new Demag crane models: Not only was the company the first to ever use a Demag AC 250-1 in Ireland, but also followed this up by placing the first-ever Demag AC 220-5 and AC 100-4L in the country into operation in 2016 and, now, taking delivery of the first-ever Demag AC 45 City to make it there. The crane was handed over by senior field engineer Tony Mullin and the regional sales manager of Demag Mobile Cranes at Tadano Demag Lyle Sibbald, who both pointed out they were extremely happy with the fact that they were delivering the first AC 45 City in Ireland to Kavanagh. Click for more...

Liebherr Tops Out Furnace Tower at Toledo HBI Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced it has completed the erection of the 457-ft. furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio. This represents a significant milestone in the construction process as the furnace tower was the key critical path item in facilitating the advanced start-up date for the commercial production of HBI. The erection of the tower took just 296 days to complete, which is the fastest timeframe ever for a Midrex facility. Click for more...

Manitowoc Celebrates 100 Potain Crane Orders by Valente →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Manitowoc has recognized long-term partner Valente for having completed 100 Potain crane orders. The milestone was celebrated during a special ceremony at Batimat 2019. Established in 1979, Valente is a tower crane sales and rental company based in Belley, near Lyon. The company has represented Potain since 1996 and supplies cranes to customers across the Rhône Alpes region. For more information, visit www.manitowoc.com. Click for more...

Texas Schools Participate in Lift & Move USA Career Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lift & Move USA, featuring career paths for specialized transportation, crane, rigging and machinery moving operations, is coming to Texas this fall. "Lift & Move USA engages students and educators in learning about the skills needed and careers available in this highly technical field, serving construction, manufacturing, power gen, petro-chem, highway and related industries," said Tracy Bennett, director of Lift & Move USA. Click for more...

Winkler Crane Upgrades to National NTC55L for Better Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Winkler Crane, a Truro, Mass.-based crane contracting company, needed an efficient, versatile crane that was able to provide excellent performance on a wide range of applications. With business booming, the company had to quickly replace its previous boom truck, which had been damaged during a traffic accident. Rather than replace it with the same model, Winkler Crane decided to upgrade the fleet with a higher capacity, longer reach machine. Click for more...

Manitowoc Wins Bid to Provide Grove GMK4060HC All-Terrain Cranes to U.S. Army →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Manitowoc Cranes was awarded a $28.2 million contract to provide Grove all-terrain cranes to the U.S. Army. The GMK4060HC cranes (HC for heavy crane) are specifically engineered for military use and have unique features that make them suitable for job sites on a variety of terrains. The contract is expected to be fulfilled in 2020. The 60 ton, four-axle capacity cranes that feature a MEGAFORM boom were designed to meet the U.S. Click for more...

Stephenson Equipment Inc. Takes Delivery of New National Crane NTC55L and Celebrates Customers at ICUEE →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI), a Harrisburg, Pa.-based National Crane dealer, took delivery of its fourth new NTC55L boom truck at the 2019 International Construction and Utility Exposition (ICUEE). According to Darin D'Ascanio, territory manager of SEI, the new crane will be attractive to customers in many different segments, including utility work, tree care and crane rental. "We are very excited to offer a National Crane that has a 151 ft. Click for more...

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...

National Crane Names ALT Sales Corp. Elite Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... ALT Sales Corp. , a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has earned Elite Dealer status from National Crane by Manitowoc. It's a prestigious designation, one that has been earned by just two dozen other dealers throughout all of North America. The honored status recognizes the hard work of ALT Sales Corp. and its entire staff, who prepared for more than three years to create practices and efficiencies that demonstrably benefit customers through increased machine uptime. 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...

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