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China crane conference launched
International Cranes and Specialized Transport will hold a major new conference for the global crane industry in China later ...more
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Hydralift celebrates with Liebherr
Mobile crane company Hydralift Cranes in Australia has shared a joint celebration with Liebherr Australia ...more
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Smit board member resigns following Boskalis deal
A Smit Internationale supervisory board member has stepped down following the company's decision to merge with Boskalis Westm ...more
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ESTA 2010 awards attract record number of entries
A record number of firms from around Europe have entered the 2010 ESTA Awards of Excellence to be held at the Hilton Munich P ...more
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Cargotec's tumultuous 2009 concludes on positive note
Finland-based Cargotec saw sales drop 24% during its 2009 financial year, which was marked by job cuts, factory reorganisatio ...more
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Manitowoc 2009 sales down, order intake positive
Sales for 2009 at the Manitowoc Company were down 16% but there was still a net positive order flow in the crane segment at t ...more
Equipment News
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Linden Comansa: a force at WOC
Linden Comansa is the only tower crane company represented at World of Concrete in Las Vegas. ...more
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New wireless control from HBC
HBC-radiomatic's new FSE 510 is designed for the wireless control of industrial cranes, mobile hydraulic applications and oth ...more
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German firefighters take Liebherr
Bochum Fire Brigade in Germany has purchased a 70 tonne capacity LTM 1070-4.2 fire brigade crane ...more
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First 380.3 Terex loader in the UK
Rental specialist Owen Pugh & Company has taken delivery of the first Terex 380.3 A3 loader crane in the UK
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New Zealand takes Liebherr Super Post Panamax
Liebherr Container Cranes has delivered a Super Post Panamax container crane to the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand ...more
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Bisso buys 350 tonne derrick barge
US-based Bisso Marine has added the D/B Bisso 350 derrick barge to its expanding fleet ...more
Project News
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Sarens raises turbines to new heights
With its 6 MW output, Enercon's E-126 turbine is one of the most powerful wind turbines in the world. Earlier this year, a 1, ...more
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James Jack raises the roof at school
Scottish crane rental specialist James Jack completed a complex tandem lift to raise the roof from a primary [junior] school ...more
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Hong Kong housing lifts by Liebherr
Four Liebherr tower cranes are on lifting duty at the twin-towered Hong Kong Housing Authority's latest public housing co ...more
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Wolffkrans in central Frankfurt
Construction works for the new Tower 185 skyscraper in downtown Frankfurt have been in full swing since the start of 2009 ...more
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Electrifying central London
Ainscough Crane Hire carried out a lifts in a confined area as part of an ongoing upgrade of the electricity supply in centra ...more
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Bisso three in a row
Energy and maritime support provider Bisso Marine launched three vessels in two recent projects ...more
Other News
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Who knows?
Speculating on the economic outlook for the western USA has become risky, if not impossible. It's even hard to plan ahead, Ha ...more
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New Modulift dealer in USA
UK-based spreader beam manufacturer Modulift has announced Lifting & Rigging Specialty Sales as a new master distributor for ...more
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Nuclear decommissioner joins lifting association
Magnox South Limited, the company responsible for decommissioning five closed nuclear power stations in southern England, has ...more
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Turner Industries gets first Crane Rental Service safety award
Turner Industries Group in the USA has become the first SC&RA member to earn a Crane Rental Service Safety Award ...more
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Gino Koster
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Gino Koster. He had been ill for some time before he died on 30 Septembe ...more
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Heil Trailer makes appointments
Heil Trailer International in the USA has appointed a new president among a handful of other personnel changes ...more
Glen Tellock, Manitowoc chairman and CEO
