Jeff Cronin - Wed January 17, 2007
Tower Crane Disassembled in a Day
Even in a cramped urban setting, an experienced crane operator should have no problem helping erect a tower crane for a new skyscraper. However, removing it from the top of the completed building tends to be a different story....
- Fri January 05, 2007
Potain’s Igo MA21 Crane Earns Passing Grade on High School Addition in Md.
A Potain Igo MA21 self-erecting crane from Shawmut Equipment, a local Potain dealer, has been instrumental in overcoming job-site challenges during the renovation of a high school in Elkton, Md. Joseph Rizzo & Sons of New Castle, Del., a masonry subcontractor, had anticipated a straightforward plan to build a cement block addition onto the school....
- Fri January 05, 2007
Crane Assists in Dam Repair
For two days, a Grove 20-ton crane sat atop the Bull Shoals Dam in northern Arkansas to help get its generators running at full capacity. It was called in to lift two new 5,000 lb. 80-ft. chains into place that control a headgate — a door that slides closed, thus shutting off the water, when crews need to access the dam’s generators....
Lori Lovely - Wed January 03, 2007
V3 Companies Builds Tollway Through Illinois
Winter won’t stop work on the Illinois Tollway’s construction of a 12.5-mi. (20 km), three-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80....
- Mon January 01, 2007
Manitowoc Crane Expo Highlights Product Innovation
The Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG) welcomed more than 800 customers and dealer representatives from around the world at its Crane Expo demonstration event in Shady Grove, Pa., Oct. 16 to 20. Throughout the week, MCG had approximately two dozen of its Manitowoc, Grove, National Crane, and Potain lifting products on display....
Donald W. Patterson -NEWS & RECORD OF GREENSBORO - Thu December 21, 2006
Tower Crane Operator Has Quite a View
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Lee Carhart knows plenty about climbing the corporate ladder. He does it five days a week — 270 rungs, one rung at a time. Once up. Once down. For Carhart, it’s all part of getting to and from work “up here in God’s country.”For the next year, the Guilford County resident will operate the 300-ft....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Wed December 20, 2006
Tanner Building Safer S-Curve on I-59
A $26 million reconstruction project is under way on a dangerous winding S-curve on Interstate 59 in Laurel, Miss., that has been the scene of fatal accidents for decades. Southern District Highway Commissioner Wayne Brown said the project, which will take three years to complete, has been 20 years in the making....
- Mon December 11, 2006
Bay Crane Again Brings Holiday Spirit to NYC’s Rockefeller Center
NEW YORK (AP) The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was set aglow with 30,000 colored lights Nov. 29, officially kicking off the holiday season in the city. With temperatures in the high 50s, thousands of people packed the midtown Manhattan plaza for the festivities, which were hosted by the “Today” show’s Al Roker and Ann Curry....
- Wed December 06, 2006
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Adds 150 Hydraulic Cranes
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has contracted for 150 new hydraulic cranes, with scheduled deliveries starting in late 2006 and running through 2007. The new equipment contracts are with all major manufacturers, including Link-Belt, Grove and Terex, including 35- to 550-ton (32 to 500 t) capacities....
Mary Reed - Tue November 28, 2006
Geppert Commits Byberry Hospital to Philly’s Past
A decaying and dangerous monument to one of the saddest chapters in the history of Philadelphia is currently in the process of disappearing from the urban landscape. It has been a long journey to reach this point....
