Fri July 06, 2007
ALL Erection Sets 184-Ft. Bridge With Two-Crane Lift
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. set a 184-ft. (56 m) walk bridge across a Lake Erie bay at the new Bayfront Convention Center in a complex but well-orchestrated two-crane pick. Detailed planning, close cooperation between crane company and engineers, ALL’s lift-planning software, experienced crane operators, and two hydraulic truck cranes pooled efforts to erect a bridge that many feared would require a tugboat with a crane aboard, according to the company....
Wed July 11, 2007
Austin Rigging Provides Lifting Solutions for N.Y. Companies
Although Austin Rigging LLC formed in February 2003 is still in its infancy, its founder Keith A. White is no stranger to the crane/rigging industry. White worked for 20 years as a crane operator/rigger for a central, New York State crane rental company before starting his own business....
Sat July 07, 2007
New Construction Gives Lift to Former Idaho Boom Town
WALLACE, Idaho (AP) After decades of a slumping mining industry and struggling local economy, a bit of the old glimmer is returning to Idaho’s Silver Valley. For residents in the 40-mi. valley between Coeur d’Alene and Montana, higher silver prices and construction growth fueled by tourism and demand for vacation homes is helping resurrect an economy that has limped along since the silver market crashed in 1981....
Tue May 08, 2007
Loegering QTS-Quad Track System Bolts to Hubs on Most Telescopic Boom Lifts
Loegering’s QTS-Quad Track System is a set of four rubber-track undercarriages that bolt directly to the standard hubs of most telescopic boom lifts. Simply unbolt the tires, install a Loegering wheel spacer, with anti-rotate mounts, and bolt on QTS....
Tue June 12, 2007
MinnPar to Manufacture, Sell Parts for Grove Manlift Line
MinnPar LLC, a subsidiary of PartsZone LLC, has agreed to purchase the rights to manufacture and sell service and replacement parts for all models of Grove Manlift aerial work platforms from Manitowoc Crane Group, a business entity of The Manitowoc Company Inc....
Fri June 08, 2007
JLG Names Aerial Service and Parts Dealer for Telehandlers
JLG Industries Inc. has appointed Aerial Service and Parts Inc. (ASAP) as a dealer for JLG telehandlers. ASAP will provide sales and service coverage for Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania. “Aerial Service and Parts delivers the total package by providing new machine sales plus aftermarket service and parts support to their customers....
Thu June 07, 2007
JLG to Provide Aerials for Education Center in Wisconsin
JLG Industries Inc., a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and material handlers, will supply three aerial work platforms to the FABTECH Service Technician Education Center in Oshkosh, Wis. FABTECH is a new partnership between Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) and FABCO Equipment Inc., the Caterpillar dealer for Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, and is located in the hometown of JLG’s parent company, Oshkosh Truck Corporation....
Mon May 14, 2007
MCFA Names Calif.’s Hawthorne Lift Systems as 2007 Dealer of the Year
Hawthorne Lift System won the 2007 Dealer of the Year Award. The Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts of America (MCFA) program determines Dealer of the Year based on revenue growth and financial viability....
Thu May 10, 2007
Mr. Lift Truck Offers Lifting, Earthmoving Machines
Don’t let the name fool you. Mr. Lift Truck, while it specializes in equipment that helps lift things, offers a few pieces of earthmoving machinery, too. The company added Terex and Genie complete lines in 2002 and Mustang skid steers in 2003....
Thu May 10, 2007
Cleveland’s Rock Hall of Fame to Undergo Facelift
CLEVELAND (AP) The designer of a planned $3 million renovation to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum wants to create a concert-type atmosphere that better shows the evolution of rock and roll. “I want there to be more of the feeling in your stomach when you go to a rock n’ roll concert, rather than having everything laid out as if it were the history of white and blue porcelain from China,” said Edwin Schlossberg, founder and principal designer at ESI Designs, which has been tapped by the New York-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation to lead the project....
