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The crane industry is an essential part of the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Cranes are used to lift and move heavy materials, equipment, and machinery from one location to another, making them crucial in building tall structures, assembling large objects, and transporting goods across long distances. The industry includes various types of cranes, such as tower cranes, mobile cranes, overhead cranes, and gantry cranes, each designed for specific purposes. The industry is highly regulated, with strict safety guidelines and certification requirements to ensure the safe operation of cranes and the protection of workers and the public.
After years of seesawing growth and contraction, a sustained global construction and energy boom is helping to boost the worldwide market for cranes, according to a report by BCC Research. The global market is expected to see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 percent through 2022, when the sector could be worth $35.9 billion, according to the report Cranes: Technologies and Global Markets.....
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- Thu March 01, 2018
NCCCO Introduces 'It's Not Worth the Wait' Program
Federal OSHA may have delayed its crane operator certification requirement for another year, but that's no reason not to pursue training and certification. That's the stark message from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), the nation's leader in accredited certification for crane operators and other personnel who work with and around cranes, in two publications the organization has just released....

- Wed February 28, 2018
An estimated 112 million dead trees perilously populate the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The combination of unprecedented drought over the past four years coupled with significant bark beetle infestation has decimated trees throughout the mountain range in California....

- Wed February 28, 2018
Coastline Crane Making Big Impact on Las Vegas Skyline
The Las Vegas area is experiencing a growth spurt, so when California-based Coastline Equipment acquired Blaine Equipment in January 2017, the long-term plan was always to add equipment to its inventory....

Cindy Riley - Tue February 27, 2018
$1B Hidden Ridge Development Being Built in Irving
As the first phase of a $1 billion mixed-use project being constructed by telecom heavyweight Verizon and Dallas developer KDC, Pioneer Natural Resources is making plans to relocate to its new headquarters in Irving, Texas....

- Tue February 27, 2018
Mortenson Uses TCC-2500 for Rocksprings Wind Farm
M.A. Mortenson Company was selected by French-owned renewable energy company Akuo Energy to construct Rocksprings Wind Farm, a 149-megawatt wind farm. The project, covering 15,620 acres of private land approximately 30 mi....

- Fri February 16, 2018
Sarens Places Massive Order for Demag All Terrain Cranes
Sarens is expanding and updating its current fleet with the addition of 44 new Demag all terrain cranes that are scheduled to be built and delivered over the next two years. The order includes six Demag AC 55-3 models, seven AC 60-3 models, 12 AC 100-4L models, 10 AC 130-5 models, two AC 160-5 models and seven AC 220-5 models....

- Wed February 14, 2018
Tadano Announces Ca.-Based Coastline Equipment Expansion
Tadano has recently expanded Coastline Equipment's crane division territory to include Nevada and Idaho. Since 2005 California-based distributor Coastline Equipment, a division of Bragg Companies, has provided crane sales, rental and customer service for Tadano cranes through their locations in California and the state of Baja, Mexico....

- Tue February 13, 2018
Elliott Equipment Company Celebrates 70 Years in Business
Elliott Equipment Company, a manufacturer of truck mounted material handling work platforms, cranes and digger derricks, is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018. Elliott Equipment Company was founded in 1948 by Dick Elliott....

- Wed February 07, 2018
ALL Family of Companies Adds Eight New Units From Manitowoc
The ALL Family of Companies is once again expanding its fleet with the purchase of eight cranes from Manitowoc. The package includes two each of the MLC650 crawler, Grove TMS760E truck-mounted crane and Manitowoc 999 crawler, plus two more truck-mounted units: a Grove TMS800E and the all-new Grove TMS9000-2....

Emily Buenzle - Fri February 02, 2018
Crane Lifts Two Pieces of Holocaust History Amidst Museum Expansion
A crane helped to lift two enormous pieces of history at the Holocaust Museum Houston. The museum is currently in the middle of a $50 million expansion project, which prompted the relocation of an old railcar and a Danish boat, KHOU News reported....
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