Crane Industry News

Grove - Tue August 13, 2013

Grove Cranes Help Construct Huge Soccer Stadium for 2014 World Cup

Two Grove cranes are in use constructing a massive soccer stadium in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. The Arena Corinthians, located on the east side of São Paulo, will host some of the tournament's games before becoming the new home of the Brazilian Club Corinthians soccer team....

- Mon August 12, 2013

Tadano’s Largest Rough Terrain Crane Comes to North America

Tadano America Corporation, Houston, Texas, launched the GR-1600XL-2, its largest rough terrain crane. The new crane boasts 160 ton (145 t) capacities, and features a newly designed 200 ft. (61m) 6-section rounded boom, providing a maximum 201 ft....

- Thu August 08, 2013

Tiong Woon Uses Terex CC 8800-1 Crawler Crane for Mega Lift

The world’s third largest xylene splitter column was transported and positioned by leading specialist integrated service provider Singapore-based Tiong Woon using a Terex CC 8800-1 lattice boom crawler crane....

- Wed August 07, 2013

SANY America Names Lyle Machinery Co. Crane Dealer

Lyle Machinery has been named the SANY America crane dealer of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Lyle will represent SANY’s complete line of crawler cranes and rough terrain cranes....

- Tue August 06, 2013

N.C. Students Get Firsthand Look at Crane Industry

Sixteen students in a career/technical education class from Harnett Central High School in Angier, N.C., had a chance to learn about the crane industry firsthand in a two-hour class led by crane experts at ALL Carolina Crane & Equipment, a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp....

- Mon July 29, 2013

Empire Crane Hosts Annual Operator Rodeo in Syracuse

Empire Crane hosted a crane operator rodeo on July 19. The event was held at Empire’s main office at 7021 Performance Drive, Syracuse. The MCM & CIC Crane Operator Rodeo, now in its third year, was developed by Maximum Capacity Media and Crane Institute Certification to underscore the need for safe crane operation....

- Sun July 14, 2013

Cleveland Crane & Shovel's Carl Goins Completes Manitowoc GMK Certification

Cleveland Crane & Shovel's Carl Goins recently joined an exclusive group of only a handful of technicians who have completed the Manitowoc GMK 8.1 Certification Course, distinguishing himself with the highest test score of 99 percent....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon July 08, 2013

Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery Repairs Crane Owned by the Architect of the Capitol

At the end of last year, Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery (ACC) of Ashland, Va., was responsible for necessary repairs and improvements to the crane owned by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) in Washington, D.C....

- Sun July 07, 2013

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Honored for Safety Record

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc., a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Family of Companies, was honored with several awards by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) at the association’s Annual Conference in April....

- Tue July 02, 2013

SANY SRC885 Rough-Terrain Crane Fills a Gap in the Market With Power, Stability

With a rated lifting capacity of 85 tons (77 t), the new SANY SRC885 rough-terrain crane expands the SANY America product line to fill a gap in the market and meet the growing demand for higher capacity cranes....